What is the national burden of #dysphagia attributable to #opioid-induced esophageal dysfunction?

Our new study in #CTGJournal found NO correlation between opioid use & ambulatory visits for dysphagia

➡️Opioid-related manometry changes may be clinically relevant only in a subset of patients

🔗https://doi.org/10.14309/ctg.0000000000000552

Two words came to mind as I listened to this excellent podcast episode: cognitive dissonance.
How do we support #SLPeeps to shift their practice? So much invested in these flawed paradigms underpinning dysphagia practice. #dysphagia #ethics @slp_slt @slpfedi https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/dysphagia-matters/id1610147756?i=1000560032370
@STOKee62

I'm excited ... finalising plans with UTS for a #VividSydney #VividIdeas event around #3Dfoodprinting and #AgedCare nutrition, quality of life, mealtimes, #Dysphagia and everything else ... More soon! (10th June)

With about 8% of patients in the ICU having #Dysphagia (actually, that's the same as estimated in the general population!) the lack of policies training and protocols for dysphagia management in ICU is surprising! See our new article #CriticalCare https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1036731423000085?dgcid=coauthor

TIL about #Dysphagia - a medical disorder that millions suffers - and something we take for granted.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct38p3

Astounding that clinical symptoms of #Dysphagia could mean gaslighting of a new mum and 26 months to a diagnosis for Brodie. Asking doctors about babies or toddlers might not mean you see a speech pathologist - so just so you know it’s fine to ask a speech pathologist what they think, not all require a referral from a doctor. #Dysphagia management is multidisciplinary. Listen to parents and observe the symptoms. Ask about mealtimes.

The Food Chain - Why can’t my child swallow? - BBC Sounds #Dysphagia - so great to see this follow up to the episode of the show I was on about adults. So many listeners contacted BBC about their stories. Think about the experiences of children and parents when kids have trouble swallowing food and drink - take a listen. #PaedFeeding #TubeFeeding

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct38p3

Had fun with our chef in a #3dFoodPrinting afternoon today! #PlumPudding #Dysphagia #EnjoySafeMeals @wespeechies @slp_slt

Had fat with our chef in a #3dFoodPrinting afternoon today! #PlumPudding #Dysphagia #EnjoySafeMeals @wespeechies @slp_slt

New! #Dysphagia #QualityOfLife #OpenAccess - Congrats Bec Smith #SLPhD

https://content.iospress.com/download/advances-in-communication-and-swallowing/acs220012?id=advances-in-communication-and-swallowing%2Facs220012

Advances in Communication and Swallowing - Volume 25, issue 2 - Journals - IOS Press

https://content.iospress.com/journals/advances-in-communication-and-swallowing/25/2 #WeSpeechies @wespeechies @slp_slt @slpfedi

Have a listen to this excellent episode of #BBCSounds titled Hard to Swallow!

In this episode, Ruth Alexander discusses the topic of #Dysphagia (swallowing difficulty).

Ruth “speaks to California-based Sonia Blue, who lost the ability to swallow after having surgery; chef Niamh Condon, in Cork, Ireland; and Professor @BronwynHemsley, head of speech pathology at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct38nx?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

Hey out there 👋 I’m looking for other #SLP_SLT peeps to follow. I’m an English #SLT working in beautiful #Norwich with people with #dysphagia, #aphasia #Dysarthria and #ApraxiaOfSpeech after #Stroke

Have a listen! Podcast of #TheFoodChain BBC invited me on to contribute as a speech pathologist involved in #Dysphagia (Swallowing difficulty) and #Mealtimes

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct38nx - thanks Ruth Alexander

Ruth "speaks to California-based Sonia Blue, who lost the ability to swallow after having surgery; chef Niamh Condon, in Cork, Ireland; and Professor Bronwyn Hemsley, head of speech pathology at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia."

30 mins audio

@BronwynHemsley Simon Darcy, Fiona Given, Brad R. Murray & Susan Balandin (2022) GOING THIRSTY FOR THE TURTLES: Plastic straw bans, people with swallowing disability, and Sustainable Development Goal 14, Life Below Water, International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2022.2127900 @slp_slt @slpfedi #sustainability #Plastic #dysphagia #swallowing #environment

I wish all our #Dysphagia buddies were on #Mastodon 👣 @wespeechies -- @MichelleCimoli -- I just had a lovely chat with Niamh Condon of Dining with Dignity on BBC World about #TextureModifiedFood

Yesterday PhD-student Jacinda Choy's systematic review on "Dosages of Swallowing Exercises in Stroke Rehabilitation: was published in Eur Arch ORL which included the analysis of 54 includes studies (28 randomised controlled trials, 8 non-randomised controlled trials, 12 pre/post studies, 3 retrospective case controls and 3 case studies.

Results showed inconsistent reporting of intervention dosage, with intensity the least consistently reported dosage component. While swallowing intervention was most commonly provided five times per week for four weeks, there was a wide breadth of type, frequency, intensity and duration of swallowing exercises reported. Dosage under-reporting and variation was particularly observed in “standard care” co-interventions or control groups. Results indicate the need for consistent and comprehensive dosage reporting in dysphagia studies, and for further research into evidence-based principles to optimise swallowing exercise dosages.

#OpenAccess #SpeechPathology #Dysphagia #EBP #proudsupervisor

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00405-022-07735-7

#ChatGPT is not very good at #IDDSI #Dysphagia diet texture modification as it does not seem to compute (e.g., 'write a shopping list for a person who cannot chew food' or 'write a shopping list for a person who needs pureed food only'). Clinicians still win out on that stuff!

Hello! Not at all sure how this works yet, but hoping to link in with people with interests in #SLT #ENT #SpeechAndLanguageTherapy #Voice #Dysphonia #Dysphagia #LongCovid #ILO #UpperAirway (and away from work #TrailRunning #LakeDistrict #DumfriesAndGalloway )

The current situation on the soup shelf.
Pumpkin is back in style!
#dysphagia

Over on the birdsite, we have been discussing terminology used in #SLP practice including the dichotomy of expressive and receptive #language - pros, cons and otherwise. This week I'm hoping to open the can of worms on how #SLT s characterise and describe swallowing function and the prevailing classification of #dysphagia based on 'stages' (e.g., oral stage, pharyngeal stage).