Fix the System, Not the Clinician: A Workflow Approach to Dysphagia Care Across Settings

LIVE Agenda:

7:00-7:05 PM EST: Welcome & Framing Why dysphagia inefficiency is a systems problem, not a clinician problem and why that’s true whether you work in a hospital, a skilled nursing facility (SNF), or private practice.

7:05-7:15 PM EST: The Workflow Breakdown Across Settings Where dysphagia care falls apart including referral delays in acute care, inconsistent screening in SNFs, fragmented continuity into outpatient, and the unique bottlenecks private practice speech-language pathologists (SLPs) face with physician referrals and insurance authorization.

7:15-7:25 PM EST: Faster Entry Into Care Electronic medical record (EMR) triggered consults and automatic referral pathways in hospitals and SNFs. Building referral pipelines and physician relationships in private practice. Priority identification systems for high-risk patients regardless of setting.

7:25-7:35 PM EST: Standardizing Assessments Without Cookie-Cutter Care Standardized clinical swallow evaluation (CSE) protocols and validated tools adapted for each setting. When the bedside is enough versus when instrumental assessment is needed. Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) as a workflow accelerator in hospitals, SNFs, and mobile/private practice models.

7:35-7:45 PM EST: Treatment Planning & Documentation at the Speed of Your Setting Integrating dysphagia care into interdisciplinary rounds in acute and SNF settings. Documentation optimization, smart phrases, and clinical decision support. Private practice considerations including efficient reporting that supports reimbursement and referral source communication.

7:45-7:55 PM EST: Transitions of Care-The Most Dangerous Gap- Why handoff failures between acute care, SNF, and outpatient are a patient safety issue. Auto-referral workflows, warm handoffs, and building the receiving end of the continuum, especially for SLPs in SNF and private practice catching what the hospital missed.

7:55-8:00 PM EST: From Frustration to Change- Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) cycles and workflow mapping adapted for your setting whether you’re pitching to hospital administration, a SNF director of rehab, or building systems in your own practice.

8:00-8:30 PM EST: Q&A

Theresa Richard, M.A., CCC-SLP, BCS-S, is a board-certified medical speech-language pathologist, the founder of MedSLP Collective and MedSLP Education, and a PhD candidate in healthcare leadership and healthcare education. She is dedicated to helping medical SLPs advance their clinical practice and leadership skills through evidence-based education, mentorship, and collaboration. Theresa is passionate about empowering clinicians to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care across all medical settings.

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES:

• Founder of MedSLP Collective and MedSLP Education

NON-FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES:

• Member of ASHA

Can I get ASHA CEUS for this Course?

To successfully complete this course, participants must submit a reflective statement (150-250 words in length) within 14 days of taking the course addressing the following: Identify one key concept, technique, or insight you learned during the course and describe how you plan to apply this learning in your clinical practice.

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Who is this webinar appropriate for?  

The target audience for this content is licensed speech-language pathologists. There are no prerequisite skills or knowledge needed beyond the basic speech-language pathology training and licensing.

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