Radiologists and SLPs – How to Better Understand Practice Patterns for VFSS – Recording

Lauren Hermann is an SLP with prior experience in acute care, inpatient rehab, outpatient rehab, skilled nursing facilities, and private practice. Her passion for interprofessional collaboration led her to investigate the opinions and practice patterns of radiologists and SLPs to identify statistically significant differences better, potential areas of agreement, and contribute to foundational literature SLPs can use as a launching pad to discuss practice patterns in the fluoroscopy suite. Lauren is currently serving non-clinical roles as a copywriter for multiple SLP and healthcare-related businesses.

Disclosures:
Financial: Lauren receives a salary from the MedSLP Collective and will also receive a speaking fee for this journal club.

Nonfinancial: Lauren is a member of the Radiologic Society of North America (RSNA).

Jessica Lasky is a medical Speech-Language Pathologist that specializes in dysphagia and the adult and geriatric populations. Jessica has worked in nearly every setting possible from outpatient neuro rehabilitation, stroke, and trauma 1 hospitals, acute rehab facilities, and SNFs. In 2015 Jessica launched her mobile FEES company, Mobile Scope, that provides FEES services throughout the state of Arizona. She has since also launched a CEU company, Evolutionary Education Solutions, focusing on dysphagia and FEES training. Jessica is passionate about patient advocacy, evidence-based practice and continuous clinical growth, and mentoring. Jessica is a clinical mentor and moderator for the MedSLP Collective and enjoys helping fellow clinicians all over the country and the world navigate tricky clinical problems. Jessica is a 4-time ASHA ACE recipient and presents on various topics from dysphagia to delirium all over the United States. Jessica co-founded the Dysphagia Outreach Project along with Hillary Cooper and Michelle Caffaro to help spread education and resources to clinicians and patients working with and impacted by dysphagia. She lives in Phoenix with her husband their three beautiful cats!

Financial Disclosures: Jessica receives a salary from Mobile Scope, Neuro RehabCare, the MedSLP Collective, and Evolutionary Education Solutions. She also receives a consulting fee from the MedSLP Collective. Jessica retains intellectual property rights from Evolutionary Education Solutions. Finally, Jessica has ownership interest in both Mobile Scope and Evolutionary Education Solutions.

Non-Financial Disclosures: Jessica is a member, volunteer, co-founder/owner, and vice president of education for the Dysphagia Outreach Project. Jessica is also an ArSHA Medical Committee board member, ASHA member, and co-founder/member of the Med SLP Arizona Journal Club and Networking Group.

 Agenda:

• 8:30-8:35 PM EST: Introduction of topic, articles being covered, and presenters
• 8:35-8:45 PM: An overview of current practice differences between SLPs and radiologists as it relates to the medical SLP
• 8:45-9:28 PM EST: Educational dialogue regarding practice patterns of SLPs and radiologists and how this can impact patient care along with Q and A
• 9:28-9:30 PM EST: Conclusionary information