Three Swallow Assessments Every SLP Should Know

When I first started out as a medical SLP, there weren’t a whole lot of standardized swallow assessments to guide my practice. Now we have a growing list of them! It can definitely feel overwhelming to dive into everything that’s out there, so I want to start off simple. Let’s dive into the 3 dysphagia assessments every med SLP should know!
Watch and Enjoy!
Theresa Richard
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Key Moments in this Episode:
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00:00 Three Swallow Assessments Every SLP Should Know
00:38 The Yale Swallow Protocol
01:45 The PILL-5
03:35 The Mann Assessment Of Swallowing Ability
04:26 What To Do If A Patient Refuses Diet Recommendations
Cited Articles:
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Nativ-Zeltzer, N., Bayoumi, A., Mandin, V. P., Kaufman, M., Seeni, I., Kuhn, M. A., & Belafsky, P. C. (2019). Validation of the PILL-5: A 5-Item Patient Reported Outcome Measure for Pill Dysphagia. Frontiers in surgery, 6, 43. doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2019.00043
Suiter, D. M., & Leder, S. B. (2008). Clinical utility of the 3-ounce water swallow test. Dysphagia, 23(3), 244-250. doi.org/10.1007/s00455-007-9127-y
González-Fernández, M., Sein, M. T., & Palmer, J. B. (2011). Clinical experience using the Mann assessment of swallowing ability for identification of patients at risk for aspiration in a mixed-disease population. American journal of speech-language pathology, 20(4), 331-336. doi.org/10.1044/1058-0360(2011/10-0082)
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Listen to the Swallow Your Pride Podcast: Dive deeper into the issues that speech-language pathologists face when working with patients with swallowing disorders. swallowyourpridepodcast.com
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About Theresa Richard
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Theresa Richard, a medical speech pathologist for 15+ years, is a board certified specialist in swallowing and swallowing disorders, and the founder and CEO of the MedSLP Collective and MedSLP Education. Theresa is also the mother of a son with severe disabilities who humbles her daily and is the inspiration behind all of the work she does in the world.
Theresa, host of Swallow Your Pride Podcast, has over 3 million unique downloads, and her book “So You’re Having Trouble Swallowing'' is an Amazon and Barnes and Noble best seller.
Theresa Richard, MA, CCC, SLP - Medical Speech Language Pathologist
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This was great! Thanks!

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You're so welcome!