THE MODIFIED BARIUM SWALLOW IMPAIRMENT PROFILE: MBSIMP WEB-BASED TRAINING

Course overview

The Modified Barium Swallow Study, while a clinically useful tool, remains a subjective test. Evidence, rather than opinion, should guide clinical decision-making. The Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile, or MBSImP, is an evidence-based, standardization of the MBS study in adults. The MBSImP provides the means for clinicians to communicate MBS study results in an evidence-based manner that is consistent, specific and accurate. This self-study, online CEU course will teach Speech-Language Pathologists to identify and assess 17 critical components of the swallowing mechanism in adults. Learners will be taught to apply successfully the MBSImP scoring scheme for each of these 17 components to objectively identify and quantify swallow impairment.