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Gauging The Aging Swallow: 3-Part Course For The Medical SLP

Tracking # 20-882119

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Course overview

This presentation will review the normal adult swallowing mechanism and describe the effects of aging on deglutition. The assessment section will also provide an overview of the influence of medications, lab values and medical diagnoses on swallow function in older adults. Factors influencing dysphagia therapy selection will be discussed with a focus on maximizing quality of life and providing person-centered care, especially at the end of life, in the aging population.

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Florida Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Speech-Language Pathologist

2.5h Clinically Related - Speech-Language Pathology

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The content of this online CE course does not focus exclusively on any specific proprietary product or service. Presenter financial and non-financial disclosures may be found by clicking on the Presenter & Disclosures tab on the NSS website.