Mary is the former Senior Clinical Specialist in the VitalStim Division for Chattanooga Group supporting and educating physician groups, administrators and SLPs on Dysphagia management and the implementation of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Dysphagia therapy. This role also included active work with research, education, and new product development. Mary is one of a select few Certified VitalStim Instructors. She has taught over 300 courses in dysphagia and MBS interpretation. She previously worked at Baptist Memorial Hospital Rehabilitation in the Inpatient, Outpatient and Pediatric departments. Mary was instrumental in developing the Dysphagia program in the outpatient department and the speech department of the Pediatric Rehab. She serves as a knowledgeable resource in Dysphagia to therapists around the country.
Financial Disclosure: Mary receives honoraria from CIAO Seminars for the presentation of her live courses and royalties for the purchase of her recorded courses.
Non-Financial Disclosure: Mary uses VitalStim Therapy in her clinical practice.
The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
This course is offered for 0.2 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area)
CIAO is recognized on the NBCOT Provider Registry (meets PDU requirements for NBCOT)
"More suggestions on measurable goals for NPO, extremely high aspiration risk. "
- Canadensis, PA / Jan 2020
"again, nice review!"
- Linton, IN / Dec 2018
"Great course!!"
- Odessa, TX / Feb 2018
"good overview of swallow exercise "
- Auburn, AL / Dec 2017
"Great information and insight into dysphagia treatment. "
- Jackson, MS / Dec 2017
"Very relevant to my therapeutic practice. Thank you!"
- Mililani, HI / Jul 2017
"Super helpful information. I highly recommend this course to all SLPs who work with adult dysphagia."
- LaPorte, IN / Dec 2015
"I love the way Mary teaches. She is very engaging and makes the concepts stick in your mind more clearly."
- Kirksville, MO / Apr 2014
"Great information! Enjoyed the course!"
- Muncie, IN / Dec 2013
"Excellent presentation. "
- Ormond Beach, FL / Oct 2013
"Excellent Course. I enjoyed it very much. I have had both Vital Stim courses and this was a great review. The thing that helped me the most was the examples of therapy."
- Lake Charles, LA / May 2011