The Aging Process and Impact on the Swallow - ecourse

This is a recording of a live video course held on September 22, 2017
Aging impacts all the systems in the body including the respiratory system, sensory system, gastrointestinal system, endocrine system and muscular system. This course will discuss the physiological changes that occur in the body with aging and how these changes impact our swallow, nutrition and diet selection and create challenges for mastication, swallowing, digestion and nutrition/hydration. The National Dysphagia Diet, which provided guidelines for diet selection is being replaced by the International Dysphagia Diet. Both guidelines will be reviewed. Information will be provided for staff education regarding testing foods and liquids for each level. In addition, the New Dining Practice Standards offers suggestions and recommendations for maintaining nutrition and hydration. Understanding changes that occur during the aging process and their impact on adequate nutrition, diet selection and swallow efficiency is vital to successful outcomes. This course will also show participants how sensory enhancements and strategies can be used to improve your patient's nutrition and swallow. This course will be beneficial to any discipline working with our growing geriatric population.

Course Requirements:

Computer with internet and working speakers/sound are required for this course.
Course must be completed within 30 days of activation (activate course within 6 months of purchase).
An online multiple-choice quiz (80% passing score) and submission of an online evaluation form are required for successful completion.
A certificate of completion will be available to print immediately after course is successfully completed.
SLPs - ASHA CEUs may be obtained by completing the online ASHA form and checking the "Report to ASHA" box.

AOTA Factors: Domain of OT: Client Factors, Performance Skills

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

Identify the impact of aging on three body systems
Explain the relationship between aging, mastication and dentition
Implement 3 strategies to increase nutrition and hydration in the aging patient
Determine highest appropriate diet level based on patient’s abilities

Course Instructor(s)

Denise Dougherty

MA, CCC-SLP

Denise Dougherty, MA, CCC-SLP
Denise owns and operates a private practice in Indiana, PA, where she conducts therapy with both children and adults. She is a legal consultant/expert witness in wrongful death/negligence lawsuits involving dysphagia. Denise is a co-editor of Private Practice Essentials: A Practical Guide for Speech-Language Pathologists, published by ASHA Press. She has presented workshops and written numerous articles appearing in the ASHA Leader on the topic of private practice. Denise served as a consultant for The Arijah Children’s Foundation in Anguilla, BWI, providing evaluations and therapy programs for special needs children. Ms. Dougherty was an adjunct faculty member at York College of Pennsylvania and Wesley College in Dover, Delaware. She is a past President of the American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology (AAPPSPA), and received the Academy’s 2007 Honor Award and 2014 Award of Excellence for her achievements. Ms. Dougherty is a member of the Technical Experts Panel for Quality of Insights of Pennsylvania, working on initiating quality measures for CMS to improve effectiveness, efficiency, economy and quality of services delivered to Medicare beneficiaries. She received her bachelor’s degree in communication disorders from Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania; a master’s degree in communication disorders from St. Louis University. Ms. Dougherty is certified in VitalStim® therapy and is a VitalStim® instructor, has completed additional training in orofacial myology, is a member of the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association and has received numerous ASHA ACE Awards. For more information, please visit www.dldspeechpath.com.

Financial Disclosure Denise receives honoraria from CIAO for the presentation of her live courses and royalties for the sale of her online courses. Denise is in private practice and receives legal consultant/expert witness fees
Non-Financial Disclosure: There are no non-financial relationships to disclose.

Course Agenda

15 Minutes

Overview of Course

105 Minutes

Physiologic changes in the body systems

30 Minutes

Modified Diets

30 Minutes

Food and Thickening Products for Dysphagia Patients

30 Minutes

Recent Studies on modified diets

30 Minutes

Sensory Enhancements to improve nutrition/hydration

30 Minutes

Mealtime strategies and Adaptive Equipment

30 Minutes

Q and A

5.0 Hours

Total

Contact hours pre-approved for:

5.0 Hours
CIAO is an ASHA Approved Provider #AAWA (0.5 ASHA CEUs) bubble sheet required
ASHA CE Provider Approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
CIAO is an AOTA Approved Provider #4119 (0.5 AOTA CEUs)
This course meets PDU requirements for NBCOT (5 PDUs)
As an IACET Authorized Provider, CIAO offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard
CIAO is authorized by IACET to offer 0.5 CEUs for this program

The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

Introductory Level
0.5 ASHA CEUs

CIAO is recognized on the NBCOT Provider Registry (meets PDU requirements for NBCOT)