by mel | Aug 8, 2023 | 2023
Welcome to August!With the weather really heating up, it seems like a good time to talk about…radiation! When I was a brand new SLP, I once asked the radiology technologist about making sure the fluoro was set for 30 pulses per second, as I had learned was the minimum...
by mel | Jul 15, 2023 | 2023
Welcome to July!Previously, we talked about the Radiologist-SLP relationship and how important it can be. In our poll, it turned out that many of us may have challenges with this collaboration—but we wish we didn’t! I will definitely keep a look out for more resources...
by mel | Jun 15, 2023 | 2023
Welcome to June! Last month’s poll let us know that most of you spend most of your time working in dysphagia. This is not surprising, since the 2021 Health Care Survey conducted by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) indicated that swallowing was...
by mel | May 15, 2023 | 2023
Welcome to May!On May 18, we are celebrating National Speech Language Pathologist Day! In case you didn’t know—the profession of speech and language pathology in North America evolved as professionals in related fields—typically teachers, physicians, or...
by mel | Apr 15, 2023 | 2023
Happy Spring!In February, we asked how you show your love on Valentine’s Day, and it looks like everyone is a big fan of chocolate covered strawberries, followed closely by a dozen roses! For people with dysphagia, holidays like Valentine’s Day can be really...