POSTPONED
Details on new dates to be released soon!
Online
"Moving Beyond the Impairment: Other Considerations in Dysphagia Management"
Samantha Shune, PhD, CCC-SLP, is an Assistant Professor in Communication Disorders and Sciences at the University of Oregon. Her research and clinical interests include the effects of healthy and pathologic aging on the physiologic and psychosocial aspects of swallowing and mealtimes. She is particularly interested in better understanding shared food-related activities as opportunities to therapeutically target improved quality of life for both older adults and their social networks (e.g., family members). In addition to her research, she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in medical speech-language pathology and organizes a community-based swallowing disorders support group.
Disclosure : Dr. Shune receives a salary from the University of Oregon and is receiving an honorarium for her presentation. Research discussed in presentation funded by NIH-NIA: F31AG042255, U of O Faculty Seed Grant, AARC Grant. No non-financial disclosures to report.
Abstract:
Eating is a fundamental daily task that encompasses not only food consumption, but also social interaction, cultural rituals, and shared values. Mealtimes play an essential role in providing individuals with basic nutritional sustenance and emotional, physical, and psychological connections to their social networks and themselves. As one single component of the eating experience, it is clear that swallowing is not simply an isolated action. Thus, it is not surprising that dysphagia’s biopsychosocial impacts are widespread, existing well beyond an isolated individual’s impairment. Ultimately, the disability resulting from dysphagia reflects the complex interactions between individuals and their environment. Over the course of this presentation, we will explore the various contexts within which swallowing occurs and that swallowing interacts with. Topics will include: the anticipatory stage of eating and swallowing, nutrition and malnutrition, caregiver burden, and the social aspects of mealtime. Together, these topics will highlight the necessity of a more comprehensive approach to dysphagia management. Our discussions will conclude with the proposal that optimizing health and well-being for individuals with dysphagia, and ultimately their family systems, requires framing the contributors to disability within an ecological perspective. Such a framework can help identify both the personal and environmental leverage points for effective and sustainable interdisciplinary dysphagia interventions.
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Learning Objectives:
After completing this activity, participants will be able to:
1. Identify components of the mealtime beyond swallowing function that are may interact with dysphagia
2. Describe the practical and psychosocial impacts of dysphagia on both patients and informal caregivers
3. Describe contributors to and risk factors for malnutrition in older adulthood, including the role of dysphagia in malnutrition and dehydration
Don't miss out on the Summer 2020 Workshop!
This course is offered for 0.6 ASHA CEUs, (Intermediate level, Professional area).
OSPI Clock Hours of 6 hours will be offered
WSLHA charges a processing fee of $15.00 for ASHA CEUs ($10.00 members) and $10.00 for clock hours payable prior to the event.
Disclosure : Dr. Shune receives a salary from the University of Oregon and is receiving an honorarium for her presentation. Research discussed in presentation funded by NIH-NIA: F31AG042255, U of O Faculty Seed Grant, AARC Grant. No non-financial disclosures to report.
Where: Online
When: POSTPONED
Workshop Schedule TBD
