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EST Updates: Free swallow assessment tools & a funny video

Published 6 months ago • 2 min read

Hi Reader,
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I'm sharing an updated version of the free swallow assessment tools handout and a funny video wishing SLPs a happy May from my favorite physical therapist comedian.

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​🧠What I'm working on

Day job as a home health SLP: I completed 80% of my documentation point of service for two weeks recently, without affecting patient care or the quality of my work. (To the best of my judgement.)

It's taken me quite a long time to figure out how to achieve this.

And let me tell you, I really appreciated having time for something other than dinner and documentation after getting home from work!

Eat, Speak, & Think blog: I continue making handouts for my patients and tweaking them. When I'm satisfied they'll be useful, I'll share them with you.

For the spiral-bound book project, I have 17 handouts now ready, for a total of 38 pages.

🎓Continuing education & colleague support

High-quality continuing education courses are a fast way to learn about new strategies and resources. Here are some of my favorite resources.

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The Medical SLP Collective is a subscription-based membership group. I've found the community to be very helpful for high-quality CEUs, materials, and quick answers for clinical questions from experts.

Just mention my name (Lisa Young) when you sign up, and we both get an extra month free!

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I've earned many continuing education credits by listening to courses as I drove from one patient's home to another.

🎁 Featured EST post & handout

You can access all free Eat, Speak, & Think PDF downloads in the password-protected Free Subscription Library.

  • ​Treat EST to a coffee and you'll get the Mini Resource Binder (84 pages).
  • Become a member at the "Supporter" level, and you'll receive the full Resource Binder (326 pages), plus updated editions. ($2/month or $20/year)

​9 free swallow assessment tools. Here you’ll find links and downloads to swallow-related questionnaires, rating scales, oral health exams, and three swallow tests.

​The handout: I fixed a broken link and updated the footer.

You can also find the Reflux Symptom Index and the Pill-5 screener via a web search.

🌐 Something worth sharing​
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Thanks for reading!
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Consider supporting EST by telling a friend or directly through Buy Me a Coffee.

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Stay safe and be well,

Lisa
(she/her/hers)

Eat, Speak, & Think

Medical speech therapist sharing tips and resources

I've been a medical speech-language pathologist since 2008, and I'm passionate about sharing useful tips and resources to help people living with swallowing, communication, or cognitive challenges.

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