Swallow the Gap
A pivotal podcast on a mission to improve medical intervention for patients with swallowing disorders (dysphagia). Primarily intended for medical speech-language pathologists (SLP) and also relevant for professionals and students involved in pulmonology, otolaryngology, gerontology, nutrition, rehabilitation sciences, and various other areas of healthcare. Join us as a force for change by inspiring critical thinking, facilitating discussion, and stimulating professional development for those involved in the evaluation and treatment of patients with aerodigestive disorders.
https://www.swallowthegap.com (Gap Education, LLC)
Swallow the Gap
Latest Episodes
Diagnose and adios? Stay a while longer, my friend.
Diagnose, stabilize, and move on to the next chart. That's a common model in acute care, but it's the one this team walked away from. One patient sat trached, decannulated, retrached, and off food, stuck until his care team decided the plan was...
Demonstrate, Advocate: Bring Your Value to Multidisciplinary Settings
What does it look like to bring value as a speech-language pathologist when productivity demands are real and time is limited?In this episode, I talk with Jaimie Anderson, SLP and clinical researcher at one of the nation’s first multidis...
What You May Have Missed in Grad School: Why So Many Clinicians Feel Underprepared
Why do so many clinicians feel underprepared when they first begin treating dysphagia?In a discussion that applies to SLPs in various settings, Dr. Jordan Hazelwood and I dive into challenges students face when transitioning from theory ...
When the Walls Come Down: Cognitive Care in Real Life
This discussion explores what cognitive communication therapy can look like when it moves beyond worksheets and test scores. Guest Lauren Schwabish, an SLP with more than two decades of experience, explains how shifting into community-based pra...
Beyond the Book: Real Talk About Head and Neck Cancer Care
Three head and neck cancer specialists from coast-to-coast share insights that may challenge some traditional dysphagia management approaches. Dr. Carly Barbon (MD Anderson), Dr. Mario Landera (University of Miami), and Dr. Heather Starmer (Sta...
