On-Demand Speed Session
Dysphagia Documentation 101: Master the Objective Section of your SOAP notes
Evidence-based practice also means evidence-based documentation.
Improve the accuracy and objectivity of your clinical dysphagia documentation in this session covering the do's and don'ts in dysphagia documentation.
Details:
30 min video
Cost: A$7
Includes: bonus Clinical Swallow Evaluation Documentation Cheat Sheet
Brief end of session quiz
ENROLLIf you use any of the following phrases in your documentation from clinical swallow evaluations, it might be time for a refresh:
- presents with overt signs of penetration +/- aspiration"
- "reduced hyolaryngeal excursion"
- "prolonged mastication" without reference to normative data or use of standardised testing
- diagnosing oro-pharyngeal dysphagia without instrumental examination
Documentation isn't just about ticking the admin box. The language you use in your notes reflects your clinical reasoning and communicates your expertise.
This session covers:
- Diagnosing dysphagia: what you can and can't say from a bedside assessment
- Mastication: what "prolonged" actually means
- Hyo-laryngeal excursion: why palpation tells us less than we think
- Swallow timing: is what you're calling a "delay" actually a delay?
- Penetration and aspiration: why these don't belong in your objective section
- What "safe" really means (and when to stop using it)
About the Presenter
Chantelle is a Speech Pathologist with over 15 years' experience working with adults with dysphagia across inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient clinics, and home-based practice. Her clinical focus is community-based dysphagia management, and all of her courses & resources are built around this.
Chantelle is the founder of Dysphagia Bites, an evidence-informed education platform for SLPs, and host of the podcast Dysphagia Research Bites. She has completed additional dysphagia training including the McNeill Dysphagia Therapy Program (MDTP certified), the Dysphagia Disorders Survey (DDS-DMSS certified), a 12-day intensive dysphagia course led by Prof Maggie-Lee Huckabee, and she is currently completing MBSImP certification.
These speed sessions have been developed because Chantelle believes quality dysphagia education should be within reach for every clinician, regardless of their professional development budget.
Valuable and insightful... helped me to think more critically
Elliott
Useful information regarding documentation, our assumptions, and how to improve clinical documentation based on what we are actually seeing or unable to see
Really great information to keep up to date with current research and advice
Sara Sullivan