Course Code: REL-RTS-0-BPMSVAP
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2027
Learning Objectives:
Identify when a patient is appropriate for a speaking valve and the steps of performing a speaking valve trial for patients with and without mechanical ventilation.
Recall at least four components of patient, caregiver, and multidisciplinary team education related to speaking valves.
Outline:
Section 1: Tracheostomy and Speaking Valve Fundamentals
Who Receives a Tracheostomy?
Why This Matters
Knowledge Check
The Tracheostomy Tube
Speaking Valves
Knowledge Check
Key Takeaways
Section 2: Speaking Valve Trial
Initial Considerations: Who Is Appropriate?
Preparation: Patient Education and Counseling
The Trial with a Spontaneously Breathing Patient
The Trial with a Mechanically Ventilated Patient
Troubleshooting
Knowledge Check
Key Takeaways
Section 3: Beyond the Trial
Unsuccessful Trial: Now What?
Test Your Knowledge
Successful Trial: Next Steps
Swallowing Assessment
Discharge Plan: Next Level of Care
Knowledge Check
Key Takeaways
Section 4: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Writer: Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP
Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP, is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with over 40 years of experience. She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from Jacksonville State University and her Master of Science degree in speech-language pathology from The University of Alabama. She has provided care to clients across the lifespan with diverse diagnostic conditions in settings including school, hospital, skilled nursing facility, outpatient clinic, and home health settings. In her previous role as a national clinical director for a contract therapy company, she developed training programs for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology focusing on clinical rehabilitation needs of older adults in post-acute care. Currently, she serves as the Lead Subject Matter Expert Writer for Speech-Language Pathology at Relias, where she leverages her clinical expertise and analysis of published research. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Subject Matter Expert: Meredith Oakey Ashford, MS, CCC-SLP
Meredith Oakey Ashford, MS, CCC-SLP, has been a speech-language pathologist in the adult acute care setting for more than 15 years. She is the co-chair of her hospital’s multidisciplinary tracheostomy team, which works to improve the standard of care for patients with trach tubes. At the national level, she has spoken on the topic of communication assessments for patients who are trach and vent dependent as well as severe dysphagia and collaboration with palliative care. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia, her master’s from Vanderbilt University, and she currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Intermediate level Speech Language Pathologists; in the following settings: Hospitals: Acute.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.