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Course Description

This is a recording of a live video course held on September 22, 2017
Aging impacts all the systems in the body including the respiratory system, sensory system, gastrointestinal system, endocrine system and muscular system. This course will discuss the physiological changes that occur in the body with aging and how these changes impact our swallow, nutrition and diet selection and create challenges for mastication, swallowing, digestion and nutrition/hydration. The National Dysphagia Diet, which provided guidelines for diet selection is being replaced by the International Dysphagia Diet. Both guidelines will be reviewed. Information will be provided for staff education regarding testing foods and liquids for each level. In addition, the New Dining Practice Standards offers suggestions and recommendations for maintaining nutrition and hydration. Understanding changes that occur during the aging process and their impact on adequate nutrition, diet selection and swallow efficiency is vital to successful outcomes. This course will also show participants how sensory enhancements and strategies can be used to improve your patient's nutrition and swallow. This course will be beneficial to any discipline working with our growing geriatric population.

Course Requirements:
  • Computer with internet and working speakers/sound are required for this course.
  • Course must be completed within 30 days of activation (activate course within 6 months of purchase).
  • An online multiple-choice quiz (80% passing score) and submission of an online evaluation form are required for successful completion.
  • A certificate of completion will be available to print immediately after course is successfully completed.
  • SLPs - ASHA CEUs may be obtained by completing the online ASHA form and checking the "Report to ASHA" box.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify the impact of aging on three body systems
  • Explain the relationship between aging, mastication and dentition
  • Implement 3 strategies to increase nutrition and hydration in the aging patient
  • Determine highest appropriate diet level based on patient’s abilities

Denise Dougherty

MA, CCC-SLP

Denise Dougherty, MA, CCC-SLP
Denise owns and operates a private practice in Indiana, PA, where she conducts therapy with both children and adults. She is a legal consultant/expert witness in wrongful death/negligence lawsuits involving dysphagia. Denise is a co-editor of Private Practice Essentials: A Practical Guide for Speech-Language Pathologists, published by ASHA Press. She has presented workshops and written numerous articles appearing in the ASHA Leader on the topic of private practice. Denise served as a consultant for The Arijah Children’s Foundation in Anguilla, BWI, providing evaluations and therapy programs for special needs children. Ms. Dougherty was an adjunct faculty member at York College of Pennsylvania and Wesley College in Dover, Delaware. She is a past President of the American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology (AAPPSPA), and received the Academy’s 2007 Honor Award and 2014 Award of Excellence for her achievements. Ms. Dougherty is a member of the Technical Experts Panel for Quality of Insights of Pennsylvania, working on initiating quality measures for CMS to improve effectiveness, efficiency, economy and quality of services delivered to Medicare beneficiaries. She received her bachelor’s degree in communication disorders from Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania; a master’s degree in communication disorders from St. Louis University. Ms. Dougherty is certified in VitalStim® therapy and is a VitalStim® instructor, has completed additional training in orofacial myology, is a member of the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association and has received numerous ASHA ACE Awards. For more information, please visit www.dldspeechpath.com.

Financial Disclosure Denise receives honoraria from CIAO for the presentation of her live courses and royalties for the sale of her online courses. Denise is in private practice and receives legal consultant/expert witness fees
Non-Financial Disclosure: There are no non-financial relationships to disclose.

15 Minutes
Overview of Course
105 Minutes
Physiologic changes in the body systems
30 Minutes
Modified Diets
30 Minutes
Food and Thickening Products for Dysphagia Patients
30 Minutes
Recent Studies on modified diets
30 Minutes
Sensory Enhancements to improve nutrition/hydration
30 Minutes
Mealtime strategies and Adaptive Equipment
30 Minutes
Q and A
5.0 Hours
Total

Delivery VIA:

  • Online - This course is offered in an online, on demand format.
  • Club CIAO - Club CIAO: This course is also part of Club CIAO, our all-you-can-eat buffet of online courses for one low price. Club CIAO Members also receive 25% off of all Live Stream courses!

Contact hours pre-approved for:

  • 5.0 Hours
  • CIAO is an ASHA Approved Provider #AAWA (0.5 ASHA CEUs) bubble sheet required
  • ASHA CE Provider Approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
  • CIAO is an AOTA Approved Provider #4119 (0.5 AOTA CEUs)
  • This course meets PDU requirements for NBCOT (5 PDUs)
  • As an IACET Authorized Provider, CIAO offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard
  • CIAO is authorized by IACET to offer 0.5 CEUs for this program

Course meets requirements for:

  • OT/COTAs in AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, LA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT,
  • OT/COTAs in NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY

    • The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.


    Introductory Level
    0.5 ASHA CEUs


    CIAO is recognized on the NBCOT Provider Registry (meets PDU requirements for NBCOT)


    Reviews

    The content was delivered very quickly. I was glad to be watching online because I was pausing, replaying, etc. I may be Old School and love my notetaking, but I enjoy learning. I do not do this just for the credit :-) The quiz was very specific for the amount of content we were given :-P

    - Loma Linda, CA / Dec 2023

    Great course

    - Raleigh, NC / Nov 2023

    Incredible course! I work with developmentally disabled adults who live in residential facilities and community based homes and all of this information was pertinent and very useful!

    - Sullivans Island, SC / Aug 2022

    Fantastic course!!

    - Lebanon, MO / Apr 2021

    Very Informative and will use with patients.

    - DILLON, SC / Apr 2021

    Good course for working in a nursing home

    - Stevens Point, WI / Nov 2020

    By far my most favorite instructor and content! A wealth of relevant, practical information I can use right now in my practice.

    - Fremont, CA / Sep 2020

    Loved the information presented very helpful

    - Los Lunas, NM / Dec 2019

    EXCELLENT COURSE.

    - Las Vegas, NV / Sep 2019

    wonderful course!

    - Highlands Ranch, CO / Aug 2019

    really well presented and good format

    - Chattanooga, TN / Jun 2019

    None, great course, Denise is wonderful and always enjoys her course !

    - Springfield, VA / Jun 2019

    I'm excited that this presentation provided numerous resources, suggestions, and ideas that can immediately be applied. Great references to studies and comprehensive "food for thought" for anyone entering dysphagia tx with the geriatric population. By far one of the best CEUs I've watched!

    - Bowling Green, KY / Feb 2019

    Very educational!

    - Bowling Green, KY / Jan 2019

    This is by far the best course I have taken on this website. It was long and overwhelming due to the volume of information but well worth the effort! Incredible course! I'm planning on going through this course again just to absorb more of the information I missed the first time.

    - Rupert, ID / Dec 2018

    So much good information! And so much helpful information!

    - Wickliffe, OH / Sep 2018

    Thank you this was a great course and I highly recommend it for anyone who is working with geriatrics and dsyphagia.

    - Newtown, PA / Aug 2018

    I think there should be a short test after each session, instead of one test at the end of 5 hours. A LOT to recall, process. I did not think the test questions reflected some of the major highlights. If goal is education, then a test of 5 comprehension questions after each unit would facilitate comprehending and recall of most important facts.

    - Cape Canaveral, FL / Jul 2018

    I really enjoyed this course. The instructor provided good information and ideas to try. I'm glad to have the slide presentation handouts for reference. One suggestion I have is for the instructor to repeat questions posed by the audience. It is difficult to understand the instructor's answer when the question was inaudible.

    - Canyon Lake, TX / Dec 2017