Going online with dysphagia practice: potential for innovation post pandemic
10 March 2023
| Roganie Govender
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ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, COVID-19
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Dysphagia, Feeding disorders, Speech language pathology, Telepractice
Telepractice is perhaps the most widespread service innovation to have received such rapid uptake across health systems globally. Disciplines that started to adopt telehealth prior to the pandemic found themselves at the forefront of a seismic shift to delivering healthcare...
Should patients with dysphagia be allowed water freely?
6 October 2017
| Roganie Govender
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Aspiration pneumonia, Deglutition, Deglutition disorders, Dysphagia, Frazier Free Water Protocol, Speech language pathology
Patients with dysphagia often experience dehydration as a consequence of “nil by mouth” or having to consume thickened fluids due to aspiration of thin fluids. However, not all incidents of aspiration develop into an infection. Factors that contribute to aspiration...
