- Designed treatment programs to restore, maintain, and improve swallow, cognitive-linguistic, and voice function based on medical history, interdisciplinary reports, objective study findings, and patient goals
- Creating individualized treatment plans for individuals s/p chemo/XRT for head and neck cancer including: swallow rehabilitation, active oral stretching, and lymphedema management
- Performed weekly outpatient modified barium swallow studies
- Completed evaluations of and created treatment plans for individuals with various etiologies/PMHx including but not limited to: ALS, Parkinson's, head and neck cancer, lunc cancer, ACDF, TBI, stroke
- Provide additional coverage for inpatient Speech-Language Pathology services (PRN) at a 621 bed medical and surgical acute care center
- Complete evaluations at bedside for new inpatient consultations and follow individualized therapeutic swallowing, speech, language treatment plans
- Performing Modified Barium Swallow Studies
- Emerging skills in tracheostomy evaluation and discharge
- Performed FEES and Videostroboscopy to develop treatment plans for individuals with dysphagia and/or dysphonia
- Designed treatment programs to restore, maintain, and improve swallow and voice function based on medical history, interdisciplinary reports, objective study findings, and patient goals
- Creating individualized treatment plans for individuals s/p chemo/XRT for head and neck cancer including: swallow rehabilitation, active oral stretching, and lymphedema management
- Experienced and trained in treatment of trismus using Ark-J and OraStretch® Press Jaw Motion Rehab System
- Evaluate and treat patients with dysphagia resulting from head and neck cancer, Parkinson's, stroke, acquired brain injuries, and other neurogenic etiologies.
- Evaluate and treat individuals with dysphonia due to muscle tension, Parkinson's, vocal cord paralysis, nodules, presbylarynx, and voice dysphoria
- Provided additional coverage for inpatient Speech-Language Pathology services (PRN) at a 510-bed, full-service medical and surgical acute care center
- Completed evaluations for new inpatient consultations and follow individualized therapeutic swallowing, speech, language treatment plans
- Modified Barium Swallow Studies
- Performed bedside clinical swallow, speech, and language evaluations
- Created and provided individualized therapy to residents
- Trained residents and nursing/caregivers regarding dysphagia precautions, importance of quality of mealtime, and strategies for improved communication
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team for improved patient outcomes
National Lymphedema Network
- Co-Instructor with focus on head and neck cancer at the 2022 Annual National Lymphedema Network Conference.
- Assisted with teaching courses pertaining to: intraoral lymphedema, internal edema and impacts on the swallow, compression garments, and MLD in patients with tracheostomy and laryngectomy