Dysphagia Decisions: What’s In and What’s Out?
Presented by Sarah Baar, Phyllis Palmer, and Aaron Padilla
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Dr. Phyllis M. Palmer, a leading voice in dysphagia research, and Aaron H. Padilla, a practicing clinical SLP, join host Sarah Baar to explore how dysphagia management is evolving—and why that matters for your daily practice. Together, they dig into clinical gray areas, from navigating thickened liquids to balancing patient safety with quality of life. You’ll also hear how the BOLUS framework offers a practical, evidence-informed tool to support individualized decision-making at the bedside. If you’ve ever questioned your go-to strategies, this conversation is for you.
Learning Objectives
- Analyze the evidence around individual differences in dysphagia management using the BOLUS framework
- Apply evidence-based, practical strategies to actionably address modifiable factors in dysphagia management such as oral care and smoking status
- Solve case scenarios involving patients who aspirate, with emphasis on factors that increase risk of a bad outcome
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Meet your instructors
Sarah Baar
Sarah is a speech-language pathologist in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She has had the opportunity to work in many settings across the continuum, including acute care, acute rehab, home and community, and outpatient therapy, and has been involved in various leadership projects. In 2016, she started the Honeycomb Speech Therapy…
Phyllis Palmer
Dr. Phyllis Palmer is the chair of the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at the University of New Mexico. Under the umbrella of improving dysphagia management for all New Mexicans and dysphagia education for future clinicians, her lines of research address (a) methodologies to improve clinician education, including…
Aaron Padilla
Aaron Padilla is an acute care speech pathologist in New Mexico. He is a board-certified specialist in swallowing and swallowing disorders and enjoys bridging the gap between the research lab and clinical world through implementation science. He has been a member of the Swallow Disorders Research Lab in collaboration with Dr.…
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