Adult Dysphagia Clinical Reasoning and Decision-Making Guide

Adult Dysphagia Clinical Reasoning and Decision-Making Guide is the ideal resource for assessing and treating swallowing disorders. Readily accessible for day-to-day evaluation, this one-of-a-kind text gives clinicians quick access to key clinical information to help them think critically and provide actionable solutions for their patients. With a focus on the clinical process and implementing sound, clinical reasoning skills to inform decision-making, this resource aids speech-language pathologists in developing situation-based assessment and treatment plans. 

Compact and easy to use, this professional guide can be leveraged as a practical tool by clinicians to facilitate positive, actionable patient outcomes for treating dysphagia in adults. Utilizing case studies with clinically relevant charts, diagrams, and flow sheets, this text helps speech-language pathologists develop a clinical process that involves critical thinking. With essential, evidence-based material for swallowing assessment and treatment, as well as alternate treatment solutions to implement in their clinical caseload, clinicians will acquire informed clinical reasoning and decision-making skills.

The PluralPlus companion website for this text includes interactive case studies. Recognizing that there are many possible solutions to treating a particular problem, the interactive case studies expand on information within the resource with case analysis and alternate solutions. Immediate feedback for choices will suggest further considerations and additional options to guide clinicians to think critically about how clinical decisions are made.

Key Features:

• Case studies 
• Simple diagrams to describe complex, abstract concepts
• Features “Deeper Dive” opportunities to go beyond the essential material 
• Inclusion of clinical notes and boxed focal points for practical application 

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Clinicians: Case studies

Yvette M. McCoy, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Speech-Language Pathology in the College of Health at Moravian University. She currently holds her board certification in swallowing disorders.  Ms. McCoy has numerous peer-reviewed publications and serves on the American Board of Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders Executive Committee as Secretary and the Pennsylvania Speech-Hearing Association as Vice President of Membership and Ethics. She has volunteered her time on various committees for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Dysphagia Research Society, and has been invited to present her work at both state and national conferences. 

Ed M. Bice, MEd, CCC-SLP, is a Clinical Consultant for IOPI Medical and works clinically at a nonprofit speech and hearing clinic. He has experience in various settings, including acute care, outpatient, home health, and skilled nursing. Mr. Bice has held various leadership positions, including Vice President of Clinical Services and Chief Operating Officer.  He has been a guest on national and international dysphagia podcasts and has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals. Mr. Bice teaches swallowing courses at the University of Maryland, has served as an expert witness, and has been an invited speaker for universities, state, national, and international conventions.