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Digital Seminar

Tour de ICU Dysphagia: Managing Dysphagia Across Critical Care Settings


Speaker:
Reilly Johnson, MS, CCC-SLP
Duration:
2 Hours
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Apr 29, 2025
Product Code:
POS065586
Media Type:
Digital Seminar

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Description

Dysphagia management in critical care presents unique challenges, and this seminar offers a ‘Tour de ICU Dysphagia’ through Medical, Neuro, Surgical/Trauma, and Cardiac ICU settings. With real-world case studies, interactive tools, and decision-making frameworks, you’ll build advance skills to assess and treat dysphagia across diverse ICU populations. By the end, you’ll be equipped with practical strategies for bedside evaluations, selecting appropriate instrumental assessments, and creating tailored treatment plans to improve patient outcomes.

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Reilly Johnson, MS, CCC-SLP Related seminars and products


Reilly Johnson, MS, CCC-SLP, is an acute care speech-language pathologist with a specialization in ICU dysphagia management. She earned her MS from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, where she received the Russell J. Love Honors Award for academic and clinical excellence. In her work at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, she managed complex cases involving tracheostomy, ventilator-dependent patients, and head and neck cancer.

Currently at Froedtert Hospital, a Level 1 trauma center, Reilly provides advanced interventions, including VFSS and FEES, across multiple ICUs. She collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to support critically ill patients and leads training for medical residents on dysphagia interventions.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Reilly Johnson has an employment relationship with Froedtert Hospital. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Reilly Johnson has no relevant non-financial relationships.

 


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Objectives

  1. Recognize ICU-specific dysphagia risk factors that shape care approaches for distinct patient populations.
  2. Customize cranial nerve exams, clinical assessments, instrument selection, and treatment pathways to meet the unique needs of ICS patient profiles

Outline

Neuro ICU Case
  • Tour of a Neuro ICU room and relevant equipment
  • Identify dysphagia risk factors from patient profiles
  • Conduct cranial nerve exam and clinical evaluations
  • Decision-making process for instrumental assessment (FEES vs. VFSS)
  • Discuss treatment planning and management strategies
Surgical/Trauma ICU Case
  • Tour of a Surgical/Trauma ICU room and relevant equipment
  • Identify dysphagia risk factors from patient profiles
  • Conduct cranial nerve exam and clinical evaluations
  • Decision-making process for instrumental assessment (FEES vs. VFSS)
  • Discuss treatment planning and management strategies
Medical ICU Case
  • Tour of a Medical ICU room and relevant equipment
  • Identify dysphagia risk factors from patient profiles
  • Conduct cranial nerve exam and clinical evaluations
  • Decision-making process for instrumental assessment (FEES vs. VFSS)
  • Discuss treatment planning and management strategies
Cardiac ICU Case
  • Tour of a Cardiac ICU room and relevant equipment
  • Identify dysphagia risk factors from patient profiles
  • Conduct cranial nerve exam and clinical evaluations
  • Decision-making process for instrumental assessment (FEES vs. VFSS)
  • Discuss treatment planning and management strategies
Case Studies
  • Will include 4+ case studies for Neuro, Surgical/Trauma, Medical and Cardiac ICUs

Target Audience

  • Speech Language Pathologists 
  • Speech Language Assistants  
  • Physical Therapists 
  • Physical Therapist Assistants 
  • Occupational Therapists 
  • Occupational Therapy Assistants 
  • Respiratory Therapists

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