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Issue Focus: Health Care Settings
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Welcome to Access SLP Health Care, ASHA's bimonthly e-newsletter that addresses the specific needs of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) working in health care. If you have not already subscribed, send a blank e-mail with the word "subscribe" in the subject line to: Access-SLPhealthcare-request@lists.asha.org. If you know colleagues who might enjoy this newsletter, please forward this e-mail.
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Share Your Treatment Tips
Tell us what is working for you and improving the services you provide. Do you use an old tool in a new way? Have you streamlined your documentation? Are you able to manage cancellations and no-shows in your facility? Share what works for you with your colleagues!
Treatment Tip Submission Form
This month's tip comes from Denise Rogers, MA, CCC-SLP of Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
When you recommend a patient for an outpatient MBS, send a narrative with them to the other SLP. Describe the results of your clinical exam, the currently recommended diet, a brief synopsis of their course of therapy with you and what you are specifically looking to resolve with the objective study.
For example: "patient fatigues easily - please feed entire meal and do not start fluoro until 1/3 or 1/2 of meal is consumed" or "patient is an impulsive eater; do some fluoro while feeding them and then allow them to self-feed."
The SLP and radiologist doing the MBS will be grateful to you for not wasting their time and you're more likely to get the answer you were hoping the study would reveal.
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Breaking News!
ASHA Health Care 2008 and Business Institute
Registration now open! Don't miss out on the latest clinical information for SLPs in health care. And the Business Institute is back by popular demand for private practitioners and those working in management and administration.
Cultural Competence Corner
Information for consumers – Now in Spanish!
New Issues in Ethics Statement
Learn more about the issue of client abandonment.
Updated Resource on the Use of Endoscopy for Swallowing Evaluations
Frequently asked questions about the role of the SLP in endoscopy, coding and billing, and physician supervision have been updated.
Independent Provider Status for SLPs [PDF]
Congress will again be considering Medicare legislation this year. Contact your senators and representatives to support the inclusion of supplier status for SLPs. Take action now!
ASHA SLP Practices – Working for You
The ASHA SLP practices update is designed to summarize ASHA's SLP Practices activities over the past two months. Learn more about how ASHA is working for you.
Did You Know About the Frequently Asked Questions about Speech-Language Pathology on ASHA's Web Site?
Have a question about speech-language pathology practice? The answer may be right at your fingertips. Find answers to questions about swallowing, business practices, speech-language pathology assistants, health care, schools, and more.
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Featured Question - Health Care Settings
I have worked in long-term care for many years. I am moving to a new city and have found a job in an acute-care setting. What do I need to know about working in this setting?
Each health care setting presents unique opportunities and challenges. Documentation requirements differ, the patient population varies, and the SLPs' role may vary. Health care settings include acute-care hospitals, long-term acute care, acute inpatient rehabilitation, sub-acute rehabilitation, pediatric hospitals, long-term care, home care, and outpatient clinics. In addition, other residential settings and private practices operate within the health care system. ASHA has developed a series of resources that distinguish between these settings and provide SLPs (or students interested in working in health care) with information about what it takes to get started in each setting. In addition, issue briefs are available that provide more details about acute-care, inpatient rehabilitation, long-term care, and home-care settings.
Resources on Health Care Settings
Additional information about these settings and working in health care in general can be found on the health care section of ASHA's Web site.
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Announcements
ASHA's Board of Directors Wants to Hear From You!
Use the "In Touch" form to share your professional issues, concerns, or congratulations! And thanks for being in touch!
ASHA Members May Now Submit Resolutions Using an Online Form
Be sure to read Resolutions Process and Principles for Preparation of Resolutions before you get started to make sure a resolution is your most appropriate course of action!
Student Research Travel Awards Available for 2008 ASHA Convention
ASHA is offering student research travel awards for the 2008 ASHA Convention in order to highlight the research activities of "budding" scientists and encourage careers in science and research. The 2008 ASHA Convention will be held from November 20-22, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. Papers must be submitted online by March 31, 2008, as a student-authored paper. Following the review and selection process (conducted by the Program Committee), students will be notified by ASHA's Science and Research Unit of the status of their submission by late summer.
Funding Opportunity!
Don't miss the opportunity to apply for grants for multicultural activities. The submission deadline is April 4, 2008.
2008 SPARC and AARC Awards
The competitions for the ASHA Awards Students Preparing for Academic & Research Careers (SPARC) and Advancing Academic-Research Careers (AARC) are now open until May 16, 2008. Both awards are components of ASHA's strategic objective to increase the commitment to research. For more information, please visit the ASHA Web site.
Better Hearing and Speech Month is Coming!
With the tagline "Helping People Communicate," use May Is Better Hearing and Speech Month (BHSM) to educate your consumers, educators, referral sources, current clients, parents, and the media about the services you provide. We have developed nearly 60 promotional products to help you promote the month and yourself including an all-new screen saver, customizable advertisements, BHSM specialty items, activity books, and much more! Visit the BHSM page on the ASHA Web site to access the many free and for-sale BHSM products and resources.
Want to Meet Your Patients' Needs More Effectively?
ProSearch, ASHA's online directory of audiology and speech-language pathology programs, helps consumers find quality services from thousands of programs that employ ASHA certified SLPs and audiologists. Get Discovered! Sign Up for ProSearch—ASHA's Free Referral Service.
2008 Minority Student Leadership Program Call for Applications is Now Open!
The Minority Student Leadership Program is open to students who wish to enhance their leadership skills, interact with leaders in the professions, and learn how their association works. Now in its 10th year, this program has given over 275 students from racial/ethnic minority backgrounds insight into their leadership abilities, a better understanding of how leaders affect change within ASHA, and has empowered these students to take risks and meet their own challenges. All students are eligible to apply; however, preference will be given to students from racial/ethnic minority backgrounds that have historically been under-represented in the Association. Visit the MSLP FAQs for more information and to download an application packet.
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Watch for the next issue of Access SLP Health Care in May 2008.
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