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Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders
Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia) is now available online only, published by ASHA with HighWire Press. Perspectives is published 4 times annually in March, June, October, and December. Division 13 is a CE Provider and offers its issues for self-study to earn CEUs.
Current and archived content are published online by ASHA and Stanford University's HighWire Press; 10 years of archived content is available. Non-affiliates can view the table of contents and abstracts of articles.
Searching back content is easy using ASHA's search engine or the search engine on the Perspectives Web site.
More Forums on Swallowing (ASHA members only)
Esophageal Anatomy & Physiology (archived content)
Treatment of Trauma Injuries (archived content)
Dysphagia Diets: Effectiveness, Consistency, Need for Standardization (archived content)
Radiation Safety
Radiation Safety for Speech-Language Pathologists is a collaborative project of ASHA Professional Development & Division 13, Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders. This CE product describes radition safety procedures from a practical as well as technical perspective.
The mission of the Division on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders is to provide leadership and advocacy for issues in swallowing and swallowing disorders and to serve affiliates who evaluate and manage individuals with swallowing and feeding disorders across the lifespan by supporting professional development, research, education, and communication necessary for delivery of the highest quality services.
Becoming a Board Recognized Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (BRS-S) is one step closer for interested applicants.
Visit the BRS-S Web site for more information. We hope that you will take advantage of this exciting professional opportunity!
For other information on specialty recognition, visit the Clinical Specialty Recognition pages on ASHA's site.
Study Issues
- Dysphagia assessment
- Dysphagia treatment
- Treatment efficacy and risk management
- Cross-communication with other divisions in the form of study sections
- Reimbursement & insurance payments
- Outcomes of dysphagia treatment: functional, cost, health, quality of life
Professional Issues
- Clinical certification standards and their relationship to professional training
- Practice standards/clinical guidelines
- Interdisciplinary relationships in the health care setting
- Identification of high priority clinical and research needs
- Ethical considerations
- Risk management
- Improvement of graduate training and expansion continuing education
- CMS, Medicare, insurance policies
Perspectives, our Internet publication
Published four times annually—in March, June, October, and December, the Division 13 member publication, Perspectives, features:
- News of division activities
- Articles on clinical topics
- Articles on professional and practice issues
Access Perspectives Indexes (1992-2006) [PDF].
Continuing Education
Division 13, an ASHA-approved CE Provider, offers the opportunity for its affiliates to earn CEUs through self-study of the division member publication, Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders.
Division 13 sponsors a Short Course at the annual ASHA Convention. Affiliates are eligible for a 50% discount on select Short Courses at ASHA Convention.
E-mail List
Division 13 sponsors an e-mail list exclusively for Division 13 affiliates.
Networking
Affiliates have the opportunity to identify others with interest in dysphagia through affiliate meetings and participation in the e-mail list and affiliates-only Web forum.
Representation Within ASHA
- The Division 13 Coordinator represents the Dysphagia Special Interest Division within the ASHA Board of Division Coordinators.
- The Steering Committee responds to ASHA requests for input regarding policy, guidelines, committees, and other issues.
- Affiliates have the opportunity to provide input to the division leadership and ASHA.
Members
Coordinator: Catriona M. Steele, PhD, CCC-SLP, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Canada
Associate Coordinator: Debra M. Suiter, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennesee
Steering Committee Members
Susan Brady, Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital, Wheaton, Illinois
Claire Miller, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Cathy A. Pelletier, Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Ex Officios
Julie B. Noel, Monitoring Vice President for Speech-Language Pathology Practice
Gwendolyn D. Wilson, Monitoring Vice President for Audiology Practice
Leigh Deussing, Associate Director, Special Interest Division Programs
Division Volunteer Program Managers
Perspectives Editor: Lori A. Davis, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma
CE Administrator: Julie Blair, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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