Video
Instructional Level: Intermediate

Course Outline:

Hour 1

  • Why dysphagia is common with cardiac and pulmonary disease
  • The need for the team approach to meet the patient needs
  • An overview of heart failure
  • Signs/symptoms of left vs. right heart failure
  • Classification and stages of heart failure

Hour 2

  • An overview of COPD
  • Signs/Symptoms to recognize COPD, Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema
  • Research of dysphagia with cardiovascular disease
  • Risk factors for oropharyngeal dysphagia in cardiovascular diseases from the research of
  • the 2020 study by De Almeida, Gomes, Alfonso, et. al.
  • Incidence of dysphagia in different diagnoses from the study by Yokota, Ogawa & Yamanaka, 2016

Hour 3

  • Research of dysphagia with cardiovascular disease (continued)
  • Research of dysphagia with pulmonary disease
  • Cognitive dysfunction with dysphagia
  • Dysphagia aortica
  • Many conditions resulting in dysphagia
  • Dysphagia as an early sign of cardiac decompensation
  • Case studies
  • Atrial dysphagia

Hour 4

  • Evidence-based nursing assessments for dysphagia assessment
  • Evidence-based assessments by the dietitian
  • Evidence-based assessments by the OT & SLP

Hour 5

  • Monitoring the effects of medications for the cardiopulmonary patient with dysphagia
  • Side effects of meds affecting swallowing & nutrition
  • Meds that suppress the CNdS
  • Anticholinergics
  • Antipsychotics
  • Drug-induced esophagitis
  • Other medications that contribute to swallowing dysfunction

Hour 6

  • Evidence of the advantages of modified diets & thickeners
  • Potential disadvantages of modified diets & thickeners
  • A case study- managed with a collaborative effort (188-199)

An Interprofessional Approach to Address Dysphagia with Cardiopulmonary Disorders

Delivery Type
$96

Description:

There is a high risk of dysphagia with both cardiac and pulmonary patients which may often not be anticipated in healthcare facilities. Furthermore, the management of swallowing disorders with this population is often delegated to one team member, which may not include or allow the team approach to address all the related issues.

Dysphagia with cardiopulmonary patients may often significantly affect a person’s clinical outcome, to include their length of hospital stay, their prognosis for recovery, their nutritional status and other quality of life issues. This course will initially provide significant factors about different types of cardiac and pulmonary disease and will then share evidence from several studies of how and why dysphagia may be common with such patients with a variety of conditions. Factors of relevant medications will be shared for the participant to optimally understand the risks of certain medications and drug classes. Significant time will then be spent explaining both the risks and benefits of modified diets and thickeners as such recommendations can be complicated. The relevance of all such factors will be shared from the perspective of different healthcare team members to encourage interprofessional practice for optimal outcomes from the perspective of each discipline. Case studies will be included throughout the course.

Full Course Description
There is a high risk of dysphagia with both cardiac and pulmonary patients which may often not be anticipated in healthcare facilities. Furthermore, the management of swallowing disorders with this population is often delegated to one team member, which may not include or allow the team approach to address all the related issues.Dysphagia with cardiopulmonary patients may often significantly affect a person’s clinical outcome, to include their length of hospital stay, their prognosis for recovery,...

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct interprofessional team members to be knowledgeable of the higher risks of dysphagia with cardiopulmonary patients so they will address it as a team.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon the completion of this course, the learner will be able to: 

  • Identify the reasons why the presence of dysphagia is significant to multiple members of the interprofessional team
  • Identify the symptoms of different cardiac and pulmonary disease processes
  • Recognize findings of dysphagia with cardiac and pulmonary disease factors
  • Identify Interprofessional assessment approaches for dysphagia as a comorbidity of cardiopulmonary disease processes
  • Recognize medications to be monitored for their effects on swallowing and nutrition
  • Identify the advantages and risks of modified diet textures and thickeners
  • Recognize the collaborative approach by team members to address a patient’s needs for the best clinical outcomes

 

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct interprofessional team members to be knowledgeable of the higher risks of dysphagia with cardiopulmonary patients so they will address it as a team.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon the completion of this course, the learner will be able to: 

  • Identify the reasons why the presence of dysphagia is significant to multiple members of the interprofessional team
  • Identify the symptoms of different cardiac and pulmonary disease processes
  • Recognize findings of dysphagia with cardiac and pulmonary disease factors
  • Identify Interprofessional assessment approaches for dysphagia as a comorbidity of cardiopulmonary disease processes
  • Recognize medications to be monitored for their effects on swallowing and nutrition
  • Identify the advantages and risks of modified diet textures and thickeners
  • Recognize the collaborative approach by team members to address a patient’s needs for the best clinical outcomes

 

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 6 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant, Speech Language Pathologist, Nurse, Nursing Home Administrator, Social Worker, and Activities Professionals.

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved.

If you require special accommodations, please contact Colibri Healthcare Support by visiting our Contact Us page (https://www.homeceuconnection.com/contact-us/) or by using the chat functionality. 

ACHA CE Approved Provider 

This course is offered for 0.60 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).

Please note - ASHA reporting closes at the end of each month, with completions reported around or after the 15th of the following month.

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Lisa Milliken is employed by Milliken Healthcare Consulting and receives a salary. She receives payment from ColibriHealthcare, LLC for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 6 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant, Speech Language Pathologist, Nurse, Nursing Home Administrator, Social Worker, and Activities Professionals.

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved.

If you require special accommodations, please contact Colibri Healthcare Support by visiting our Contact Us page (https://www.homeceuconnection.com/contact-us/) or by using the chat functionality. 

ACHA CE Approved Provider 

This course is offered for 0.60 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).

Please note - ASHA reporting closes at the end of each month, with completions reported around or after the 15th of the following month.

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Lisa Milliken is employed by Milliken Healthcare Consulting and receives a salary. She receives payment from ColibriHealthcare, LLC for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.