Course Details

To feed or not to feed? The SLP’s Role in End of Life Feeding Decisions focuses on nutritional aspects, pathophysiology, and literature review to support a comfort approach in the Speech Pathologist’s role during end of life care. The course outlines the goals and execution of a comfort feeding plan, including careful hand feeding and patient/caregiver education topics. There is also focus on how the literature can help guide medical team’s decisions regarding the use or discontinuation of artificial nutrition and hydration.

Learning Objectives

• Identify the pathophysiology of starvation and dehydration
• Identify the goals of a comfort feeding evaluation
• Describe when and how to use a careful hand feeding approach

Agenda

• 00:00 Introduction
• 03:00 Code of Ethics
• 05:40 Nutrition Support for End of Life
• 28:20 Comfort Feeding Evaluation, Plan, and Documentation
• 58:00 CMS Perspective, Final Comments
• 63:00 Adjourn

Webinar Notice

Successful participation in this course includes completion of the post-test with a score of 80% or higher, then participants will automatically receive a course completion certificate.  You will have access to the course for 365 days after registration.

This course is offered for 1.0 Professional Development Hour(s). We can report your participation to ASHA if you choose for 0.1 ASHA CEUs, just be sure to include your ASHA number when you register. If you do not want your participation reported to ASHA, you have the option to decline on the course registration page. 

Refund Policy 

No refunds for self-study courses.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call 877-390-1887.