Self-Study: To Feed or not to Feed? The SLP’s Role in End of Life Feeding Decisions (3020)

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Course Information

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.

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You will have access to this course for 365 days after purchase.

Instructor

Lyndsay Parker, M.S., CCC-SLP Lyndsay Parker

Lyndsay Parker, M.S., CCC-SLP received her Master’s degree in Communication Disorders from the University of Texas-Dallas in 2008. She has worked in acute care, outpatient, inpatient rehabilitation, and now works as a mobile FEES provider, FEES educator, and Account Executive for Patheous Health. She received her FEES competencies from both Baylor University and UTSW starting in 2013. Lyndsay was featured on the Swallow Your Pride Podcast (Episodes 172 and 203) and is a guest lecturer for UTD and Loyola University’s Advanced Dysphagia Masters level courses. Disclosures: Lyndsay Parker has the following financial relationships to disclose: She is a salaried employee of Patheous Health. She has no non-financial relationships to disclose relationships to disclose.