Patheous Health Imaging and Patheous Health Education officially closes on March 31, 2026. Any learner who satisfactorily completes a self-study course by midnight EST on March 31st, with the intention to earn ASHA CEUs, will be reported to the ASHA CE Registry. It is our understanding that educational content will still be available after March 31st until August 1st. Self-study courses completed after March 31st will not be reported to the ASHA CE Registry. Learners will obtain a certificate of completion verifying the number of Professional Development Hours (PDHs) earned. Documentation should be kept and tracked by the learner.
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.
This course is offered for 1.0 Professional Development Hours.
Refund Policy
No refunds for self-study courses.
If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call 877-390-1887.
