Purpose Timely speech-language pathology (SLP) involvement with dysphagic patients in
the Emergency Department (ED) may improve patient outcomes. This study utilised …

Background: Early detection of dysphagia can reduce associated medical sequelae and
subsequent burden of care. As most patients admitted to acute care services present first via …

Background Integrated speech-language pathology (SLP) services within the emergency
department (ED) may facilitate timely dysphagia management. However, there are multiple …

Purpose To examine referral pathways, clinical demographics, and timeliness of dysphagia
management within an emergency department (ED) setting utilising both ED staff and …

International studies examining dysphagia management have identified that a degree of
practice variability exists globally, with multiple factors within the local health service context …

Purpose: Extended scope of practice roles can address health service challenges and
enhance patient services; however there has been limited research of extended scope roles …

Purpose Patients admitted to critical care (CC) are at risk of impaired swallowing and
communication function. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) play an important role in this …

Purpose Optimising dysphagia service delivery is crucial to minimise personal and service
impacts associated with dysphagia. However, limited data exist on how to achieve this in …

This study investigated current practice patterns and opinions of best practice standards of
nurses and speech-language pathologists (S-LPs) regarding management of nonspeaking …

A review of procedural efficiency by speech-language pathologists in a community hospital
raised concerns regarding delays following a patient's arrival in the emergency department …