Nutrition and hydration are emotive topics in many fields of health care. This can present
particular challenges towards the end of life where reduced hydration and nutritional needs …

Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) have become part of multidisciplinary palliative and
end-of-life (EOL) care services progressively over the last 20 years. There has, however …

Introduction: Dysphagia and communication changes are common in life-limiting conditions
and Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) involvement to facilitate effective communication …

Objectives Describe the four main domains by which swallowing therapy can benefit a
patient or family, whose goals of care are comfort, based on framework of the World Health …

Purpose: With an ageing population, speech-language pathologists (SLPs) can expect to
encounter legal and ethical challenges associated with palliative and end-of-life care more …

Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) that care for patients with dysphagia are uniquely
aware of the physiology of swallowing and how important eating is to patients and their …

Purpose Dysphagia is common in the last days of life (Bogaardt et al., 2015). Patients
themselves, their families and caregivers, and health care professionals often struggle to …

Clinical speech-language pathologists (SLPs) may receive referrals to consult with teams
serving patients who have a severe and/or terminal disease. Palliative care focuses on the …

Speech-language pathologists require a specialized set of skills to treat end of life (EOL)
patients with dysphagia. SLPs must advance their diagnostic and prognostic skills, adapt …

Speech-language pathologists (SLP) who treat patients with dysphagia may at some point
work with persons who are dying. The purpose of this article is to provide a legal and ethical …