EP 14: New standards in dysphagia research: Core outcome sets with Sarah Gorst and Nicola Harman

How do we know what outcomes to measure and when to measure them when designing clinical trials? And how can we make studies more comparable, so that researchers measure the same outcomes with the same assessment at the same time points? One solution is the development and application of Core Outcome Sets (COS). Dr. Sarah …

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EP 13: Cough reflex testing with Emma Wallace

Coughing and swallowing are two important functions, both providing airway protection and therefore being essential for survival. However, as students and clinicians we usually learn a lot more about swallowing than about coughing. And often, evaluating the cough function in the dysphagia assessment goes down with simply asking the patient to cough and subjectively assessing …

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EP 12: A Parkinson’s case discussion with Ulrike Frank & James Curtis

Have you ever wondered what is going on in dysphagia experts’ minds when they are seeing a new patient for the first time? What details do they look out for? What are the rationales for upcoming steps in their clinical management? For this episode, we invited Dr Ulrike Frank and Dr James Curtis, two experienced …

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EP 11: Open science in dysphagia research with James Borders

Have you ever hit a paywall and could not access an article without being asked to pay for it? Wouldn’t it be great if all research would be transparent and openly available?  In this episode we talk about open science in dysphagia research with James Borders. He takes a deep dive into the core practices …

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EP 10: A mother’s perspective on dysphagia with Kristin

In this episode we speak with Kristin, whose daughter Mackenzie had severe swallowing difficulties. Kristin talks openly about their journey from the first cough and choke until a diagnosis and treatment. She also shares the struggles of not getting information but how the internet could help her. She also gives some pretty good advice to …

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