FW: [Dysphagia] Cited reference

[Heidi.Bassani at amedd.army.mil (Bassani, Heidi D Ms WRAMC-Wash DC)]

 Oops, forwarding this b/c I must have not clicked "Reply to all". 
-----Original Message-----
From: Kutner, Alina [mailto:Ali.Kutner@healthsouth.com] 
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 8:33 AM
To: Bassani, Heidi D Ms WRAMC-Wash DC
Subject: RE: [Dysphagia] Cited reference

I totally agree - we have been trying to stop the pass/fail language for
years!

-----Original Message-----
From: Bassani, Heidi D Ms WRAMC-Wash DC
[mailto:Heidi.Bassani@amedd.army.mil]
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 8:24 AM
To: Kutner, Alina
Subject: RE: [Dysphagia] Cited reference


You are absolutely right. This gets to the heart of the idea (one of my
biggest pet peeves) that VFSS's are pass/fail exams.  Every time I heard
"Did he pass his modified?" a little part of me dies.  Unfortunately,
some SLP's perpetuate this by simply saying yes or no and this is why we
need to educate not only ourselves, but colleagues outside of our field
as to what a VFSS does.  People do not ask "Did he pass his MRI?"  We
need to let our doctors, nurses, etc. know that VFSS determine if
aspiration is present, how much material is aspirated, on what
consistencies, WHY is it being aspirated, do compensatory
strategies/maneuvers improve the aspiration, etc, etc.  It's not
Pass/fail.


-----Original Message-----
From: Kutner, Alina [mailto:Ali.Kutner@healthsouth.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 3:46 PM
To: Clarke-Goertz, Kim (PAPHR); dysphagia@b9.com
Subject: RE: [Dysphagia] Cited reference

I feel most SLP's utilize the VFSS to do exactly that - identify
abnormalities of swallowing physiology so we may make an appropriate
plan.  If we all had the "misguided tendancy" to simply ID aspiration,
we would have one line reports:
yes	no	(check one)


-----Original Message-----
From: dysphagia-bounces@b9.com [mailto:dysphagia-bounces@b9.com]On
Behalf Of Clarke-Goertz, Kim (PAPHR)
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 2:58 PM
To: 'dysphagia@b9.com'
Subject: FW: [Dysphagia] Cited reference


The link is:
http://www.springerlink.com/(lhm4sbqtbgngl4z4ahqt55ng)/app/home/contribu
tion
..asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,4,11;journal,21,35;linkingpublication
resul
ts,1:100357,1




-----Original Message-----
From: Irene Campbell-Taylor [mailto:eripley@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 12:53
To: Heidi.Bassani@amedd.army.mil; dysphagia@b9.com
Subject: [Dysphagia] Cited reference


  The following article, and its content re clinical exam vs VFSS should
be read in its entirety:Clinical utility of the modified barium swallow.
Dysphagia. 2000 Summer;15(3):136-41.Martin-Harris B, Logemann JA,
McMahon S, Schleicher M, Sandidge J.
 The misguided tendency to refer to the modified barium study only as a
tool for identifying aspiration and the appropriate utilization of the
examination for identification of underlying abnormality in swallowing
physiology are explained.



Dr I Campbell-Taylor
Clinical Neuroscientist
Exclusive Distributor:
www.interactivetherapy.com
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