This is episode 72 of the Swallier Pride Podcast and today's guest is

Meredith Oki Ashford. She obtained her bachelor's degree from the University of

Georgia and master's degree from Vanderbilt University. She has several years of

experience working as an SLP at Vanderbilt University. She has several years of experience working as an SLP

at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

as the lead SLP for both geriatric and the palliative care teams.

Meredith has special interest in the assessment and treatment of dysphagia,

collaboration with families and

patient care, and teaching. She's a co-instructor of the dysphagia course at Vanderbilt and is a regular

speaker at interdisciplinary meetings. And I promised our friend Meredith here and also our we

have a former presenter Carmen Barto she talked to us all about forming a

Trake team a few episodes back she's's just wonderful too. But they both work at Vanderbilt and I promised

them that I would mention their upcoming conference, it's called the fourth annual

Medical Speech Pathology Best Practices Conference.

February 22nd, 23rd at the Hilton Garden Inn

in Nashville, Tennessee.

And to register, you can go to Vanderbilt.

EDU forward slash continuing education.

And Meredith's going to talk a little bit more

about it in the segment.

Just a quick disclaimer that all statements and opinions

expressed in this episode do not reflect

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