This is episode 131 of the Swallier Pride Podcast and today's guest is Jackie Connell.

She's an SLP with over 10 years of experience primarily with the adult population in the

acute care, acute rehab, outpatient, and home care settings.

She received her master's degree from Loyola University, Maryland and is currently the lead

SLP at NYU Winthrop Hospital, a level one trauma and primary stroke center located on Long Island in New York.

Jackie has a strong interest in neurogenic disorders relating to swallowing and

communication and is taught as an adjunct professor at the graduate level.

Welcome to the Swallow Your Pride Podcast.

I'm your host, Teresa Richard.

I'm a board certified specialist in swallowing and swallowing disorders.

And I know firsthand how much confusing and conflicting information there is out

there about how we assess and treat swallowing disorders. This podcast is all about

bringing everyone together, getting on the same page, being open to new ideas, and using evidence-based treatment strategies for our patients with dysphasia.

So let's get into it.

Just a quick disclaimer that all statements and opinions expressed in this episode do not reflect on the organizations associated with the speakers and are their own opinions solely.

Hello everybody, welcome back.

I'm really excited for this episode today

and I say that only because I think it's

going to help clarify a lot of things

that I know a lot of people are struggling with across the country right now about what do we do with scheduling and how are we supposed to triage these patients in the midst of COVID-19.

So I was really happy that Jackie agreed to come on and talk about this and she, the reason

I had asked her to come was in the Med-SLP collective, we're having a weekly support call

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