This is

one 46 of the Swallier Pride Podcast and today's guest is Tia Bagan.

Tia is a speech language pathologist and co-founder of Neutrophagea,

a health and wellness company whose mission is to bring joy, delight, and care to

everyone's day and the creator of the Eat Bar. She completed her undergraduate training

at the University of Iowa's Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

She received her graduate training at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois and was fellowship trained at John Stroger Hospital of Cook County.

She returned to Rush University Medical Center as a clinical supervisor and lecturer for five years.

Throughout her 15 years of practice, Tia has provided patient care in the acute care hospital, outpatient rehabilitation, skilled, and long-term care facilities.

Through independent research of dysphagia products over the years, she continued to see a

discrepancy between the needs of her patients and the current offerings in the market.

Tia is also a member of Asha and has received an

Ace Award for Excellence in Continuing Education. 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 first-hand 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 dysphagia.

So let's get into it.

Just a quick disclaimer that all statements and opinions expressed in this episode do not reflect

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