This is episode 199 of the Swallier Pride Podcast and today's guest is Dr. Anna Miles.

She's a practicing SLT with 20 plus years of experience working in the acute and community settings.

Anna is a senior lecturer at the University of

Auckland. She is a researcher, lecturer, and clinician in the areas of voice and

swallowing disorders. Anna runs a hospital-based student teaching clinic as well

as an outpatient voice and

swallowing rehabilitation clinic. She is the New Zealand Speech Language

Therapist Association clinical expert in adult dyspasia. The Swallowing

Research Laboratory in the Center of Brain Research at the University of Auckland, led by Dr. Miles, strives to improve the lives of people with swallowing difficulties through improved assessment, treatment, and medical education.

The lab hopes to reduce the risks of pneumonia and death associated with following difficulties,

as well as improve the qualityallier Pride Podcast. I'm your host Teresa Richard. I'm a board

certified specialist in swallowing and swallowing disorders, a mobile fees

fees business owner and founder of the med SLP collective. This

podcast is all about delivering the latest evidence-based practice to medical

SLPs everywhere.

Whether you're a new clinician seeking tangible tools

for treatment or a seasoned vet stuck in a rut,

my goal is to help ditch the old school ways of the past

that no longer serve you or your patients to reinvigorate your passion for our field,

to broaden your knowledge about our scope of practice, and to inspire you to practice at the top of your

license.

So if you're listening, I encourage you to swallow your pride,

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