On this episode of the Swallier Pride Podcast, we have Rachel Salvata.

She is an ASHA licensed SLP, currently working at a level one trauma center in Miami, Florida,

who specializes in feeding and following disorders throughout the lifespan.

Rachel has diverse training and dysphagia management associated with respiratory compromise,

artificial airway populations, medically complex neurogenic populations, as well as NICU feeding and

swallowing complications. Rachel has made patient advocacy and improving overall patient quality

of life a personal mission and goal throughout her years as an SLP.

She has spearheaded a robust tracheostomy team in her facility, encompassing surgeons,

intensivists, hospitalists, nurses, and rehab team personnel with a mission of providing exceptional care to the

traiostomy population.

Her trake team has become an innovative concept with potential to spread to other facilities

and professionals with

focus on utilizing standardized protocols to streamline care and reduce

adverse outcomes. The SLP-led Trache team has been presented at various

conferences as and is in the process of being published in a manuscript to showcase the statistical significance of the research.

Rachel strives to provide a constant commitment to education by providing clinical mentorship to students during

externships as well as provided support for several administrative teams on medical SLP

platforms to promote continued growth in our SLP community.

In addition, Rachel has curated multiple avenues for continued education for

SLPs in her community, including a Badge Buddy series for quick and

digestible content on medical badges as well as an open

collaborative on Zoom called Trache Talks for promoting tracheostomy evidence-based research

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