304 – Cultural Sensitivity in Dysphagia: Nourishing Patients Beyond Nutrition

Swallow Your Pride Podcast

Theresa Richard, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S

Education, Health & Fitness, Business, Careers, Medicine

4.8 • 899 Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

So you have a patient with dysphagia…what do you immediately start considering?

Diagnosis…comorbidities…past medical history…past surgical history…current diet recs…

☝️Those are the typical go-to “textbook” checklist items, but there are other incredibly important considerations that will affect how you evaluate and treat your patient. These considerations impact your clinical recommendations and what matters most to your patients - and they deserve to be honored.

I’m talking about cultural and religious considerations in dysphagia - which is exactly what Michelle Weber Dehgan MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S & Kiana Gardner MA, CCC-SLP dive into this on this week’s episode of the Swallow Your Pride Podcast!

Together, we discuss the importance of cultural sensitivity in managing dysphagia. Michelle and Kiana highlight the significance of considering patients' cultural preferences, dietary restrictions, and access to food during evaluations and treatment recommendations. They share the results of a survey conducted among SLPs that highlight the challenges in accommodating nutritional preferences and religious and cultural beliefs.

Tune in, take notes, and talk about what you learn with colleagues!

Get the show notes at https://syppodcast.com/304

The importance of considering cultural preferences (00:04:34)
Considering access to food and alternative options (00:06:50)
Considering allergies and dietary restrictions (00:07:52)
The Cultural Acceptance of a Simple Food (00:08:55)
Impact of Hospital Menus on Patient Preferences (00:10:25)
Survey Results on Speech Pathologists' Practices (00:12:20)
Fasting during Ramadan and cultural rituals (00:17:56)
Food preferences and cultural barriers (00:19:11)
Patient-centered approach and cultural humility (00:22:06)
Assumptions and Perspective (00:28:59)
The therapy scheduling challenge (00:36:56)
Catering to different cultural groups and partnering with food nutrition corporations. (00:46:41)
The psychological impact of not being able to honor cultural or religious practices in the hospital. (00:47:44)

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0:00.0	On this episode of the Swallier Pride podcast, we have Michelle Weber-Degon and Kiana
0:09.9	Gardner. Michelle is the research and education coordinator for speech language pathology at TIR, T I R, Memorial Herman, as well as a practicing clinician.
0:18.6	She graduated with Communication Sciences and Disorders degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Houston.
0:24.8	She became a board certified specialist in swallowing and swallowing disorders in 2007.
0:29.6	She's the Asha CE administrator for Memorial Herman Health System and for the Academy of Spinal Court Injury
0:35.2	Professionals. She presents locally and nationally on topics related to medical speech language
0:39.7	pathology. She is currently an active member of Asha at the Academy of Spinal Court Injury
0:44.4	Professionals Disphasia Research Society, Special Interest Division 11
0:48.2	on Supervision and Administration, Special Interest Division 13 on
0:52.3	Swalling and Swalling Disorders, and Special Interest Division 13 on Swalling and Swalling Disorders, and Special Interest Division 17 on global issues in communication sciences and disorders.
0:59.0	She is a recipient of 16 ACE awards from Asha.
1:02.0	She is involved in streaming the electronic medical record, promoting evidence-based practice, development, teaching of clinical reasoning, and quality improvement.
1:10.0	In addition, she's a mentor with the MedSELP collective and enjoys fostering the growth of a new generation of clinicians.
1:17.0	Kiana Gardner is an SLP at TIR Memorial Hermann as well.
1:21.0	She received her bachelor's in Applied psychology and human relations from Pace University and her
1:26.3	Masters at the University of Houston in Speech Language pathology.
1:29.8	Kiana has primarily practiced in inpatient rehab with a focus on patients with acquired brain injury, stroke, and other neurological conditions.
1:37.0	She's passionate about the field and is an Asha step mentor, and she enjoys supervising and training the new generation of SLPs.
1:43.6	Welcome to the Swallier Pride Podcast. I'm your host Teresa Richard. I'm a board
1:54.9	certified specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders and founder of the
1:58.8	Med-SLP collective and Med SLP education. This podcast is dedicated to delivering
2:04.0	the latest evidence-based practice to medical SLPs everywhere
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