SVS PodChats episodes have reached all around the world, showcasing the collaborations which have lead to some amazing resources and opportunities in this most difficult of years. In this episode Suzanne and Fiona chat about how 2020 was the year that COVID-19 changed how we all lived, worked and trained. We reflect on some of the challenges and how clinicians responded with resilience, creativity and generosity. Listen in as we reflect on the year, and get a glimpse i...

Welcome to SVS PodChats with Suzanne and Fiona speaking to Jodi Allen (a), Claire Slinger (b) and Sally Richmond (c) about using ultrasound in speech and language therapy clinical assessment. Ultrasound is an established clinical assessment modality - we are familiar with ultrasound in obstetrics or to assess integrity of the muscle tissue in neurological disease. Ultrasound of the head and neck is an emerging area of consideration for SLTs in respiratory, voice, and swallowing ...

This episode follows from the SVS PodChat "Perspectives from the UK and the USA: assessment and rehabilitation of dysphonia during the COVID-19 pandemic" and provides an update on how voice therapy services are being provided in the UK, six months into the pandemic. Suzanne chats with three renowned speech and language specialist voice therapists - Tori Burnay, Jane Shaw and Rachel Radford - about the impact of COVID-19 on their practice, how they have made adaptations for themselves a...

Has your FEES training been impacted by COVID-19? In this episode, Fiona and Suzanne outline some practical ideas so that you can continue to build on your knowledge and skills, towards competence and skills mastery in FEES. Using the structure of the FEES protocol and the FEES knowledge and skills frameworks you can find opportunities to create learning experiences to enrich your knowledge and skill as a trainee FEES practitioner. Some of these may take place within a clinical environment, ...

In this SVS PodChat episode, Fiona and Suzanne outline their tips to make every minute and every penny you invest in your FEES* training count. Aspiring FEES Practitioners often attend a taught external course as their starting point but being able to develop and apply these new skills in clinical practice is dependent upon the pre-training preparation and subsequent in-house training and supervision (1). Having the correct infrastructure in place underpins success, and time spent brin...

Description Over the course of two SVS Podchats we are delighted to chat with Dr Paula Leslie and Emeritus Professor Stephen McHanwell about managing the clinical swallow assessment within the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic. Without the benefit of instrumental assessment technology we may feel that we are unable to provide a comprehensive assessment. Paula and Steve remind us of the skills and knowledge that we already possess, and by refreshing our understanding of the motor, sensory...

Over the course of two SVS Podchats we are delighted to chat with Dr Paula Leslie and Emeritus Professor Stephen McHanwell about managing the clinical swallow assessment within the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic. Without the benefit of instrumental assessment technology we may feel that we are unable to provide a comprehensive assessment. Paula and Steve remind us of the skills and knowledge that we already possess, and by refreshing our understanding of the motor, sensory and cortico...

Dr Jackie McRae gives an account of her experience of working as the Lead Speech and Language Therapist at London’s Nightingale Hospital at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. From the rapid setting up of the service to the day to day practicalities of working in this high intensity environment, Jackie describes her role, the ethos of the hospital in supporting staff well-being and reflects on the influence this experience will bring to her practice and the wider NHS. Learn the ...

Today we speak to a group of expert clinicians specialising in voice disorders - Professor Bari Hoffman Ruddy, Speech Pathologist, Jane Shaw, Speech and Language Therapist, and Mark Watson, Consultant Laryngologist. We chat about the restrictions imposed on instrumental assessment of the larynx during the COVID-19 pandemic and how services are innovating new methods of assessment and rehabilitation of dysphonic patients. Great discussion and tips to embed good telehealth sessions into practic...

Today we chat to Ajith George, Ear Nose and Throat Consultant, and Medical Director of the MedTech Company which developed SNAP. We hear how he is finding opportunities to adapt his working practice in Head and Neck Cancer in response to COVID-19. He describes the development of the SNAP device which clicks into a conventional surgical mask to provide a safe environment for his patients for nasendoscopy, and what is next for us in the world of endoscopy, plus the untold story of how the SNAP ...