I have been on the feeding team in three different hospitals as an OT. Sometimes there was speech too, and sometimes there was not. Either way I participated in the swallow study and oral motor/feeding assessment. I also helped with education regarding the results of the study and the implementation of recommendations. Not all OTs were comfortable in this role, but the ones who had experience and/or were interested were welcomed on the team. Mary Alice
Mary Alice Cafiero, MSOT/L, ATP [email protected] 972-757-3733 Fax 888-708-8683 This message, including any attachments, may include confidential, privileged and/or inside information. Any distribution or use of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the recipient of this message, please notify the sender and permanently delete the message from your system. On Feb 23, 2009, at 6:42 PM, Miranda Hayek wrote: > > Hi, > > I work in a small community hospital where we have 4 OT's and 1 > Speech Therapist. We are trying to inquire with various OT's as to > their experience/hospital policy with performing swallow > evaluations. We have occasions where our Speech Therapist is gone, > and a swallow evaluation is put through. We are questioning if other > hospitals have their occupational therapist perform the swallow eval > or do they find a PRN/contract speech therapist to complete this. > > > > Thanks, > Miranda > -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
