makes me smile. Over all the years I have been an OT it started out initially OTs doing the swallowing evaluation. We have been significantly involved in the development of the procedures etc for this practice area.
Sue D > Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:34:28 -0700 > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OTlist] OT's for swallow evals? > > Miranda, I have never had call to do swallowing > evals on the job, but it was part of my schooling > to the point that classmates had to team up on a > project that included having to videotape us > feeding each other while evaluating > swallowing. I can kind of understand the ST > feeling a bit possessive about it though, the > same as OTs can feel possessive when another kind > of therapist (not mentioning names, but it rhymes > with PT) steps into what we consider to be our territory. > > Pat > > At 07:15 PM 2/23/2009, you wrote: > > >Thanks Mary Alice! Was the feeding team for all > >populations, such as geriatrics and pediatrics? > >Our speech therapist feels the OT's are not > >qualified to do swallow evals and doesn't > >believe we can charge for this service. In my OT > >schooling, which has been in the past two years, > >we learned about doing swallow evals, and > >according to my books it could be OT or ST. > > > > > > > >Thanks > > > > > > > >~ Miranda ~ > > > > > > > > > > > Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:08:58 -0500 > > > From: [email protected] > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [OTlist] OT's for swallow evals? > > > > > > 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] > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >It’s the same Hotmail®. If by “same” you mean up to 70% faster. > >http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_AE_Same_022009 > >-- > >Options? > >www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > > > >Archive? > >www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > -- > Options? > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > > Archive? > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
