In this episode Michelle is honored to be joined by the founding board members and several volunteers of Dysphagia Outreach Project, a non-profit whose mission is to raise awareness for individuals with dysphagia across the life continuum, while also placing tangible supplies into their hands. Dysphagia Outreach Project, (DOP), is a 100% volunteer based organization, and in this hour Hillary Cooper, MS CCC-SLP, Michelle Coffaro, MS CCC-SLP, CBIS, Jessica Lasky, MS CCC-SLP, Allie Mataras, MS CCC-SLP, Amanda Weissberg, MS CCC-SLP, and Alyson Ware, MS CCC-SLP, educate all of us as the extraordinary work that DOP does every day to fill the supply and access needs for our patients. DOP shares how they are involved in caregiver education and advocacy at a local level because they all understand that kindness, compassion, and joy are what drives positive changes for our patients.
Course Content Disclosure: This course will exclusively focus on the services provided by the Dysphagia Outreach Project and will not cover any other similar services.
In Kind Support: We would like to thank the presenters for volunteering their time for this course.
Disclosure Statement for Michelle Dawson Financial: Michelle Dawson receives compensation for this presentation from SpeechTherapyPD.com. She is the Coordinator for Clinical Education and Clinical Assistant Professor for the Masters of Speech-Language Pathology Program with Francis Marion University, in Florence, South Carolina, for which she receives an annual salary. She also receives royalties from the sale of her book Chasing the Swallow: Truth, Science, and Hope for Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders.
Nonfinancial: Michelle Dawson is a volunteer with Feeding Matters, a former Treasurer with the Council of State Association Presidents, and a Past President with South Carolina Speech, Language, and Hearing Association.
Disclosure Statement for Alyson Ware
Financial Alyson Smith is an employee at Bluebonnet Trails Community Services and serves as a pediatric consultant for Savorease. >br> Nonfinancial Alyson Smith is a member of ASHA Special Interest Group 13 (Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders). She volunteers for Dysphagia Outreach Project and is a member of the Medical SLP Collective.
Disclosure Statement for Hilary Cooper
Financial Hilary Cooper is an owner of the North Louisiana Swallow Solutions, a mobile FEES company, works as an Adjunct Clinical Instructor at University of Louisiana at Monroe, is a co-owner of Evolutionary Education Solutions, a CEU company.
Nonfinancial Hilary Cooper is a co-founding member of the Dysphagia Outreach Project and is the Publication Chair for the Louisiana Speech-Language Hearing Association (LSHA).
Disclosure Statement for Michelle Coffaro
Financial Michelle is founder of a mobile Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) company located in Ohio.
Nonfinancial Michelle serves as VP of Operations of the Dysphagia Outreach project. She is an active member of ASHA Special Interest Group 13 (Swallowing and Swallow Disorders), the Dysphagia Research Society (DRS), and Ohio Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Disclosure Statement for Jessica Lasky
Financial Jessica Lasky is an owner of mobile FEES company, Mobile Scope, that provides FEES services throughout the state of Arizona. She has co-owns la CEU company, Evolutionary Education Solutions.
Nonfinancial Jessica is a co-founder of the Dysphagia Outreach Project.
Disclosure Statement for Allie Mataras
Financial Allie Mataras co-founder of the New Jersey-based mobile FEES company, FEESible Swallow Solutions.
Nonfinancial Allie Mataras is a member of ASHA Special Interest Group 13 (Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders), Dysphagia Research Society, and the New Jersey Speech-Language Hearing Association. She also volunteers for Dysphagia Outreach Project.
Disclosure Statement for Amanda Weissberg
Financial Amanda Weissberg is an affiliate for the Med SLP Collective.
Nonfinancial Amanda Weissberg volunteers on Dysphagia Outreach Project's Public Relations Social Media Team as Instagram Team Captain. She also volunteers as a ASHA S.T.E.P. Mentor.
Course Content Disclosure: This course will exclusively focus on the services provided by the Dysphagia Outreach Project and will not cover any other similar services.
In Kind Support: We would like to thank the presenters for volunteering their time for this course.
Disclosure Statement for Michelle Dawson Financial: Michelle Dawson receives compensation for this presentation from SpeechTherapyPD.com. She is the Coordinator for Clinical Education and Clinical Assistant Professor for the Masters of Speech-Language Pathology Program with Francis Marion University, in Florence, South Carolina, for which she receives an annual salary. She also receives royalties from the sale of her book Chasing the Swallow: Truth, Science, and Hope for Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders.
Nonfinancial: Michelle Dawson is a volunteer with Feeding Matters, a former Treasurer with the Council of State Association Presidents, and a Past President with South Carolina Speech, Language, and Hearing Association.
Disclosure Statement for Alyson Ware
Financial Alyson Smith is an employee at Bluebonnet Trails Community Services and serves as a pediatric consultant for Savorease. >br> Nonfinancial Alyson Smith is a member of ASHA Special Interest Group 13 (Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders). She volunteers for Dysphagia Outreach Project and is a member of the Medical SLP Collective.
Disclosure Statement for Hilary Cooper
Financial Hilary Cooper is an owner of the North Louisiana Swallow Solutions, a mobile FEES company, works as an Adjunct Clinical Instructor at University of Louisiana at Monroe, is a co-owner of Evolutionary Education Solutions, a CEU company.
Nonfinancial Hilary Cooper is a co-founding member of the Dysphagia Outreach Project and is the Publication Chair for the Louisiana Speech-Language Hearing Association (LSHA).
Disclosure Statement for Michelle Coffaro
Financial Michelle is founder of a mobile Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) company located in Ohio.
Nonfinancial Michelle serves as VP of Operations of the Dysphagia Outreach project. She is an active member of ASHA Special Interest Group 13 (Swallowing and Swallow Disorders), the Dysphagia Research Society (DRS), and Ohio Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Disclosure Statement for Jessica Lasky
Financial Jessica Lasky is an owner of mobile FEES company, Mobile Scope, that provides FEES services throughout the state of Arizona. She has co-owns la CEU company, Evolutionary Education Solutions.
Nonfinancial Jessica is a co-founder of the Dysphagia Outreach Project.
Disclosure Statement for Allie Mataras
Financial Allie Mataras co-founder of the New Jersey-based mobile FEES company, FEESible Swallow Solutions.
Nonfinancial Allie Mataras is a member of ASHA Special Interest Group 13 (Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders), Dysphagia Research Society, and the New Jersey Speech-Language Hearing Association. She also volunteers for Dysphagia Outreach Project.
Disclosure Statement for Amanda Weissberg
Financial Amanda Weissberg is an affiliate for the Med SLP Collective.
Nonfinancial Amanda Weissberg volunteers on Dysphagia Outreach Project's Public Relations Social Media Team as Instagram Team Captain. She also volunteers as a ASHA S.T.E.P. Mentor.
