GULP Fiction - Get Fluent in the Language of Swallowing

Date: July 15, 2026 from 7–8 PM (EST)

0.1 ASHA CEUs

Sponsors: Swallowing Training and Education Portal (STEP), Swallowing Wellness, and National Foundation of Swallowing Disorders (NFOSD)

Join Dr. Humbert for an eye-opening and provocative session unpacking four persistent swallowing myths pulled from SLP-led discussions in the Get Fluent Series on physiology, assessment, and treatment.

Through engaging patient cases, you’ll learn to move beyond well-meaning assumptions and get fluent in identifying the physiologic impairments that actually drive clinical decision-making.

Recordings will be available (FREE) on STEP and NFOSD websites.

Agenda

7:00 PM — Phagophobia: ‘You swallow fine. It’s probably just anxiety’

Learning Objective:
Differentiate psychogenic swallowing complaints from physiologic swallowing impairment by identifying clinical findings that warrant instrumental assessment and physiologic investigation.

7:15 PM — Chin Tuck Against Reality (CTAR): Swallowing rehab is a pain in the neck

Learning Objective:
Distinguish compensatory swallowing strategies from rehabilitative swallowing interventions and determine when postural modifications are unlikely to produce meaningful physiologic change.

7:30 PM — Resi-due and Resi-don’t: Natural pockets in the throat are the G.O.A.T.

Learning Objective:
Describe the functional role of pharyngeal recesses in normal swallowing and interpret pharyngeal residue within the context of bolus flow, anatomy, and physiologic impairment.

7:45 PM — Ain’t nothing like the real thing, Baby: Bolus-driven swallowing therapy means you gotta feel to learn how to deal.

Learning Objective:
Explain the physiologic rationale for bolus-driven swallowing therapy and identify how sensory and task-specific swallowing experiences support functional rehabilitation.

8:00 PM — Adjourn