Swallowing management is a high-risk, scientifically dynamic area of practice. Continuing education ensures medical Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) remain clinically competent, protect patients, satisfy regulatory bodies, and advance professionally. In-Person courses at Swallowing Wellness prioritize hands-on training, patient advocacy, anatomy and physiology, as well as common sense clinical practice into training to keep SLPs competent with the latest evidence-based methods. Got questions? Email us at info@swallowingwellness.com
Mini-Muncher Clinical Training Program
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This experiential, two-day course will delve into pediatric feeding and swallowing function, offering participants the knowledge and tools needed to evaluate and address oral motor and swallowing issues in infants and children. Learn more…
Jumpstart MBS Intensive
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Hands-on, immersive modified barium swallow (MBS) intensive course offering experiential learning designed to prepare SLPs for real-world, clinical environments with firsthand experience in swallowing diagnostics. Learn more…
The Swallow Treat Retreat
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A 2-day course that reframes the Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) swallowing therapy toolbox related to (a) restoring swallowing function over compensation and, (b) innovation and practicality in healthcare. Learn more…
Swallow 360 - FEES Masterclass
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This 2-day course trains comprehensive skills in FEES (Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing). Completion includes at least 15 unique passes, experience with normal and patient swallows, handling multiple scope models, and incorporates modified barium swallow studies (MBS), and surface electromyography (EMG). This course’s registration is postponed for future dates.
Humbert Experiential Learning Program
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HELP is an innovative experiential learning opportunity that delivers an immersive learning professionals managing swallowing disorders. Each HELP session features a different swallowing disorder, diagnostic technique, patient population, and/or treatment modality across the continuum of care. Learn more…
Free Handout Downloads
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Dr. Humbert’s medical illustrations elucidate swallowing physiology and clinical practice. Download free handouts / posters here.
Get Fluent! In swallowing Physiology
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Get Fluent! is a 5-part LIVE VIRTUAL educational series led by Dr. Ianessa Humbert, designed to improve understanding of swallowing physiology among speech-language pathologists and graduate students. Each session focuses on a key swallowing event:
Swallow Trigger
Base of Tongue Retraction
Laryngeal Vestibule Closure
Pharyngeal Constriction
Upper Esophageal Sphincter Opening
SLP Interrupted
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SLP Interrupted is a counter-cultural gathering designed to challenge these norms and to redefine the culture of care. The goal of this meeting is to interrupt your regularly-scheduled SLP programming with an emergency broadcast message to urge SLPs to change the paradigm of SLP culture. We are calling on you to rethink how we define success, care, and professionalism in our field. At the heart of this disruption is a simple truth: Self-preservation—by both clinicians and institutions—is a leading cause of poor patient care. Learn more…