Have You Considered Serving as an Audiologist or SLP in Uniform?
Have you heard of the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS)? It’s one of the United States’ seven uniformed services and has existed for more than 200 years. During those two centuries, an elite team of 6,500 men and women in health care professions served to protect our nation’s public health.
Often called a “best kept secret,” the USPHS Commissioned Corps offers audiologists and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) a way to serve in uniform while protecting, promoting, and advancing the health and safety of the nation.
As a member of the USPHS, I’ve been an SLP in uniform for a ...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 9, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Courtney Wood Tags: Audiology Health Care Slider Speech-Language Pathology Professional Development Schools Source Type: blogs
Developing allied health professional leaders: an interactive guide for clinicians and trust boards
NHS Improvement -This is a guide to professional development opportunities and possibilities to support allied health professionals (AHPs) lead at all levels. It describes the common features of the AHP leadership journey, by combining insights and evidence from trust executives and chief AHPs. Its primary audience is aspiring AHP leaders and those with responsibility for developing the AHP workforce.GuidanceNHS Improvement - publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - October 7, 2019 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Leadership and leadership development Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
10 Tips for Public Speaking —Beyond the Words You ’ ll Say
Presenting at the ASHA Convention in Orlando this year? Giving a lunch-and-learn for the hospital staff? Got an upcoming workshop for parents in your community? As a speech-language pathologist and professional speaker, I understand our focus is often on speech, language, words, and content.
But seriously, stop worrying about your PowerPoint and your script. No one will know if you forgot to say something you rehearsed 100 times, and audiences forgive glitches. It’s all going to be OK.
Still nervous? Then try these tips covering everything but your words to make your next presentation one of your best:
Bring your own cu...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 2, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Melanie Potock MA Tags: Academia & Research Audiology Events Slider Speech-Language Pathology Advocacy ASHA Convention Feeding Disorders Professional Development Source Type: blogs
Starting next week: Two great professional development opportunities with renowned author and neuroscientist Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg
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Pleased to announce two fantastic professional development opportunities offered by the Luria Neuroscience Institute and featuring renowned author and neuropsychologist Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP.
I. Webinar sequence “Executive Functions and Frontal Lobes in Health and Disease” (October-November 2019):
These five webinars, imparted by Dr. Goldberg, will cover in depth:
The neural basis of executive functions
New ideas in the cognitive neuroscience of executive functions
The working memory conundrum
Executive dysfunction in neurodevelopmental syndromes
Executive dysfunction in traumatic brain injury
Eac...
Source: SharpBrains - October 2, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness Bali discount code Elkhonon-Goldberg Executive-Functions frontal-lobes Goldberg Brain-Mind Symposia Luria Neuroscience Institute neuropsychologist Professional De Source Type: blogs
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Applied Neuroscience and Neurotechnology
After a very busy month, it’s time now for SharpBrains e‑newsletter to summarize the latest initiatives, tools and ideas for lifelong brain health and mental fitness — and to share a few puzzles and illusions to tease your brain.
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A growing number of classrooms in China are equipped with artificial-intelligence cameras and brain-wave trackers. Video: Crystal Tai for The Wall Street Journal.
New neuro-infused education and healthcare initiatives:
China is harnessing brain-wave trackers and artificial-intelligence to raise better (and more compliant?) students
Report calls for wide classroom-based adoption of ten bra...
Source: SharpBrains - September 30, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain Teasers Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness Professional Development Technology Apple Applied Neuroscience brain health brain teasers for adults Brain-Fitness CBT cognitive test Cognitive- Source Type: blogs
ASHA Voices: A New Payment System, Changes in SNFs
On Oct. 1, we’ll see a change in how Medicare reimburses for services at skilled nursing facilities, or SNFs. We’ve heard lots of questions about these changes from speech-language pathologists working in SNFs. So, we’re dedicating the entire second episode of ASHA Voices to this topic.
Listen in for a conversation about health care trends, patient outcomes, and the evolving role of clinicians in SNFs. We’ll hear from ASHA’s director of health care services and a panel of SLPs in leadership roles at rehab companies. We’ll discuss the challenges and opportunities they see in this time of change to a patient-driv...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - September 26, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: J.D. Gray Tags: Health Care Podcast Slider Speech-Language Pathology Cognitive Rehabilitation Dysphagia Professional Development Source Type: blogs
ASHA Now, Your New, Customizable E-newsletter, Launches Next Week
Attention, ASHA members and other subscribers to the Fresh Ideas or Leader Live e-newsletters, or any of the Access e-newsletters (Access Schools, Access Academics, Access Health Care, or Access Audiology): A new e-newsletter tailored to your specific interests will arrive in your inbox this coming Tuesday, Oct. 1.
ASHA Now will consolidate the contents of these six separate ASHA e-newsletters into a biweekly dispatch with content that is relevant to you. Four content options—for audiologists, academics and researchers, speech-language pathologists in health care, and school-based SLPs—will deliver timely, relevant, an...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - September 25, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Bridget Murray Law Tags: Audiology News Slider Speech-Language Pathology Professional Development Source Type: blogs
Understanding How Changes in SNF Medicare Payment Affect SLPs
By now, most speech-language pathologists in health care setting have heard about major changes coming to the way Medicare pays skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), effective Oct. 1. The patient-driven payment model (PDPM) bases Medicare reimbursement to SNFs on a patient’s clinical presentation rather than on the amount of time they need treatment.
Here are the PDPM facts and tips—both financial and clinical—for SLPs in SNFs.
Know the facts
Medicare is changing how it pays SNFs, but not the longstanding requirement that only medically necessary services are reimbursed. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - September 6, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Sarah Warren Tags: Health Care Slider Speech-Language Pathology Professional Development Source Type: blogs
Understanding How Changes in Medicare Payment to SNFs Affect SLPs
By now, most speech-language pathologists in health care setting have heard about major changes coming to the way Medicare pays skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), effective Oct. 1. The patient-driven payment model (PDPM) bases Medicare reimbursement to SNFs on a patient’s clinical presentation rather than on the amount of time they need treatment.
Here are the PDPM facts and tips—both financial and clinical—for SLPs in SNFs.
Know the facts
Medicare is changing how it pays SNFs, but not the longstanding requirement that only medically necessary services are reimbursed. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - September 6, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Sarah Warren Tags: Health Care Slider Speech-Language Pathology Professional Development Source Type: blogs
Why We Created a Virtual Support Group for PhD Students in CSD
No one ever said being a doctoral student is easy, but getting support from your peers along the way makes a big difference. Based on personal experiences navigating the first four years of two different doctoral programs, we realized how much the support of other PhD candidates in communications sciences and disorders (CSD) will help us succeed as future independent researchers and university faculty.
Doctoral programs involve a significant amount of “learn-as-you-go” knowledge not directly passed on by your academic mentor or through courses. Peers provide a safe space to ask questions we might hesitate to ask to a p...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - September 4, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Natalie Covington Tags: Academia & Research Audiology Slider Speech-Language Pathology communication sciences and disorders Professional Development Source Type: blogs
Heads-up: Two great professional development opportunities with renowned neuropsychologist Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg
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We are pleased to share two fantastic professional development opportunities offered by the Luria Neuroscience Institute and involving renowned neuropsychologist Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP.
I. The first, inaugural 5-day Goldberg Brain-Mind Symposium (February 2020):
Dr. Goldberg has been a frequent visitor to Bali for 30 years and is currently engaged in cross-cultural neuroscience research with two major Indonesian universities. He personally designed this unique and comprehensive event to discuss cutting edge cognitive neuroscience and state-of-the-art clinical insights with a small group of participants i...
Source: SharpBrains - September 4, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Professional Development Bali discount code Elkhonon-Goldberg Executive-Functions frontal-lobes Goldberg Brain-Mind Symposia Luria Neuroscience Institute neuropsychologist webinar sequence Source Type: blogs
5 Tips for a Smoother Post-Vacation Transition to Work and School
Backpacks replace beach bags, the air gets cooler and … are those pumpkin-spice lattes I smell? Summer break and the accompanying vacations might be over, but it just means now is the time to start the best school year ever! And even if you don’t work in a school or university, the start of a school year often generates a spike in new clients and referrals for audiologists and speech-language pathologists across work settings.
Easier said than done, though. If you’re like most people—even those who don’t work in schools—starting off a new school year or coming back after a vacation causes stress. I hope these...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - September 3, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Megan Arney Tags: Academia & Research Audiology Health Care Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Professional Development Source Type: blogs
6 Tips to Ease Data-Gathering During Group Sessions in Schools
Taking data for speech-language groups isn’t easy. Whether you’ve been an SLP for a long time or are just getting started, chances are you have—at some point—found it pretty tricky to record data for group treatment sessions (especially big groups) with a variety of goals (especially goals in different areas).
You aren’t alone. I struggle, too, so here are some tips that help me get through. My hope is they help you, too.
Keep goals on an index card
When getting to know new students, I write each one’s main goal or goal area on a different note card. I know my schedule will go through many iterations across t...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - August 28, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Shelley D. Hutchins Tags: Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Autism Spectrum Disorder Early Intervention Professional Development Source Type: blogs
New Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Programs Announced
In March, we shared our plans to develop a new program as part of our
efforts to enhance postdoctoral career transitions to promote faculty diversity in the biomedical research workforce. We’re pleased to announce that the Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) funding opportunity announcements have been published. MOSAIC is designed to facilitate the transition of promising postdoctoral researchers from diverse backgrounds, such as individuals from groups underrepresented in the biomedical research
workforce at the faculty level, into independent faculty careers at re...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - August 26, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Matt Mills Tags: Funding Opportunities Training/Fellowships/Career Development Biomedical Graduate Educations Biomedical Research Enterprise Postdoctoral Source Type: blogs
Call for Letters to the Editor From Student and Resident Authors: Firsts
Academic Medicine is seeking original submissions for our Letters to the Editor feature from medical students, residents, and fellows on the topic of “first” experiences during health professions education.
“First” experiences are wide-ranging and include, for example, the first time a learner engages in taking a history, making a new diagnosis, assisting in delivering a baby, caring for a patient at the end of her life, or working on an interprofessional team. “First” experiences are central to the formation of one’s identity as a physician and often tie to larger issues w...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - August 26, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Journal Staff Tags: Featured call for papers trainee Source Type: blogs
