Medical Speech-Language Pathology Across the Care Continuum: An Introduction

Earn CEUs for taking the SpeechPathology.com course based on this book.  
CEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/1.55 Intermediate, Professional; IACET/1.6; Kansas LTS-S1370/15.5; SAC/15.5

This exciting new text offers a comprehensive, engaging, and readable overview to the dynamic field of medical speech-language pathology. It is the first medical speech-language pathology textbook that is not focused on the various disorders, but instead examines the scope and key concepts of the profession, such as clinical reasoning, interprofessional practice, and the continuum of care. The book provides an in-depth overview of health care workplace settings (acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing, home health, outpatient care, pediatric service delivery, pharmacology, and neuroimaging).

The text also includes numerous case studies that instructors and students can use to explore application of both clinical- and setting-specific principles as a primer for practice in “the real world.”

Key Features

• Chapters are authored by respected experts within both academia and medical speech-language pathology
• Numerous figures, tables, and photos enhance readers’ visual learning experience 
• Boxed focal points highlight areas of emphasis, special practice considerations, competencies, and cases
• Case studies, where students are introduced to patient assessment, treatment, and management examples across the care continuum 
• An Appendix listing common medical test procedures and reference values. 
• PowerPoint lecture slides for instructors

Medical Speech-Language Pathology Across the Care Continuum: An Introduction is also helpful for speech-language pathologists transitioning from a school-based or private practice setting into health care.

"The book covers the following settings: acute care hospitals, rehabilitation, outpatient rehabilitation settings, skilled nursing facilities, and home health care services. Readers will glean pertinent information on applying speech-language pathology skills and clinical procedures and processes in these settings. Two chapters include an in-depth focus; one covers medications and their effect on diagnoses related to speech-language pathology, and the other covers neuroimaging. Both of these unique, detailed chapters provide information that is not often exhaustively taught in graduate preparation coursework. The chapters include succinctly stated objectives, a reader-friendly introduction to the material, figures and diagrams, a concluding section, and references. In addition to the diagrams, charts, visual aids, and graphs in the chapters, the book provides a photocopy-friendly appendix in the back of the text, which includes additional educational materials.  ...This book provides functional and direct information regarding transitioning from one healthcare setting to another, as well as what each setting requires of clinicians as they work toward providing appropriate, patient-centered treatment plans. Even if graduate students learn relevant, setting-specific information, real-world experiences such as practicums and employment offer the knowledge necessary to thrive in specific settings. This book serves as a bridge for this specific information, integral for speech-language pathology clinicians. The visual aids in the book are high quality, colorful, and functional, further providing a useful learning experience in this necessary topic."
—Melissa Raymond, MS, CCC-SLP, Biola University, in Doody's Book Reviews

"Exceptionally well organized and presented. Collaboratively compiled and co-authored by the team of Alex Johnson, Barbara Jacobson, Megan Schliep, and Bridget Perry, "Medical Speech-Language Pathology Across the Care Continuum: An Introduction" is unreservedly recommended as a core addition to personal, professional, medical school, and academic library Audiology, Speech Pathology, and Occupational Therapy collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists."
—Midwest Book Review (April 2023) 

Preface
About the Authors
Contributors

Chapter 1. Medical Speech-Language Pathology: Key Concepts
Alex F. Johnson

Chapter 2. Acute Care Medical Settings

Bridget J. Perry and Barbara H. Jacobson

Chapter 3. Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities

Julia R.W. Haffer and Megan E. Schliep

Chapter 4. Skilled Nursing Facilities

Mary L. Casper

Chapter 5. Speech-Language Pathology Services in Home Health Care Settings

Megan L. Malone and Jennifer Loehr

Chapter 6. Outpatient Care & Ongoing Therapy Services in Health Settings

Minal Kadam, Megan E. Schliep, and Alex F. Johnson

Chapter 7. Pediatric Medical Speech-Language Pathology

Kaitlyn Johnston Minchin

Chapter 8. Pharmacology in Medical Speech-Language Pathology

Abigail Burka

Chapter 9. Neuroimaging for Speech-Language Pathologists

Erin L. Meier and Jeffrey P. Johnson

Chapter 10. The Role of Speech-Language Pathologists Across Systems – Case Studies in Care

Zachary Smith

Appendix A
Index

Medical Speech-Language Pathology Across the Care Continuum: An Introduction comes with access to supplementary teaching resources on a PluralPlus companion website.

The companion website is located at: https://www.pluralpublishing.com/publication/imslp

INSTRUCTORS:

The instructor resources include PowerPoint Lecture Slides.

To access the resources, you must contact Plural Publishing, Inc. to be verified as an instructor and receive your access code.

            Email: instructormaterials@pluralpublishing.com

            Tel: 866-758-7251 (toll free) or 858-492-1555