Emma Lewis
@EmmaLSLT
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Clinical lead SLT in elderly care & frailty @UHSFT. Interests in dementia and quality of life & ethics in dysphagia.
Southampton, England
Joined November 2011
Today @EmmaLSLT was celebrating all things #SLT at the @RCSLT 80th Celebration Event, shared by therapists & service users. A reminder of the importance and power of the work we have done over the last 80 years & will continue to do for many years to come @UHSFT @UHS_Paeds_SLT
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🔔 ‼️ Job alert ‼️ We are recruiting an Acute Oncology Advanced SLT - a great opportunity in a regional cancer centre with lovely colleagues (if we do say so ourselves). Closing date: 17th December Link below 👇 for more details & to apply https://t.co/5RFJ9nN21D
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Just a reminder that from the day it launched on 5 July 1948, the NHS has relied on staff from across the world - from the Windrush Generation of 1948 to today’s workforce, represented by over 200 nationalities. Thank you to each and every one of them!
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This is an extremely interesting and quite worrying read for any SLT working with ‘risk feeding’ decisions.
The limits of autonomy – what happens where healthcare professionals consider the choice too risky?:
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15/#365papers - I had a patient today who had been kept NBM over the weekend awaiting SLT as he was being treated for aspiration pneumonia. When I told the Dr he did not have an obvious oropharyngeal dysphagia, they seemed surprised. Lets discuss… (1/8) https://t.co/1FI6FaHuEF
nejm.org
The causative agents in aspiration pneumonia have shifted from anaerobic to aerobic bacteria. Challenges remain in distinguishing aspiration pneumonia from chemical pneumonitis. Treatment and preve...
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As a Geriatrician and a fellow human, what an example of positive ageing & and what a way to go; at home, with family, comfortably, quickly and enjoying life up until your final days. What a woman.
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Happy #AHPsDay to all my fellow @UHS_SLT colleagues and to all the amazing AHPs @UHSFT & beyond. The NHS is made of more than Doctors & Nurses! 💙 #AHPsday2021
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Hi @AppleSupport, can you explain why one of your support staff just hung up the phone on me because, and I quote, "I can just hear a robotic voice". @Apple @BBCClick @BBCWatchdog
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Covid-19: The speech therapists helping patients find their voices - Great working with @BBCNews on this & big thanks to @camillacdawson & Robert Crowther for sharing your stories. @KGadhok @uhbtrust @Nick_Hewer
bbc.co.uk
Spending weeks on a ventilator means many are left unable to talk, eat or drink after coronavirus.
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Join us in celebrating #AHPsDay 🎉 We wouldn't be able to function without our wonderful allied health professionals here @UHSFT! Find out more about our #AHPs 👇 https://t.co/TFem12eh3O
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Happy AHP Day to all our allied health professionals! 🎈 These superstars play a huge role in patient care; from emergency response and diagnostics, to treatment, rehab and therapy. #AHPsDay
@UHS_Therapy @UHS_SLT @UHS_Dietitians
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This paper is a game-changer to stop routine use of thickened fluids when cough is absent. Instrumental assessment is key! 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 Cough response to aspiration in thin and thick fluids during FEES in hospitalized inpatients
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If timely multi-professional assessment, good communication and clear planning does not occur, patients with #dysphagia in clinical settings may be kept nil by mouth for an inappropriately long time and people and their families may suffer undue distress
bgs.org.uk
Dysphagia is common in hospital and when there is an appreciable risk of choking, aspiration or pneumonia, people can be said to be ‘eating and drinking at risk’ (EDAR). This is usually considered...
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“My profession is often misunderstood and the name doesn’t do justice to everything we do.” https://t.co/SmZyy9ST8O
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