An interview with Aaron Padilla, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S & Dr. Phyllis Palmer, PhD, CCC-SLP discussing: 

-Clinician-research partnerships
-Their theoretical BOLUS framework to assist with dysphagia decision making 
-Guiding clinical questions 

Aaron Padilla is an acute care speech pathologist with Presbyterian Healthcare Services at Rust Medical Center in Rio Rancho New Mexico. He is a board certified specialist in swallowing and swallowing disorders and enjoys bridging the gap between the research lab and clinical world through implementation science. Aaron feels it is a tremendous privilege to be a clinician researcher by advancing  the science of swallowing and its disorders all the while providing  clinical care. His current research interests include host considerations  and risk mitigation. 

Phyllis Palmer, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at University of New Mexico where she currently serves as department chair. Under the umbrella of improving dysphagia management for all New Mexicans and dysphagia education for future clinicians, her lines of research address (a) methodologies to improve clinician education including her interactive textbook “Swallowing Across the Lifespan” and the recent development of a swallow disorders data repository, (b) development and implementation of risk associated with aspiration, and (c) improved understanding of the swallow disorder associated with OPMD, a disease with a high incidence in New Mexico.

See work from Aaron & Dr. Palmer at: 

https://sites.google.com/view/unm-swallow-disorders-lab/home?authuser=0

https://swallowstudy.com/dysphagia-management-evidence-to-implementation-with-bolus-framework/

  Their three part youtube series from a previous AHSA presentation: 

• Part 1: Aspiration and the Pulmonary Biome. Here we review lung physiology and the impact of aspiration 
  •  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVq0iQJrbp4&t=35s 
• Part 2: A review of current evidence to guide clinical decision making 
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzisjH7xqj8&t=14s 
• Part 3: Proposal of the BOLUS framework and application to two case studies.  
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0lUHjSJ1uw&t=64s 

Thanks for listening!