Pete Duncan - Oropharyngeal Dysphagia and Aspiration

In this episode, Dr. Jordan Whatley and Dr. Amber Hildreth talk to Dr. Pete Duncan, Pediatric Gastroenterologist at Boston Children's Hospital who specializes in Aerodigestive Medicine and leads the NASPGHAN Aerodigestive Special Interest Group. We talk about the evaluation and management of oropharyngeal dysphagia and aspiration in children and how the approach to these issues has changed over time.

Learning objectives

1. Understand normal swallowing function and the phases involved

2. Describe the causes of dysphagia in each phase of swallowing

3. Understand the evaluation and management of children with oropharyngeal dysphagia

Links

https://www.iddsi.org/standards/framework

https://www.childrenshospital.org/services/aerodigestive-center

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