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Swallow the GapBOLUS and Beyond: Advancing Critical Reasoning in DysphagiaThe BOLUS framework helps clinicians move beyond the idea that aspiration always translates to pneumonia by encouraging a critical, multi-factor approach to dysphagia care. Designed for use before, during, and after patient encounters, the framework supports more comprehensive assessment, treatment planning, and interdisciplinary communication.In this episode, Dr. Phyllis Palmer and Aaron Padilla explore the clinical application of the BOLUS framework. Together, we discuss how clinicians can think critically about the many factors influencing dysphagia management, anticipate challenges before meeting the patient, and apply practical strategies to strengthen interdisciplinary communication and provide more individualized treatment.
2025-09-101h 05
Swallow Your Pride Podcast346 – Risky Business: Navigating the Risk of Aspiration & Its Impacts Using the BOLUS FrameworkWhat if you could take all of the evidence on aspiration, pneumonia, and dysphagia that has been amassed since the 1990s…
…and package it into a clinical framework for SLPs to make informed decisions about aspiration risk?
*BOLUS framework has entered the chat*
Aaron Padilla MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S and Phyllis Palmer, PhD, CCC-SLP join me on the Swallow Your Pride Podcast to introduce and explain the development of the BOLUS framework - a tool that considers:
Bolus characteristics
Oral health
Lifestyle factors
Unintended disease
System status
We dig...
2024-10-3138 min
Speech Path PodSpeech Path Pod Ep. 11: The mentor, mentee, and the clinical fellowship experience with Aaron Padilla and Adriana RamirezSend us a textIn this episode of the Speech Path Pod, I talk with Adriana Ramirez, CF-SLP, and Aaron Padilla, CCC-SLP about the clinical fellowship experience from the perspective of a mentor and mentee. Throughout the interview we discuss: -How to prepare for a medical clinical fellowship -The importance of mentorship -Prioritizing a good mentor vs preferred clinical setting-How to know you're ready to mentor a clinical fellow-Much more! Adriana Ramirez is a speech-language pathologist with Presbyterian Healthcare Services at Rust Medical Center and ClearSky Rehabilitation Hospital...
2023-06-1950 minSpeech Path PodSpeech Path Pod Ep.2 - Risk of an Adverse Event in Individuals Who AspirateSend us a textAn 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 res...
2023-03-1344 min