Acute Care Education for SLPs
Dreaming of a job or placement in the acute care setting?
Currently in acute care, but not exactly thriving?
You're in exactly the right place! Sign up for Acute Care courses below.
Self-paced courses
These self-paced webinars are a great fit for busy SLPs and students who need the convenience of learning at your own pace.
Acute Care Specialty Track
13 hours | 1.3 ASHA CEUs
Unlimited access for a year
Earn a certificate
Orientation to Acute Care
2.25 hours | 0.2 ASHA CEUs
Unlimited access for a year
Earn a certificate
Trachs & Communication
4 hours | 0.4 ASHA CEUs
Unlimited access for a year
Earn a certificate
Laboratory Values
1.75 hours | 0.15 ASHA CEUs
Unlimited access for a year
Earn a certificate
Oxygen Therapies
2.25 hours | 0.2 ASHA CEUs
Unlimited access for a year
Earn a certificate
Body Systems & Swallowing
2 hours | 0.2 ASHA CEUs
Unlimited access for a year
Earn a certificate
CAMP
The Clinical Applications Mentoring Program is an accelerated month-long, virtual learning experience that gets you to the finish line fast.
Combine the convenience of online learning with the benefits of mentoring, all for a tiny fraction of the cost of traveling to a live course.
CAMPs are only offered once or twice a year, so don't miss your opportunity!
CAMP Acute Care
14.5 hours | 1.45 ASHA CEUs
Earn a certificate
only offered 1-2 times a year
Acute Care & ICU Resources for SLPs
Free acute care downloads for SLPs
Acute care SLP survival kit
Download this free 38-page survival kit and set yourself up for success in acute care!
Some of my favorite resources pertaining to ICU and acute care:
Podcast guest spots
- Brooke speaks on Passy Muir: Considerations for Competency
- Brooke speaks on Fresh SLP: Be a Modern SLP
- Brooke speaks on Speech Uncensored: 3 Roles of the SLP in the ICU
Continuing education
Free downloads
Articles & Websites
- We Need an Additional Seat at the Critical Care Multidisciplinary Team Table for our Speech-Language Pathologists (Article)
- Swallowing Dysfunction after Critical Illness (Article)
- ICU-Acquired Swallowing Disorders: Review (Article)
- Post-extubation Dysphagia: Does Timing of Evaluation Matter? (Article)
- Evaluation of Swallow Function Post-Extubation: Is It Necessary to Wait 24 Hours? (Article)
- Society for Critical Care Medicine (Journal)
- ICUdelirium.org
- Long-Term Cognitive Impairment after Critical Illness (Article)
- SPEACS-- resources for communication/AAC training in the ICU
- AAC in the ICU (article) ... and (another article) …. and (yet another article)
