Instructor: Brooke Richardson, MS, CCC-SLP

3 hours  |  0.3 ASHA CEUs  |  self-paced

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Crash Course in Respiratory Muscle Training

This course provides you the knowledge necessary for understanding the evidence behind Respiratory Muscle Training (RMT) and its applications in speech pathology across the continuum of healthcare.

You'll learn about evidence surrounding RMT in select populations, applications for inspiratory and expiratory muscle training, and device selection. This course is ideal for SLPs seeking foundational knowledge in this therapy technique.

What you'll learn

  • How principles of strength training apply to respiratory and swallowing musculature 
  • SLP-related diagnoses/populations that can benefit from respiratory muscle training 
  • Evidence surrounding respiratory muscle training and dysphagia 
  • The importance of accurate assessment and therapy device selection
  • Types of currently-available therapy devices 

ASHA CEUs / Continuing Education

  • This course is 3 hours long (3 PDH / professional development hours) and is registered for 0.3 ASHA CEUs. Partial credit is not offered.
  • All participants who meet course requirements receive a certificate of completion, regardless of ASHA CE reporting status.
  • If you want your participation in this course reported to ASHA for CEUs, you must select that option at checkout. It's not possible to change your mind later.
  • ASHA CEU reporting offered for this course until: Oct. 19, 2027.

What SLPs are saying about the course:

"Brooke is clearly very knowledgeable and competent in this type of therapy! Information was presented dynamically, not just read from a slide."


"Very comprehensive! Easy to apply the information learned."


"I enjoyed the fact it was a crash course; definitely has me interested in taking the longer course (or in-person)."

Do you want a sneak peek ?
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The Presenter

Brooke Richardson, MS, CCC-SLP is a Medical Speech-Language Pathologist in the United States. She's been treating adults with complex medical needs in the acute and outpatient settings since 2009. She has been instrumental in establishing Respiratory Muscle Training (RMT) programs in multiple hospitals and other healthcare settings, and has spoken internationally on RMT.  Brooke values exceptional-quality continuing education for other MedSLPs, and seeks to improve our patient care by emphasizing the importance of understanding a patient's whole medical picture when evaluating and treating.

When she's not teaching SLPs or seeing medically-complex patients, Brooke spends most of her time spending quality time with her husband and daughter, drinking coffee, and dreaming of her next vacation destination.

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Policies & FAQs

This course does not include a Facebook group, email follow-up questions, or any 1:1 access to the instructor. Because of this, the course is priced accordingly and contains comprehensive information and resources.

You are invited to get further guidance for your questions using the following options:

  1. Subscribe to SLP Mentor in My Pocket (tap here)
  2. Book Brooke for a private 1:1 virtual consultation (tap here)

If you have a disability and may need accommodations, please email hello@themodernmedslp.com before registering for the course. If reasonable accommodations will allow you to complete the course, we will make them.

No refunds for webinars. No refunds for participants who enroll without agreeing to terms of use. You must complete the course within the time frame indicated at enrollment; course access will automatically expire after that time.

If a participant is unable to complete a course, no refunds are offered. If the Instructor and/or MedSLP Consultants must cease offering the course at any time, enrolled participants will be given 30-days notice to complete the course prior to termination of access. 

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