STEP membership provides with you with unlimited access to evidence-based swallowing education and courses created by dysphagia experts. Multiple course offerings in audio, video and text format are organized for you by topic under learning modules including: Normal Swallowing, Swallowing Assessment, Dysphagia Treatment and Professional Issues. Advance your knowledge and skills, using one or more of the STEPS below:
Swallowing Neuro Anatomy and Physiology Shorts (SNAPS)
SNAPS, created by Dr. Ianessa Humbert, are short, visually appealing and easy-to-follow animated tutorials; teaching you all that you need to know about the basic neuro anatomy and physiology of the oropharyngeal swallowing structures.
Foundations
As the name suggests, these back-to-basics foundational videos created by Dr. Ianessa Humbert and SLP Rinki Varindani Desai, help clinicians build an essential knowledge base on pertinent topics in swallowing disorders across the lifespan.
Critical Thinking in Dysphagia Management (CTDM)
CTDM courses are multimedia presentations that address the inadequacy of dysphagia training on normal and impaired swallowing among speech-language pathologists. Created by Dr. Ianessa Humbert, the goal of these courses is to empower clinicians with critical tools to effectively manage patients with dysphagia.
Dysphagia Grand Rounds (DGR)
Dysphagia Grand Rounds is a virtual dysphagia journal club for speech-language pathologists and dysphagia clinicians created by Dr. Ianessa Humbert and SLP Rinki Varindani Desai. It includes research article discussions via recorded webinars; to help clinicians learn how to critically appraise dysphagia research literature and better apply it to their clinical practice. The goal of DGR is to help clinicians bridge the research-practice gap.
Down The Hatch (DTH)
Down the Hatch is a swallowing podcast focusing on hot topics relevant to dysphagia clinicians around the world. With lively banter, Dr. Ianessa Humbert and Dr. Alicia Vose take on controversial topics in the field of dysphagia management; while inter-weaving various levels of evidence, anecdotes, clinical experience and the scientific literature.
Dysphagia Cafe (DC)
Dysphagia Cafe is a swallowing blog created by SLP Jonathan Waller with the goal of generating and sharing digestible original articles from global leaders in dysphagia research and practice.