Succeeding in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Medically Complex Patients

Event # 1001

Martin B. Brodsky, Ph.D., Sc.M., CCC-SLP, F-ASHA
Dr. Brodsky is an Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and a member of the Outcomes After Critical Illness and Surgery (OACIS) Group, a multidisciplinary clinical and research group dedicated to understanding and improving patient outcomes after critical illness and surgery at Johns Hopkins University.  His peer-reviewed research publications and book chapters focus on swallowing and swallowing disorders, and laryngeal injury after endotracheal intubation.  Dr. Brodsky’s research program is funded by the National Institutes of Health, studying the effects of critical illness and critical care medicine on swallowing and the airway and their long-term outcomes.  He is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, an Associate Editor for Dysphagia and a Section Editor for Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.  His clinical practice specializes in adult swallowing and neurologically based communication disorders.


Saturday, September 7, 2019
8:00am-5:00pm

1. Identify strategies to improve chart review understanding and efficiency directly related to a patient’s cognitive, speech, language, voice and swallowing functions. 
2. Discuss the larger context in which to interpret a patient’s medical history, current condition and long-term implications for rehabilitation. 
3. Discuss approaches/philosophies to patient diagnosis and treatment across the healthcare continuum. 
4. Define and identify common characteristics of Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS).

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