Swallowing and communication assessment and management of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 is evolving. Three separate global research teams convened and on each, UBC School of Audiology and Speech Science’s Dr. Stacey Skoretz (Swallowing Innovations Lab) represented Canada. The teams’ collective aim was to support patients, clinicians and administration across the many healthcare settings where Speech-Language Pathology plays an integral role.
Check out their respective publications:
A consensus statement for the management and rehabilitation of communication and swallowing function in the ICU: A global response to COVID-19
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: https://www.archives-pmr.org/article/S0003-9993(20)31210-7/fulltext.
Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of dysphagia in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2: A review of the literature and international guidelines
American Journal of Speech Language Pathology: https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2020_AJSLP-20-00163
Swallowing and communication management of tracheostomy and laryngectomy in the context of COVID-19: A review
JAMA Otolaryngology: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaotolaryngology/fullarticle/2771746