PEG Tubes in Adults: Use, Overuse & the SLPs Role
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Audio CD and Manual, Additional Manual(s), eWorkshop
Author(s):
William Plonk, Jr., MD
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Audio CD and Manual
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$74.00
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$96.00
Additional Manual(s)
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$44.00
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$40.00
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$38.00
eWorkshop
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$74.00
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$96.00
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Speech-language pathologists are often asked to make recommendations about a person’s ability to eat and drink by mouth. Restrictions on oral intake can lead to the use of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube. But recent studies on PEG tubes have raised doubts about their long-term benefit, and concerns about their overuse for providing artificial enteral nutrition. This seminar addresses research information, provides insightful information about the barriers to limiting PEG tube overuse, and offers evidence-based placement guidelines.
CEU Eligibility: ASHA CEUs may not be earned more than once for the same program. If you completed this program when it was initially offered live or as a replay, you are not eligible to take it again. Call the Action Center at 800-498-2071 to check your eligibility.
Learning Outcomes
discuss the rapid growth of PEG tube use in adults
list conditions for which PEG tubes have and have not been shown to be effective
list barriers to limiting PEG tube overuse
examine the role of SLPs in making artificial hydration and nutrition decisions
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Continuing Education:
Date(s):
3/3/2012 to 1/3/2015
CEUs:
0.2
Instructional
Level:
Intermediate
Item #(s):
0113044, 0113044M, WEB4682
