Former Stroke Clinical Lead at
@livhospitals
🧠🗣️🍽️ Senior Therapy Development Manager for
@Phagenesis
Passionate about innovative dysphagia practice 🧠💪🏼
If you’ve seen me over the past few weeks you’d have noticed a growing bump- well there’s THREE little people in there, currently sucking the life out of me. Very excited to announce Phagenesis triplets coming in December. I’m still here for support as is
@KuepperLaurSLT
💪🏼💕🧠
This is so important. We were trained that thickened fluids were the only option. They’re not, and in fact, the evidence is inconclusive about their impact. It’s time for us as a profession to stand up for evidence based interventions. Patients deserve better
‼️Important reading for all SLTs working with
#dysphagia
‼️
@RCSLT
Position paper on the use of thickened fluids! ‘Rather than being used as a blanket approach or go-to treatment thickened fluids are better considered as one of a number of dysphagia management tools’
Great catch up with
@SLT_BasHosp
yesterday, with some astounding results with Phagenyx, my fave is:
1 year post stroke
NBM
6 ITU admissions with aspiration pneumonia
6 days of treatment (10 mins a day)
LEVEL 0 AND LEVEL 5
I’m not telling you for sympathy, but because I know more than most that it’s easy to say “tomorrow” or make excuses for why we can’t.
Dysphagia rehab needs to change. We can’t act like we’re swallow aware because we’re showcasing puréed meals, it’s not enough. Let’s rehab 💪🏼
Having a week off with the family and then back to it with
@Phagenesis
- give me a shout if you need anything or contact my partner in crime
@KuepperLaurSLT
Here’s me growing relatively rapidly at 15 weeks with the triplets!
Case studies shared at
@eoestrokeforum
by the team at Mid and South Essex
Impressive and emotional case of a gentleman who had his PEG removed after a year being NBM, commencing on level 0 and 7 post Phagenyx 💪🏼🧠
THIS IS GOING TO BE EPIC
⭐️FREE to attend
⭐️Hosted by
@_ESSD_
@Phagenesis
and
@NTSP_UK
⭐️Ft. leading experts in Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation
📅OCTOBER 4TH
⏲️1PM UK TIME
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#ESSD
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#NTSP
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LOVED introducing you all to my new partner in crime Lauren Kuepper, SLP extraordinaire from the states who also worked as an SLT in Oxford! Lauren brings a wealth of experience in dysphagia care and will be a great addition to UK and Ireland 💕👋🏻
HUGE congratulations to the team at
@SwanseabayNHS
who commenced their first (and second) Phagenyx treatment today, becoming the first commercial site in 🏴 WALES 🏴
Hugely impressed with your knowledge and passion, here’s to great dysphagia rehab!
Thanks for the HUGE amount of interest in Phagenyx after the
@UKSRG2
conference last week! I’ll get back to you as soon as possible with dates for site visits and CPD sessions, just spending a little time in my happy place 💕🐭✨
“Rehab should be seen as an investment”
I often think about patients of mine who we sent home NBM with a PEG. Did we actually do enough? Could I say I tried everything? No, I couldn’t.
We HAVE to fight as clinicians for the BEST dysphagia rehab tools. It’s our JOB.
Rehabilitation should not be seen as a luxury healthcare service.
Complex issues require specialist skills and adequate resources.
Rising levels of unmet rehab needs have knock-on consequences on health & social care systems.
Rehabilitation is an investment.
Can I share something?
The past 6 months have been insanely difficult. I’ve lost two babies and my world has fallen apart.
But, I’m still here, banging on about Phagenyx. Not because I’m a rep or because it’s my job, but because I genuinely believe it’s life-changing 1/3
What a great conversation at the first ever Phagenyx pioneer meeting this morning. Great to see the UK leaders in Speech and Language Therapy discussing their journeys into adopting Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation treatment into their clinical practice!
This map shows the locations of sites across the UK who are actively discussing/implementing Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation for treatment of neurogenic dysphagia.
Are you on there? Should you be?
@Phagenesis
@RCSLT
@RCSLTLearn
Karen and Roisin using Phagenyx on their ICU step down patient. An amazing neurostimulation therapy to try and restore swallow function!
@NorthMcrGH_NHS
@KHalket_SLT
Congratulations to the SLT team at
@royalhospital
who started their first Phagenyx treatment yesterday!
Blown away by
@LawranceOwen
who managed to make this happen for his patient within a matter of days. Pretty impressive!
@Phagenesis
@TeamSLTCRH
🧠💪🏼
I’m not at
#ESSD
this week as I’m too full of humans to travel, but the
@Phagenesis
team are representing all week in Munster!
Go and say hi to my colleagues and hear all about the incredible outcomes we’re seeing with Phagenyx 💪🏼🧠
It’s taken time to establish Phagenyx in the UK.
Yes, we’ve always had the innovators at
@wythsalt
and MFT, but generally it was slow.
Now, I’m getting multiple texts a day with patient updates and treatment comments. It’s growing FAST and I’m SO proud 🥲
#makethedifference
Another success story from
@StGSpeechies
I took this job because I wanted to change to landscape of dysphagia intervention in the UK. Thanks so much to the clinicians who take the time to share their outcomes
NBM > THIN FLUID AND LEVEL 5 DIET
6 treatments, 10 mins a day.
When I started in
@phagenesis
2 years ago, there was probably one patient a month being treated with Phagenyx in the UK.
Now, multiple patients a week are benefitting from pharyngeal electrical stimulation. The life-changing stories keep coming 😍
I LOVE it 💕
#rehablegends
@Swallacesl31246
stresses that we shouldn’t only be using Phagenyx as a treatment of post-extubation dysphagia, but considering it EARLY as a preventative measure for desensitisation
🧠💪🏼
Come and find out about Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation (PES) treatment, Phagenyx, and it's impact on neurogenic dysphagia in ITU
We're here at
@UHSFT
SLT trache training day with
@LAdamsSLT
@ZoeSherlockSLT
#mysltday
On a day when we’re meant to be
#SwallowAware2024
I’ve reflected a lot on being in work, what “work” looks like for me, and how we practice dysphagia rehab in the UK. We HAVE TO do better by our patients. Thickener isn’t good enough. We have such a power to change the outcome 2/3
Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation is for patients with:
- Poor LARYNGEAL sensation (ie silent aspiration)
- Poor PHARYNGEAL sensation (ie poor residue awareness and management)
How many patients like this are on your caseload? What are you doing with them?
Phagenyx is for your sensory neurogenic dysphagia patients; the ones with silent aspiration, or awful management of secretions. The ones who don't attempt to clear residue spontaneously.
The ones who previously we had very limited treatments options for. Now we can treat them.
Completely overwhelmed with excitement and pride at the end of our two day Phagenyx event in Manchester. So delighted to be able to bring together so many incredible clinicians from across the UK and Ireland to share their experience with PES.
#bethechange
A snippet of the
@dysphagiapcast
interview with
@Swallacesl31246
discussing Dysphagia in Critical Care
Towards the end they mention rehab methods and here is her short overview of PES (Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation) using Phagenyx
Take a listen!
#rehablegend
#dysphagia
This year, Phagenyx was designated Breakthrough Device status by the FDA
This means that they recognised the huge lack of alternatives to actively rehabilitate patients with neurogenic dysphagia
AND
an overwhelming benefit Vs risk ratio
It’s pretty impressive really 💪🏼🧠
I love Sarah’s honesty. I was the sceptical clinician too, who desperately wanted a solution for dysphagia, and this felt too good to be true. Seeing the outcomes with my own eyes drew me to the company- I HAD to make this available across the NHS. We CAN rehab the swallow 🤍💪🏼🧠
I'm loving this week so far, I'll be honest, despite the huge amount of evidence that it works, I was still a bit sceptical but I'm a convert. 2 more patients planned and I can't wait to see what happens
@Phagenesis
@OxoSLT
@vicky_colbourne
@CharlieMacSALT
The BEST part of my job is finding the pioneers- the clinicians who go above and beyond for their patients, trialling innovative treatments to make life-long changes to their dysphagia outcomes.
I’m so proud to know these clinicians and watch them work 🤍
#mysltday
#wespeechies
Join our Phagenyx Pioneers meeting, where you can network with other users and share experiences with Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation (PES) to treat neurogenic dysphagia. Held quarterly via Teams, connect with our UK Therapy Development Manager to attend.
#phagenyx
#PES
And we’re off!
Susan Langmore presenting her FEES masterclass with
@_SVS_Associates
to a room filled to the brim with SLT talent!
Come and say hi to us at
@Phagenesis
🧠🤍💪🏼
HAPPY FRIDAY!
Don't forget to register for the FREE ICU webinar, discussing the impact of PES on crit care dysphagia and decannulation status.
Over 230 have already registered, don't miss out!
UK 1PM OCT 4TH:
UK 7PM OCT 4TH:
@RCSLT
@SteveJamieson12
@RCSLTpolicy
Once again there is a huge disparity in physio recommendations and SLT, with detailed interventional guidance on each physio rehab treatment, and little to no guidance on what evidence-based treatments can be offered in stroke. No PES, EMST, NMES considered.
On average it takes around 2 YEARS for a business case to be approved in the NHS.
I’m here to help you get the business case written, submitted and in front of key stakeholders.
Your job is to provide the best, evidence-based dysphagia rehab for your patients.
Together we can
Happy 75th Birthday NHS!
It was an honour to work for you as a Highly Specialist SLT, and it’s an even greater honour to now support you in changing the paradigm in dysphagia care for our patients.
I pray for another 75 years - we would be lost without you
#godblesstheNHS
HUGE congratulations to the SLT team at Ulster who started their first Phagenyx treatment this week!
@Michelle_SLT
@brigidD123
so proud of you and your determination to make this treatment available to your patients! 🤍
My table tonight at the first ever Phagenyx Pioneers Live event in Manchester, bringing together the best clinicians across the UK and Ireland to share their experience with Phagenyx
💪🏼🧠
Thanks to the incredible team at Preston Hospital for having me this morning!
Loved chatting all things Phagenyx with you. Thanks to
@SloanMattinson
for sharing your invaluable experience with the device too!
Excited to see it on the wards soon
@SLT_LTHTR
💪🏼🧠
#dysphagiarehab
Bore da!
I’m back in Wales to train the Cardiff team on PES now that they’ve got their kit on site
That’s THREE capital cities in UK and Ireland who are using Phagenyx…London and Edinburgh you’re next!
Delighted to receive training for our new purchase from
@Phagenesis
✅
Thank u
@OxoSLT
@wearetuhf
@InnovateTUH
for all the support 🙏
This new addition of dysphagia equipment has the potential to help many patients attending
@TUH_Tallaght
who experience swallowing difficulties!
What an incredible team, loved working with the Southend girls over the past few days.
All our patient wants is tomato soup; she’s got 4 x 10 mins treatments left and a repeat FEES next Wed…watch this space 🧠💪🏼
#activerehab
#dysphagia
#dysphagiarehab
#phagenyx
@Phagenesis
Busy day tomorrow!
Presenting at the East of England Stroke forum in Newmarket with the Queen Miriam Mitchell from Basildon in the morning
Then the East of England Dysphagia forum in the afternoon!
Hoping to be back home for bedtime with Isabelle 💕
#mysltday
#thisgirlcan
Nutrition and Hydration week and swallowing awareness day celebrated with our Phagenyx Pioneers on a coffee morning meet to discuss cases from NRH and Newcastle - thanks to
@VerenaSippelSLT
and Niamh O’Donovan for sharing their experiences!
The post-Phagenyx FEES updates are what I live for…
3 x 10 minute treatments
“He was so much better! Particularly his secretions which went from severe to WNL. We’ve put him on full oral intake- thin fluids and purée diet”
@CharlieMacSALT
@vicky_colbourne
@RBNHSFT
@RBH_SALT
Every time we start a treatment I ask the patient what they would want if they could eat and drink again.
Every time I tell them I’ll make the SLTs go and get it on the day of the post Phagenyx FEES.
All she wanted was tomato soup, after 200 days NBM. And she had it TODAY 🥫
@OxoSLT
SHE DID IT!!! Our patient and staff on stroke were crying tears of joy at the outcome following
#phagenesis
. Tomato soup ✅ 200+ days nil-by-mouth. And she chucked the NBM magnet across the bay 🙌
VERY emotional to hear of patients being discharged home for Christmas on oral intake recommendations after Phagenyx. Two weeks ago, that outcome was unimaginable. Also will never fail to get over how excited the clinicians get when they realise they CAN rehab the swallow QUICKLY
Any 'new' intervention poses questions:
-What's the evidence?
-Who is it for?
-How effective is it?
-Are the effects long-lasting?
In Speech Therapy, you'd struggle to find a dysphagia intervention with a more robust evidence base than PES. We can't afford not to use it.
Great morning with the team in Ulster, another patient treated with Phagenyx!
It's gone a BIT BUSY at
@Phagenesis
UK and Ireland HQ - another two sites have adopted the treatment in the past week - get your training booked in in advance!
Stop 3 ✅
Congratulations to
@MaterSLT
on completing your Phagenyx training!
Excited to hear all the great outcomes coming out of your hospital with PES 🧠💪🏼
So wonderful to see hospital sites in the UK nominating Phagenyx as a treatment resulting in 'MOST IMPROVED PATIENT OUTCOMES' - I remember this case well and think about the guy often! NBM for over a year, PEG out after 6 x 10 minute treatments
@MSEHospitals
@SLT_BasHosp
Thanks so much to
@eflawless
@jocelyn_brazier
and Steph Twaits for presenting at todays Phagenyx Pioneer meeting- some great discussions and lovely case presentations! Thanks to
@Swallacesl31246
for sharing your wisdom too!
Next one in September
@Phagenesis
@_SVS_Associates
Susan Langmore FEES masterclass- we’re ready for you!
Can’t wait to see all of you tomorrow, can’t believe how many friendly faces are coming! See you there 🤍🧠💪🏼
What an honour to train the
@PhEAST_Trial
team today in Phagenyx, and to squeeze in a catch up with the SLT legend that is
@lisa_everton
The team at Nottingham are making waves in dysphagia research and I’m proud to support them! 🧠💪🏼
@Phagenesis
Looking for pioneering SLTs who want to introduce innovative dysphagia treatments into their acute adult setting
HANDS UP who wants to be a UK Phagenyx Pioneer!
Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation is safe, effective and has a robust evidence base in treating neurogenic dysphagia