ASHA Voices

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
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A show about how we communicate and how that communication changes our lives.

  1. NOV 6

    A Brief Fall Check-In

    On this short episode, we talk ASHA Convention, our podcast archive, and how you can propose ideas for 2026. Thanks for listening, and I’m looking forward to sharing more conversations with you soon. Learn More: ASHA Voices: Researchers Discuss Speech in Noisy Environments, Spatial Awareness, and Bilateral Cochlear ImplantsASHA Voices Podcast Proposal Guide Transcript

    2 min

  2. OCT 23

    Practical Ways to Boost Patient-Provider Communication in the ICU

    For critically ill patients, what are some practical ways speech-language pathologists can address barriers to communication? Today on the podcast, we talk effective communication between critically ill patients and providers in the ICU, emphasizing the role of augmentative and alternative communication. Guests include speech-language pathologist Tami Altschuler and nursing professor Mary Beth Happ, who describe practical ways SLPs and others working in the ICU can collaborate to create greater access to communication. Both share moving stories that bring this work to life. Plus, SLP Chris Ross shares her personal experience of being unable to communicate during a stay in the ICU. Learn More: ASHA: Communication AccessSPEACS-2 Communication Training ProgramASHA Voices: Creating ‘Ramps’ to Communication Access in Health CareCommunication Access in Health Services Special CollectionAugmentative and Alternative Communication Transcript

    34 min

  3. OCT 9

    How Do Audiologists Counsel Patients Interested in Gene Therapy?

    As an audiologist, what do you say when a patient or client asks to receive gene therapy? The headlines are certainly grabbing public interest, but what does it mean for your practice? Clinical trials and media coverage are driving interest in this novel approach to hearing loss intervention. As our guests share, so far only one gene has received clinical trials. But patients and their families may seek this treatment or ask you questions about what it means for them. To provide background and perspective, we’ll hear from two people well versed in the world of gene therapy for hearing loss: Ryan McCreery of Boys Town National Research Hospital and Jenna Devare of University of Michigan Medical School. Learn More: ASHA Voices: A Promising Outlook for Gene Therapy and Hearing LossFirst Deaf Gene Therapy Recipient in U.S. Gains HearingASHA Voices: The Limits of Our GenesASHA Voices: Audiologists Address Ototoxicity in Cancer Care Transcript

    23 min

  4. SEP 25

    SLP Expertise in Action Beyond the Clinic

    When your career or your current role leaves you seeking a new challenge and something fresh, how do you make a change? Speech-language pathologist Rinki Varindani Desai joins the podcast for a conversation about nontraditional and nonclinical roles open to SLPs. And she shares how SLPs can use their skills and strengths to find new professional opportunities. Varindani Desai’s background is in medical speech-language pathology. She has expanded her work into nontraditional spaces, such as digital consulting. She shares her personal story and the steps other SLPs can consider if they want to make a transition. Also, hear from two other SLPs—Mai Ling Chan and Katie Seaver—who reimagined their careers. They share what they’ve learned through the process. Learn More: ASHA Career PortalCareer Transitions Mentorship Program (CTMP)AI, Digital Health, and the Future-Ready SLPASHA Convention: Beyond the Bedside: Exploring Nonclinical Career Pathways for SLPs Transcript

    25 min

  5. SEP 11

    Changes and Trends in Dysphagia Treatment

    From patient decision-making to diet modification to interdisciplinary collaboration, guests share their experience and the trends they’re seeing shape and change dysphagia treatment. Featuring three SLPs from ASHA’s Online Conference, “Dysphagia Management: Strengthening Skills, Overcoming Obstacles,” this panel discussion addresses shifting practices related to SLPs’ role in making dietary recommendations. What do these changes mean for your service delivery? And most importantly, how do you communicate these changes to your patients and interdisciplinary collaborators? Learn More: ASHA Online Conference: Dysphagia Management: Strengthening Skills, Overcoming ObstaclesASHA Voices: Avoiding Confusion in Pediatric Feeding and SwallowingASHA Voices: SLPs Make the Case for a Fearless Approach to Dysphagia TreatmentASHA Voices: The Critical but Unseen Social Determinants of Health

    36 min

  6. SEP 4

    A Pioneering SLP Addresses Burn Care

    Patients receiving burn care have dynamic and complex needs, and SLPs can provide key communication and swallowing support during the recovery process. Speech-language pathologist Tiffany Mohr of Orlando Regional Medical Center joins the podcast to discuss SLPs' growing role in burn care and improved patient outcomes. Mohr is one of the first two SLPs to join the American Burn Association’s Rehabilitation Committee. She shares what she’s learned over nearly a decade of treating patients with burns. Learn More: ASHA Voices: The Role of Two SLPs Following a Unique Face-Transplant SurgeryASHA Voices: Dysphagia, Communication, and the Challenges of Life in the ICUASHA Voices: Creating ‘Ramps’ to Communication Access in Health Care Transcript

    29 min

  7. AUG 28

    Researchers Discuss Speech in Noisy Environments, Spatial Awareness, and Bilateral Cochlear Implants

    What information do we receive from the sound around us? Hear thoughts from Matt Goupell (University of Maryland) and Brian Monson (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), who join the podcast to discuss their research, along with findings on speech in noisy environments and spatial awareness. Goupell and Monson are presenting at the 2025 ASHA Research Symposium on Hearing at the ASHA Convention. As part of ASHA Voices’ annual coverage of that symposium, they join the podcast to discuss their presentations and research. First, Monson shares what we can learn from extended high frequencies—those frequencies higher than 8,000 Hz. He shares thoughts on why these quieter frequencies may be the first to go. Then, Goupell tells us what bilateral cochlear implants are doing well, and how he hopes to see them improve in the future. Learn More: Research Symposium on HearingASHA Voices: A Promising Outlook for Gene Therapy and Hearing LossASHA Voices: The Community Link to Hearing Care Access Transcript

    33 min

  8. AUG 21

    Supporting Families of Children With Disorders of Consciousness

    Guests on this podcast episode characterize work with pediatric disorders of consciousness as a "marathon, not a sprint." Through long stretches of rehabilitation, speech-language pathologists work closely with these young patients’ families, who may be in a process of grieving. Two SLPs from a children’s hospital in Texas discuss counseling families in this second of two episodes exploring disorders of consciousness. They tell us about collaborating with families during assessment and treatment, and how they work with these families in emotionally difficult moments. Learn More: ASHA Voices: Looking for Subtleties While Treating Disorders of ConsciousnessASHA Voices: The Difference Patient Counseling MakesASHA Practice Portal: Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Transcript

    28 min
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A show about how we communicate and how that communication changes our lives.

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  • Creator
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    189
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 ASHA Voices

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