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Education

Dysphagia education for Ohio facilities and SLPs

Dr. Benigas teaches as much as she scopes. Book an in-service for your team, learn FEES hands-on, or take her online continuing education courses at a discount.

For facilities

In-services & lunch-and-learns

Every FEES study is a chance for real-time staff and family education at the bedside. Dr. Benigas also offers in-services for rehab, nursing, and dietary teams at Ohio facilities.

FEES & instrumental assessment

What FEES shows, when to refer, and how to get the most from a study.

Dementia, mealtimes & swallowing

Practical strategies, including spaced retrieval, to keep residents eating safely with fewer restrictions.

Diet waivers & patient rights

How to honor resident choice and document informed decisions.

For SLPs

FEES Essentials Live

FEES Essentials Live is a foundational, hands-on FEES training for SLPs who are ready to build confidence and competence with endoscopy. It is co-taught by Jeanette Benigas, PhD (Safe Swallowing Diagnostics) and Tim Stockdale, SLPD (Gap Education).

  • About 16 hours of live, hands-on instruction
  • Anatomy, protocol, interpretation, and scoping practice
  • Taught by working mobile FEES clinicians

Want FEES training for your team?

Ask about upcoming course dates or training for SLPs in your organization.

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Continuing education

Learn from Dr. Benigas, at a discount

Use these codes for CE courses and Dr. Benigas’s book.

MedBridge courses

Take Dr. Benigas’s MedBridge courses, including preoral dysphagia, diet waivers, spaced retrieval, mild cognitive impairment, and the 3Ds (depression, delirium, and dementia). The code takes over $100 off a subscription.

Use code:

BENIGAS

View her MedBridge courses

SpeechTherapyPD

Get $10 off a professional-level SpeechTherapyPD subscription, plus a free CE tracker.

Use code:

FIXSLP10

Go to SpeechTherapyPD

The book

Spaced Retrieval Step by Step: An Evidence-Based Memory Intervention (Health Professions Press). It is a practical, step-by-step guide to helping people with memory loss learn and keep important information and strategies, including swallowing strategies.

By Jeanette Benigas, Jennifer Brush & Gail Elliot

Get the book

Discount terms are set by each provider and may change. Codes support Fix SLP’s advocacy work.

Free resources

FEES vs. MBS

A side-by-side comparison for skilled nursing residents.

SLP referral guide

When to refer, how to schedule, and day-of-study prep.

Fix SLP podcast

Advocacy, reimbursement, and practice issues for SLPs, hosted by Dr. Benigas.

Bring education to your building

Book an in-service or ask about FEES training. Email us or use the contact form.

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