Paid Webinars
This page features paid webinars and continuing education opportunities focused on informed consent, shared decision-making, ethical documentation, and the clinical implications of dysphagia interventions.
These courses are developed and hosted by experienced clinicians, researchers, and organizations committed to advancing evidence-based swallowing care. Links direct you to the original provider so you can review learning objectives, CEU details, pricing, and registration information directly from the source.
When available, discount codes are provided to reduce registration costs. In some cases, a small percentage of registrations using these codes is returned to the presenter, and presenters may receive honorariums and/or royalties for their educational work. We believe in compensating professionals for the time, expertise, and scholarship required to create high-quality continuing education.
While foundational informed consent guidance should be widely accessible, in-depth training, specialized content, and accredited continuing education often require financial investment. This section highlights opportunities for clinicians who wish to deepen their knowledge, strengthen implementation practices, and engage with emerging research in greater detail.
If you are aware of a paid webinar aligned with this mission, we welcome your suggestions through the Contact page.
Reframing Dysphagia Documentation With a Person-Centered Approach
Presented by: Karen Sheffler and Dr. Yvette McCoy
Cost: Requires Medbridge Subscription
Platform: Medbridge
Discount Code: SWALLOWstudy
How we document has a profound influence on people with dysphagia (and their family/caregivers). Practicing and documenting in a person-centered care (PCC) approach shifts the focus away from the traditional medical model and moves toward personal choice and autonomy for people and their families. The individuals we serve are people before patients. This session will discuss how prudent and effective interdisciplinary documentation across the continuum of care can help delineate a person’s wishes. Thorough documentation also describes underlying swallow pathophysiology, guides differential diagnosis, and provides a prescriptive therapy program that meets the goals of care of the person. Good collaboration and communication are the keys to providing care in a person-centered approach. Attendees will discover how this shared decision-making approach requires increased detail in documentation. Presenters will discuss the process of obtaining informed consent, which not only protects a healthcare provider in litigation, but also makes sure that the person arrives at their informed decisions voluntarily and without coercion.
The Diet Waiver Alternative: How to Advocate for Patients’ Rights
Presented by: Dr. Jeanette Benigas and Dr. Pamela Smith
Cost: Requires Medbridge Subscription
Platform: Medbridge
Discount Code: BENIGAS
This course provides the legal background surrounding patients’ and residents’ rights in directing their own care specifically related to dysphagia and diet consistency recommendations. It includes interviews with individuals who have served as expert witnesses as well as an attorney who specializes in this area of elder care. We discuss the reasons for this problem, how to approach the conversations, examples of positive and negative conversations, documentation suggestions, and the problems associated with waivers. We provide a template for use in planning team meetings where these topics can be discussed with families. The course is intended for any professionals involved in eating and swallowing management or oversight.
Informed Consent in Healthcare Training
Platform: American Medical Compliance (AMC)
Cost: $9.95 USD
The following Informed Consent in Healthcare Training course is designed to educate healthcare providers (HCP) on what informed consent is, when it is necessary, and how to obtain it.
What you will learn:
Definition of informed consent
Issues of concern related to informed consent
Informed consent and blood transfusions
Informed consent in healthcare
When informed consent is necessary
How to obtain informed consent