The role of oral care in reducing aspiration pneumonia risk in the palliative care context

Fiona Walsh, Calvary Healthcare Bethlehem, will talk about the link
between poor mouthcare and aspiration pneumonia in our
palliative clients.
Fiona is a Senior Speech Pathologist with over 15 years clinical
experience. She has been working in Calvary Healthcare
Bethlehem, in the State-wide Progressive Neurological Diseases
Service since 2012, and is passionate about partnering with her
patients to make sure they continue to experience quality of life
despite a diagnosis of a progressive condition. She has extensive
expertise in Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC)
as well as complex dysphagia and secretion management.