Medical Speech Pathologist
University of Rochester Medical Center & Rochester Regional Health
ROCHESTER, New York, United States
Dr. Erin McCarthy is a medical speech pathologist affiliated with the University of Rochester Medical Center and Rochester Regional Health who is a Board-Certified specialist in Swallowing disorders. Dr. McCarthy is also a consultant and guest lecturer for Stryker Medical Company and has presented at the regional, state and national level. She has been in clinical practice for 25 years and has extensive experience in the acute care setting, leadership & supervision, quality improvement, inter-professional practice and academia. Her clinical focus areas are in adult neurogenic acquired swallowing disorders, post-extubation dysphagia, utilizing orofacial myofunctional therapy as a treatment modality with patients experiencing dysphagia as well as examining the impact that oral care has on the incidence rate of non-ventilator hospital acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP). Dr McCarthy has a passion for implementation science and is eager to move the profession forward by marrying evidence-based quality improvement initiatives with research. Dr. McCarthy has served as an adjunct professor at the State University of New York at Geneseo and Nazareth College of Rochester over the past 21 years and currently teaches at Stony Brook University. Dr. McCarthy truly believes in the power of higher education, so much so that she chose to pursue her Clinical Doctorate degree in Speech-Language Pathology through Northwestern University. Her capstone project focused on designing a randomized control trial study to determine the impact of a consistent oral care program on the mitigation of the development of NV-HAP in the acute care setting. In addition, Dr. McCarthy proudly serves as a Foundation Board Member for the Young Women’s College Prep school in Rochester, NY since 2021.
Saturday, February 4, 2023
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM CST
Disclosure(s): Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association: Financial - Honoraria (Ongoing); Rochester Regional Health: Financial - Salary (Ongoing); Stryker Medical Company: Financial - Consulting Fee (Ongoing), Financial - Speaking Fee (Ongoing); University of Rochester Medical Center: Financial - Salary (Ongoing). No non-financial relationships to disclose
Saturday, February 4, 2023
2:15 PM – 3:45 PM CST
Disclosure(s): Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association: Financial - Honoraria (Ongoing); Rochester Regional Health: Financial - Salary (Ongoing); Stryker Medical Company: Financial - Consulting Fee (Ongoing), Financial - Speaking Fee (Ongoing); University of Rochester Medical Center: Financial - Salary (Ongoing). No non-financial relationships to disclose