From Exam to Action: Using the MBSImP Global Registry to Strengthen Reporting, Track Outcomes, and Improve Patient Care
Presented by:
Dr. Bonnie Martin-Harris, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-S, ASHA Honors
and
Kate Davidson, MS, CCC-SLP
Originally Broadchast on November 4, 2025
Objectives:
1. Describe the purpose and scope of the MBSImP Global Swallowing Data Registry.
2. Demonstrate how to enter data and use the registry’s query function to track your patients’ MBSS outcomes and support clinical research.
3. Outline the workflow for submitting MBSImP scores to the registry website efficiently using TIMS.
4. Generate standardized MBSImP reports from the MBSImP website to support clinical care.
Length: 1 Hour
Agenda:
5 minutes | Welcome and Introduction
10 minutes | The Global Swallowing Data Registry: Purpose and Scope
10 minutes | Using the Query Function for Clinical Research and Outcomes Tracking
20 minutes | Workflow Demonstration: Entering and Reporting MBSImP Data
5 minutes | Putting It All Together: Impact on Patient Care
10 minutes | Q&A and Closing Remarks
Target Audience: Speech-language pathologists and students learning about swallowing disorders
ASHA CEUs: .1 ASHA CEUs were offered for the live broadcast of this webinar.
Satisfactory Course Completion Requirements: To successfully complete the course, participants must attend the entire live event and submit the post-course survey within seven days. ASHA CEUs are provided by ASHA CE provider, TIMS University.
Recording: The webinar will be recorded and archived on the NFOSD website. ASHA CEUs were only offered for the live broadcast.
Meet the Presenters
Dr. Bonnie Martin-Harris, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-S, ASHA Honors is the Alice Gabrielle Twight Professor in the Roxelyn and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery and Radiation Oncology, Director of the Swallowing Cross System Collaborative Laboratory, and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs in the School of Communication at Northwestern University. Dr. Martin-Harris’ clinical and research interests include respiratory-swallowing interactions, and swallowing assessment and treatment approaches for dysphagic patients related to head and neck cancer, neurologic, and pulmonary diseases. She is the Past Chair of the Specialty Board for Board Certification in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders, and Past-President of the Dysphagia Research Society. She was awarded Honors of the Association from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the South Carolina Speech-Language-Hearing Association (SCSHA) and is a Dysphagia Research Society Gold Medal recipient. She is the author and developer of the first standardized and validated method for videofluoroscopic assessment of swallowing impairment (Modified Barium Swallowing Impairment Profile, MBSImP), translated to clinical instruction in over 150 university graduate programs with clinical implementation in the US, Canada and more than 40 additional countries. She has received funding from National Institutes on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIH/NIDCD), the National Cancer Institute (NIH/NCI), the Veteran’s Administration (VA RR&D), Michael J. Fox Foundation, Pat & Shirley Ryan Family Research Acceleration Fund, Bracco Diagnostics Inc., and the Mark and Evelyn Trammell Trust.
Kate Davidson, MS, CCC-SLP is a Speech-Language Pathologist and Research Associate at the Medical University of South Carolina. She practices as a Laryngology Advanced Practice Provider in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, where she manages airway, voice, and swallowing disorders. She also serves as Assistant Director of the Swallowing Cross-System Collaborative at Northwestern University, overseeing an interdisciplinary team of researchers, educators, clinicians, and students dedicated to advancing care and improving quality of life for people living with dysphagia. Kate’s research interests include the use of high-resolution pharyngeal manometry as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool for swallow rehabilitation and the standardization of the modified barium swallow study to improve clinical reliability and decision-making. Her work is supported by industry funding from Laborie Medical Technologies. In addition, she is a clinical consultant for Northern Speech Services, where she refines training materials and provides guidance for clinicians completing the Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile (MBSImP) online training program.
Disclosures:
Bonnie Martin-Harris, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-S, ASHA Honors
- Grants
- Ryan Family Research Acceleration Fund, AI-Assisted
- MBSImP Scoring: Enhancing Accuracy, Reliability, Interpretability, and Clinical Integration, 2025-2027 (PI: Martin-Harris)
- NIH/NCI, 1R01CA262502-01, Training Swallowing Initiation during Expiration: Impact on Safety and Efficiency Following Treatment for Oropharyngeal Head and Neck Cancer, 2021-2026 (PI: Martin-Harris)
- MJFF-022749, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Disease, A Digital Therapeutic for Swallowing and Drooling Problems in Parkinson’s, 2022-2025 (PI: Xu, Sub-PI: Martin-Harris)
- Machine Vision Fellowship Grant, Bracco Diagnostics, Inc., 2019-2026 (PI: Martin-Harris)
- Royalties – Northern Speech Services
- Patent – U.S. provisional patent; Feb 16, 2018: US 62/710,324. Inventors: Shuai Xu, Kun Lee, Angela Roberts, Bonnie Martin-Harris, John Rogers.
- Salary – Northwestern University
Kate Davidson, MS, CCC-SLP
- Salary — Medical University of South Carolina
- Royalties — Northern Speech Services
- Consulting — Northwestern University
- Grants – Laborie Medical Technologies, LLC
Cost: FREE. This webinar has been made free to all registrants thanks to a generous unrestricted educational grant provided by Bracco Diagnostics and the educational sponsors of the NFOSD.
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