Liza Bergström

Liza Bergström, PhD, is a Speech Pathologist (graduated 1998, University of Queensland, Australia) who has worked internationally with clinical dysphagia management and research within tracheostomy, intensive care, neurology, head and neck caseloads. PhD attained 2017. 

Speech, voice, swallowing (dysphagia) and multidisciplinary tracheostomy management. 

UNIVERSITY: Dr Bergström is an invited/guest lecturer - particularly in the areas of dysphagia, intensive care and multidisciplinary tracheostomy management - across several universities within Sweden and internationally. Key teaching assignments identified in list below.

1. Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
2024: Dysphagia within intensive care
2023: Physiology, the swallow function and dysphagia
2022: Speech pathology management for tracheostomized patients (Advanced Course, 7.5 credit points, Uppdragsutbildning)
2021-2022: Medical education (ST-läkare): The difficult airway – What do we do? A challenge for anaesthetists and ENT doctors (Advanced Course, Uppdragsutbildning). Topic: Tracheostomy and larynx function.

2. Linköping University, Sweden
2021-2024: Speech pathology management with tracheostomised and ventilated patients (Advanced level).

3. Lund University, Sweden
2012-2023: Cervical auscultation as part of clinical dysphagia management
2014-2023: Flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES): Evidence-based interpretation and dysphagia management

4. Gothenburg University, Sweden
2016-2021: Dysphagia: Speech pathologists and dietitians’ collaboration for best practice dysphagia management
2014-2020: Dysphagia: Evidence based assessment, treatment and management
2019: Speech pathology management for tracheostomized patients (Advanced Course, 5 credit points, Uppdragsutbildning)
2013, 2016, 2019: Cervical auscultation in the assessment and management of dysphagia for adult and paediatric patients (Advanced Course, 5 credit points, Uppdragsutbildning)

5. Artevelde University, Belgium
2023: Post-graduate dysphagia course. Topic: Cervical auscultation as part of the clinical swallow examination

CLINICAL EDUCATION and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Apart from university teaching, Bergström is an invited course/workshop facilitator for working healthcare professionals – as listed below (recent years only). Collaborative workshops/presentations = indicated by *.

• 2024. Norwegian (Nordlands Region) speech pathology professional education day. Topic: Speech Pathology: Dysphagia and tracheostomy management
• 2024. UK Swallow Group, 2-day conference. Topic: Psychometric properties of cervical auscultation: Research pros, cons and clinical application
• 2023. Örebro ventilation education day. Topic: Teamwork for tracheostomised patients, with or without respiratory support *(Bergström and Sundman)
• 2023. Akademiskt primärvårdscentrum, Region Stockholm. Professional development for speech pathologists. Topic: Dysphagia management for patients in their home environment
• 2022. Akademiskt primärvårdscentrum, Region Stockholm. Professional development for speech pathologists. Topic: Dysphagia assessment with cervical auscultation
• 2022. OpIVA Nordic workshop. Topic: Weaning from the ventilator and tracheostomy with speaking valve and high flow therapy *(Sundman, Bergström and Thorssin)
• 2022. Region Stockholm ICU-nursing professional development congress (RUSK). Topic: ICU patients and swallowing dysfunction: Larynx, pharynx and saliva management
• 2021. Nordic Spinal Cord Society Conference (NoSCoS). Workshop: Relearning breathing: Part II. Dysphagia and upper airway assessment: Laryngeal weaning *(Sundman, Bergström and Ingvarsson)
• 2021. Södersjukhuset ICU education. Topic: Passy Muir speaking valve: State of the art practice
• 2021. Region Stockholm ICU-specialist nursing congress (RIVA). Topic: Dysphagia within ICU
• 2021. ALS-team national network meeting. Topic: Dysphagia and the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI)
• 2021. Danderyds hospital ICU education day. Topic: ICU, dysphagia and multidisciplinary management
• 2019. Specialist anaesthetic and intensive care nursing (AnIVA) congress. Topic: Multidisciplinary teamwork for dysphagia management with ICU-patients *(Bergström and Cedborg)
• 2019. Örebro ICU education day. Topic: Multidisciplinary management for weaning from the ventilator and tracheostomy *(Sundman and Bergström)
• 2019. Tracheostomy education day (Suunaas Rehabilitation Speech Pathology Team). Topic: Communication and swallow training with tracheostomized patients *(Bergström and Laakso)