Acute Care Compass

Master acute care speech pathology practice with confidence.

START YOUR ACUTE CARE JOURNEY

You deserve to feel confident in acute care.

Hospital-based SLP practice requires specialized knowledge that most programs & courses barely touch. You're expected to handle complex medical cases, work with interdisciplinary teams, and make critical decisions -- often without the training you need to feel confident.

You need real-world training from the eyes of an actual acute care specialist. That's where the Acute Care Compass comes in.

Meet Your complete acute care mastery system

The Acute Care Compass gives you the tools you need to be a confident, competent acute care SLP  -- all in one convenient annual subscription.

Entire course library

Instant access to 24 specialized acute care courses covering medical essentials, dysphagia, tracheostomy, and more. See all courses here.

Acute care specialized

Acute Care Compass helps you focus on what's *actually* important. Leave the overwhelming CEU factories behind.

Success track

Our suggested success track that keeps you on the path to acute care mastery. And you can always complete the courses at your own pace, too.

Real case studies

Acute care scenarios with expert analysis. See how clinical decision-making happens in real hospital settings, and apply critical concepts to your caseload.

BONUS: Clinical tools

Downloadable 50+ page acute care survival kit and more real-world clinical tools including checklists, guides, & templates.

BONUS: Professional CEUs

Your subscription includes ASHA CE reporting. PLUS, earn ethics & DEI credit. All in one convenient subscription.

Perfect for SLPs & students who want to:

  • Feel confident in acute care & ICU settings
    Master trach & vent, complex dysphagia management, oxygen, lab values, & more

  • Make faster, better clinical decisions 
    Apply evidence-based, person-centered knowledge and reduce second-guessing
  • Collaborate effectively with medical teams
    Actually understand medical complexity & communicate your expertise
     
  • Be a specialist in acute care & ICU
    Become the acute care resource others go to for their most challenging cases

Members-only BONUS 

Acute Care SLP Survival Kit

50+ pages of resources, checklists, quick reference guides, and more. Available only inside Acute Care Compass.

Start mastering acute care SLP today.

Join now and gain:

  • Expert guidance from trusted acute care specialist Brooke Richardson SLP
  • Comprehensive clinical resources you can implement immediately
  • Structured learning pathway for systematic skill development
  • A specialized approach to handling your most complex cases in any healthcare setting
  • Over $1,500 worth of material with our courses & downloadable clinical resources
  • The confidence you deserve as a medical SLP

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Value: $1,500+. Yours for just:

Annual membership

$499 USD

per year

    • Save $1,000+ vs purchasing individually
    • ALL self-paced courses (value: $938)
    • BONUS courses (value: $468)
    • BONUS downloads (value: $99+)
    • ASHA CE reporting
    • Certificates
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COURSES INCLUDED
Value: $1,500+ -- all included in one convenient, discounted subscription!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)

It's perfect for all levels! Start with Medical Essentials, then progress through Acute Care Mastery. The guided structure takes you from novice to expert without the overwhelm.

That's perfect, too! These skills transfer to SLPs working in all medical settings. Medical knowledge and clinical reasoning apply everywhere, but the Acute Care Compass gives you the highest level of expertise in medical complexity-- acute care or otherwise.

And if you just want to access our courses at a discounted rate, that's a perfectly fine reason to join, too.

Grad school doesn't prepare us to work in acute care (we can all agree on that). And so many other CEUs just barely scratch the acute care surface (or are taught by people without expertise in this area).

Actively working as an SLP in acute care since 2009, I've got my finger on the pulse of what SLPs need to know to thrive in this setting.

I know how overwhelming learning acute can be, so I created the success track so you can practice confidently and competently.

Plus, so many SLPs have been asking for longer than one-year access to the courses available at The Modern MedSLP, and Compass allows me to support you there, too.

Individual courses give you time-limited access to specific topics -- you register for one course at a time. Acute Care Compass gives you continuous access to ALL courses, plus exclusive benefits like downloadable resources, exclusive case studies, structured learning pathways, and automatic access to all new self-paced content.

The entire Modern MedSLP library of self-paced courses is included in this subscription, PLUS bonus courses including case studies & professional topics. See all courses included here.

The beauty of this program is its flexibility. Some members dedicate several hours weekly to systematically work through the success track, while others focus on specific topics as needed. You set your own pace while having continuous access to all resources.

Yes! Unless otherwise noted, courses include a certificate of completion, PDH, & ASHA CE reporting. Track your progress and download certificates as you complete each course.

Professional development in medical speech pathology-- and especially for working with medically-complex patients-- is not a quick process. The structured learning track is designed to build expertise systematically over months, and the integration of complex medical knowledge requires time and repeated application.

The annual commitment ensures you have adequate time to fully benefit from the comprehensive content, and apply concepts to your practice.

Additionally, this commitment allows us to maintain the high-quality resources and acute specialization that make this membership unique.

If you don't want to commit to a subscription, I understand! You're still free to choose from our a la carte courses.

No; Acute Care Compass is offered as a subscription but many of our courses are available for purchase a la carte -- discover them here. Some courses, like case studies, are only available inside Acute Care Compass.

The courses are self-paced for your convenience; as such, instructors are not available to respond to course follow-up questions or patient cases.

If you want to ask Brooke questions, you have two options:
- Book a 1:1 real-time virtual consultation
- Join Modern MedSLP in Minutes

Membership requires a commitment of at least one payment period. If you cancel, you'll maintain access until the end of your current paid period. After that, if you cancelled before your renewal, access to all courses, resources, and Q&A sessions will end. You can rejoin at any time, but we don't prorate for gaps in membership or any unused portions of your membership.

Our membership is already significantly discounted from retail pricing. If purchased individually, our complete course library would cost over $1,500, making this annual membership an exceptional value.

Student discounts are currently offered for our a la carte courses, and through university partnerships. 

This represents our commitment to making specialized medical SLP education accessible while maintaining the quality and support that sets our program apart.

Policies regarding refunds, privacy, cookies, and more can be found here.

Acute Care Compass

Join today and gain:

  • Expert guidance from a trusted acute care specialist
  • Comprehensive clinical resources you can implement immediately
  • Structured learning pathways for systematic skill development
  • A specialized approach to handling your most complex cases in any healthcare setting
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