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Dysphagia Awareness Training

Dysphagia Awareness Training

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COURSE PUBLISHER Apex LearningProfessional development trainers

Dysphagia Awareness Training

This free online healthcare course covers the causes, symptoms and treatment of dysphagia, a swallowing disorder.
Not everyone finds it easy to swallow food or liquids. Dysphagia is a swallowing diso... Not everyone finds it easy to swallow food or liquids. Dysphagia is a swallowing disorder that comes with warning signs and can affect a patient’s oral and overall health. This healthcare course examines the causes of dysphagia before outlining its symptoms and remedies. You will learn about the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI), its framework and the importance of good oral health and dentistry.
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In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To

  • Outline the subcategories of dysphag...
  • Distinguish between the incidence of...
  • Discuss the medical and psychologica...
  • Identify the specialists who make up...
  • Outline the subcategories of dysphagia
  • Distinguish between the incidence of a disorder and the prevalence of an infection
  • Discuss the medical and psychological consequences of dysphagia
  • Identify the specialists who make up a team for combating swallowing difficulties
  • List the pharyngeal and oral anatomy's structural elements
  • Recognise where the primary taste receptors are located in the body
  • Outline the glands that are responsible for the production of saliva
  • Indicate how the taste, temperature and pressure receptors in the mouth are activated
  • Recall the symptoms of dysphagia and the warning signs of aspiration pneumonia
  • Define ‘evidence-based medicine’
  • Discuss the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) and its framework
  • Explain periodontal treatment and maintenance
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This course was useful and it enlighten I more in the medical and psychological consequences of dysphagia :- the specialists who make up a team for swallowing difficulties and what they do and the pharyngeal and oral anatomy's structural elements.
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it was a detailed study
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