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[Dysphagia] Dysphagia Screening



There is a publication which may interest you.  I haven't actually seen or used it- and I know nothing about its development and/or validation- but it seems to be fairly widely available worldwide.

ISBN=1861563299 Dysphagia Screening   
A Training Resource Pack
Rodriquez, Lucy, Borelli, Merida
ISBN: 1861563299
Paperback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
This book is a comprehensive training pack for the use of speech and language therapists in the training of nurses. The pack has been designed within an internationally recognised competency based framework, which is familiar to nurse practitioners. It includes advice on how to set up the training course, handouts for each of the 10 competencies e.g. The normal swallow; causes of dysphagia; signs and symptoms of dysphagia. Course administration documents are included in the pack. Also provided is an evidenced based screening procedure and rationale with a structured testing format, which allows assignment of standardised ratings for each competenceny assessed. The course allows training at 2 levels. Firstly, a half day course to increase dysphagia awareness and secondly, a one day course with subsequent testing of competencies to enable nurses to categorise ward patients into those who are safe or unsafe to swallow, and make basic recommendations for eating and drinking. SLT students can also be trained using this course. We feel the pack is a timely acquisition for any SLT department given the need for round the clock ward based screening for dysphagia.

Claire Langdon
Senior Speech Pathologist
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Hospital Avenue Nedlands 
West Australia

Phone: 61-8-9346-2044 
email: Claire.Langdon@health.wa.gov.au


-----Original Message-----
From: dysphagia-bounces@b9.com [mailto:dysphagia-bounces@b9.com]
Sent: Wednesday, 4 October 2006 23:01
To: 'Verizon - Lisa'; Canning, Andrea; dysphagia@b9.com
Subject: RE: [Dysphagia] Dysphagia Screening


We are ramping up to use one in our stroke unit and in the ED

Eric Dolinger, MA CCC-SLP
Senior Speech Pathologist
Christiana Care Health System 
Phone 302-733-1015
Fax 302-733-1061
edolinger@christianacare.org


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Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 5:34 PM
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Subject: Re: [Dysphagia] Dysphagia Screening


please reply to all, thanks
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Canning, Andrea" <ACanning@augustamed.com>
To: <dysphagia@b9.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 5:01 PM
Subject: [Dysphagia] Dysphagia Screening


Our hospital is trying to advocate our need for a Dysphagia Screening to be 
performed by RN's.  In this attempt, I would like to provide examples of 
other hospitals that use such a tool.  I would appreciate your response to 
help to build our case.
Thank you,
Andrea Canning, MEd/CCC-SLP
Augusta Medical Center
Fishersville, VA
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