Dysphagia Awareness

It begins by explaining the process of swallowing identifying the stages involved. You will learn terminology and identify the different types of Dysphagia warning signs and triggers and how to manage Dysphagia.

This course is ideal for all Health and Social Care staff.

Learning method

The course is a virtual session over 2 hours, at the end of the session you will complete a short assessment to evidence the learning which will take you approximately 1 hour to complete.

What you will learn

By completing this course, you will gain an understanding of defensible documentation and the types of documents, which will develop and improve your skills in a health and social care setting.

You will cover

• Introduction - Physiology of Swallowing.
• What is Dysphagia.
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).
• Managing Dysphagia.
• Practical feeding experience with thickening agent.  

Benefits

• Understand dysphagia what the triggers are and preventative measures. You will learn terminology and understand the process of swallowing.
• Course delivered via virtual session to give you flexibility of study.

Virtual sessions

Dates to be announced.

How to book

To book this course, please contact us.