Did you know that there was initial resistance to speech-language pathologists being
involved in dysphagia? According to oral histories of post WWII Australian and British …

The Dysphagia Initiative, a multi-dlsciplinary group with representatives from all professional
and support staff who provide care to the patient with dysphagia, was started in 199 1. The …

Objectives Limited research exists evaluating the impact of social determinants of health in
influencing care pathways for patients with dysphagia. A better understanding of whether …

Introduction: Speech and language therapy (SLT) is purported to be a scientifically-based
discipline. A commitment to scientific practice is currently best represented by practicing in …

Background A recent literature review identified that past research has described the
impacts of dysphagia on quality of life; but there is limited research on these impacts from …

Background: Dysphagia is a disorder of swallowing and/or feeding. It is associated with
malnutrition, dehydration, pulmonary pneumonia and increased mortality. Timely …

Dysphagia is a complex condition with numerous causes, symptoms, and treatments. As
such, patients with dysphagia commonly require a multidisciplinary approach to their …

Head and neck cancer (HNC) guidelines recommend regular multidisciplinary team (MDT)
monitoring and early intervention to optimize dysphagia outcomes; however, many factors …

A number of factors influencing the development of dysphagia training programmes are
identified, some of which relate to cultural issues and to the way systems operate. Lessons …

The purpose of this study was to investigate clinical assessment practices and instrumental
examination decision-making by speech and language therapists (SLTs) in Ireland. A 21 …