Working with Dysphagia

LIZZY MARKS Principal Speech & Language Therapist, Neurological Disorders at the University College London Hospital Trust, based at the Middlesex Hospital, which includes centres of excellence for the treatment of Parkinson's Disease and AIDs. She also lectures nationally on dysphagia and speech and language therapy for people with Parkinsons disease. DEIDRE RAINBOW Principal Speech & Language Therapist, Older People and people with Neurological Disorders, St Pancras Hospital, managing in-patient rehabilitation and community services for older people and those with acquired neurological problems. She lectures nationally on dysphagia and has a particular interest in chronic swallowing difficulties and psychosocial issues resulting from long-term dysphagia.

1: The Normal Swallow; 2: Respiration and Aspiration; 3: Subjective Assessment; 4: Objective Assessment; 5: General Issues in Management; 6: Oral Stage Management; 7: Pharyngeal Stage Management; 8: Tracheostomies and Ventilators; 9: Nutrition and Hydration; 10: Legal and Professional Issues; 11: Health and Safety; 12: Making Ethical Decisions; 13: Training Other Professionals