Come and learn how to make foods suitable for people with swallowing difficulties.
Dysphagia Management Course
This course is specially created for health professionals especially carers and chefs working in the hospital or aged care setting. You will learn what dysphagia is and why foods have to be texture-modified and drinks thickened to reduce a dysphagic patient’s risk of developing aspiration pneumonia.
Meal Preparation for Dysphagia Management
We will demystify how to manage acute or chronic dysphagia. You will receive step by step instructions on meal-preparation methods so simple and effective you will be amazed. Learn to create an exciting range of texture-modified foods and thickened drinks adapted from simple daily comfort foods and fortify them with extra vitamins, minerals and other mega-nutrients to boost these patients’/resident’s nutritional intake. This is particularly important for small eaters with poor appetite and swallowing difficulties due to health conditions like motor neurone disease, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, etc. Sometimes, these conditions also arise due to medical treatments like radiotherapy to the chest or throat areas.
Dysphagia can be Managed
Dysphagia develops when the swallowing reflex is affected. Fear of swallowing sometimes develop and the very act of eating becomes torturous. Aspirating on small amounts of food or drinks regularly can cause fatal pneumonia to develop. Antibiotics are commonly prescribed for aspiration pneumonia. This life-threatening condition can be prevented, dysphagia can be managed and malnutrition avoided. Let us show you how. If you are a geriatric carer or nurse or doctor or simply dealing with a patient receiving radiotherapy for cancer treatment, this course is for your. Let us show you how easy food preparation/modification techniques for swallowing difficulties are. You can prevent malnutrition in your patients or clients and have lots of fun in our hands-on workshop experimenting with all the common nutritional supplements and thickening agents on the market. Find one that is most suitable for your client’s needs and adapt normal recipes for extra fortification to boost their nutritional intake.
Dysphagia Management Structure
Create a personalised seven-day dietary plan for dysphagia management for your patient or client for greater compliance and nutritional adequacy. Banish malnutrition and the complications that come with it altogether.