Description
Welcome to the Halo Staffing face to face course about dysphagia.
We will begin this course with an explanation of the process of swallowing food, we will then go on explain what is dysphagia including its signs and symptoms.
This will be followed by a description of all the relevant legislations in the UK.
The next topic will be about identifying the common causes and underlying medical conditions associated with dysphagia.
We will then explain to you the implications of dysphagia on a person’s health and wellbeing.
The next topic will inform you about the importance of maintaining adequate hydration and nutrition with safe and efficient swallowing function.
The following topic will explore how to reduce the signs and symptoms of swallowing difficulty including the utilisation of various strategies to prevent aspiration and choking.
The next topic will focus on oral hygiene and self-care education.
Information about creating individualised care plans to meet the person’s needs will be the next topic.
We will then inform you about your role in supporting individuals with dysphagia.
The next topic will explain how to develop practical skills to support people with dysphagia in eating and drinking safely.
The following topic will be about referrals, the process of assessment, and the various clinical assessment techniques used in evaluating the swallowing function.
Importance of a thorough patient history in dysphagia assessment will be discussed next.
This will be followed by an explanation of the need to collaborate with other healthcare professionals.
We will then inform you how to communicate effectively with the individual and their family members about the implications of dysphagia.
The next topic will explore the ethical considerations related to dysphagia assessment and treatment.
Finally, we will inform you about the cultural factors that may impact a patient’s experience and adherence to treatment.
You can view the introduction video of this course below.
Is this for me?
This course has been carefully designed for carers, support workers, nurses and managers who want to learn more about the dysphagia. As specialists in providing staffing solutions Halo Staffing’s courses are relevant for many industries including health and social care for carers, support workers, nurses and managers. Completing this course will ensure that you are fully up to date with relevant content to provide you with the skills and knowledge necessary to excel in your field. On successful completion of this course, you will be issued with a certificate and digital badge valid for 1 year.
Why should I take this course?
You should take this course if it’s necessary for you or your team to learn more about the dysphagia, protect people and keep them safe from harm and abuse in a health care setting. Keeping in line with The Human Rights Act 1998, The Mental Capacity Act 2005, The Health and Social Care Act 2008, The Equality Act 2010, The Care Act 2014, The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards/Liberty Protection Safeguards 2020, CQC Regulation 14, International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI), Inter Professional Dysphagia Framework (IDF) and NICE Clinical Guidelines CG32.
What will I learn?
This course will provide you and/or your team with an understanding of the normal swallow and dysphagia, relevant legislations and standards, common causes and underlying medical conditions associated with dysphagia, implications of dysphagia on a person’s health and wellbeing, importance of maintaining adequate hydration and nutrition with safe and efficient swallowing function, strategies to prevent aspiration and choking, importance of providing oral hygiene and self-care education, how to create an individualised care plan to meet the person’s needs, your role in supporting individuals with dysphagia, practical skills needed to support people with dysphagia in eating and drinking safely, an explanation of the referral and assessment process including the clinical assessment techniques used in evaluating the swallowing function, the importance of a thorough patient history in the dysphagia assessment process, inform you about the need to collaborate with other healthcare professionals, explain you how to communicate effectively with the individual and their family members about the implications of dysphagia, ethical considerations related to dysphagia assessment and treatment, cultural factors that may impact a patient’s experience and adherence to treatment.
Course Duration:
Face-2-Face session will be delivered at your location for up to 16 attendees. Cost of this course is for all 16 attendees.
eLearning: 3 hours.
Face to Face session: Equivalent to a one day course.
