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Dysphagia, Covid 19 AND Speech Therapy

Expiry Date
: 01/04/2025
CPD Units
: 3.00 Points
Rating
: 4/4

These two articles look at the risk of aerosol generation during dysphagia assessments, ways to minimize the risks and the use of telehealth.

Keywords: Dysphagia, Covid 19, Speech therapy

Reading material:

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:
The aim of these articles is to look at the risk associated with dysphagia assessment during the Covid 19 pandemic.

Editor's comments:
These articles provide some useful suggestions with regards to dysphagia assessment, during the Covid 19 pandemic. Suggestions are made for standardized tests that can be used during telehealth.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

  1. Dysphagia
  2. Assessment procedures in Dysphagia 
  3. Aerosols and the increased risk of Covid 19 infection
  4. PPE to be used in Dysphagia assessments
  5. The use of standardised test in Dysphagia 
  6. The use of telehealth in dysphagia

          Instructions for this Module

          • Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
          • You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
          • The pass grade is 70%;
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