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The International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) Framework

Public Health

E-Learnings (NO CE, NO CME)

Original program date: Mar 31, 2016

Expiration date: Not available

About this course

The International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) developed and published a Framework that provides a common terminology to describe food textures and drink thickness, and a set of testing methods which can be used by clinicians, patients, caregivers, food service professionals, researchers and industry to determine which level a drink or food item falls into on the IDDSI Framework.
If you are a HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL interested in learning more with the continuum of the IDDSI Framework and IDDSI Testing Methods, you could find this eLearning course useful to improve your confidence in it.


GOALS of this course

This course will provide you with information:

  1. About the IDDSI Framework.
  2. Explaining how to perform IDDSI tests for measuring liquid thickness and food texture.
  3. About how to implement the IDDSI Framework in clinical practice.

After completing this course:

You will gain knowledge and confidence to use the IDDSI Framework and will know how to test drink thickness and food texture according to IDDSI’s recommendations.

After completing all modules and answering all questions correctly, participants can download or print a certificate of completion.

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