SPH312 Swallowing (8)
Abstract
Within a socio-cultural framework, this subject explores the physiology, assessment, diagnosis and management of swallowing problems across the lifespan. Students will develop knowledge and skills relating to: normal swallowing and dysphagia; various forms of assessment and differential diagnosis; management, including techniques for safe swallowing and maintenance of nutrition; and working with client groups typically affected by dysphagia. |
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+ Subject Availability Modes and Location
Session 1 | Internal | Albury-Wodonga Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: SPH312
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject informationDuration | Grading System | School: |
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One session | HD/FL | School of Community Health |
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Enrolment restrictions
Students enrolled in:
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Bachelor of Speech and Language Pathology
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Bachelor of Speech and Language Pathology (Honours)
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- across the human lifespan:
- be able to apply physiology to function with relation to the swallowing mechanism;
- be able to apply culturally and socially appropriate diagnostic processes and practices;
- be able to practically distinguish between the major categories of swallowing dysfunction;
- be able to apply evidence-based, culturally and socially appropriate intervention plans and approaches;
- be able to demonstrate an emerging engagement with ethical issues in dysphagia management, including the rights of the client.
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
- Normal swallowing function;
- Dysphagia in clinical practice;
- Dysphagia and its relationship to speech and language presentations;
- Differential diagnosis of dysphagia;
- Instrumental and non-instrumental assessment of dysphagia;
- Management of dysphagia with the adult population;
- Management of dysphagia with the paediatric population;
- Non-oral nutrition;
- An introduction to tracheostomy;
- An introduction to dysphagia in people with cancer;
- Saliva management.
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The information contained in the 2016 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 06 September 2016. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.