November 2017

IN THIS BITE:
  • IDDSI in the UK
  • World Dysphagia Summit
  • IDDSI Transitions
  • Translations
  • Support for IDDSI
  • New Sponsors
  • IDDSI on the Move
IDDSI in the UK
We are thrilled to share that the British Dietetics Association has recently announced its formal support for the adoption of the IDDSI Framework in the UK. 
IDDSI at the World Dysphagia Summit
The first World Dysphagia Summit took place in Barcelona, Spain on September 22/23, 2017 following the European Society of Swallowing Disorders Conference (ESSD). The move towards a global focus on dysphagia around the world is very exciting. IDDSI Board Members Dr. Julie Cichero (co-chair) and Dr. Catriona Steele participated in the event. Dr. Cichero presented an excellent overview of IDDSI, outlining the evidence based process that the committee used in the development of the IDDSI Framework, descriptors and testing methods.  

We were pleased to find a number of professionals and researchers from around the globe have incorporated IDDSI into their practice and research.

IDDSI Transitions
We have had a few recent changes at IDDSI: 

We warmly welcome Alen Dominguez on board as our new Marketing and Communications consultant. We would like to also extend our deep gratitude to Kevin Ly, for his previous work and support for IDDSI.

We would also like to extend a big thank you to our past Board Member Sonke Stanchus from Germany. Sonke was instrumental in the first IDDSI pilot project in Kempen, Germany and worked diligently to implement IDDSI into clinical practice. Details can be found here.

We would like to warmly welcome Dr. Jan Vanderwegen from Belgium as our newest IDDSI board member. Dr. Vanderwegen is an ENT and rehabilitation-physician, working at the University Hospital Saint-Pieter, Brussels, Belgium as well as a Professor at the Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium. He is the president of the Belgian Society of Swallowing Disorders (BSSD) and a member of DRS, ESSD and IDDSI. Dr. Vanderwegen is also part of the Belgian-Dutch taskforce on translating the IDDSI to a cross-cultural Flemish/Dutch version.
 
Click here to read more about Dr. Vanderwegen and our volunteer IDDSI Board of Directors. 
IDDSI Translations
We are presently in the process of re-organzing our Translations tab on the IDDSI website. Very exciting formatting soon to arrive. Be on the look-out!

Many thanks to the more than 35 volunteers that have worked and are working on translations for IDDSI. This collaborative process is testament to a global movement that continues to move forward. Thanks to your time, efforts and expertise we currently have 22 translations at different stages! 

Completed Translations :
- French/France
- French/Canadian
- Spanish
- Italian
- Norwegian

Need Peer Review:
- Chinese (simplified)
- Portuguese (Brazilian)
- Swahili

In Progress:
- Japanese
- German
- Thai
- Turkish
- Arabic
- Dutch
- Russian
- Hindi
- Hebrew
- Zulu
- Chinese (Hong Kong)
- Chinese (Taiwanese)
- Portuguese (Portugal)

Can you help? Consider reviewing a translated document and providing comments or email us if you are interested in translating documents.    Click here to read instructions on how you can help.
Support for IDDSI
I DDSI is thrilled with the level of support from around the globe from organizations such as Tibor’s kitchen; International and National societies such as the Japanese Society of Dysphagia Rehabilitation and the United Kingdom Swallowing Research Group as well as Professional assocations from multiple countries such as the American Speech Language Hearing Association, Dietitians Association of Australia and Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists.
New Sponsors
Thank You to McCain who has joined us as a Sliver Sponsor.
IDDSI on the Move
Recent, current and upcoming IDDSI-related presentations:

  • October 2017: Sysco Atlantic Healthcare Show, Halifax, NS.
  • October 2017: Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE), Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND). Chicago, IL.
  • October 2017 Canadian Industry and Food services Forum. Toronto Ontario
  • November 2017: American Speech-Language- Hearing Association (ASHA) conference. Los Angeles, California.
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Please let us know what you are doing in your part of the world. We would be happy to share it with the rest of the world. Email us at communications@iddsi.org