IN THIS BITE:
- Survey Results
- Tracking IDDSI Progress
- New Resources
- New Webinar: Myths & Truths about Modifying Foods for IDDSI Levels
- IDDSI Translations
- IDDSI on the Move
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PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM OUR SOFT BUT NOT NECESSARILY BITE-SIZED SURVEY
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A HUGE thank you to everyone who participated in our recent survey – we received over 2000 responses!
You may recall that we sent this survey out in response to a number of requests looking for a label and testing methods for foods that are “soft” but not necessarily requiring a specific particle sized. This was to meet the needs of individuals who do not necessarily have dysphagia or increased choking risk but might benefit from softer choices. Many of the requests for this subcategory were coming from those working in elder care settings.
Results:
The overwhelming response was that “yes” there is a need for this subcategory of food to better meet the overall needs of all individuals in various care settings.
The most popular overall term was
“Easy to Chew”.
So, where do we go from here?
The IDDSI Board of Directors is now working with this information and will provide an update shortly on a label, descriptor and testing method. For those who are currently testing and mapping your menu items, please keep the term “Easy to Chew” in mind for those menu items that do not meet the Level 6 – Soft & Bite-Sized 15mm x 15 mm particle size but is considered “Easy to Chew” within Level 7 Regular.
Please note that there will NOT be any “new level” added to the existing framework.
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Tracking IDDSI Progress Globally: We want to hear from you!
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We are always excited to hear about the many IDDSI implementation projects that are moving forward around the globe. We know of wonderful initiatives in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, USA and territories, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Poland, Slovenia, South Africa, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Brazil, Turkey, Germany and Japan to name a few.
We do however realize many of you may be engaged in IDDSI projects and we would love to hear from you about your projects.
Consider using our simple online form to send us 2 or 3 sentences about where you are from and what your IDDSI implementation project is.
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Having trouble accessing our website resources? Some tips:
- Download and use our free IDDSI app instead. It works on iOS and Android platforms.
- Try clearing the CACHE in your browser
- Speak with your IT support team.
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We hope everyone has had a chance to check out our new resource cards for Food and Drink testing methods on them. Click on the button below to access them.
We are currently working on a 1 page IDDSI poster outlining Food and Drink Classification and Testing Methods for both Adult and Pediatrics. This will provide a very easy reference and education tool to use as IDDSI is being implemented. We will let our global community know when it is up on our resources page.
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New IDDSI Webinar Announced
October 16 at 9am PDT & October 29 at 4pm PDT, 2018
Title:
Myths & Truths about Modifying Foods for IDDSI Levels
Presenters:
Preston Walker & James Ball
Preston and James have been developing ideas in healthcare catering for over 10 years. Their collaboration has led to the establishment of Oak House Kitchen, based at Preston's family residential home in Greetham, England. Oak House Kitchen aims to improve the practical application of nutrition across many different diet restrictions. For many years they have been training chefs, care workers and healthcare professionals in how best to modify foods for dysphagia. Their current focus in this field is on the transition to the IDDSI standards and have been working on how best to achieve this.
In this cooking-based webinar, Preston and James will show you how to modify foods to the IDDSI standards. They will show you a range of practical solutions to common problems across various foods. You will see that foods modified for dysphagia can be delicious, nutritious and look great!
If you missed any of our last webinar
Using the IDDSI Flow test in clinical practice: How thick is thick and does thickness really matter?Presented by Carly Barbon SLP
or any of our previous webinars – you can watch them on our
YouTube channel.
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Upcoming Partner Webinars
Join IDDSI, Dietitians of Canada and CSNM in November on a webinar where we will forcus on key strategies to consider in your facility to help initiate this change at the home level and not specifically on the IDDSI framework and testing tools.
This webinar is being offered on multiple days and different times to accommodate different locations:
- November 5th, 2018- Canada and Europe - REGISTER
- November 7th/8th, 2018 - Canada, Asia, Australia, Middle East - REGISTER
- November 19th/20th, 2018 - Canada and Europe - REGISTER
- November 23rd, 2018 - Canada and Europe - REGISTER
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Several languages are currently up for peer review.
We now have an easier online-based translation feedback form.
Please take a moment and see if a language you are fluent in is available for review. Your comments, thoughts and suggestions are always appreciated!
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- Sept 2018 – New Zealand Speech-Language Therapists Association Conference, Dunedin, NZ
- September 2018 – Invited speaker for IDDSI Yokohama, Japan and Hiroshima, Japan
- September 2018 – European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians Conference, Rotterdam, NL
- September 2018 – Invited speaker for Nestle Breakfast Symposium at the European Society of Swallowing Disorders Conference, Dublin, IE
- October 2018 – Keynote address on IDDSI at the Biomouth Conference, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ
- October 2018 – Pediatric Dysphagia Series Conference, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- October 2018 – Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo, Washington, DC, USA
- October 2018 – Institute of Hospitality in Healthcare, Sydney, Australia
- November 2018 – American Speech-Language-Hearing Association convention, Boston, MA, USA
- November 2018 – Iowa AND Conference, West Des Moines, IA, USA
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.
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