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Launching the IDDSI Academy
As IDDSI support and implementation has continued to spread around the world, there have been increasing questions about and requests for IDDSI-approved training and certification opportunities. The IDDSI Global Board of Directors listened and 2025 will be a busy and exciting year as we launch the IDDSI Academy, providing formal certification and training in the IDDSI Framework, Testing methods and application of IDDSI.
IDDSI Academy training will be run only by IDDSI Global, with teaching material provided by subject matter experts. The new IDDSI certification system provides graded theoretical and practical knowledge, with qualifications that are a personal achievement, and portable in the similar way to CPR training and certification.
The IDDSI Academy Certified Practitioner (IDDSI ACP) training will be launched in Florence on 27 February 2025, immediately prior to the EU IDDSI Conference. The hands-on training will provide in depth practical IDDSI training and complex problem-solving opportunities, guided by subject matter experts from the fields of oral processing, dysphagia, nutrition, culinary and engineering professionals with more than a decade designing and working with IDDSI and decades more working with thick liquids and texture modified foods in a range of settings. The program brings together oral physiology, food science and the OHK dedicated method of approaching the IDDSI continuum of liquids and foods. The course will address practice points relevant to people working with babies, infants, children and adults.
The practicum forms part of the competency training towards becoming an IDDSI ACP, with theoretical training provided on-line, at your convenience, to complete training. As the inaugural practicum, this course further allows participants to provide IDDSI Global with feedback, aligning with the highest quality improvement processes. IDDSI ICP training is suitable for health professionals, chefs, cooks, food service managers, nurses, health auditors and others interested in gaining practitioner credentialling of IDDSI.
Planning is underway to offer the Academy Training at other IDDSI events throughout the year. Watch our eblasts and ebites for further information.
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Register now for the EU IDDSI Congress in beautiful
Florence, Italy!
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The EU IDDSI Reference Groups & IDDSI Global will be hosting our 1st European Union IDDSI Congress at the Auditorium at the Duomo in Florence, Italy on Friday, February 28, 2025. The pre-congress IDDSI Academy Pilot will be held on Thursday, February 27, 2025. | |
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📅 Date: February 28th, 2025
📍 Location: Auditorium at the Duomo in Florence, Italy
Join Us for the 2025 IDDSI Congress: From Theory to Practice
Discover cutting-edge practices, groundbreaking research, and innovative solutions in dysphagia management at this premier event! Visit the EU Events page on the IDDSI website for all the exciting details: EU IDDSI Congress - Events - IDDSI
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SAVE THE DATE:
US IDDSI Symposium - July 25th, 2025
For more details go to the IDDSI Events page HERE
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SAVE THE DATE:
Asia IDDSI Conference - November 5th, 2025
For more details go to the IDDSI Events page HERE
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Asia IDDSI Masterclass & Festival 2024
Congratulations to the Asia IDDSI Masterclass & Festival 2024 planning team for organizing a most successful event at IMU University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Watch for details about the Asia IDDSI Academy & Conference 2025 on Nov 4 & 5, 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand in upcoming IDDSI e-blasts and e-bites. | |
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New Sponsor
We are excited to announce a new Gold Sponsor: Sammic
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A European manufacturer of premium foodservice equipment, Sammic specializes in food preparation solutions designed to achieve the perfect texture in compliance with IDDSI standards. Combining innovation with over 60 years of expertise, Sammic offers precision-engineered technologies for healthcare and special foodservice needs, ensuring consistent results and superior performance worldwide. | |
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Canada: IDDSI “Better to Best Practice, One Step at a Time! Read the January Can-Do newsletter for all the details on the CIRG webpage
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Portugal: Hello everyone! We are the new Portuguese team and we are very happy to join the IDDSI family!
Olá a todos! Somos a nova equipa de Portugal e estamos muito felizes por nos juntarmos à família IDDSI!
- David Nascimento
- Joana Maria
- Gonçalo Silva
- Gonçalo Bernardes
- Marta Silva
- Daniela Vieira
For more information on the Portugal IRG go their new webpage PTIRG webpage
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Turkiye: The Turkiye IRG hosted an IDDSI Workshop in December 2024. In total, there were 18 participants made up of SLTs, swallowing therapists and dietitians. They conducted a mini survey before and after the workshop and all the feedback was excellent. Congratulations on the success of the workshop!
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Emre CENGIZ PT. MSc. PhD, Fatma Ilgaz, PhD and Seren DÜZENLİ ÖZTÜRK | |
A successful day with all the participants and presenters! | |
Fatma Ilgaz, PhD, Emre CENGIZ PT. MSc. PhD and Seren DÜZENLİ ÖZTÜRK | |
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United States: 2025 IDDSI LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES - January courses and the USIRG symposium. Read all the newsletter details here on the USIRG webpage
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On January 16th Carie-An (HPSI), Mary Rybicki (USIRG) & Chef Mike Salvatore (US IDDSI Committee), presented an amazing skilled, nursing training on IDDSI, at the New England Alliance Winter Conference. HPSI was an exhibitor and they are also helping with planning the 2025 IDDSI Symposium in California. Congratulations! | |
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Shaking-it-up in Uruguay
Colleagues in Uruguay, South America conducted a one-day workshop focused on texture modification and the IDDSI framework. The workshop was hosted by Universidad Católica del Uruguay on November 9, 2024. Dr. Luis F. Riquelme, IDDSI Vice-Chair, attended briefly to discuss some updates on IDDSI and to encourage the group to organize and form an Uruguay IDDSI Reference Group. This is in the works!
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Congratulations to the organizers:
Laura Alvez do Prado, nutritionist
Gabriella Pravia, nutritionist
Margarita Núñez, nutritionist
Dr. Natalia Osorio, phonoaudiologist (SLP)
Chef Marco Silva
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IDDSI Reference Group Volunteering | |
If you are interested in joining an IDDSI Reference Group, please email the contact for the group. We welcome everyone who wants to help with guiding & fostering IDDSI implementation. Being part of a reference group is a great opportunity to meet IDDSI friends in your local, regional area. And you never know, something amazing may happen when great brains come together!
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Don't see an IDDSI Reference Group for your practise or regional area? Interested in starting an IDDSI reference group to help support IDDSI implementation in your regional or practice area? Fill out the form here.
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If you have any suggestions for webinar topics, we’d love to hear them! Head over to our Contact Us form, choose subject “Webinars”, and let us know what you’d like to see in the upcoming months. | |
Previous Webinars and Recordings | |
Missed any of our other webinars? All our webinars are recorded and can be found on here, but please note rewatching the webinars on YouTube will not provide you with a Certificate of Attendance.
If you register and then cannot attend a webinar, PLEASE make sure to cancel so we may open another spot up for someone else. Thank you very much for your consideration.
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Upcoming Events:
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German Society for Swallowing Disorders, Würzburg, DE, Mar 19-21, 2025
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Dysphagia Research Society Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Mar 25-28, 2025, https://www.dysphagiaresearch.org/page/2025-Annual-Meeting
- FOP - Food Oral Processing Conference, Valencia, SP, May 12-14, 2025
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The 33rd World Congress of the IALP is coming to Malta August 24-28, 2025 - Innovation and inspiration in Communication Sciences and Disorders Congress Topics and Registration Information
- ESSD - European Society for Swallowing Disorders Conference, Athens, GR, Nov 7-11, 2025
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If you are aware of other events where IDDSI will be featured, please share the information with us by sending the details to: office@iddsi.org
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Take a look to see where different regions are in respect to supporting IDDSI Implementation.
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