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Stepping forward together for IDDSI: The EU IDDSI Declaration
The EU IDDSI Declaration was presented at the EU IDDSI Congress 2025 in Florence, Italy announcing the collaboration between IDDSI and EU organisations to support the following:
- Support and promote IDDSI as the standard European terminology for modified food textures and thickened drinks, to improve safety for individuals with dysphagia.
- Ensure that future European health initiatives and strategies incorporate IDDSI as the standard terminology for texture modified foods and thickened drinks.
- Enhance safety for individuals with dysphagia by ensuring IDDSI terminology is adopted in multi-stakeholder environments, including healthcare, community care, food services, industry, education, research and government.
- Engage food and nutrition manufacturers, as well as catering services, in producing culturally appropriate, healthy, and appealing texture-modified foods and drinks that aligns with the IDDSI framework.
- Promote the harmonization and standardization of health records and taxonomies by using IDDSI terminology.
- Encourage the development of new technologies, including those based on artificial intelligence, to assist healthcare professionals and patients in using IDDSI.
Download the EU IDDSI Declaration 2025 (pdf, 28 Feb 2025)
IDDSI is incredibly grateful for the collaboration with the following EU organisations:
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The EU IDDSI Declaration demonstrates a wonderful collaboration between organizations committed to helping those who experience dysphagia.
We extend an invitation to other organizations around that globe interested in collaborating on a declaration to support the use of IDDSI across care levels, to please contact IDDSI Global at office@iddsi.org for further information.
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Canada: We welcome you to review our April topic on IDDSI Canada's Awareness - sharing insights from other Canadian professionals. Read the April Can-Do newsletter for all the details on the CIRG webpage
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Japan: JPIRG exhibited a poster at the Medicare Foods Exhibition held at Tokyo Big Sight from February 26 to 28, as part of its activities to promote IDDSI.
The Medicare Foods Exhibition is Japan's largest gathering of companies involved in the dietary needs of the elderly, and is held within the Care Show Japan, which attracts about 10,000 visitors. See the picture and more details HERE Great job Japan!
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United States: Join us for the Pre-Symposium Webinar – May 6th, 2025 and USIRG leader and dietician Mary Rybicki's webinar on IDDSI in SNFs, June 17 at 2:00 PM (EDT) Don't forget to register for the US IDDSI Symposium July 25 in beautiful Newport Beach, CA! Read all the exciting details on the USIRG webpage
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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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Webinars and IDDSI Learning
Are you ready to kick-start your IDDSI implementation journey?
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Pre-Symposium Webinar: NUTS & BOLTS OF IMPLEMENTATION
Date: Tuesday, May 6th, 2025
10:00 am - 11:00 am Pacific Time / 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Eastern Time
Join us for this 1-Hour interactive session designed for those beginning the process of integrating IDDSI into their setting and preparing for the 2025 US IDDSI Symposium.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
✅ Pre-Implementation Preparation – Participants will review the steps involved when working towards IDDSI implementation including key resources
✅ Implementation Tools & Strategies – Explore guides, audit tools, and testing methods to prepare for hands-on sessions at the US Symposium
✅ Expert Insights & Q&A – Get answers to your burning IDDSI questions from USIRG members
To register and for more information please go to: this link
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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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Early Bird registration is open for the
US IDDSI Symposium in beautiful Newport Beach, CA!
Friday, July 25th, 2025
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SAVE THE DATE:
UK IDDSI Academy Pilot
September 16th, 2025
St. Michael’s Centre, Bristol, UK
Details will be available on the IDDSI website very soon!
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SAVE THE DATES!
Australia IDDSI Expo and Academy Pilot
Monday, October 20th and Tuesday, October 21st, 2025
Victoria Park, Brisbane, Australia
The Australian IDDSI Reference Group is delighted to showcase Australia's first IDDSI Expo together with IDDSI Global’s Academy Pilot course for 2 - one day events. The events will be held in Brisbane at Victoria Park Function Centre, 4km from Brisbane's City centre. Join us for either, or both days!
Registration:
Please click the "I'm interested in this event" button below or scan the QR code to express your interest in registering for this event. By filling in the form, you will be kept up to date on this event and will be notified when you can register.
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IDDSI Translations
We are pleased to announce more great work has been done on IDDSI translations!
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We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the following for their ongoing hard work and dedication with the IDDSI translations:
Czech: Marketa Kleinerova, Katerina Hrdinkova, Denisa Stranska and Marketa Kucharova
German: Simon Sollereder, Lisa Adami, Nelly Keller, Katerina Rusa, Beata Ruxton and Karen Sheffler
Latvian: Liga Savicka, Kristianne Stewart and Dzintra Spilva
Polish: Magdalena Milewska, Joanna Chmielewska and Basia Biskup
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Upcoming Events:
- 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
- IDDSI Hands on seminar & pre-congress seminar for Japanese Society of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Yokohama, Japan, Sep 18, 2025
- The 31st annual meeting of JSDR, Yokohama, Japan, Sep 19-20, 2025
- 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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