#HC-04-33 Dysphagia: Swallowing Difficulties and Medicines
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- Course level: All Levels
About Course
UEA (University of East Anglia)Description
Why join the course?
The course offers an opportunity to network with other learners and with the creators of the course through discussions, graphs and social networking features and to share knowledge with other learners and professionals. By completing this online course participants will be able to describe:
- the swallowing process and different causes of swallowing problems
- the different types of medicines formulations and how these should be administered to patients
- how tablets and capsules are designed to ensure that drugs are appropriately distributed in the body
- special considerations which need to be taken into account when giving medicines to older people and children
- the law relating to the selection and administration of medicines
- how best to administer medicines to patients with dysphagia
What topics will you cover?
- Definition and causes of dysphagia
- How to improve medicines administration for patients with dysphagia
- Supporting patients with dysphagia to take their medicines
- Different medicine formulations and the important considerations for patients with dysphagia
- Legal and ethical considerations when administering medicines to patients with dysphagia
- Standardising the approach to reviewing medicines in patients with dysphagia
Who will you learn with?
Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia. Research interests include the management of medicines and their administration to patients with dysphagia
Who developed the course?
The University of East Anglia is an internationally renowned university providing top quality academic, social and cultural facilities to over 15,000 students from over 100 countries around the globe.
What Will I Learn?
- Describe the swallowing process and different causes of swallowing problems.
- Describe the different types of medicines formulations and how these should be administered to patients.
- Describe how tablets and capsules are designed to ensure that drugs are appropriately distributed in the body.
- Describe special considerations which need to be taken into account when giving medicines to older people and children.
- Describe the special considerations which are required to administer medicines via enteral tubes.
- Describe the law relating to the selection and administration of medicines.
- Describe how best to administer medicines to patients with dysphagia.
Topics for this course
Introduction to the course
Meet the team
Welcome to the course00:03:22
The swallowing process and causes of swallowing difficulties
Signs and symptoms of dysphagia
Conditions associated with dysphagia
The role of healthcare professionals (HCP) in dysphagia
“Prescribing medicines for patients with dysphagia”
Lecturer David Wright said it very well, because there were many professional terms in the course, but he could explain them to us very easily, which made me think it was easy to understand.
My favorite part of the course is on how to improve medication for people with dysphagia and how to help people with dysphagia take medication, which is pretty good.
This is a professional course, which is very helpful for us to take care of patients. thank you
This course is a great opportunity to communicate with other learners and course creators through discussions, charts and social networking functions, and to share knowledge with other learners and professionals.
Material Includes
- Official Certificate
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Target Audience
- There are no requirements for this course, other than an interest in swallowing difficulties and medicines. The course will be of particular interest to carers, nurses and those in the field of medicine