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Swallowing Awareness Day As in 2019, the Association coordinated the date of Swallowing Awareness Day so it worked with a parallel campaign undertaken by the Royal College of Speech

Dysphagia: A difficult diagnosis to swallow

A range of marketing materials were provided to members to download from the website to support Swallowing Awareness Day activities.

and Language Therapists. With the assistance of the Royal College, the Association is endeavouring to make Swallowing Awareness Day an event on the international calendar. Despite the challenges of COVID-19, there was evidence of Dizzy, the Swallowing Awareness Day mascot, out and about spruiking the campaign. Participation with the campaign’s social media was strong with a lot of engagement with the day’s hashtags #swallowaware2020 and #dysphagia. A video with Dr Julie Cichero, 'What is swallowing', was well received and helped to reinforce a strong social media campaign. In the lead up to Swallowing Awareness Day the Association distributed a number of media releases, including one in conjunction with the Dental Hygienists Association of Australia, titled ‘You only have one mouth – take good care of it!’.

People who have trouble swallowing are at risk of choking, poor nutrition and dehydration, while babies and children with difficulty feeding may not take in enough nutrients to support growth and brain development. Speech pathologists are the professionals who assess and treat people across the lifespan with dysphagia (difficulty swallowing).

To find a speech pathologist near you go to www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/find

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HelpSpeechPathologyAustralia spread theword aboutSwallowingAwarenessDay to your colleagues and clients. Download free resources from theSPAwebsite anddisplay them in yourpractice. www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/swallowing Join the conversationon Facebook,Twitter and Instagram to share your experiences. # dysphagia#swallowaware2020 Download theofficial logo and add it to your email signatureor letterhead. Swallowing AwarenessDay 18 March 2020

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Dysphagia isdifficulty swallowing. Likebreathing, swallowing is essential to everyday life.Humans swallow approximately 700 timesaday. Peoplewho have trouble swallowing are at riskof choking,poor nutrition and dehydration,whilebabies and childrenwithdifficulty feedingmay not take in enough nutrients to support growth andbraindevelopment. thousandsofAustralians Didyouknow thatspeechpathologistsworkwith eachyearwhohavedifficultyswallowing?

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Peoplewho have trouble swallowing are at risk of choking,poor nutrition anddehydration,while babies and childrenwithdifficulty feedingmay not take in enough nutrients to supportgrowth andbraindevelopment.

Speechpathologistsworkwith families and individuals across the lifespan to ease theburden ofdysphagia and helppeople regain theirbasic right to swallow.

Speechpathologists are theprofessionalswho assess and treatpeople across the lifespan withdysphagia (difficulty swallowing).

Let’s talkaboutswallowingdisorders

www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/swallowing

Swallowingdisorders, also known as dysphagia ( dis-fay-juh ), affect aperson’s ability to safely swallow drinks, food andmedication.

Tofinda speechpathologistnear yougo to www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/find

Left untreated, swallowing disorders can have a devastating effect on aperson’s physical and emotionalwell-being. Speechpathologists are the professionals who assess and treat swallowing disorders.

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How to know if youmayhave a swallowingdisorder?

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•Do you coughwhile eating ordrinking? •Do you have trouble swallowing tablets? •Do you avoid social gatheringswhere food is offered? • Is it challenging to feed yourself? • Is itdifficult to swallow your own saliva?

Tofind a speechpathologist near you visit www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/find

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On the socials This year’s Swallowing Awareness Day social media campaign occurred as news of the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the world. Against this backdrop, our social media channels were active with people sharing the message about dysphagia. Here are some highlights: Our Swallowing Awareness Day infographic was read by 10,355 people, was shared 221 times and had 1140 reactions. Over on Instagram, the same infographic had a reach of 45 , 846 people and received 432 likes. A video of Dr Julie Cichero, Co-chair of the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI), talking about swallowing issues was viewed 31,425 times and was engaged more than 2000 times on Facebook. We also surpassed 7000 followers on Instagram! Thanks to everyone who has followed our @speechpathaus account. Our LinkedIn presence continues to grow with 6468 followers as does our Twitter account, which has more than 11,000 followers.

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