Abstract
In Germany, about 5 million people of all ages suffer from dysphagia. Due to demographic change and improved medical care, the incidence of swallowing disorders is expected to increase. Dysphagia is associated with an increased morbidity and mortality and leads to a considerable financial burden on the health systems. The two most common causes of dysphagia are neurological disorders and head and neck cancer. Diagnostics and therapy have developed continuously over the past decades. In particular, the flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) has become an established part of dysphagia diagnostics. The certificate "Diagnostics and Therapy of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia, incl. FEES" was developed by the German Society for Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology (DGPP) and the German Society for Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (DGHNO KHC) in cooperation with the German Professional Association for Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology and the German Professional Association of Otolaryngologists.It consists of three parts: the modules (A, B and C), the indirect supervision and a practical examination. Structure, detailed contents and requirements for obtaining the certificate are described in the following article. The qualification of the lecturers and auditors are also defined. The systematic training serves the quality assurance and establishment of standards in the diagnostics and therapy of oropharyngeal dysphagia in the area of phoniatrics and ear, nose and throat medicine.
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