Introduction
It is with the greatest pleasure that we announce the UK swallowing research group. This group comprises clinicians and researchers from a wide range of professional disciplines including biomedical engineering, speech and language therapy, radiography, radiology, ENT, gastroenterology, stroke medicine, dietetics, oral health, general medicine and neurology.
The group recognizes the multidisciplinarity of the clinical specialties and basic science that supports developments in the field and hopes to run a biannual conference.
The aims of the group are to:
- Disseminate and debate the latest swallowing research
- Bring researchers together from basic science and clinical practice to share ideas and develop research projects
- Encourage peer review and support for work in progress
- Invite international research leaders to present key note lectures
Conference 2012
The 4th UK Swallowing Research Group Conference took place on Thursday 16 & Friday 17 February 2012 in London.
Thank you very much for your participation and your feedback.
The major themes for the February 2012 conference included:
•Neuroplasticity
•Oesophageal motility
•Ethical and legal aspects in dysphagia and tube feeding
•Therapeutic outcome measurements and research methodologies (parallel session workshops)
• Pharmacotherapeutic approach for dysphagia and clinical practice for rehabilitation
Additional special topics:
• Head and neck dysphagia
• Dysphagia in dementia
• Dysphagia in nursing homes
Plus free papers and poster sessions.
You can download the UKSRG 2012 Conference Booklet under the 'Conference 2012' tab.