Dysphagia Core Group was E-launched on 19th August 2020
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Vision :
Nutrition Security to all with difficulty in chewing and swallowing.
For the purposes of this Core Group Nutrition Security is said to exist when all people with difficulty in chewing and swallowing, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that can be consumed bio synchronously to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.
Mission :
To promote nutrition security to persons with difficulty in chewing and swallowing of commonly consumed age appropriate items in a given culture due to conditions related to structural, neurological, cognitive dysfunctions through multi disciplinary research, developments, dissemination, training and community/household empowerment. to prevent malnutrition by promoting interdisciplinary research not limited to Dietetics, Economics, Food Technology, Nutrition, Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Speech Language Pathology, Surgery.(arranged alphabetically)
Sharing of knowledge across disciplines related to normal and disordered swallowing vis a vis nutrition
Providing a multidisciplinary forum for sharing of knowledge, knowledge production and to provide affordable, accessible, and cost effective solutions to people in at least three different economic strata, viz., low, mid and high income groups.
Enhancing interdisciplinary communication to set protocols in dysphagia and its clinical applications in harmony with International Classification of Health Interventions(ICHI-WHO)
Advocacy to ensure nutrition security to babies (3-6 years) children in schools, those ailing with legally disabling conditions and temporarily disadvantaged groups.
Value Statement :
The Core group will be undertaking such other activities relevant to achieving the vision form time to time.
The members of the Core Group shall follow the ethical and legal provisions and ensure similar practices in their respective disciplines.
Mentor
Prof. Rangasayee R.
Chair, Audiology Committee, International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders,(IALP).
Member, Task Force on Underserved & Un served Population and Board Member, IALP.
Ex Director Technical & Professor S R Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing,Bangalore.
Ex Director,AYJNISHD,Mumbai and CRCs of Bhopal and Ahmedabad.Ex Director,NIEPID,Secunderabad and NILD,Kolkata.
President of Indian Speech and Hearing Association,1985-86 and 2014-15.
Founder President of ISAAC-India Chapter
Chief Program Officer
Sreemathy Venkatraman
M.Sc Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics, P.G. DND Hospital Dietetics, CDE, CBN
Clinical Dietitian and Wellness Nutritionist
Chief Clinical Dietitian- Trust Well Hospitals, Bangalore
National Executive Member- IAPEN INDIA
Board Member - European Society of Swallowing Disorders ESSD
Program Officer
Dr. Mukundan Subramaniam
Consultant ENT, Head & Neck Surgeon Voluntary Health Services Hospital and St Isabel’s Hospital, Chennai.
Post-graduation in ENT from Nagpur University he trained in Head & neck Oncology from Paris
Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Voice & Swallowing clinic.
Post graduate diploma on Swallowing disorders by the European Society of Swallowing disorders
Member
Dr. B.S. Premalatha
Recipient of prestigious Dr. Ratna oration award by Indian Speech and Hearing Association.
Professor, Department of Speech, Language studies at Dr.S.R.Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing, Bangalore
She is an alumni of AIISH Mysore and PhD from NIMHANS.
Editorial member for Journal of Laryngology and Voice.
She has authored many research papers in peer reviewed national & international journals and won National awards
Member
Dr. Vidyadharan Sivakumar
MBBS, MS (ENT), DNB (ENT), MCh (Head & Neck, FEBORL- HNS, FICRS
ASOHNS Clinical Fellowship in Advanced Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Oncology (Australia)
Clinical Director & Consultant
The Head & Neck Centre & Hospital, Chennai
Adjunct Faculty
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi
Member
Dr Prasanna Hegde
Program Director & Clinical Lead Speech Language Pathology
Speech & Swallow Specialist
HCG Cancer Centre
Bangalore
Member
Dr. Amit Yelsangikar
Consultant - Medical Gastroenterology
MBBS, MD (General Medicine), DNB (Gastroenterology)
Aster CMI Hospital, Bangalore
Member
DR. RAMESH. S.
MBBS, MS (GENERAL SURGERY), DNB (GENERAL SURGERY), MCH (PEDIATRIC SURGERY), DNB (PEDIATRIC SURGERY),
PROFESSOR AND HOD, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health
Member
Ms. Purabi Mahajan
RD, M.Sc. (Food and Nutrition),
P.G. Diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics with over 20 years of experience in the field of clinical dietetics and enteral/parenteral nutrition & enterastomal therapy.
- Certified in FODMAP Diets from Monash University, Australia.
- LLL - ESPEN Nutrition courses in various clinical conditions
Affiliation :
Senior Clinical Nutritionist - Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.
Hon. Local Executive Committee Member - IAPEN INDIA Association For Parenteral And Enteral Association - Mumbai chapter.
Hon Member of The Working Committee" of Dysphagia, Core Group IAPEN, India.
Member
Mr. Anil Jethwani
Assistant Professor
Department of Audiology & Speech Language Pathology (at Mangalore)
Qualification: Ph.D; M.Sc (Sp & Hg); B.Sc (Sp & Hg)
MCHP Mangalore – Manipal Academy of Higher Education
World swallowing week is observed Dec 12th-18th to raise awareness about Dysphagia- difficulty in swallowing. This hidden disability is seen in many disease conditions like post stroke, parkinsons, head and neck cancer and also in seniors and post Covid.
The message is ” Screen for Dysphagia- PREVENT Malnutrition“.