Videofluoroscopy

The last decade has seen an enormous upheaval within all aspects of health care, and the videofluoroscopy service is no exception. There is an ever-increasing need for the objective examination of swallowing to create a baseline for the patient as part of their diagnosis and subsequent treatment. Much of the current literature available focuses on the speech and language therapist working alongside a radiologist, but increasingly, the radiologist is no longer involved in the investigation, highlighting the need to amplify the multidisciplinary team knowledge of the procedure. Book jacket.

Roger D. Newman, BSc [Hons], MSc, CertMRCSLT, is a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UK. He is also currently a Senior Lecturer on the University of Manchester's BSc [Hons] Speech and Language Therapy degree program, and an Honorary Lecturer on the Masters Level course in Advanced Imaging at the University of Salford, Greater Manchester. His specialist clinical interests include the objective examination of dysphagia via videofluoroscopy and interpretation of highly abnormal images, plus development of the practitioner-led videofluoroscopy service. His research interests include quality in service provision and the ethics and legalities of oral feeding in the end of life. Julie M. Nightingale, PhD, MSc, DCR[R], is a registered diagnostic radiographer and radiography educator holding the position of Director of Radiography and Occupational Therapy at the University of Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom [UK]. With a specialist interest in promoting practitioner-led gastrointestinal imaging, she has developed and delivered a range of programs at Master's Level, including a unique module promoting best practice in practitioner-led videofluoroscopy. Her research interests and publications center upon patient experience and the risks and benefits of advanced and non-medical consultant practice.