Setting+Goals.+Ethical+and+Best+Practice+Principals

= Setting Goals Ethical and Best Practice Principals  =

There are several goals in swallowing rehabilitation. The primary goals are to prevent malnutrition and dehydration and reduce the risk of aspiration. Re- establishment of safe and eficient oral intake, prevention of dysphagia prior to medical treatment, and patient education regarding the specifics of their disorder are also important goals of intervention ( Groher & Crary,2010).

Although counselling is not always implemented ,pre-treatment councelling is important for addressing the possibility that dysphagia may develop during or after the completion of the planned treatment. Poorly prepared patients may become frustrated when attempting to feed and thus may fail to ingest enough to maintain adequate nutrition and hydration. Individuals can be given strategies, recommendations or exercises before and during treatment to reduce the chances of developing a problem (Groher & Crary,2002).The following PDF link is to a manual given to patients at "Prince Court Medical Centre",(no date), explaining very clearly what side effects and complications to expect after a partial glossectomy.



==== Buchman, Smadja,Tessier,Menard,Brasnu (2007), conducted a study evaluating the quality of life of patients who had undergone a partial glossectomy.The purpose of the study was to investigate theQuality of Life, (QOL), aspects that were affected post surgery and to use these findings to to improve treatment planning and service provision. It is a very interesting article to read when setting up an intervention plan. The following PDF lis a link to the article. ==== 



In order to standardise service provision and best pactice guidelines, The World Health Organisation (WHO,2002), devised a framework called the International Classification of Functional Disability and Health, more commonly known as the ICF.

= Brief Synopsis of the ICF ﻿ =