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**Introduction**
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 * Cancer of the Tongue
 * Stages of swallowing
 * Surgery and Radiotherapy
 * Patient population

**Case History**
 * General Information and Cancer
 * Communication
 * Co-morbidities & Medications
 * Swallowing difficulties
 * Summary + Template

**Team approach**
 * Introduction
 * Order of team member involvement
 * Importance of MDT

**Assessment**
 * Introduction
 * Knowledge & Skills
 * Clinical Assessment
 * Oro-Facial Examination
 * Clinical or Mealtime Observation
 * Additional Areas for Consideration
 * Instrumental Assessment
 * FEES
 * VFSS
 * Additional Assessments to Consider
 * Report

**Intervention**
 * Planning Treatment
 * Possible Complications and Side Effects of Treatments
 * Setting Goals. Ethical and Best Practice Principals
 * 1) Brief Synopsis of the ICF
 * 2) How to use the ICF Framework to Guide Intervention
 * Rehabilitative Exercises
 * 1) Range of Motion Resistance and Control Exercises
 * 2) Swallowing Maneuvers
 * Compensatory Techniques
 * 1) Postural Adjustments
 * 2) Bolus Control Techniques
 * 3) Intra Oral Prosthetics
 * 4) Airway Protection Strategies
 * 5) Modifying Liquids and Diets
 * Mealtime Guidelines for Modifying Diet
 * 1) How to Decide on an Appropriate Diet?
 * 2) The Dysphagia Outcome and Severity Scale

**Further information** **References**