Manchester Post Basic Dysphagia Course

Liz Boaden

Liz qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist in 1986. She worked in a generalist post before becoming Head of Adult Services with a consultative role in dysphagia for adults and ALD. In 1991, Liz became a founding tutor and lecturer on the Post Basic Dysphagia Course administered by the Manchester Metropolitan University (now "The Manchester Post Basic Dysphagia Course".) Liz lectures at undergraduate and post-graduate level on the specialist and advanced stroke courses at the University of Central Lancashire as well as presenting at national and international conferences. Liz is co-author of Swallowing Guidelines: Individualised Programmes of Care and lead researcher and co-author of the Inter-professional Dysphagia Framework. In 2011 Liz received a doctorate in recognition of her programme of work entitled "Improving the identification and management of aspiration after stroke".

Jo Marks

Jo qualified as a Speech & Language Therapist in 1993. She worked in a generalist post in both Adults and Paediatrics before becoming Lead Specialist for Paediatric Dysphagia in Manchester in 2002. Jo works across a number of locations with her specialism in acute paediatrics including critical care and neonates. She also has a consultative role within Special Schools. Jo has extensive experience teaching at a number of levels which include under-graduates, on the paediatric module of the Manchester Metropolitan University ‘Advanced Dysphagia Course’ and on the PGC Advanced Practice in Medical Imaging (swallowing disorders) at the University of Salford . In addition to this Jo has presented at conferences both nationally & internationally. Jo is involved in a number of projects including the development of Paediatric FEES service & research looking at the effects of enzyme treatment on swallowing within the degenerative condition Niemann Picks Syndrome.

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