Event venue: ZAGREB
Country: CROATIA
Date: 2019 November 28 2019 December 01
Contact: eap2019zagreb@gmail.com
Website: http://eap2019zagreb.com/
t is a great honour and pleasure for us to welcome you to the 5th EAP Course in Zagreb on November 28- December 1, 2019. Oropharyngeal Dysphagia (OD) is a condition of difficult swallowing that is still insufficiently diagnosed and treated, and represents a significant public health problem. It is estimated that more than 30 mil. Europeans suffer from this disorder. The most vulnerable groups are people over 75 years of age, patients with neurological and neurodegenerative diseases, and patients with head and neck cancer. Proper diagnostics and treatment of this disorder are necessary in order to avoid life-threatening complications such as aspiration pneumonia, dehydration and malnutrition. However, eating is important not just for meeting the fundamental survival needs but also because of social activity related to eating in company of relatives and friends. It cannot be underestimated that bonding with family and close community during meals on a regular basis with the idea/mindset of enjoying and sharing food, is the way to promote greater physical wellbeing and to serve our emotional wellbeing. Therefore, numerous educational programs at different levels are being conducted throughout the EU today, with specialists of various specialties participating in them.
