Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)
Sydney Swallowing Diagnostics is a specialty mobile swallowing assessment service using Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) to assess swallowing from inside the throat.
Sydney Swallowing Diagnostics also teaches, trains and supervises qualified Speech Pathologists in FEES including in-person and online courses, competency training and assessment, and ongoing professional supervision.
To accurately and efficiently assess swallowing to enable safe and enjoyable eating and drinking
With over 25 years experience in swallowing assessment and treatment, Sydney Swallowing Diagnostics provides services to hospitals, nursing homes, outpatient clinics and specialists or GP clinics. We come to your setting.
Are you looking to start a SP-led FEES service? Are you looking for a FEES course in Sydney or Brisbane, Australia?
To be a FEES practitioner, you will need to cover essential theory in the procedural aspects of the FEES swallowing study, gain experience in rating abnormal findings and obtain skills in using nasendoscopy to perform FEES. This 2 day FEES course in Sydney and Brisbane, ensures that you cover all the knowledge required to perform FEES competently and safely, gain practice in scoring and interpreting FEES findings and establish skills in using nasendscopy to perform FEES.
The Sydney Swallowing Diagnostics FEES course teaches the knowledge and skills required to practice FEES and enables you to complete some of the components of FEES competency. However, to be able to do FEES independently, competency in nasendoscopy for dysphagia, and FEES interpretation and reporting must be supervised and obtained and then credentialed by your company.
Yes, Sydney Swallowing Diagnostics does supervise and assess competency for nasendoscopy for dysphagia and FEES interpretation. However, this is done with your current clients and can be difficult in some settings. Please contact us for a discussion on how this could be obtained.
The purpose of FEES is not to assess laryngeal pathology. As such, this is not specifically covered in the FEES course. Diagnosing
