The European Society for Swallowing Disorders is an international non-profit association aiming to improve the quality of care for those affected by swallowing.
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We're thrilled to announce the first FREE Joint #DRS-#ESSD webinar this year!
This webinar will feature award-winning research from both the @Official_DRS and the @_ESSD_
📆: 24 June 2026 (Wed) 6:00PM CEST/11AM CT
🔗: dysphagiaresearch.org/events…
FREE for all.
#dysphagia
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Our 101st ESSD Webinar will be presented by Prof Emilia Michou on "Investigating the manifestation of dysphagia in neurodegeneration: the paradigm of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis"
📆: 17 June 2026 (Wed) 18:30 CEST
🔗: pci.jotform.com/form/2615447…
#dysphagia #neurodegeneration #ALS
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🎉 Exiciting news: we're offering another FEES course (in German) in Hochzirl, Austria!
📆 9 - 11 October 2026
📍Hochzirl, Austria
🔗essd.org/essd-fees-course-ho…
Don't miss this great opportunity to sharpen your FEES skills!
#FEES #dysphagia #assessments #swallowing
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📢 Dysphagia specialists — Early Bird Registration is NOW OPEN! Don’t miss out 📢
Join us this October in #Leiden for #ESSD2026.
📅 19–23 October 2026
🔗 Register early and secure your place: essd2026.org/registration/
ℹ️ Learn more: essd2026.org/
#Dysphagia #ESSD2026
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📣 Our 100th webinar will be presented by Prof. Dr. Cornelius J. Werner on "Selection Bias in FEES Multi-Consistency Testing and its Correlation"
🔗English (27 May, 18:30 CEST): lnkd.in/gNeXTqaB
🔗German (28 May, 18:30 CEST): lnkd.in/gd4xxJEQ
#ESSD #DGD
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🎉ESSD Tulln FEES Course was successfully held on 24-26 April 2026! 🎉
A big thank you to all participants, instructors, and organizers for three intensive and productive days of hands-on FEES training.
#FEES #Dysphagia #ESSD #ContinuingEducation
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Our 99th ESSD webinar will be delivered by Prof. Dr. Tobias Warnecke on "New insights into dysphagia in Parkinson's disease"
📆 20 May 2026 (Wednesday) at 6:30 PM CET
🔗 pci.jotform.com/form/2611653…
#Parkinsonsdisease #dysphagia
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⏰ Last 2 days before the deadline!
Abstract submissions for #ESSD2026 close on 26 April.
Submit your work today and be part of ESSD 2026.
📝 kuonicongress.eventsair.com/…
#CallForAbstracts #Dysphagia #SwallowingDisorders
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📣 Update on #ESSD2026
The abstract submission deadline has now been extended to 26th of April 2026.
Take advantage of the extra time to submit your work and be part of ESSD 2026.
📝 Submit your abstract:
kuonicongress.eventsair.com/…
#Dysphagia #SwallowingDisorders #CallForAbstracts
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🎉Congratulations to our Q4 2025 ESSD Best Paper Award winner, Dr Bendix Labeit, for their paper titled "Oropharyngeal dysphagia: a narrative review towards an integrated neurogeriatric perspective" published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity.
Full text: thelancet.com/journals/lanhl…
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ESSD Best Paper Award winner will have free registration to the ESSD Annual Congress: essd.org/best-paper-award/
Submit your work to the Members Research Archive for a chance to win the prize! Link: essd.org/members-research-ar…
#research #dysphagia #membersresearcharchive
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🤝 Become a sponsor or exhibitor at #ESSD2026!
Support innovation in dysphagia care and connect with a global community of experts.
📍 Leiden, Netherlands | 19–23 Oct 2026
🔗 essd2026.org/sponsors-exhibi…
#Dysphagia #SwallowingDisorders #ESSD2026
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A quick update for #ESSD2026 — abstracts can now be submitted until 19 April 2026.
Make the most of the extension to submit your abstract and join us!
📝 kuonicongress.eventsair.com/…
#Dysphagia #SwallowingDisorders #CallForAbstracts
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❗ Important announcement ❗
Abstract submission deadline for ESSD 2026 Congress will be postponed.
Stay tuned for the new deadline.
essd2026.org/abstract-submis…
#essd2026 #abstract #conference
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📢 LAST WEEK to submit your abstracts for #ESSD2026!
🚨 Deadline: 7 April 2026 just a few days left!
📝 Submit here: essd2026.org/abstract-submis…
ℹ️ Topics & guidelines available on our website
#Dysphagia #SwallowingDisorders #CallForAbstracts #ESSD2026
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🤝 Become a sponsor or exhibitor at #ESSD2026!
Support innovation in dysphagia care and connect with a global community of experts.
📍 Leiden, Netherlands | 19–23 Oct 2026
🔗 essd2026.org/sponsors-exhibi…
#Dysphagia #SwallowingDisorders #ESSD2026
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🌟Day 2 of 15th Annual Meeting of the #DGD 🌟
Prof Sonja Suntrup-Krueger, our #ESSD Fellow, is presenting an MEG study on inducing #metaplasticity in swallowing neural network through multimodal #neurostimulation.
Full text: doi.org/10.1016/j.neurot.202…
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🌟 Day 2 of 15th Annual Meeting of the #DGD 🌟
Prof Emilia Michou, President of the 15th ESSD Congress and a long-time former ESSD board member, delivered a keynote lecture on "Neurostimulation treatment options in dysphagia"!
#DGD #ESSD #dysphagia #neurostimulation
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Dr Martina Scharitzer, our former board member, presented the #ESSD-#ESGAR best practice statements on VFSS for adult patients with dysphagia at the 15th German Interdisciplinary Society for Dysphagia!
Read more: doi.org/10.1007/s00330-024-1…
#VFSS #dysphagia #bestpractice #DGD
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On 20 March, our president, Prof. Rainer Dziewas and board member, Professor Sarah Wallace OBE attended the 2nd #Tracheostomy Symposium organised by Atos Learning Institue.
A huge thank you to the Atos team for hosting such a valuable event!
#dysphagia
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