Feeding the Dysphagic Patient

About the Book

If feeding patients or nursing home residents is part of your role as a health care worker, this book is for you. Jam-packed with crucial information on how to safely feed patients with swallowing problems, or dysphagia, this book is a fascinating read but it’s also a reference book you’ll want to keep close at hand.

This comprehensive guide is full of practical advice about the basics of dysphagia and dysphagia diets, potential problems associated with dehydration, tube feeding, and aspiration pneumonia, as well as the unique swallowing problems faced by people with specific diseases such as Parkinson’s.

Specifically created for use by nursing staff, certified nursing assistants (CNAs) in the United States, and personal support workers (PSWs) in Canada, this book was born out of a desire to maximize the skills of CNAs and PSWs, while making life better for people with dysphagia.

About the Author

Mohammed A. Mohamed, PhD, CCC-SLP, received his bachelor’s degree and special diploma in education, as well as his masters in educational psychology, from Omdurman Islamic University in Omdurman, Sudan. He holds a masters degree in speech-language pathology from San Jose State University in California, and his doctoral degree in psychology from Khartoum University in Khartoum, Sudan.

He has worked as a speech-language pathologist in nursing homes and schools in United States and Canada. He currently works for Community Rehab, in Brampton, Ontario, with children in schools and with adults in long term facilities and in their homes. He currently makes his home in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, where he lives with his family.