Dysphagia Webinar Series 2021 FAQs

You can register for the webinar series by clicking here: bit.ly/dysphagiawebinarseries.(http://bit.ly/dysphagiawebinarseries)

All webinar sessions will be conducted every Sunday in June from 10 AM – 12 PM IST. A detailed agenda can be found here: www.sfsdindia.com/events.(http://www.sfsdindia.com/events)

This webinar series is free to attend and open to anyone providing care for individuals with dysphagia or interested in learning more about swallowing disorders. Since this is an awareness program - all healthcare professionals, clinicians, instructors and students are welcome to attend.

Nothing. Registration and attendance is FREE OF COST.

NO! If you do not have any prior formal training in the area of dysphagia or a recognized degree in speech-language pathology, you cannot provide skilled dysphagia services. This is not a qualification or certification program; hence you are not advised to practice dysphagia management after merely attending this webinar series.

500 participants can attend the webinar session via Zoom each week. All other participants can watch the live stream on SFSD India’s official Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/indiasfsd.(http://www.facebook.com/indiasfsd)

You can watch the webinar recordings on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/indiasfsd (http://www.facebook.com/indiasfsd)till 30th June, 2021 for free. After that date, the recorded webinar sessions will not be available. No exceptions will be made.

We have submitted the RCI CRE accreditation application and are waiting for approval. However, to be eligible for RCI CRE points, participants have to fulfil the following criteria: • Attend all 4 sessions of the webinar series on Zoom (limited to 500 attendees each week) • Submit the learning assessment form for all 4 sessions on or before 2nd July, 2021 (no exceptions will be made) • Score 70% or more on all the webinar learning assessments • Complete the post webinar series feedback form that will be sent out at the end of the 4-part webinar series to all attendees Important note: Only the first 200 participants who have met all the above criteria will be considered for RCI CRE accreditation from our end, per RCI rules. All others who meet the criteria may apply individually for RCI credit.

Participants who wish to receive certificate of attendance must meet the following criteria: • Attend all 4 sessions of the webinar series live on Zoom (limited to 500 attendees each week) or via our Facebook live stream • Submit the learning assessment form for all 4 sessions on or before 2nd July, 2021 (no exceptions will be made) • Score 70% or more on all the webinar learning assessments • Complete the post webinar series feeback form that will be sent out at the end of the 4-part webinar series Participants meeting the above criteria will receive an e-certificate of attendance within two weeks completing the last webinar, after their attendance has been verified. No exceptions will be made. Participants who attend less than 4 sessions or have not completed an assessment will not be eligible for a certificate of attendance.

When participants register, they will get a confirmation mail on the email ID that was provided during the registration. The email will have an option ‘Click to join’ which when clicked will take you to the Zoom webinar on the day and time of the session. Please note the passcode for the session in your email. However, the Zoom webinar only has a maximum capacity of 500 participants. All those who cannot join via Zoom have the option of watching the live stream sessions on Facebook.

If you accidentally log out of the Zoom webinar due to any error or network issues, make two attempts to log in again with the link in the registration confirmation mail. If it is unsuccessful, please visit www.facebook.com/indiasfsd (http://www.facebook.com/indiasfsd)to watch a live stream of the webinar session.

The course feedback form and all four learning assessments must be submitted on or before 2nd July, 2021. All the links are included below: Day 1 Learning Assessment: https://forms.gle/etqPb2FiHQvSDw878(https://forms.gle/etqPb2FiHQvSDw878) Day 2 Learning Assessment: https://forms.gle/d6VQrGaN4TdcSj5w7(https://forms.gle/d6VQrGaN4TdcSj5w7) Day 3 Learning Assessment: https://forms.gle/jdW3xiBa6w8tYL2N8(https://forms.gle/jdW3xiBa6w8tYL2N8) Day 4 Learning Assessment: https://forms.gle/B8qY5PkApACEXLU77(https://forms.gle/B8qY5PkApACEXLU77) Feedback Form: https://forms.gle/xJvbpS5Lr66w6Crr7(https://forms.gle/xJvbpS5Lr66w6Crr7)

If you are unable to attend the Zoom webinar or Facebook live stream, you may watch the recorded sessions on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/indiasfsd (http://www.facebook.com/indiasfsd)until 30th June.

If you do not have a Facebook account and are unable to join the Zoom webinar, you may watch the live stream or recorded video of the webinar at www.sfsdindia.com/livewebinar.(http://www.sfsdindia.com/livewebinar)

The newly formed Society for Feeding and Swallowing Disorders (registration in process) in association with ISHA Bengalooru Chapter is conducting this 4-day educational webinar series, in observance of Dysphagia Awareness Month.

Society of Feeding and Swallowing Disorders is in the process of registration under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act 1960. This has been significantly delayed due to COVID-19. Once the registration is complete, we will share details regarding membership on our website and social media channels.