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Source: www.futurelearn.com
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Starts on April 4, 2016
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Ends on April 10, 2016
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Level : Introductory
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Disease & Disorders
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Language : English
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Free access
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Free certificate
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12 hours in total
About the content
This course will enhance the knowledge of any person involved in the administration of medicines to patients with dysphagia.
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The course offers an opportunity to network with other learners and with the creators of the course through discussions, graphs and social networking features and to share knowledge with other learners and professionals. By completing this online course participants will be able to describe: the swallowing process and different causes of swallowing problems the different types of medicines formulations and how these should be administered to patients how tablets and capsules are designed to ensure that drugs are appropriately distributed in the body special considerations which need to be taken into account when giving medicines to older people and children the law relating to the selection and administration of medicines how best to administer medicines to patients with dysphagia You can use the hashtag #FLswallowMed to join and contribute to social media conversations about this course. We look forward to seeing you on the course.
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Instructors
- David Wright
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Platform

FutureLearn is a massive open online course (MOOC) learning platform founded in December 2012.
It is a company launched and wholly owned by The Open University in Milton Keynes, England. It is the first UK-led massive open online course learning platform, and as of March 2015 included 54 UK and international University partners and unlike similar platforms includes four non-university partners: the British Museum, the British Council, the British Library and the National Film and Television School.
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