About Karen Jardine Books
Dr Claire Langdon Claire has worked extensively with adult dysphagia, in acute, rehabilitation and residential care facilities. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Speech Pathology, a Master of Public Health (Epidemiology) and completed her PhD investigating factors predicting pneumonia in acute stroke. She is a Fellow of the College of Health Service Management, and was awarded a Fellowship in 2010 by the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust to undertake research into the use of devices to facilitate rehabilitation of dysphagia. Claire is a member of the Dysphagia Research Society, an international body of researchers with an interest in deglutition and swallowing. She is a Principal Investigator on a study investigating relationships between stroke, dysphagia and sleep apnea. Claire is working to develop the use of novel systems - including simulation learning - to support education and learning for health practitioners. Karen Jardine Karen is a specialist in the field of pediatric feeding and swallowing. She has worked in a range of settings including community, private practice, research and acute care. Karen currently works at a tertiary hospital in Brisbane providing feeding and growth support to babies with congenital heart disease. She has special interests in mentoring other clinicians in the field, pediatric videofluoroscopy, and ensuring families are provided with practical, real-life care and support to see their children thrive. Julie Cichero Julie is a dedicated specialist of feeding and swallowing disorders. For over 20 years Julie has worked in public and private adult acute, rehabilitation and extended care facilities and more recently in the community with babies and children. Julie has been a lecturer and researcher affiliated with The University of Queensland since 1996. She is an invited national and international speaker, and reviewer for a number of international medical, nursing and allied health journals. She has published two books Dysphagia: Foundation, Theory and Practice (2006, Wiley & Sons Inc.) and More peas please: Solutions for feeding fussy eaters (2009, Allen & Unwin) and contributed chapters to other textbooks. She has served as a consultant on dysphagia for the National Stroke Foundation (Australia), Speech Pathology Australia, the Dietitians Association of Australia, and the American Speech and Hearing Association (Division 13 - Dysphagia). Julie is a member of the Dysphagia Research Society.
