London MDT Dysphagia Imaging Course
An MDT approach to oropharyngeal dysphagia imaging with renowned faculty.
Course Programme
Imaging in Oropharyngeal Dysphagia - Surgical and Rehabilitative Management
Thursday 13th November 2025
08:30 - 09:00
Coffee and Registration
09:00 - 09:10
Welcome and Introduction
Taran Tatla – ENT, Justin Roe - SLT
09:10 - 09:50
Oropharyngeal dysphagia - definition & overview, diagnostic subjectivity & objectivity, MDT roles, responsibilities & guidelines
Taran Tatla – ENT, Sam Majumdar – ENT
09:50 - 10:30
Anatomy & physiology considerations for swallow, in health & disease (include trauma, cancer, altered/complex airway)
Reza Nouraei – ENT, Camilla Dawson - SLT
10:30 - 11:00
Instrumental assessment of oropharyngeal dysphagia (office / clinic based)
Chad Al Yaghchi – ENT (including in office HRM), Margaret Coffey - SLT
11:00 - 11:20
Coffee with Sponsors
11:20 - 11:55
Cricopharyngeal and oesophageal dysfunction - Imaging considerations and implications for oropharyngeal dysphagia management
Gehanjali Amarasinghe – Gastroenterology, Taran Tatla - ENT, Phil Shorvan – Radiology
11:55 - 12:30
Challenges in imaging and instrumental evaluation of dysphagia in head and neck cancer and rehabilitation planning
Peter Clarke – ENT, Margaret Coffey - SLT, Grainne Brady – SLT
12:30 - 13:00
Phoniatrics in swallow assessment
Daniele Farneti (UEP) - Italy
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch with Sponsors
14:00 - 14:30
Surgical intervention in non-cancer oropharyngeal dysphagia - optimal patient selection and aftercare
Justin Roe – SLT, Aphrodite Iacovidou -ENT
14:30 - 15:00
Imaging innovations in oropharyngeal dysphagia
Gemma Clunie – SLT, Reza Nouraei - ENT
15:00 - 15:20
Coffee with Sponsors
15:20 - 16:50
Global considerations: International MDT roundtable with Asia Pacific Laryngeal Association (APLA) and Union of European Phoniatricians (UEP)
Justin Roe – SLT, Margaret Coffey – SLT, Sam Majumdar, Taran Tatla, Reza Nouraei, Peter Clarke - ENT, Sachin Gandhi –ENT (India) , Jeeve Kanagalingam – ENT (Singapore), Daniele Farneti - ENT (Italy)
16:50 - 17:00
Closing Remarks & Course Feedback
Taran Tatla - ENT, Justin Roe - SLT
Meet the Faculty
Learn from leading experts involved in the management of dysphagia.
Prof Taran Tatla
Consultant ENT and H&N Surgeon
Prof Justin Roe
Consultant Speech and Language Therapist
Mr Rahul Pankhania
Course Co-Organiser
Miss Ravina Tanna
Course Co-Organiser
Mr Sam Majumdar
Consultant ENT Surgeon
Mr Reza Nouraei
Consultant ENT Surgeon
Ms Camilla Dawson
Speech and Language Therapist
Mr Chad Al Yaghchi
Consultant ENT Surgeon
Ms Margaret Coffey
Speech and Language Therapist
Course Venue
The course will be held at St Mark's at the Central Middlesex Hospital, one of the newest hospitals in the capital.
Address:
Central Middlesex Hospital, Acton Ln, London, NW10 7NS, United Kingdom
Getting There:
Accessible via Harlesden (Overground & Bakerloo lines), Park Royal (Picadilly line), and North Acton (Central line) tube stations.
Parking is available at cost for those arriving by car.
Proudly Supported By
Our course is made possible with the support of our valued partners.
