Swallowing Awareness Day: Safe and enjoyable meals S8E7
From Speak Up by Speak Up: A Speech Pathology Australia Podcast
March 18, 2026 · 8 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the significance of Swallowing Awareness Day and features an interview with Stacey Baldac about improving mealtime safety and enjoyment for individuals with dysphagia.
In this week’s episode, we recognise Swallowing Awareness Day by speaking with Stacey Baldac, SPA's Chief Speech Pathology Advancement, about a research project co-designed with people living with dysphagia. Stacey shares the importance of person-centred meals, communication, and collaboration in making mealtimes safe and enjoyable. Resources: UTS What's got us talking podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3J0C49qSCRtc6zdwsXJo5E Safer Care Victoria – Communicating safe eating and drinking: https://www.safercare.vic.gov.au/best-practice-improvement/clinical-guidance/older-people/safe-eating-and-drinking SPA resources: SPA dysphagia resources: https://speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Public/About-Us/News-media-campaigns/Campaigns/Dysphagia-resources.aspx Swallowing Awareness Day: https://speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Public/Public/About-Us/News-media-campaigns/Campaigns/Swallowing-Awareness-Day.aspx?hkey=d108641b-dd30-4b89-87bf-9a03220716b4 The role of speech pathology in informed choice and shared decision-making in dysphagia: https://speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/resource?resource=107 Swallowing difficulty…
People in this episode
Guest: Stacey Baldac
Topics covered
- Swallowing Awareness Day
- dysphagia
- person-centred meals
- communication
- collaboration
- safe eating
- enjoyable meals
Keywords
- swallowing awareness
- dysphagia
- speech pathology
- mealtime safety
- person-centred care
- communication
- collaboration
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Speech Pathology Australia, Safer Care Victoria, UTS
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