The Master aims to train, in a transversal and interdisciplinary perspective, professionals in the field of dysphagia taking into account the different origins and different ages in which this pathology can arise.

The Master aims to provide the learners with the knowledge and tools necessary to identify the problems of dysphagia and investigate its causes; to intervene with counseling actions and a therapy shared with the whole team and the network of expert collaborators and to implement rehabilitation programs for the developmental, adulthood and advanced age by providing a broader view of the pathology in order to be able to intervene with innovative therapies.

The lessons of the Master in Deglutology and Related Disorders will be delivered in e-learning mode; students will have handouts, bibliography and multiple choice self-assessment questionnaires at their disposal.
At the end of each teaching course, students must take online tests before proceeding to the next course.
University credits (CFU) are achieved by passing the final exam, as an assessment of the skills acquired during lessons which consists in writing and presenting a dissertation at UniCamillus’s main headquarters, Via di Sant’Alessandro, 8, 00131, Rome.

The Master curriculum includes a mandatory internship in affiliated health facilities.

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Purposes: to understand the mechanisms of deglutition and the connection with the functions of other organs of the human body.

DIAGNOSTICS OF DEGLUTITION
Purposes: to identify the presence of the dysphagic disorder and the degree of complexity of the dysphagia in progress. Following the diagnosis, the most suitable types of rehabilitation interventions will be investigated.

INTERDISCIPLINARY ASPECTS OF DEGLUTITION
Purposes: to learn the main foundations of Bioethics to manage autonomously problems related to dysphagia; to recognize the ways through which to ensure complete management of the treatment.

DEGLUTITION TREATMENTS
Purposes: to evaluate and prepare suitable rehabilitation activities for therapy or therapeutic exercise aimed at guaranteeing the best possible conditions for the patient.

In order to register for the Online Master in Deglutology and Related Disorders, candidates must have:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Therapy
• Other Bachelor’s Degrees in Healthcare Professions
• Master’s Degree in Dentistry and Dental Prosthesis
• Master’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery

Candidates who meet the following requirements can also apply:
• Qualifications with duration and content equivalent to those listed above, achieved according to the previous university system pursuant to Law 1/2002 with the obligation to have an upper secondary school diploma.

It is necessary to submit one of the following documents: Declaration of Value issued by the Italian Consular Authority of the country of study (accompanied by transcript of records + copy of the final diploma) or a(n) CIMEA Certificate of Comparability/ARDI Statement of Correspondence accompanied by a CIMEA Statement of Verification (see the CIMEA platform) or Diploma Supplement (if it is a European qualification) issued by the University of origin and legalised at the Italian Embassy of the country of study. Students who submit incomplete documentation will be admitted with reservation and cannot complete their enrolment until all the required documentation has been submitted.
The University reserves the right to admit candidates with different qualifications but related to the Master curriculum.

Please send an email to helpmaster@unicamillus.org

The participation fee is equal to Euros 900*, in addition to 50.00 Euros for secretarial rights.

• First installment: 400.00 + 50.00 Euros for secretarial rights within the
application deadline
• Second installment: 300.00 Euros within 1 month from the Master start date
• Third installment: 200.00 Euros within 2 months from the Master start date

*In the event that the candidate does not make the payment within the times indicated by UniCamillus, he/she will no longer be able to access his/her personal student area and the video lessons, self-assessment tests and exams.

**The payment of the registration fees is not subject to the application of VAT pursuant to Art. 4 DPR 633/72, as it is part of the University’s institutional training offer.
Upon payment, a note attesting the payment will be issued.

The Master allows an outlet either as a freelance professional or as a collaborator and / or public and private employee in:
institutions for the elderly,
institutions for demented,
institutions for cranic traumatic patients,
institutions for patients with cerebrovascular issues.

Another important area in the deglutology field is that relating to the after-effects of demolition interventions in the cervico-facial area (in particular interventions resulting from oncological pathologies). In these cases, the notions acquired during the master can
be usefully applied in rehabilitation centers dedicated to the functional recovery of the different injured abilities following this type of surgery (usually the deglutological re-education is followed by a re-education of breathing, vociferation, phonetic and communication articulation).
Finally, rehabilitative deglutology finds its application also in patients in developmental age; in fact, it is known that about one third of patients in developmental age have atypical swallowing, which requires rehabilitative treatment; in these cases the master obtained can allow collaborations in the orthodontic field.

The number of internship hours specified in the study plan of the CPD programme is 250 and must
be completed during non-working hours.
The facility in which the internship is to be carried out can be either:
– a facility that already has an agreement with the University: the student can request a list of
facilities from the Online CPD Programmes Teaching Services Office at the e-mail address
master@unicamillus.org, indicating the Region in which they intend to do the internship;
– a facility to be affiliated: the student must inform the CPD Programmes Teaching Services Office of
the name and email/certified email address of the contact person at the facility they have chosen in
order to proceed with the agreement.
*The University will not be liable in the event of rejection of the application or if the student is not
accepted into a facility that already has an agreement with the University.
**It is strictly forbidden to contact facilities without first contacting the Online CPD Programmes
Teaching Services Office. Before the internship, the student must inform the Teaching Services Office
of their choice of internship, whether or not it has an agreement, exclusively by email at
master@unicamillus.org.

The following activities are required to start the internship:
a) having passed at least half of the exams specified in the study plan.
b) having passed the course on Occupational Health and Safety as per Legislative Decree 81/08, the
certificate of which must be uploaded onto the student’s learning platform according to the
procedure available on the platform. However, it is not necessary to submit a certificate or to attend
the safety course if the student intends to self-certify;
c) Fill in and sign, together with the Internship supervisor appointed by the facility, the Educational
Project, which will be provided directly by the Teaching Services Office;
d) download the attendance register booklet from the student’s learning platform to be filled out,
signed and stamped by the Internship supervisor designated by the facility (after completing and
signing the Educational Project).
If the student has an employment relationship as an employee of a company or is a freelance
professional working for a company and the work activity is in line with the educational objectives of
the online CPD course, they may self-certify their work activity as an internship.