Abstract
We recently established a support team for patients with dysphagia, in April 2005 and we herein report the progress of this system and discuss some of the problems that have so far been identified. The need for such a team has been widely recognized, and the number of cases that are being referred to our team has therefore increased. However, the cooperation among the various team members is still somewhat unsatisfactory. In addition, there is still an insufficient number of qualified specialists belonging to this support team. It is expected that the number of patients referred to our support team will increase dramatically in the future and, as a result, it is essential to improve the performance and cooperation among all members of this support team.
