Search

Speech-language pathologists are the leading experts for communication and swallowing disorders for every age range. However, SLPs still struggle with achieving recognition in specific fields. For instance, residential care homes in Italy easily clarify this concept: even though the needs of the elderly are extremely complex and may be satisfied only under multidisciplinary management, Italian organization is extremely uneven because each region can establish its own essential requirements. In this environment, SLPs are often absent or must work in unsuitable conditions. Clinical experience and scientific literature highlight the various critical aspects of this situation. Communication is deemed essential in all of its connotations and needs to be carefully evaluated by specialists. Taking care of these aspects is the key to guaranteeing a dignified quality of life. On the other hand, swallowing, the potential presence of dysphagia and all the complications it may entail are a concrete problem that we cannot underestimate with frail and elderly patients. The rate of complications related to presbyphagia in residential care homes is well-known and leads to increasing concern, especially in those realities where SLPs cannot give their essential contribution. This scenario highlights the absolute and pressing need to establish a new organization for residential care homes in Italy that can be equal in every region and that can meet all of the critical issues previously discussed. The satisfactory presence of SLPs, alongside other healthcare professionals, is a concrete goal to achieve as soon as possible in order to provide dignity and an adequate standard of living for every person we take care of. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of SCENARIO: Official Italian Journal of ANIARTI is the property of ANIARTI and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Copyright of Cuadernos del Centro de Estudios de Diseño y Comunicación is the property of Cuadernos del Centro de Estudios de Diseno y Comunicacion and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

As those of other Western countries, Italian media often employ the term "clash of civilisation" [conflitto di civiltà] to refer to the relationship between "Islam" and the "West". The Muslim world is simplistically described, and perceived, as a monolithic reality. Its representation by media ranging from that of an irrational to that of an intolerant religion. The expression "clash of civilization" was especially used in September 2006, after that Pope's lectio magistralis at Regensburg University caused vigorous protests to take place in the Muslim world. Benedict XVI seemed to present the Christian God as the only rational divinity, and Islam as an irrational religion. After international Muslim communities asked for an official apology, the Pope held a meeting with the ambassadors from Islamic States to the Holy Site, and the representatives of the Italian Muslim communities, to explain his words. This paper analyzes the way in which this event was presented by the Italian media - including rightwing, mainstream and catholic media - with the aim of understanding the official reaction of the Vatican (as reported by the Osservatore Romano), the Italian Catholic Church (as reported by Avvenire), and the Italian public opinion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]