The German Interdisciplinary Society for Dysphagia was founded in 2008 as a collegial and cross-professional communication forum that deals with all questions relating to the diagnosis and treatment of swallowing disorders. They promote the exchange between therapists, medical and non-medical specialists and researchers from a wide range of dysphagia disciplines. This interprofessional exchange between speech therapists, doctors, swallowing therapists and other experts enables the latest scientific findings to be quickly put into practical use.