IDDSI Abbreviations

About the IDDSI abbreviations

The IDDSI abbreviation have been checked against and are in accordance with the advice from the institute for Safe Medical Practices List of Error-prone abbreviations, symbols and dose designations. 

​Potentially confusing abbreviations have been avoided (e.g. MD= Medical Doctor; ML= milliliter) 

​Numbers occur at the end of the abbreviations to ensure that they are not confused for 'number of meals or drinks ordered'. 

​Abbreviations retain the core of the IDDSI label - e.g. SB6 acknowledges both 'soft' & 'Bite-Sized'. 

​IDDSI is grateful to the Foodservice Computer Software, hospital, aged care and health professional stakeholders who reviewed and provided feedback on the abbreviations. 

Use of Framework

The IDDSI Framework and Descriptors are licensed under the CreativeCommons Attribution Sharealike 4.0 Licence https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode.

Attribution is requested as follows: (c) The International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative 2016 @http://iddsi.org/framework/. Attribution is NOT PERMITTED for derivative works incorporating any alterations to the IDDSI Framework that extend beyond language translation.