Therapy Approaches to Complex Pediatric Feeding Disorders
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Target Audience
Speech Language Pathologists, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Pediatric Nurses and Dietitians
Description
Eating is an ability that most infants are prepared for as soon as they are born, but for some, it is a daunting task. According to the World Health Organization, there are approximately 15 million pre-term babies born each year, and often, these babies have feeding and swallowing difficulties. In addition, there are babies born with a variety of cardiac, respiratory, neurological and structural issues that make feeding very challenging.
Early and appropriate skilled intervention is a key factor in establishing feeding success for these babies, and proper training is required to understand the unique challenges of this population from birth to early childhood.
This workshop will provide participants with evaluation and treatment strategies for medically complex infants in the inpatient setting, and in the outpatient and home settings after discharge. Focus of this course will be the identification of abnormal feeding skills from birth to early childhood, the development of a plan of care to address the feeding challenges and specific treatment ideas and tools for therapy.
Featuring Expert Faculty from the Atrium Health Learning Academy:
Leonia "Lee" Walker, MS, CCC-SLP
Virginia "Ginnie" Bogar, MA, CCC-SLP
Charlotte AHEC, as a part of the NC AHEC System, is an approved provider by the North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners with regard to activities directly related to Physical Therapy for continued competence.
The North Carolina Area Health Education Center Program is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology.
This program is offered for 0.80 CEUs, Advanced Level, Professional area. ASHA CE Provider approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
Objectives
- After completing this course, attendees will be able to:
- Identify typical vs. atypical feeding skills from 0-5 years
- Identify all the body’s systems that impact eating
- Gain knowledge to identify medical diagnoses/symptoms that negatively impact safe PO intake
- Implement knowledge gained to develop a plan of care for patients in a variety of therapy
environments
Sessions
- Status
-
Closed
- Presenter(s)
- Virginia Bogar MA CCC-SLP, Leonia Walker MA, CCC_SLP
- Date(s)
-
Oct 4, 2019
- Time
- 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM Eastern Time
- Check-In Time
- 7:30 AM
- Credit
- 0.80 - ASHA CEU
- 0.80 - CEU
- 8.00 - Contact Hours
- 8.00 - NCBPTE Contact Hours
- Location
- South Piedmont AHEC
- Room
- Classroom 14
- Description
- Eating is an ability that most infants are prepared for as soon as they are born, but for some, it is a daunting task. According to the World Health Organization, there are approximately 15 million pre-term babies born each year, and often, these babies have feeding and swallowing difficulties. In addition, there are babies born with a variety of cardiac, respiratory, neurological and structural issues that make feeding very challenging.
Early and appropriate skilled intervention is a key factor in establishing feeding success for these babies, and proper training is required to understand the unique challenges of this population from birth to early childhood.
This workshop will provide participants with evaluation and treatment strategies for medically complex infants in the inpatient setting, and in the outpatient and home settings after discharge. Focus of this course will be the identification of abnormal feeding skills from birth to early childhood, the development of a plan of care to address the feeding challenges and specific treatment ideas and tools for therapy.
Featuring Expert Faculty from the Atrium Health Learning Academy:
Leonia "Lee" Walker, MS, CCC-SLP
Virginia "Ginnie" Bogar, MA, CCC-SLP
Charlotte AHEC, as a part of the NC AHEC System, is an approved provider by the North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners with regard to activities directly related to Physical Therapy for continued competence.
The North Carolina Area Health Education Center Program is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology.
This program is offered for 0.80 CEUs, Advanced Level, Professional area. ASHA CE Provider approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
- Objective(s)
- After completing this course, attendees will be able to:
- Identify typical vs. atypical feeding skills from 0-5 years
- Identify all the body’s systems that impact eating
- Gain knowledge to identify medical diagnoses/symptoms that negatively impact safe PO intake
- Implement knowledge gained to develop a plan of care for patients in a variety of therapy environments
