Upcoming Community Workshops and Events
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Upcoming Events
PEDIATRIC VIDEOFLUOROSCOPIC SWALLOW STUDIES: SWALLOW STUDIES: From Physiology to Analysis
Presented by Pediatric Resources Inc.
Location: Phoenix, AZ
This is a: Workshop
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PEDIATRIC VIDEOFLUOROSCOPIC SWALLOW STUDIES: SWALLOW STUDIES: From Physiology to Analysis
Presented by Pediatric Resources Inc.
Date
June 26, 2022 - June 26, 2022
Description
Evolution of physiology from infancy forward. Critical information for conducting and interpreting pediatric swallow studies and problem-solving at each juncture. Learn how to look beyond aspiration and appreciate the entire swallow pathway and its potential for compensations and maladaptations in relation to co-morbidities. Procedures in preparation for and during the study that are most common across the US. Recommendations and optional treatment modalities specific to pediatrics will be highlighted. A pediatric history and report format provided to enhance learning. Videos of normal swallowing and typical radiographic swallowing problems will be shown. Case scenarios, and real-life examples discussed. Leave with a new appreciation for the essential current perspectives and the importance of problem-solving each infant/child and his unique presentation. Learn strategies to enhance MD understanding, buy-in and support from a clinician “in the trenches”. Looking at the evidence-base, the big picture for that infant/child, and use of critical reflective thinking, not a cookbook approach.
Learning Outcomes
- Describe normal radiographic swallowing behaviors in pediatrics (neonate -> 5 years)
- Delineate differences between pediatric and adult studies
- Describe optimal procedures for pediatric patients
- Describe typical problems and compensations used in pediatrics
- Discuss recommendations and highlight treatment modalities specific to the pediatric population
Seminar Content
- Pediatric vs. Adult studies
- Criteria for referral & readiness for swallow study
- Preparing the family
- Normal swallowing physiology: Birth to Adulthood
- Protocol/Positioning/Textures
- Typical problems/Modifications, Strategies
- Analysis, Recommendations/Treatment Modalities
Location: Phoenix, AZ
This event is a: Workshop
Contact Name: Catherine Shaker
Contact Phone: 206-949-7630
Presenters: Catherine Shaker, MS/CCC-SLP, BCS-S
# of CEU Credits: 6.5 contact 6.5 contact hours, 0.65 ASHA CEUs
ADVANCED INFANT/PEDIATRIC DYSPHAGIA: Problem-Solving Complex Patients and Practice issues
Presented by Pediatric Resources Inc.
Location: Phoenix, AZ
This is a: Workshop
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ADVANCED INFANT/PEDIATRIC DYSPHAGIA: Problem-Solving Complex Patients and Practice issues
Presented by Pediatric Resources Inc.
Date
June 27, 2022 - June 28, 2022
Description
Two days of learning along with a master clinician. This timely interactive seminar will bring you essential information to enhance your effectiveness as a specialist in pediatric swallowing and feeding and a sought-after member of your team. Correlating clinical data, co-morbidities (airway/GI/nutrition/neurologic/oral motor/sensory), and the infant/child’s behaviors is at the heart of completing a good differential. Apply critical problem-solving skills to complex diagnoses and their interaction, for NICU infants through school-aged children. Explore hot topics in dysphagia (e.g., thickening, NMES, swallow studies, tongue tie) practice issues, therapist-physician relationships. Discuss your challenging patients. Perfect for both the novice to take it all in, and for the experienced clinician searching for an advanced level of problem-solving for complex cases and professional issues. Learning Outcomes:
- Apply system-based differential diagnosis specific to clinical presentation of feeding/swallowing problems
- Apply critical reflective thinking to complex feeding/swallowing issues
- Explore strategies to address a wide range of feeding/swallowing problems
- Explain key concepts/challenges/evidence specific to at least three “hot topics” in pediatric dysphagia
- Navigate therapist-physician/team interactions
- Complex interaction of respiratory, GI, airway, sensory and postural co-morbidities
- Case discussions and problem-solving
- Current challenges in service delivery across EI, hospital, school, and community settings
- Broad range of interventions and individualizing plans of care specific to clinical presentation
Location: Phoenix, AZ
This event is a: Workshop
Contact Name: Catherine Shaker
Contact Phone: 206-949-7630
Presenters: Catherine Shaker, MS/CCC-SLP, BCS-S
# of CEU Credits: 13 contact hours, 1.3 ASHA CEUs
Paediatric Feeding Foundations Program – Online
Presented by Babble & Munch Learning
Location: Online - Zoom
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Paediatric Feeding Foundations Program – Online
Presented by Babble & Munch Learning
Date
July 8, 2022 - September 30, 2022
Description
We’re sharing the details of our unique, online and in-depth Paediatric Feeding Foundations Program! The Paediatric Feeding Foundations Program has content designed to help you… ⭐ feel more confident in the foundations of paediatric feeding so that you can apply that learning in practice…. ⭐ fill the gap in your knowledge to work with paediatric feeding clients, rather than referring them all on…. ⭐ walk away with an actionable ‘road-map’ so that you can navigate feeding assessment and treatment with each individual client, with a variety of feeding difficulties…. ⭐ feel confident enough to walk back into your practice and begin applying all you’ve learned in feeding therapy…. ⭐ attend online from the comfort of your home or office for just over 2 hours per week for those wanting live instruction, or work at your own pace from the recordings at time that suited you! By joining us this July-September you’ll have access to… ✅ 13 weekly modules (~2 hours each) – live on Zoom every Friday at 10.30am AEST Melbourne Australia time (Thursday evenings for those in North America) or watch the recording after the session (you don’t need to attend live, you won’t miss out!). Sessions run from 8th July to 30th September 2022. ✅ Optional monthly group mentoring sessions (July-Sept) + a bonus post-course check-in session (November) – 4 hours total, live on Zoom held in the evening (AEST), recordings available to watch after the sessions. ✅ Downloadable clinical tools, templates and resources that you can take back to your practice to implement with your own clients. ✅ 12 months access to the online course hub, including all recordings, materials, tools and templates, so you can go at your own pace and revise when needed. We’ll be covering the following 13 modules, with a mix of theory, case examples/video, practical activities, and tools and resources: 🧩 KNOW THE FOUNDATIONS – Body Systems 🧩 KNOW THE FOUNDATIONS – Developmental Foundations 🧩 KNOW THE FOUNDATIONS – Paediatric Feeding Disorders 🔎ASSESS for Discovery – Case Histories 🔎 ASSESS for Discovery – Oral Motor Exams 🔎 ASSESS for Discovery – Feeding Observations 🔗 INTEGRATE for Clarity – Forming the Picture 🛣️ PLAN the Path Forward 🥣 TREAT for Transformation – Responsive Feeding Therapy 🥣 TREAT for Transformation – Developmental Progressions 🥣 TREAT for Transformation – Oral Sensory Motor Therapies 🥣 TREAT for Transformation – Dysphagia Management 🗂️ BUILD Capacity – Networks, Resources, Processes & Support
Location: Online - Zoom
Contact Name: Carly Veness
Presenters: Carly Veness, Speech Pathologist
# of CEU Credits: 2.0
Fragile Infant Forums for Implementation of Standards (FIFI S)
Presented by PAC/LAC
Location: Monrovia, California
This is a: Workshop
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Fragile Infant Forums for Implementation of Standards (FIFI S)
Presented by PAC/LAC
Date
July 13, 2022 - July 15, 2022
Description
The initial Forum will address the Standards, Competencies and Best Practices for Infant and Family Centered Developmental Care, with a focus on the Best Practices for FEEDING, EATING and NUTRITION developed by the Gravens interprofessional consensus panel. https://nicudesign.nd.edu/nicu-care-standards/ The Forum allows discourse on current research and implantation of the Standards into intensive care practice. Scholars, administrators and clinicians are invited to attend in order to develop a series of recommendations for implementation of these competencies and best practices. An emphasis on evidence, system change and adaptation to a new way of practicing will be the focus of work groups. Dissemination of implementation recommendations to follow. Objectives: Discuss current best evidence-based infant feeding practices Establish essential systems issues that guarantee the implementation of best practices Determine best practice implementation strategies for the Feeding and Nutrition standards in intensive care
Location: Monrovia, California
This event is a: Workshop
Contact Name: Aida Simonian
Contact Phone: 818.708.2850
Presenters: Erin Ross PhD, SLP Carol Jaeger DNP, NNP Kelly McGlothen-Bell IBCLC, DNP Carole Kenner PhD, RN Pamela Dodrill PhD, SLP Britt Pados SLP Joy Browne PhD Debra Paul, OTR Joan Arvedson, PhD, SLP
# of CEU Credits: This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM PAC/LAC is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing Provider CEP 5862.
TOTS Training
Presented by Chrysalis Orofacial
Location: Online
This is a: Workshop
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TOTS Training
Presented by Chrysalis Orofacial
Date
July 14, 2022 - July 15, 2022
Description
In this cutting edge continuing education course, participants will learn the E3 model of care for tethered oral tissues. This includes relevant background information on how tethered oral tissues affect oral function from birth to maturity. The course format includes lecture, video/photograph examples, case studies, pre and post assessment activities, demonstrations, and hands-on application of techniques in an interactive atmosphere where questions and discussion are welcomed. This course is a specialty training that is targeted for the oral function professional including Speech-Language Pathologists and Assistants, Occupational Therapists and Assistants, Orofacial Myofunctional Therapists, and Lactation Consultants and Counselors. However, this training is appropriate for other professionals including Pediatricians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Dental Hygienists, Dentists and Assistants, Dietitians, Early Intervention Specialists, Osteopaths, Otolaryngologists, Chiropractors, Applied Behavior Analysts, and Psychologists to learn about tethered oral tissues and make appropriate referrals. Participants who complete the training in its entirety with optional listing on the Chrysalis Orofacial website as a “TOTS: Tethered Oral Tissues Specialty Trained” professional. Participants who complete the training in its entirety will be granted permission to use and display “TOTS: Tethered Oral Tissues Specialty Training” logo, as a designation to the public of their completion of the training.
Location: Online
This event is a: Workshop
Contact Name: Zach Henning
Contact Phone: 8643838634
Presenters: Autumn Henning, MS, CCC-SLP, IBCLC, COM
# of CEU Credits: 1.4
Baby Beats and Breaths: Therapeutic Interventions for the Premature Infant with Cardiopulmonary Compromise
Presented by Education Resources, Inc.
Location: Webinar
This is a: Webinar
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Baby Beats and Breaths: Therapeutic Interventions for the Premature Infant with Cardiopulmonary Compromise
Presented by Education Resources, Inc.
Date
July 16, 2022 - July 17, 2022
Description
Course Description: This dynamic intermediate-advanced course will focus on the cardiopulmonary implications for the premature or medically-complex infant as related to physiological stability, evolving motor control, sensory stability, and transition to oral motor skills that support feeding. Learning Objectives:
- Integrate chest wall movement assessment and treatment strategies to maximize infant outcomes
- Utilize developmental positioning and handling interventions to reduce chest wall deformities
- Assess the effects of invasive and non-invasive pulmonary support to the facial and oral structures as related to non-nutritive sucking and oral feeding progression
- Incorporate postural support with positioning and handling of infants for improved chest wall mobility during oral feeding
- Integrate a systems approach to individualized care plan for the infant with cardiopulmonary compromised
Location: Webinar
This event is a: Webinar
Contact Phone: 800 487 6530
Presenters: Holly Schifsky, OTR/L, CNT, NTMTC, CBIS
# of CEU Credits: 14.5 Contact Hours (1.45 CEUs)
VitalStim Therapy and Beyond: DINES Specialty Certificate Program – Pediatric Focus
Presented by CIAO Seminars
Location: Charlotte, NC
This is a: Workshop
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VitalStim Therapy and Beyond: DINES Specialty Certificate Program – Pediatric Focus
Presented by CIAO Seminars
Date
July 30, 2022 - July 31, 2022
Description
VitalStim Therapy and Beyond: DINES (Dynamic Integration of NMES and Exercise for Swallowing) This accredited hands-on competency course will focus on the muscle physiology, kinesiology, and pathology of the normal and abnormal swallowing mechanisms as it changes across infancy, through childhood and into adulthood. The principles of NMES will be taught in tandem with active dysphagia exercise therapy. NMES for Dysphagia protocols, using FDA cleared devices, will be covered against the backdrop of neurophysiology of the swallowing mechanism and available research. Adjustments to NMES parameters – frequency, phase duration, duty cycle, and more – will be incorporated in specific treatment protocols and extensively practiced in hands-on lab sessions. Cases will be evaluated using the impairment model (pathology; symptoms; signs; dysfunctions; and impairments) and treatment planning will be practiced. Participants will receive one-on-one attention from two experienced instructors, a dysphagia expert and an electrical stimulation expert. Instructors will deliver relevant information on FDA clearance and clinical options relevant to different equipment options available today to better equip clinicians in the ever-changing world of NMES for the treatment of pediatric and adult dysphagia. Participants who successfully complete this course will leave as a skilled VitalStim Provider and DINES Provider with the confidence and building blocks needed to implement a successful NMES for dysphagia therapy program. “I learned more about dysphagia in this course than I did in all of grad school!”
Location: Charlotte, NC
This event is a: Workshop
Contact Name: CIAO Seminars
Contact Phone: 8509168886
Presenters: Penny Head, PT, MS, SCS, ATC Karin Mitchell, M.A. CCC-SLP
# of CEU Credits: 16 Hours
Plot the TOT: A Collaborative Map to Optimal Outcomes
Presented by Chrysalis Orofacial
Location: Greenville, SC
This is a: Workshop
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Plot the TOT: A Collaborative Map to Optimal Outcomes
Presented by Chrysalis Orofacial
Date
August 5, 2022 - August 6, 2022
Description
As healthcare providers wanting rapid results to help our patients, a synchronized team approach is the best way to achieve that. Helping patients often requires multiple specialists to work together for best outcomes. Our collaborative and methodical approach allows us to view the whole patient and implement comprehensive care. This approach provides more predictable results and outcomes, while navigating the topography of TOTs in the healthcare community. See implementation of the E3 Model of Care with patients (infant, child, and adult) on their journey from initial evaluation, education, and execution of a treatment plan. Real patients, real evaluations, real surgeries in this course! This course is an advanced specialty training that is targeted for Speech-Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Orofacial Myofunctional Therapists, Lactation Consultants, Physicians and Dentists. Join us for this first-of-its-kind learning adventure in beautiful Greenville, South Carolina! Objectives: – Define the E3 Model of Care components from both the allied health and the release provider perspectives – Formulate a workable vocabulary to create a communication script between allied health providers, release providers, and patients – Describe how to develop and maintain a multidisciplinary care team using the E3 Model of Care – Explain the rationale for accountability between allied health and release providers using the E3 Model of Care – Identify key indicators to determine when a release is recommended – Create descriptive and objective phrases for documentation of both release procedures and progress toward functional outcomes
Location: Greenville, SC
This event is a: Workshop
Contact Name: Zach Henning
Contact Phone: 8643838634
Presenters: Autumn Henning, MS, CCC-SLP, IBCLC, COM Ann Bynum, DDS
# of CEU Credits: 1.45
SOS Approach to Feeding Conference
Presented by Ped Dev Center & Coastal Education Services
Location: Portland, Maine
This is a: Conference
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SOS Approach to Feeding Conference
Presented by Ped Dev Center & Coastal Education Services
Date
August 11, 2022 - August 14, 2022
Description
The Sequential Oral Sensory (S.O.S) Approach to Feeding workshop is a trans-disciplinary program for assessing and treating children with feeding difficulties and weight/growth problems from birth to 18 years. It integrates posture, sensory, motor, behavioral/learning, medical, and nutritional factors to comprehensively evaluate and manage children with feeding/growth problems. Download a copy of the full course agenda here Attendance Policy Participants are expected to attend the Conference for the entire length of each day (8:00 am to 5:00 pm on Days 1-3; 8:00 am to 3:15 pm on Day 4) in order to receive their Certificate of Attendance and their full CEU credits. Participants will miss crucial information needed to be able to correctly use the SOS Approach to Feeding program if they come late or leave the conference early. Please make all travel arrangements to ensure you do not arrive late or need to leave early on any day. COVID-19 Policy Participants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (out of the post-shot 2-week window) and provide proof of vaccination upon arrival on the first day of the Training OR be tested for COVID-19 1-2 days prior to your arrival at the Training and provide negative test results upon arrival on the first day of the training. Testing will also be required 5 days after arrival in Colorado for any out-of-state visitors. Participants must also download, complete and sign the COVID-19 Policy for the SOS Approach to Feeding Main 4-Day Training and upload this during registration or email jillianobrien@gmail.com
Location: Portland, Maine
This event is a: Conference
Contact Name: Jillian O'Brien
Contact Phone: (207) 699-5531
Presenters: Kay A. Toomey, PhD Lindsay Beckerman, CCC-SLP Kelly Fitzpatrick, OTR/L
# of CEU Credits: 2.85
ADVANCED INFANT/PEDIATRIC DYSPHAGIA: Problem-Solving Complex Patients and Practice issues
Presented by Pediatric Resources Inc
Location: Atlanta, GA
This is a: Workshop
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ADVANCED INFANT/PEDIATRIC DYSPHAGIA: Problem-Solving Complex Patients and Practice issues
Presented by Pediatric Resources Inc
Date
August 18, 2022 - August 19, 2022
Description
Two days of learning along with a master clinician. This timely interactive seminar will bring you essential information to enhance your effectiveness as a specialist in pediatric swallowing and feeding and a sought-after member of your team. Correlating clinical data, co-morbidities (airway/GI/nutrition/neurologic/oral motor/sensory), and the infant/child’s behaviors is at the heart of completing a good differential. Apply critical problem-solving skills to complex diagnoses and their interaction, for NICU infants through school-aged children. Explore hot topics in dysphagia (e.g., thickening, NMES, swallow studies, tongue tie) practice issues, therapist-physician relationships. Discuss your challenging patients. Perfect for both the novice to take it all in, and for the experienced clinician searching for an advanced level of problem-solving for complex cases and professional issues. Learning Outcomes:
- Apply system-based differential diagnosis specific to clinical presentation of feeding/swallowing problems
- Apply critical reflective thinking to complex feeding/swallowing issues
- Explore strategies to address a wide range of feeding/swallowing problems
- Explain key concepts/challenges/evidence specific to at least three “hot topics” in pediatric dysphagia
- Navigate therapist-physician/team interactions
- Complex interaction of respiratory, GI, airway, sensory and postural co-morbidities
- Case discussions and problem-solving
- Current challenges in service delivery across EI, hospital, school, and community settings
- Broad range of interventions and individualizing plans of care specific to clinical presentation
Location: Atlanta, GA
This event is a: Workshop
Contact Name: Catherine Shaker
Contact Phone: 206-949-7630
Presenters: Catherine Shaker, MS/CCC-SLP, BCS-S
# of CEU Credits: 13 contact hours, 1.3 ASHA CEUs
On-Demand Events
Pediatric Airway Disorders & Feeding-Swallowing: Collaborative Management Across the Continuum of Care (SLP/MD)
Presented by American Board of Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (ABSSD)
Location: webinar on ABSSD site
This is a: Webinar
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Pediatric Airway Disorders & Feeding-Swallowing: Collaborative Management Across the Continuum of Care (SLP/MD)
Presented by American Board of Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (ABSSD)
Date
September 1, 2021 - September 30, 2022
Description
Pediatric airway disorders are commonly encountered when working with medically complex children in both inpatient and outpatient settings. This course is intended to provide the SLP with in-depth information on the etiology, assessment, and management of airway disorders from speech pathology and otolaryngology perspectives. A summary of the current evidence will also be reviewed. Emphasis will be placed on feeding-swallowing ramifications and on collaborative care between Otolaryngology and Speech Pathology. Topic covered include laryngomalacia, supraglottoplasty, laryngeal clefts, subglottic stenosis, tracheostomy, and airway reconstruction.
Location: webinar on ABSSD site
This event is a: Webinar
Contact Name: Christina Rappazzo
Presenters: Christina Rappazzo M.A. CCC-SLP BCS-S Deepak Mehta M.D.
# of CEU Credits: 2 hours Advanced level ASHA CEUs
Congenital Heart Defects and Feeding-Swallowing: Collaborative Management Across the Continuum of Care (SLP/MD)
Presented by American Board of Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (ABSSD)
Location: Webinar on American Board Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders website
This is a: Webinar
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Congenital Heart Defects and Feeding-Swallowing: Collaborative Management Across the Continuum of Care (SLP/MD)
Presented by American Board of Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (ABSSD)
Date
September 1, 2021 - September 30, 2022
Description
Children with congenital heart defects present with oral feeding and swallowing deficits secondary to prenatal, peri, and post-surgical sequelae. These challenges can persist into early childhood, requiring a collaborative and multidisciplinary approach to assessment and management starting at infancy through school age. This course will provide the speech pathologist with an overview and pathophysiology of congenital heart defects and etiologies of feeding and swallowing disorders in this population. Considerations for feeding and swallowing assessment in the post-surgical infant as well as treatment strategies will be discussed.
Location: Webinar on American Board Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders website
This event is a: Webinar
Contact Name: Christina Rappazzo
Presenters: Hema Desai MS, CCC-SLP BCS-S Nita Doshi MD
# of CEU Credits: 2 hours Advanced level ASHA CEUs
Baby Beats and Breaths: Therapeutic Interventions for the Premature Infant with Cardiopulmonary Compromise – ON DEMAND
Presented by Education Resources, Inc.
Location: On-Demand
This is a: Webinar
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Baby Beats and Breaths: Therapeutic Interventions for the Premature Infant with Cardiopulmonary Compromise – ON DEMAND
Presented by Education Resources, Inc.
Date
May 20, 2022 - May 20, 2024
Description
Course Description: This dynamic intermediate-advanced on-demand course will elucidate the cardiopulmonary implications for the premature or medically-complex infant as related to physiological stability, evolving motor control, sensory stability, and transition to oral motor skills that support feeding. Learning Objectives:
- Integrate chest wall movement assessment and treatment strategies to maximize infant outcomes
- Utilize developmental positioning and handling interventions to reduce chest wall deformities
- Assess the effects of invasive and non-invasive pulmonary support to the facial and oral structures as related to non-nutritive sucking and oral feeding progression
- Incorporate postural support with positioning and handling of infants for improved chest wall mobility during oral feeding
- Integrate a systems approach to individualized care plan for the infant with cardiopulmonary compromise
Location: On-Demand
This event is a: Webinar
Contact Phone: 800-487-6530
Presenters: Holly Schifsky, OTR/L, CNT, NTMTC, CBIS
# of CEU Credits: 15.5 Contact Hours (1.55 CEUs)
Paediatric Feeding Foundations Program – Online
Presented by Babble & Munch Learning
Location: Online - Zoom
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Paediatric Feeding Foundations Program – Online
Presented by Babble & Munch Learning
Date
July 8, 2022 - September 30, 2022
Description
We’re sharing the details of our unique, online and in-depth Paediatric Feeding Foundations Program! The Paediatric Feeding Foundations Program has content designed to help you… ⭐ feel more confident in the foundations of paediatric feeding so that you can apply that learning in practice…. ⭐ fill the gap in your knowledge to work with paediatric feeding clients, rather than referring them all on…. ⭐ walk away with an actionable ‘road-map’ so that you can navigate feeding assessment and treatment with each individual client, with a variety of feeding difficulties…. ⭐ feel confident enough to walk back into your practice and begin applying all you’ve learned in feeding therapy…. ⭐ attend online from the comfort of your home or office for just over 2 hours per week for those wanting live instruction, or work at your own pace from the recordings at time that suited you! By joining us this July-September you’ll have access to… ✅ 13 weekly modules (~2 hours each) – live on Zoom every Friday at 10.30am AEST Melbourne Australia time (Thursday evenings for those in North America) or watch the recording after the session (you don’t need to attend live, you won’t miss out!). Sessions run from 8th July to 30th September 2022. ✅ Optional monthly group mentoring sessions (July-Sept) + a bonus post-course check-in session (November) – 4 hours total, live on Zoom held in the evening (AEST), recordings available to watch after the sessions. ✅ Downloadable clinical tools, templates and resources that you can take back to your practice to implement with your own clients. ✅ 12 months access to the online course hub, including all recordings, materials, tools and templates, so you can go at your own pace and revise when needed. We’ll be covering the following 13 modules, with a mix of theory, case examples/video, practical activities, and tools and resources: 🧩 KNOW THE FOUNDATIONS – Body Systems 🧩 KNOW THE FOUNDATIONS – Developmental Foundations 🧩 KNOW THE FOUNDATIONS – Paediatric Feeding Disorders 🔎ASSESS for Discovery – Case Histories 🔎 ASSESS for Discovery – Oral Motor Exams 🔎 ASSESS for Discovery – Feeding Observations 🔗 INTEGRATE for Clarity – Forming the Picture 🛣️ PLAN the Path Forward 🥣 TREAT for Transformation – Responsive Feeding Therapy 🥣 TREAT for Transformation – Developmental Progressions 🥣 TREAT for Transformation – Oral Sensory Motor Therapies 🥣 TREAT for Transformation – Dysphagia Management 🗂️ BUILD Capacity – Networks, Resources, Processes & Support
Location: Online - Zoom
Contact Name: Carly Veness
Presenters: Carly Veness, Speech Pathologist
# of CEU Credits: 2.0
Baby Beats and Breaths: Therapeutic Interventions for the Premature Infant with Cardiopulmonary Compromise
Presented by Education Resources, Inc.
Location: Webinar
This is a: Webinar
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Baby Beats and Breaths: Therapeutic Interventions for the Premature Infant with Cardiopulmonary Compromise
Presented by Education Resources, Inc.
Date
July 16, 2022 - July 17, 2022
Description
Course Description: This dynamic intermediate-advanced course will focus on the cardiopulmonary implications for the premature or medically-complex infant as related to physiological stability, evolving motor control, sensory stability, and transition to oral motor skills that support feeding. Learning Objectives:
- Integrate chest wall movement assessment and treatment strategies to maximize infant outcomes
- Utilize developmental positioning and handling interventions to reduce chest wall deformities
- Assess the effects of invasive and non-invasive pulmonary support to the facial and oral structures as related to non-nutritive sucking and oral feeding progression
- Incorporate postural support with positioning and handling of infants for improved chest wall mobility during oral feeding
- Integrate a systems approach to individualized care plan for the infant with cardiopulmonary compromised
Location: Webinar
This event is a: Webinar
Contact Phone: 800 487 6530
Presenters: Holly Schifsky, OTR/L, CNT, NTMTC, CBIS
# of CEU Credits: 14.5 Contact Hours (1.45 CEUs)
Pediatric Feeding Disorder: Consider the Factors
Presented by Pediatric Feeding Community
Location: Sandy, Utah
This is a: Conference
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Pediatric Feeding Disorder: Consider the Factors
Presented by Pediatric Feeding Community
Date
September 8, 2022 - September 9, 2022
Description
Our purpose is to connect the variety of pediatric feeding providers and educate each other on the opportunities available to help each other provide the best possible multidisciplinary care for patients with pediatric feeding disorders.
We will focus on the four main factors of PFD. We are providing the information and skills as well as the knowledge of professionals to help providers better treat this vulnerable population of children. Our conference speakers are from a variety of different specialties (Pediatric GI, speech pathologists, pediatricians, psychologists, and a dietician, etc.) to give the audience a flavor of the multidisciplinary approach required for treatment. We will also have a few panel discussions to communicate with our audience (a pediatric physician, a psychologist and a parent panel). Our symposium will also focus on rapid diagnosis of pediatric feeding disorders which is critical in preventing further deterioration of the condition. It is critical for physicians and other providers (social workers, therapists, etc.) to be able to work together in a coordinated fashion to treat children with feeding disorders. We plan to provide our audience with a framework to help them treat patients with this multidisciplinary approach.
Location: Sandy, Utah
This event is a: Conference
Contact Name: Carrie Greenberg
Contact Phone: 801-599-5869
Presenters: Anna Ermarth, MD MSc Lisa Cvetnich M. Ed, BCBA Rachel Gardiner MS, CCC-SLP Nicki Barrett MS, CCC-SLP, CNT Kristen Brinker MS, CCC-SLP, CNT Quinn Orb MD Laura Murphy PhD Sara Turner PhD Celestia Buckley PsyD Terelyn Anderson RDN, CSP Leanne Schow Smith MS, CCC-SLP BCS-S
# of CEU Credits: See Website for Details
Challenges and Solutions for Infants and Children with Complex Feeding and Swallowing Disorders
Presented by Education Resources, Inc.
Location: Webinar
This is a: Webinar
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Challenges and Solutions for Infants and Children with Complex Feeding and Swallowing Disorders
Presented by Education Resources, Inc.
Date
September 10, 2022 - September 11, 2022
Description
Course Description: Feeding and swallowing disorders can be challenging. This engaging course teaches participants problem solving skills to treat children and infants who have complex feeding disorders, including difficulties with airways, GI tract, nutrition, hydration, advancing feeding, tube feeding/weaning, lip/tongue tie, barriers to oral feeding, and ways to overcome picky eating habits, thus, improving functional outcomes. Learning Objectives:
- Apply knowledge of airway deficits for management decisions with infants and children who demonstrate oropharyngeal dysphagia
- Identify barriers to successful oral feeding (e.g., nutrition, GI tract, and neurologic conditions)
- Describe primary factors necessary as a foundation to advance oral feeding with infants in NICU and parents actively involved
- Demonstrate strategies for advancing oral feeding in tube feeders
- Implement intervention for picky eaters with a range of sensory and behavior-based principles
- Determine strategies to measure intervention/ treatment outcomes by time, frequency, and intensity
Location: Webinar
This event is a: Webinar
Contact Phone: 800-487-6530
Presenters: Joan Arvedson, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, ASHA
# of CEU Credits: 14 Contact Hours (1.4 CEUs)
Breathe, Baby Breathe: Developmental Interventions for Infants with Tracheostomy Tubes
Presented by Education Resources, Inc.
Location: Webinar
This is a: Webinar
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Breathe, Baby Breathe: Developmental Interventions for Infants with Tracheostomy Tubes
Presented by Education Resources, Inc.
Date
September 15, 2022 - September 15, 2022
Description
Course Description: Advance your assessment, treatment, and outcomes for infants requiring a tracheostomy tube. Interventions to maximize outcomes, reading/interpreting vent settings, manual cough facilitation, positioning/handling, weaning respiratory support, and DME will be discussed. Focused on infants up to 12 months corrected gestational age and applicable to clinicians working in the NICU, PICU, transitional pediatric care, in-home therapy, EI, and outpatient clinics. Learning Objectives:
- Differentiate medical pathology from normal development for infants requiring a tracheostomy tube
- Determine how the placement of a tracheostomy tube influences the development of oral feeding and postural control skills.
- Identify three risk factors for feeding dysfunction associated with oral feeding an infant with a tracheostomy
- Apply at least two feeding strategies for infants requiring a tracheostomy tube to improve sensory and motor performance with oral feeding
- Apply at least two postural control strategies for infants with a tracheostomy tube to improve their ability to utilize vocal cord movement to enhance their cough, phonation, and gross motor movement
- Choose an individualized care plan for an infant using the provided case study with tracheostomy tubes for improved outcomes with oral feeding, cough facilitation, motor control, and phonation
Location: Webinar
This event is a: Webinar
Contact Phone: 800 487 6530
Presenters: Holly Schifsky, OTR/L, CNT, NTMTC, CBIS
# of CEU Credits: 8.5 Contact Hours (.85 CEUs)