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Babies’ Bodies and Brains: Multi-System Assessment and Treatment of the Premature/Medically Complex Infant for the Rehabilitation Professional- In-person Course

Education Resources, Inc.

Objectives

Objectives Identify three anatomical and kinesiological developmental changes for the premature and newborn thoracic and abdominal cavity as related to motor development for oral feeding and postural control. Apply at least two positioning/handling interventions for small babies, with focus on interventions for infants 28 weeks and younger. Identify three neurological and gastrointestinal co-morbidities of prematurity (including anatomical changes post-surgical interventions for necrotizing enterocolitis) and the effects those co-morbidities have on feeding/motor development for the infant. Differentiate the lymphatic system of the premature infant from that of the full-term infant and how those differences affect feeding skills. Assess infant edema within face, extremities, and trunk using objective measurements. Apply two treatment strategies with positioning, handling and manual edema mobilization using the provided case study. Integrate a systems approach to a current individualized care plan for a premature and/or medically complex infant. Participant requirements for the course: In order to maximize the learning experience during lab time, each participant needs to bring a soft body doll. The ideal size would be 10-15”, but any soft body doll will work.

Confirmation Notes

This course meets the criteria for 15 contact hours (1.5 CEUs), Intermediate Level. Education Resources Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 02868. This Distance Learning-Interactive Couse is offered at 15 contact hours 1.5 CEUs. Intermediate Level, OT Service Delivery. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products or clinical procedures. NBCOT Professional Development for 15 PDUs. Approved provider of the FL Board of Occupational Therapy-CE Broker – 18 hrs. Approved by the TX Board of OT Examiners. ASHA approved provider 1.5 CEUs. Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures. This program has been submitted for approval of 15 clock hours of continuing education credit by the TX Speech Language-Hearing-Association (TSHA). TSHA approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures Most Physical Therapy State Boards accept webinars as a live offering. Please check with your state board to confirm. Approved sponsor by the State of IL Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for Physical Therapy for 18 contact hours. Application has been made to Illinois EI Training Program. Application has been made to the FL Physical Therapy Association for 18 continuing education contact hours. Application has been made to the MD and NJ Board of Physical Therapy Examiners Application has been made to the OK Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision for Physical Therapy Approved provider by the NY State Board of Physical Therapy for 18 contact hours (1.8 CEUs). Education Resources, Inc. is an approved provider for Physical Therapy CEUs in the following states: CA, KY and TX. The following state boards of physical therapy accept other states’ approval: AK, AR, AZ, DC, DE, GA, HI, ID, IN, KS, MI, MO, MS, NC, OR, PA, RI, SC, UT, VA, VT, WI, WY. The following state boards of physical therapy either do not require course pre-approval or do not require CEUs for re-licensure: AL, CO, CT, IA, MA, ME, MT, NE, ND, NH, SD, WA. 12 hours of this course qualify towards the discipline-specific hours for the 20-hour requirement for NDTA re-certification. They do NOT qualify towards the 8-hour NDTA Instructor requirement for re-certification. This course meets the criteria for 15 hours that can be applied toward the Neonatal Therapy National Certification

Description

This intermediate-advanced course will provide a systems-based approach to assess the premature/medically complex infant in the NICU/PICU setting. This course will focus on understanding the co-morbidities associated with prematurity and medically complex infants and increase critical reasoning skills for the clinician to create treatment plans to advance motor and feeding skills for the infant. It will build on the information provided during the “Baby Beats and Breaths” course but can be a stand-alone course for advanced clinicians working with medically complex infants. This course will provide the clinician with hands-on treatment techniques for positioning/handling infants in the Small Baby Unit (infants under 32 weeks gestation), oral motor interventions to support pre-feeding/feeding development, edema management including lymphatic facilitation, post-surgical considerations for infants, trunk facilitation to support cough development, extremity facilitation to support ribcage development, pelvic floor activation for stooling, abdominal facilitation for infants with GI complications, scar assessment/treatment, and feeding techniques for infants with multi-system co-morbidities.

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