Tools and Strategies for Developmental Care of Special Populations in the NICU - LIVE WEBINAR - 4 Sessions

Education Resources, Inc.

Format(s):   Live Webinar
Discipline(s):   Physical Therapy / Occupational Therapy / Speech-Language
Contact Hours:   14
Registration Fee:   $369.00

Objectives

Incorporate developmental core measures and therapeutic strategies into the therapist’s role, in the areas of handling, positioning, feeding, the environment, pain, and sleep from the earliest gestational age
Develop strategies for implementing cue-based feeding in the NICU – learn how to choose a program that is best for your unit. Will include video learning.
Identify key elements that the feeding specialist needs to know about breastfeeding in the NICU
Develop strategies for increased involvement and support in your NICU
Apply developmental care?and neuroprotection into your practice with the very low birth weight infant, the late preterm, and infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Target Audience

Physical Therapists and Assistants, Occupational Therapists and Assistants, Speech and Language Pathologists

Confirmation Notes

This course meets the criteria for 14 contact hours (1.4) CEUs, Intermediate Level. Most Physical Therapy State Boards accept webinars as a live offering. Please check with your state board to confirm. Application has been made to the NM and NV Boards of Physical Therapy and the OK Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision for Physical Therapy. Application has been made to the FL Physical Therapy Association for 16.5 for CE hours. Approved by the TN Board of Physical Therapy and the NJ and KY Boards of Physical Therapy Examiners. Approved sponsor by the State of IL Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for Physical Therapy for 16.5 contact hours. Approved by ILEI for 14 hours. Approved provider by the NY State Board of Physical Therapy for 16.8 contact hours (1.68 CEUs). Education Resources, Inc. is an approved provider for Physical Therapy CEUs in the following states: CA, 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. Approved provider of continuing education by the American Occupational Therapy Association #3043, for 14 contact hours (1.4 CEUs) - Intermediate Level Occupational Therapy Process: assessment, intervention. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products or clinical procedures by AOTA. Approved provider of the FL Board of Occupational Therapy-CE Broker 16.5- hours. This course meets the approval of the TX Board of OT Examiners. This course is offered for up to 1.4 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level, Professional area). 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 14 hours that can be applied toward the NTNCB Neonatal Therapy Certification. Dietitians will receive 14 hours. Please contact us with any special needs requests: info@educationresourcesinc.com or 508-359-6533

Agenda

Description

A problem-based course addressing very low birthweight babies, small baby teams, NAS, and the long-term NICU infant
Live Webinar for Therapists. Complete all 4 Sessions for 14 Contact Hours (1.4 CEUs)
February 3, 10, 17, and 24, 2021
5:40 pm EST • 4:40 pm CST • 3:40 pm MST • 2:40 pm PST (US)
This beginner-intermediate course will focus on developmental care and therapeutic interventions in the NICU. It will focus on the infant’s experience in the NICU, and how the neonatal therapist can best support these infants from the beginning. You will learn how to provide developmental support, optimize outcomes, reduce parental stress, provide cue-based feeding, and provide collaborative developmental care through implementing best practices on your unit. Special populations will include the very low birth weight infant, the late preterm, the long term NICU infant, and the infant with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome.