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Course Description
This 1-hour course will provide participants with the analysis and identification of the sucking pattern so that prescriptive therapeutic strategies may be implemented that will enable the infant to improve feeding abilities. Specific treatment will be discussed for each sucking pattern.
Target Audience
OT, SLP, PT, RN, and Neonatal professionals
Level
Intermediate
Objectives
Instructional Method
Lecture, case studies, and videos. Learning assessment and course evaluation follow the course.
Course Completion Requirements
The learner must view the entire webinar, complete the course evaluation, and complete the post-webinar learning assessment with at least an 80% to receive education credit. Login and logout times are recorded and documented. Following completion of this course, physical therapists, nurses, and other disciplines will receive a certificate of completion and a zip file containing information necessary to submit to their individual state for education credit. Zip file will include course bibliography. Physical therapists are responsible for knowing and adhering to their state’s deadlines, rules, and regulations.
Speaker Bio
Marjorie Meyer Palmer, MA, NLP, CCC-SLP is a Speech Pathologist and Neonatal/Pediatric Feeding Specialist, formerly a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. She is Certified in Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT), an NFI Professional Member, author of the Neonatal Oral-Motor Assessment Scale (NOMAS®), and Founder/Director of NOMAS® International. Ms. Palmer has published several articles on the NOMAS® focusing on reliability, follow-up and predictability, and developmental progression, and has taught the NOMAS® Certification Course in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Canada, and the United States. Currently, there are established NOMAS® Training Sites in three U.S. Locations as well as the Middle East, and Ms. Palmer is in the process of establishing a new training site in Shanghai.
Brenda Takata, OTR/L, MHA, CNT, SWC, NLP has been an Occupational Therapist for 30 years, focusing on the NICU for the last 22 years. Her passion is helping parents feed their infants in a positive and caring way in the level 3B NICU at Emanate Health – Queen of the Valley Hospital. She is also part of the teaching team for the Neonatal Oral Motor Assessment Scale, a feeding evaluation that diagnoses the suck pattern, which leads to diagnostic based treatment strategies for feeding preemies and newborns.
Disclosures
Marjorie Meyer Palmer, MA, NLP, CCC-SLP
Financial Disclosures: Marjorie received an honorarium for this course and receives compensation for teaching NOMAS Certification Courses and other feeding courses.
Nonfinancial Disclosures: Marjorie is the Founder/Director of NOMAS International, a Member of the NIDCAP Federation, AACP & ASHA.
Brenda Takata, OTR/L, MHA, CNT, SWC, NLP
Financial Disclosures: Brenda received an honorarium for this course and receives compensation for teaching the NOMAS Certification Course and Treatment Courses.
Nonfinancial Disclosures: Brenda is a Member of NANT
Content Disclosure
This course focuses exclusively on the Neonatal Oral Motor Assessment Scale (NOMAS) and will not include information on similar assessment tools.
Conflict of Interest
There is no conflict of interest for anyone with the ability to control content for this activity.
Agenda
00:00-15:00 min: Description of suck patterns to include normal, disorganized, and dysfunctional
15:00-30:00 min: Description of sensory-based feeding problems in the NICU baby: habituation, perseveration, poor adaptability
30:00-45:00 min: Disorganized versus dysfunctional treatment strategies
45:00-61:00 min: Feeding in the context of early infant development
61:00-65:00 min: Learning assessment
Registration information
Members must log into the NANT Hub to receive complimentary access to this course. Non-members may purchase this course via the Buy Now button above.
For ADA accommodations, please call NANT Customer Service for more information at (866) 999-5524.
Cancellation Policy
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AOTA CEUs
National Association of Neonatal Therapists® (NANT) is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 07773. This Distance Learning-Independent Course is offered at 0.1 CEUs (Intermediate level, Occupational Therapy Service Delivery & Foundational Knowledge). AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.
ASHA CEUs
Learners must complete the entire course in order to receive ASHA CEUs. No partial credit awarded. ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures.
ASHA CE Registry users: NANT will submit your ASHA CEU credit to ASHA on your behalf. ASHA CEUs may take up to 100 days to appear on your ASHA Transcript.
Non-ASHA CE Registry users: Maintain your course records and please keep your registry status current in your NANT account. Update your NANT account with your ASHA number if your registry status changes. NANT is not responsible for tracking your registry usage.
PT CE Credit
This activity is provided by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners Accredited Provider 2501058TX and meets continuing competence requirements for physical therapist and physical therapist assistant licensure renewal in Texas. This activity is offered for 1.0 CCUs for PTs and PTAs.
The assignment of Texas PT CCUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by TPTA or TBPTE.
NANT is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Physical Therapy as an approved provider of physical therapy and physical therapist assistant continuing education.
Questions regarding CE credit should be directed to the National Association of Neonatal Therapists at info@neonataltherapists.com or (866) 999-5524.
