The Importance of Sleep in Early Brain Development

Course Description 
This 1 hour course will discuss neonatal sleep physiology, the link between sleep and early brain development, ways to quantify neonatal sleep, and possible ways to optimize sleep in the first months after birth. 

Target Audience   
OT, SLP, PT, RN, MD, and Neonatal professionals 

Level 
Intermediate 

Objectives 

1. Identify the different sleep states in neonates (active sleep, quiet sleep, intermediate (indeterminate) sleep).
2. List the current scientific insights of the importance of sleep for early life brain development. 
3. Compare at least three methods to measure sleep quantity and quality in neonates and infants (benefits/pitfalls). 

Instructional Method  
Recorded webinar, lecture, PowerPoint slides, and recorded question and answer session. 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
Jeroen Dudink, MD, PhD, is a Dutch neonatologist and Associate Professor of neonatal neurology at the Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands. 

After his medical training in Leuven (Belgium), he received his PhD in neonatal neuroimaging, and he did a Master’s in Neuroscience at Erasmus University in Rotterdam. He spent a visiting year doing neonatal neuroimaging research at the Hammersmith Hospital (Imperial College). 

Currently, he is working as a clinical scientist combining clinical care and research and his main research topic is neonatal sleep, in relation to early brain development. He is Chair of the Dutch-Flemish Working Group of Neonatal Neurology and he recently became chair of the Dutch Association of Child and Sleep. He is also co-chairing the University’s theme’s Early Childhood (Dynamics of Youth) and Developmental Disorders (University Utrecht). His expertise is in neonatal neuroimaging and neuromonitoring. 

Disclosures 
Jeroen Dudink, MD, PhD  
Financial Disclosures: No relevant disclosures 

Nonfinancial Disclosures: No relevant disclosures 

Conflict of Interest
There is no conflict of interest for anyone with the ability to control content for this activity. 

Agenda
00:00 – 05:00 min: Introduction to topic 
05:00 – 15:00 min: Why do we sleep? 
15:00 – 20:00 min: Sleep physiology 
20:00 – 25:00 min: Sleep and early brain development 
25:00 – 35:00 min: Improving infant sleep (in the NICU and at home) 
35:00 – 45:00 min: Measuring sleep 
45:00 – 60:00 min: Recorded question and answer session  
60:00 – 64:00 min: Learning assessment 

Registration information
You are required to be a NANT Member in good standing to access this course. 
For ADA accommodations, please call NANT Customer Service for more information at (866) 999-5524.

Cancellation Policy 
Click HERE to review NANT’s Course Cancellation Policy. 

Continuing Education Information 

AOTA CEUs

National Association of Neonatal Therapists® (NANT) is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 05510. This Distance Learning-Independent Course is offered at 0.1 CEUs (Intermediate level, Occupational Therapy Service Delivery & Professional Issues). 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 2801058TX and meets continuing competence requirements for physical therapist and physical therapist assistant licensure renewal in Texas. This activity is approved for 1.0 CCUs. 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.