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Course Description
The physical, neurological, and neurobehavioral exam will be discussed in the context of informing therapeutic strategies. The importance of carefully selecting the right tool based on the goals of the evaluation, age and stability of the infant, and available resources will be emphasized.
Target Audience
OT, SLP, PT, RN, MD, and Neonatal professionals
Level
Intermediate
Objectives
Instructional Method
Lecture, videos, handouts, 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 course completion, learners receive a CE certificate and a zip file containing the necessary information to submit for education credit to their individual state, where required. The zip file will include a course bibliography. Physical therapists are responsible for knowing and adhering to their state’s CE deadlines, rules, and regulations.
Speaker Bios
Bobbi Pineda, PhD, OTR/L, CNT is an Associate Professor at the University of Southern California. Her research focuses on investigating factors that impact neurodevelopmental and feeding outcomes in high-risk infants. Some of her accomplishments include a patent for a new bottle technology that paces the flow of milk; development of the Supporting and Enhancing NICU Sensory Experiences (SENSE) program, which aims to engage parents in providing age-appropriate and positive sensory exposures to their infants; and development of the Neonatal Eating Outcome (NEO) assessment tool, which is a standardized feeding assessment for preterm and high-risk infants in the NICU. Dr. Pineda has more than 60 peer reviewed publications. She is an inaugural member and previous co-chair for the Neonatal Therapy Certification Board. She is certified in the use of the NOMAS and advanced GMA, developed a certification process for the Neonatal Eating Outcome Assessment, and is a certified trainer for the NNNS.
Terrie Inder, MD, MBChB is a dual boarded newborn medicine physician and child neurologist with her research focus on the newborn brain. She also undertakes clinical service within the neonatal intensive care unit. As all her research activities are clinical investigations, the research studies and clinical care of high-risk infants are tightly integrated. Dr Inder’s primary research is targeted at understanding the timing, mechanisms and impact of cerebral injury and altered cerebral development in infants at high risk for adverse neurodevelopmental outcome, including the prematurely-born infant, the sick term-born infant, and the infant with congenital heart disease. Her aim in her investigations is to investigate means of accurate, early diagnosis of brain injury as well as developing treatments and preventive strategies to reduce subsequent disabilities. This research work has utilized technologies including near infrared spectroscopy, electroencephalography and magnetic resonance imaging. Dr Inder has held previous leadership positions in neonatal medicine as Director of the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center at Washington University in St Louis, the Chair and Mary Ellen Avery Professor of the Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and in 2022 as Director for the new Center for Neonatal Research at Children’s Hospital of Orange County. Her mission has been to develop programs that integrate discovery and innovation alongside translation into clinical excellence while mentoring the next generation of academic clinicians.
Disclosures
Bobbi Pineda, PhD, OTR/L, CNT
Financial Disclosures: Speaker receives a consulting fee as a trainer for the NNNS which will be discussed during the course.
Nonfinancial Disclosures: Author of the Neonatal Eating Outcome Assessment.
Terrie Inder, MD, MBChB
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
0:00-10:00 min: The early physical exam and neurological assessment
10:00-20:00 min: The neurobehavioral assessment
20:00-35:00 min: Standardized assessment tools available for high-risk infants in the NICU
35:00-45:00 min: Video demonstration
45:00-55:00 min: Relationships with other evaluative tools, such as neuroimaging
55:00-65:00 min: Relationships with evaluative tools for feeding and those for later infancy and childhood
65:00-77:00 min: Using early assessment to guide targeted interventions in the NICU
77:00-90:00 min: Recorded question and answer session
90:00-95:00 min: Learning assessment
Registration information
You are required to be a current NANT Member to access this course. Log into the NANT Hub.
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# 08301. This Distance Learning-Independent Course is offered at 0.15 CEUs (Intermediate level, Occupational Therapy Service Delivery & Foundational Knowledge). AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.
This course is approved for 1.5 contact hours.
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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 1.5 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.
