“Amazing course. Such a great tool for those new to the NICU. Even after being in the NICU for 18 years, I walked away with new and up-to-date info!” – Elizabeth Cooley, MS, CCC-SLP, CNT
“The NANT Feeding Assessments course was thorough, informative, and highly applicable to bedside practice in the NICU. The instructors did a great job of presenting the material in a way that was engaging and fun! I would highly recommend this course.” – Sarah Burich, MS, OTR/L
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Speakers: Louisa Ferrara-Gonzalez, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CNT, NTMTC and Jenny Reynolds, MS, CCC-SLP, CNT, BCS-S, CLC Course Description: This 14.5-hour course will provide all neonatal therapists with foundational knowledge to complete a comprehensive, clinical bedside feeding and swallowing evaluation in a systematic and evidence-based way. Building on these competencies, this course will emphasize the importance of the whole-child and how to capture the complexities of the infant/family’s needs while in the neonatal ICU. This course will highlight all the interactions and synergies that greatly contribute to the overall growth and success of the infant and family. Finally, this course will provide neonatal therapists a way to not only evaluate the infant, but to empower caregivers to effectively and safely feed their infants. Target Audience: OT, SLP, PT, RN, MD, and neonatal professionals Level: Intermediate CE Credit: 14.5 hours for PT, OT, SLP Fee: NANT Members $500, Non-members $650. Payment plans and group discounts available Overall Course Objectives
Instructional Method: Recorded webinar, lecture, videos, case studies, and handouts. A learning assessment follows each module and course evaluation follows the course. “This course was amazing! I realized a few days after my triplets were born that my NBCOT registration would lapse in less than a week, so I scrambled to find something that would give me the 10+ hours I was missing. Found this course browsing on the NANT site and completed it while doing skin to skin with my 3 babies. It was so insightful, and I loved implementing some of the skills taught while working with the triplets. Really looking forward to applying the principles taught when I return to work in the near future! It truly was a godsend for my postpartum forgetful self. Plus, the babies definitely benefited from what I was learning! I even learned how to do skin to skin while pumping from the course – such a useful skill when balancing the needs of 3 babies!” – Anne Lyle Foster, OTR/L, CNT, NTMTC, CLC “As a seasoned clinician who was new to the NICU, this course laid the foundational knowledge and gave me the confidence to pursue this new field of practice. Jenny and Louisa were incredibly knowledgeable and explained complex theories and strategies in a well organized, easy to understand manner. I frequently refer back to this course and the information it provides in my practice.” – Deborah Kahue, MS, CCC-SLP |
