An Overview of Feeding Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
A comprehensive course on Infant Feeding in the NICU. This course is designed for speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and healthcare professionals aiming to deepen their expertise in managing feeding challenges in premature infants and medically complex newborns.
Participants will explore assessment methodologies, treatment strategies, and the critical role of interdisciplinary collaboration. The course covers feeding complications due to conditions like bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and cleft palate. Gain insight into optimizing feeding techniques, understanding respiratory and gastrointestinal impacts on feeding, and using specialized tools and techniques to ensure safe and effective infant feeding.
Overview
Level: Introductory
CEUs: 0.1 ASHA CEUs
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Price: $45.00
Learning Outcomes
- Describe typical infant feeding development
- Identify potential risk factors and medical components associated with infant feeding and swallowing difficulties.
- Describe the fundamental components of evaluating infants who experience challenges with feeding and swallowing.
- Demonstrate how we employ a whole infant approach when conducting feeding assessments for infants in the NICU.
Disclosures
Financial Disclosure: Presenter for The Pediatric Source and receives a fee for content creation and royalty payments.
Owner of a pediatric feeding private practice and is employed by a Rehabilitation Hospital.
Nonfinancial: No relevant relationships to disclose.
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About the Speaker
Emma is a Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist and Certified Lactation Counselor serving patients in the greater Boston area. Emma has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings including the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) . Emma is originally from the Boston area and received her graduate degree from Northeastern University. Emma has experience evaluating and treating infants born full term in need of support with breast and bottle feeding, as well as infants and children with complex medical histories including but not limited to; Cleft Palate and Craniofacial disorders. Additionally, Emma is Beckman Oral Motor Certified as well as Neonatal Touch and Massage Certified. Emma is passionate about Diversity Equity and Inclusion in the field and bridging the gap between research and practice. She prides herself on cultural competency especially when it comes to pediatric feeding disorders. When not seeing patients, Emma likes to spend her time traveling, interior designing and hanging with her Chiweenie Milo.
