Dedicated to up to date pediatric feeding and dysphagia information
Hi, I'm Krisi Brackett, PhD, CCC-SLP,C/NDT. This blog is dedicated to current information on pediatric feeding and swallowing issues. Email me at feedingnewsletter@gmail.com with questions.
Read More About Me Here...
Summaries of new research! Simons JP, Greenberg LL, Mehta DK, Fabio A, Maguire RC1, Mandell DL. Laryngomalacia and swallowing function in children. Laryngoscope. 2016 Feb;126(2):478-84. doi: 10.1002/lary.25440. Epub 2015 Jul 7. Swallowing dysfunction is common in children with laryngomalacia regardless of disease severity or other medical comorbidities. Swallowing Keep Reading >>
Reprinted with permission from Dawn Winkleman, M.S., CCC-SLP, EZPZ Thank you Dawn! To celebrate Occupational Therapy Month, I had the honor of interviewing Marsha Dunn Klein, M.ED., OTR/L, who is an authority in the field of feeding therapy and co-author of my favorite feeding therapy book Pre-Feeding Skills. (You can order the book on Marsha’s website under the title: Keep Reading >>
UNC Pediatric Feeding Clinic I received a question from a reader asking about how our clinic is organized and how the children are set up through the clinic. Awhile back, I wrote a post on how our clinic started, if interested in that post just go to the search button at the bottom of the screen and search feeding clinic development. Philosophy: Our team uses a medical/nutritional, Keep Reading >>
This is the press release from Functional Formularies. Nutritional Medicinals, LLC Announces Organic Pediatric Whole Foods Feeding Tube Formula And Complete Meal Replacement With Nourish™ Product Makers of Functional Formularies brand say Nourish is first of its kind for kids (CENTERVILLE, OH) [April 20, 2016] – Shelby Huerta cried all the time. The food through Keep Reading >>
Should we feed NICU infants on HFNC?(high flow nasal cannula) The question whether to feed infants in the NICU on HFNC was posted to the ASHA SIG 13 list serve. Dr. Gosa and Dr. Dodrill gave permission for their insightful answer to be reposted here. Should we feed NICU infants on HFNC? Dr. Pamela Dodrill and I have discussed this topic at length together, and with many other clinicians Keep Reading >>
Last weekend, I attended The CHOP (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ) conference, When Feeding Becomes Disordered: Strategies to Improve Pediatric Health Outcomes, with my feeding team from UNC, we had a good time! It was a great weekend despite the April snow in Philly. Thank you CHOP for hosting such an informative meeting! Here are the highlights: On Friday, there was a Keep Reading >>
ASHA: SIG 13 Articles related to Pediatric Feeding. I have been a member of The American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) Special Interest Group for swallowing (SIG 13) for years. They publish informative up to date articles. ASHA has granted permission to post the articles listed below for a two month period so they will be available from 3/29/16 until 5/29/16. Keep Reading >>
Feeding Therapy Case Study on Randomizing Meals to Facilitate Intake in a Bottle Dependent Child By Ben Zimmerman, Feeding Clinic of Los Angeles ben@pediatricfeeding.com, www.pediatricfeeding.com Michael was a 4-year-old child diagnosed with autism. He had an unremarkable medical history. Prior to coming to the clinic he would only consume bottles of formula. He Keep Reading >>