Question: I am an NICU therapist in a 57 bed level 4 NICU, we have a very difficult time convincing physicians of the benefit and necessity for speech therapy and OT in the NICU. Chronic babies are ordered as well as babies with a diagnosed syndrome or cleft palate etc. However babies with bleeds, long term intubation and kids with PMA of 24-28 weeks that should have a consult are sometimes Keep Reading >>
Clinical Thoughts for the week and case
Clinical Thoughts for the week G-tubes can be a bridge to becoming a healthy oral eater. (not a failure) It takes a village to help children and parents with these complicated feeding issues. When you help a child learn to be a successful eater- you change a family's life. If progress is to be made, it is essential for caregivers and parents Keep Reading >>
Dr. Browns Medical Division: Educational Webinar Offering Thursday July 16th, 2015 1:00 PM EST CRM:0027863
Upcoming webinar: UNDERSTANDING AND UTILIZING SYNACTIVE ERGONOMICS AND THEIR ROLE IN SUCCESSFUL FEEDING OUTCOMES: ESTABLISHING THE EARLY FOUNDATIONS: PART II JOHN CHAPPEL, MA, RPT, Director of Synactive Pediatrics URSA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE, Sacramento CA please use this link below to register. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8503994931842330625 Please contact Keep Reading >>
The Early Feeding Skills Assessment Tool (EFS)
This is re-posted with permission from Catherine Shaker from her website at http://www.Shaker4SwallowingandFeeding.com . Thank you Catherine! Posted on May 16, 2015 by Shaker Seminars An NICU SLP recently asked about resources for training neonatal nurses on feeding stress cues and stop signs. An SLP I know from Minnesota, Wendy, suggested the SLP take a look at the EFS. I responded Keep Reading >>
Dysphagiacafe.com
A friend sent this to me yesterday - Check out this post on Dysphagia Cafe, #4 is interesting! PLOP PLOP, FIZZ FIZZ, NO MORE: 5 Surprising Facts About Todays Acid Reflux Disease By Dr. Jonathan E. Aviv, MD http://www.dysphagiacafe.com/2015/07/01/plop-plop-fizz-fizz-no-more-5-surprising-facts-about-todays-acid-reflux-disease/ Keep Reading >>
Addition to the Post on Developing skills for pediatric feeding therapy locally
Thank you for emailing me Diane! Please check on comments posted here for more good suggestions! www.agesandstages.net: Resources for Feeding, Speech, and Mouth Function Free feeding information on the site in the blog and Q & A sections: http://www.agesandstages.net/blogsa-z.php http://www.agesandstages.net/qa2z.php There is also an E-Course to get folks started Keep Reading >>
Developing the skills for pediatric feeding therapy locally
Question: I recently received a comment with a question about how best to develop the skills to provide pediatric feeding and swallowing intervention (as a working professional, with limited ability to travel). Many therapists (myself included) graduated before classes were introduced into the grad school curriculum. The reader asked for suggestions for online courses or programs or books Keep Reading >>
Guest Post on the the Basics of Pediatric Feeding Disorders
SpeechandLanguageKids.com I was asked to be a guest blogger and write a post on feeding problems for SpeechandLanguageKids.com. I wrote on The Basics. You can find the post located here: http://www.speechandlanguagekids.com/feeding/ check it out! Krisi Keep Reading >>
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