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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.
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Happy New Year! I want to start the new year off with a word of thanks to all the readers who have supported this blog by reading, commenting, and referring others! I want to say thank you to the clinicians and professionals as well as the parents struggling to feed their children. This will be my third year writing the blog and I am excited to report that we have tripled Keep Reading >>
I am not sure reader's are aware the comment section is in the sidebar. Robin Gentry McGee, founder of Functional Formularies and their dietician Tori Holthaus answered Suzanne's comment. I thought I would post here so you would be sure to see it. Suzanne, thank you for generating such interesting discussion and providing us the opportunity to learn! Krisi From Robin: Keep Reading >>
http://functionalformularies.com/ 1. What is Liquid Hope? Liquid Hope is the worlds’ first and only organic, whole food, and plant-based feeding tube formula and oral meal replacement. Unlike other enteral formulas on the market, Liquid Hope is made with no added sugars and no artificial ingredients – just the wholesomeness of 16 whole food ingredients like garbanzo beans, quinoa, Keep Reading >>
I have been asked with increased frequency what a z score is and what is means when evaluating a growth curve. Z scores have been used as a research tool for many years to look at trends in growth in studies. However, now that many hospitals and physicians offices are moving towards an electronic health record, we are beginning to see them used more frequently as a nutrition evaluation tool to Keep Reading >>
Local Feeding Therapists- For those of you who have been asking if I am going to do a local course, I have set a date: April 29-30, 2016, Raleigh, NC. Raleigh Brochure2016 CAN-EAT Feeding Course (using medical, motor, and behavioral strategies in pediatric feeding intervention) This two day course will focus on evaluation and treatment of feeding disorders using the CAN-EAT Keep Reading >>
I have wanted to post something about Type1 laryngeal clefts for while and am just getting around to it. A Laryngeal Tracheoesophageal Cleft Type 1 (LTC 1) should always be part of a differential diagnosis when it comes to aspiration or symptoms of aspiration. A laryngeal tracheoesophageal cleft is a space between the larynx and the esophagus. There are 4 basic types: Type I: is a cleft Keep Reading >>
Join Dr. Brown’s Medical for a FREE online education webinar with CEU credit for ASHA members: "From Task-Oriented to Infant-Led Feedings: State of the Science, PART 1" by Dr. Erin Ross, CCC-SLP, Feeding FUNdamentals, LLC on Nov 5, 2015 at 12:00 AM EST: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7634063533466066946 This three part one -hour webinar series provides foundational Keep Reading >>
21 Photos That Prove Tube-Feeding Is a Beautiful Way to Feed Your Baby This came through my face book feed (thank you Miranda) and I thought I would share here. What a nice way to show the beauty of the many ways of nourishing your child. It might be something to share with our Keep Reading >>