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Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Neonatal Eating Assessment Tool–Breastfeeding The purpose of this study was to identify the factor structure of the Neonatal Eating Assessment Tool–Breastfeeding (NeoEAT–Breastfeeding) and to assess its psychometric properties, including internal consistency reliability, test–retest reliability, and construct validity as measured by concurrent Keep Reading >>
Learn about Pediatric Feeding & 100% of Your Registration Fee Helps Kids! What happens when a pediatric feeding specialist and a pediatrician who cares about healthy eating get together? They try to do some good. That’s what Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP and Dr. Nimali Fernando, co-authors of the award-winning Raising a Healthy Happy Eater are doing on June 8th and 9th in Falls Church, VA. Keep Reading >>
Cases from Clinic I thought I would start a regular post once a month highlighting some of our kids and how we provide intervention. I post this hoping it might give some treatment ideas to clinicians. There are many ways to treat feeding and swallowing difficulty so my intention is not to promote a certain technique or method but only to provide ideas and generate good discussion. Case Keep Reading >>
https://careers.choa.org/ Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is conducting a search for an outstanding speech pathologist with specialization in treatment of pediatric feeding concerns in Atlanta, Georgia. The position will support the opening of a new feeding clinic at the Center for Advanced Pediatrics. This expansion is part of a strategic initiative to advance the assessment and treatment of Keep Reading >>
I don’t usually post job openings but wanted to send a shout out for an opening we have at UNC for a speech pathologist on our out-patient team. If interested see below. https://jobs.uncmedicalcenter.org/job/chapel-hill/speech-pathologist/14481/7821477 The Department of Speech Pathology is seeking a dynamic licensed SLP to provide services to children primarily in our specialty pediatric Keep Reading >>
I want to send a big Thank You to the Alaska OT Association for hosting my CAN EAT conference last weekend. The OT’s and SLP’s that attended were such a wonderful group and really hung in there for every minute of our jammed pack 2 days together. Special thanks to… to Jenny A whom I have affectionally nicknamed “Jenny Alaska” who arranged much of the course Keep Reading >>
Born to Eat By Heidi Liefer Moreland, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CLC Clinical Coordinator Tube-Weaning Program heidi@spectrumpediatrics.com In our tube-weaning program, one of our primary goals is to facilitate self-regulation, so that independent eating will allow the child to eat enough to discontinue using the feeding tube as soon as it is no longer medically necessary. We rely on the Keep Reading >>
The TR-eat® Model Written by: Carol Elliott, OTR/L and Elizabeth Clawson, PhD Elliott, C. & Clawson, E. (2010). The TR-eat Model. Pediatric Feeding and Dysphagia Newsletter. December, Vol 10, #4, p1-6. (Revised 2018) The TRansdisciplinary Effective Assessment and Treatment (TR-eat®) model melds medical management, skill building and behavioral interventions to create a Keep Reading >>
Most of you know that I am a big fan of Melanie Potock’s work, I often share her ideas, books and videos here on the blog. I want to encourage my readers to subscribe to Melanie Potock’s you tube channel. You will have access to feeding advice and ideas through free videos. When you subscribe you will get a new video in your inbox every week. There is also quite an archive of topics on Keep Reading >>
Healthy bowel movements We know that stooling patterns can affect eating while also giving us important information about the GI tract. While "normal" may vary between individuals, in our clinic we establish daily stooling to encourage hunger, improve motility, and reduce reflux. Many of the children we treat for feeding problems have difficulty with regular stooling patterns. Read more here Keep Reading >>