This course aims to provide participants with advanced knowledge and practical skills essential for effectively managing bottle feeding challenges in pediatric therapy settings while gaining confidence in implementing evidence-based strategies to optimize feeding outcomes for infants under their care. Participants will explore advanced concepts in bottle mechanics, pressure systems, selection criteria, and strategies to overcome feeding challenges commonly encountered in clinical practice.
MEET OUR PRESENTER:
Anna attended Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans and graduated in 2012 with a Master of Occupational Therapy. Anna is a Feed the Peds and TOTs trained therapist. She also holds the Tethered Oral Tissues and Therapeutic Bottle Feeding Badges offered by the Lactation OT. She has her own private practice, Prosper Therapy and Feeding Solutions, located in Monroe, LA, that services northeast and central Louisiana. She has provided successful feeding therapy intervention to hundreds of families in her area.
TIME ORDERED AGENDA & LEARNING OBJECTIVES
0-10 minutes: Introduction
11-70 minutes: Anatomy Review comparison of sucking on breast vs. bottle
71-160 minutes: Bottle mechanism and choosing the just right fit
161-250 minutes: Managing complex feeding diagnoses
251-360 minutes: Case studies
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After completion of course participants will be able to:
- Analyze the mechanics of safe infant swallowing include muscle actions and innervations involved.
- Critique the patterns of sucking on bottle vs breast.
- Compare various bottle systems and their impact on infant sucking and latching in infant populations.
- Evaluate the mechanisms of bottle pressure systems for individualized bottle selection.
- Choose bottle systems based on individual infant needs.
- Manage sensory roadblocks to bottle feeding in various infant populations.
- Examine the use of thickening agents and understand appropriate usage.
- Modify infant feeding schedules in favor of infant development.
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Presenter Information and Disclosures:
This course is offered for 0.6 ASHA CEUs (Advanced Level, Professional Area).
AOTA CEUs are available for 6 contact hours in Service Delivery & Foundational Knowledge.
Please note if any accommodations are needed to access the learning experience or resource materials, please email [email protected]
