Infants Born Preterm: Identifying and Addressing Their Special Needs in Early Infancy to Support Development
Audience: Pediatric OT, COTA, PT, PTA, SLP
Course Level: Intermediate
Course Date: October 4-6, 2019
Course time: Friday 8-8:30 Registration, Saturday and Sunday 7:30-8:00 Registration
Friday: 8:30-5:00 pm
Saturday: 8:00-5:00 pm
Sunday: 8:00-4:00 pm
Location:
Maplewood Professional Building
1655 Beam Avenue #202
Maplewood, MN 55109
Held in Watson conference room
Contact Hours: 21
Education Resources are an approved provider through the AOTA, ASHA and will submit for approval through the MN Board of PT
Under contact hours you can state the following: Fairview Rehab Services is host with Education Resources, Inc.
Course intended to be completed in full. If you need to arrive late or leave early the CE department must be notified before course takes place for contact hours to be adjusted.
Course Fee: $550
Course Description:
Have you ever felt “at a loss” when treating a one month old…or an infant whose chronological age hasn’t yet reached term? Have you ever assessed an infant born preterm and seen movement issues that weren’t reflected in the norm referenced tests and checklists? In this course, you will learn how to assess and treat movement dysfunction in infants born preterm beginning at NICU discharge. We will assess movement pattern differences on which to build effective treatment interventions and address the challenges unique to the population of infants born preterm. Assessment skills will be appropriate for clinic follow-up as well as for use in early intervention programs. Intervention handling and facilitation techniques will be introduced for use during functional activities with infants born preterm. You will learn to prioritize and adapt baby treatment techniques to accommodate for the special energy, respiratory, visual, and medical needs of infants born preterm. Interventions and techniques will be appropriate for in-home early intervention and parent coaching. The instructor will use lecture, video, lab, and problemsolving formats. During the lab components, you will learn to treat by working with other class participants and with dolls. You should bring a beach towel (or yoga mat), a 20" Raggedy Ann type doll, and wear clothing that is comfortable and easy to move in.
Instructor:
Jan McElroy graduated from the School of Physical Therapy at the University of Missouri, completed a Masters of Science in Physical Therapy and a PhD in Pediatric Science from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. She draws from over 40 years of pediatric experience with the 0-3 yr population in a wide range of settings including NICU, acute care, early intervention, outpatient, and inpatient rehabilitation. Jan owns a private pediatric PT practice in Columbia, Missouri. Her teaching experience includes clinical, classroom, and continuing education settings including assisting in 8 week pediatric and 2 week advanced baby NDT courses. She is currently adjunct faculty at the University of Missouri as the primary physical therapy faculty on the Maternal-Child Health, LEND grant. Her continuing education teaching focuses on baby treatment, assessment and treatment of infants born preterm, serial casting and temporary foot supports, and gait. Jan is co-director of the Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Continuing Education Series in Neonatology and Infant Studies.Jan is currently conducting research in lower extremity movement patterns in infants born full term and preterm, gait, hypotonia, and movement in children with autism. Financial Disclosure: Jan McElroy receives an honorarium from Education Resources, Inc. Non-financial disclosure: She has no nonfinancial relationship disclosure.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: •Compare and contrast developmental movement components in infants born full term and preterm from birth. •Identify insufficient and atypical movement components seen in infancy that will interfere with the development of functional activities and development of coordination as the child reaches school age. •Use age appropriate treatment strategies for trunk function, handling, treatment sequencing, child motivation, and repetition to enhance your repertoire of intervention techniques and home program activities for infants born preterm. •Apply knowledge gained about respiratory, visual, medical, and physical challenges to effectively enhance your infant treatment techniques to better meet the needs of infants born preterm and their families. •Identify strengths and weaknesses of assessment tools commonly used for very young infants born preterm.
Agenda:
Day 1:
8:00-8:30 Registration/Continental Breakfast 8:30-9:00 Introduction and Course Overview 9:00-9:30 Synactive theory, impact and outcomes 9:30-10:15 Problem solving home care activities based on synactive theory 10:15-10:30 Break 10:30-11:30 Theories of Neuronal Group selection and Dynamic Systems 11:30-12:00 Problem solving home care activities (cont) 12:00-1:00 Lunch (on your own) 1:00-3:00 Comparing Developmental outcomes of infants born term and preterm…are the differences important? 3:00-3:15 Break 3:15-5:00 Handling lab: Impact of COM/BOS, gravity, and biomechanics on infant movement
Day 2:
7:30-8:00 Continental Breakfast 8:00-8:30 Review and Questions 8:30-10:30 Lab: Handling and interventions 10:30-10:45 Break 10:45-12:00 The challenge of breathing for infants born preterm 12:00-1:00 Lunch (on your own) 1:00-3:00 Respiration and lab (continued) 3:00-3:15 Break 3:15-5:00 The impact of various systems on movement and development (vision, auditory, GI, musculoskeletal)
Day 3:
7:30-8:00 Continental Breakfast 8:00-8:30 Review and Questions 8:30-10:30 Putting it all together; techniques, equipment, and the systems 10:30-10:45 Break 10:45-2:00 Assessment tools for infants born preterm 12:00-1:00 Lunch (on your own) 1:00-2:45 Synthesis activity 2:45-3:00 Break 3:00-4:00 Synthesis activity (continued) wrap up and discussion
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