Tools and Strategies for Developmental Care of Special Populations in the NICU (Nov 16 - 17, 2019)

Tools and Strategies for Developmental Care of Special Populations in the NICU is organized by Education Resources, Inc. (ERI) and will be held from Nov 16 - 17, 2019 at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America.

Audience:
This course is recommended for beginning to intermediate neonatal therapists, PTs, PTAs, OTs, OTAs, and SLPs working with infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care.

CEU Credits:
This course meets the criteria for 13.5 contact hours (1.35 CEUs Intermediate level, Professional area). This activity provided by the Texas Board of PT Examiners accredited provider Approval #1910017TX for 13.5 CCUs and meets continuing competence requirements for PTs and PTA's licensure renewal in Texas. Participant's License Number Approved by the TX Board of OT Examiners.

Approved by the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board for 13.5 Clinical Hours This course is offered for up to 1.35 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area). NBCOT Professional Development Provider-13.5 PDUs. This program has been approved for 13.5 clock hours of continuing education credit by the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association This course meets the criteria for 13.5 hours that can be applied toward the Neonatal Therapy National Certification

Course Description:
Tools and Strategies for Developmental Care of Special Populations in the NICU is a problem-based course addressing very low birthweight babies, small baby teams, NAS, and the long-term NICU infant.

This introductory-intermediate level course will focus on therapeutic intervention programs in the NICU that are evidenced-based and will provide neonatal therapists with tools, strategies, and enhanced critical problem-solving skills. The course will provide a case-based approach to the challenges seen in special populations: the very low birthweight infant, NAS, and the long-term NICU infant. Critical problems will be the emphasis. Small baby teams will be discussed. Focus will be given to the NICU environment, the sensory experience, and feeding programs that best support developmental care and provide neuroprotection.

Course Objectives:
• Discuss key concepts of neuroprotection and stress in the NICU and how the neonatal therapist plays a role
• Be able to learn to provide therapeutic interventions and strategies for the environment, positioning, feeding, (bottle and breast), pain, sleep, and family support. Will include video learning and case studies.
• Incorporate developmental care into your practice with the very low birth weight infant, the late preterm, and infants with NAS
• Use clinical problem-solving skills to determine best practices to address the challenges presented by in the NICU both in terms of clinical issues as well as in multi-disciplinary developmental care
• Apply strategies learned to create change in the NICU regarding developmental care. Will include group project with practical strategies to take back to your own NICU.