Developing a Menu for Success
The causes of feeding and swallowing difficulties in children are always multifaceted, sometimes misdiagnosed, and often difficult to assess and treat appropriately. Respiratory difficulties, gastro-intestinal function, oral-motor skills, and behavioral issues are just a few of the elements that can influence feeding and swallowing, limit response to treatment, and result in significant health issues. To maximize effectiveness, clinicians must resist the temptation to assess and treat feeding and swallowing disorders in isolation; instead, they must develop management plans that take into account interactions between and among oral-motor, gastrointestinal, and respiratory systems.
This essential course describes complex feeding and swallowing disorders as they manifest themselves in children who have a variety of diagnoses. Attendees gain successful strategies for identification of the underlying etiology of the dysphagia. The evidence base for specific therapies, including oral motor techniques, behavioral interventions, nutritional interventions, and strategies for respiratory control, are evaluated. Participants leave this course armed with practical suggestions and tactics for improving function in these challenging children, as well as strong evidence to support those strategies.
Course Outline
WHAT IS FOOD REFUSAL AND WHEN IS IT A PROBLEM?
SPECIAL POPULATIONS
RESPIRATION
PHARYNGEAL DYSPHAGIA
THE GI SYSTEM
INTERACTIVE CASE REVIEW
ORAL MOTOR
SENSORY ISSUES
BEHAVIOR
INTERACTIVE CASE REVIEW
NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTIONS
This educational offering may qualify toward your professional development requirement. The educational offering consists of 6 clock hour(s). Use this information and your board rules and regulations to calculate professional development/continuing education credit.
is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 060313. This activity was planned in accordance with AANP Accreditation Standards and Policies. This course is offered for 6.0 contact hour(s).
is an approved provider #50-466 with the Florida Department of Health Board of Occupational Therapy Practice. This course is approved for 6 contact hour(s) for Occupational Therapist and Occupational Therapy Assistants.
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ANGELA MANSOLILLO, MA/CCC-SLP, BCS-S, is a Speech-Language Pathologist and Board Recognized Specialist in Swallowing Disorders with more than 20 years of experience. She is currently a senior Speech-Language Pathologist at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she provides evaluation and treatment servicesfor adults and children with dysphagia and is involved in program planning and development for inpatient and outpatient programming including quality improvement initiatives, patient education, and clinical policies and protocols. In addition, she is an adjunct faculty member at Elms College Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Over the course of her career, she has worked in a variety of clinical settings, provided numerous regional and national presentations, and lectured at several colleges and universities throughout Massachusetts.
Ms. Mansolillo received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from Rhode Island College in 1983 and earned her Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology in 1985 from the University of Connecticut. She is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is a member of Special Interest Division 13, which focuses on swallowing and swallowing disorders.
Disclosure:
Finacial- Receives a speaking honorarium from Vyne, LLC.
Nonfinancial-No relevant nonfinacial relationship exists.
Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants, Dietitians, Nurses, Pediatric Nurses, Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, Early Intervention Staff, Respiratory Therapists, Educators
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