For most, the ability to eat with peers in the school cafeteria, or participate in family dinners is a given. However, a significant subset of the population is unable to safely and independently participate in communal mealtime due to oropharyngeal dysphagia. It is crucial that clinicians to be knowledgeable and comfortable with the intricacies of their young patients’ conditions in order to maximize the effectiveness of treatment. This requires a detailed understanding of the Brain-Mouth-Gut connection and the impact common pediatric disorders have on it. Ultimately, it is the clinicians’ goal to establish these connections, and to help patients live up to their fullest potential
This recording is designed to educate attendees on the ins and outs of the Brain-Mouth-Gut connection, what leads to breakdowns in this system, and how these breakdowns can result in oropharyngeal dysphagia. Learn interventions unique to the needs of their medically fragile and complex pediatric patients from birth into early childhood.
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This educational offering qualifies for 6.0 continuing education hour(s) as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific filing requirements.
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| Course Manual_Pediatric Dysphagia: Establishing the Brain-Mouth-Gut Connection (10.66 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Instructions for ASHA Credit - SELF STUDY ONLY - 06/12/18 (0.03 MB) | Available after Purchase |
MICHELLE L. W. DAWSON, MS, CCC-SLP, has worked as an SLP for over 10 years in a variety of settings. She has served in public schools, in-patient and out-patient rehabilitative hospitals, as well as having spent many years in early intervention. She specializes in treating medically fragile pediatric patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia and feeding disorders. Michelle is currently President-elect of the South Carolina Speech Hearing Association (SCSHA) in addition to being their Vice President of Governmental Affairs. She runs her own private practice, HeartWood Speech Therapy, and guest lectures throughout South Carolina on a variety of topics, including dysphagia management for infantile spasms and sensory integration from an SLP’s perspective. She is currently working on her BCS-S licensure. Michelle earned her MS in Communicative Sciences and Disorders from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA. Treating feeding and swallowing disorders across the life span is her first love as an SLP.
Survey of the Brain-Mouth-Gut connection
Typical reflex development
Medically fragile caseload
Alternatives to PO (by mouth feeding)
Intervention
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