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Instructional Level: Intermediate

Accreditation Information:

Course Outline:

Hour 1

  • Fetal development
  • Intro- uterine vs. Extrauterine
  • Medical complexities in the NICU
  • Neuroprotective care model
  • Video of NICU parent
  • Kangaroo Mother care
  • Stressors and pain management in the NICU

Hour 2

  • Components of the Synactic Theory
  • Guidelines for handling and positioning.
  • IPAT:  Infant Positioning tool
  • Considerations upon Discharge.
  • Parent Perceptions
  • Charateristics of a NICU therapist 

Author

Aditi Mehra, DHSc, OTR/L

Premie to Preschool: NICU Interventions for Therapists

Premie to Preschool: NICU Interventions for Therapists

2 Hours Instructional Level: Intermediate
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Description:

Prematurity is a serious public health concern currently affecting 1 in 9 infants in the United States. Therapists serve a crucial role in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) interventions to assist parents in handling techniques, calming strategies, general developmental care and offer parent education, with a ubiquitous goal of promoting the best possible outcome.

Given their strong educational foundation in neuro development and neonatal care, therapists are uniquely qualified to assume this role, but often may feel ill-equipped about venturing into such a high-risk setting. This 2-hour course is designed to ameliorate those concerns by offering a very thorough perspective of how to address all the multifaceted confounding factors in the NICU setting, from pain management to positioning. Therapists will gain a deeper understanding of the medical complexities and neurodevelopment care, as well as learn the interplay between nurture, nature, and the premature sensory system.

Full Course Description
Prematurity is a serious public health concern currently affecting 1 in 9 infants in the United States. Therapists serve a crucial role in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) interventions to assist parents in handling techniques, calming strategies, general developmental care and offer parent education, with a ubiquitous goal of promoting the best possible outcome.Given their strong educational foundation in neuro development and neonatal care, therapists are uniquely qualified to assume this role, but often may feel...

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional to identify complexities in the NICU and provide research-based intervention strategies.

Professional Objectives:

  1. Recognize the sensory/developmental differences in pre-term infants.
  2. Identify all 7 neuro-developmental care areas in the NICU.
  3. Locate at least 2 manage pain/stress strategies in the NICU.
  4. Recognize components of the Synactive Theory.
  5. Identify 5 common positioning strategies/ considerations in the NICU.
  6. Locate at least three evidence-based therapeutic interventions for NICU patients.

 

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional to identify complexities in the NICU and provide research-based intervention strategies.

Professional Objectives:

  1. Recognize the sensory/developmental differences in pre-term infants.
  2. Identify all 7 neuro-developmental care areas in the NICU.
  3. Locate at least 2 manage pain/stress strategies in the NICU.
  4. Recognize components of the Synactive Theory.
  5. Identify 5 common positioning strategies/ considerations in the NICU.
  6. Locate at least three evidence-based therapeutic interventions for NICU patients.

 

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 2 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant, Speech Language Pathologist

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved

ACHA CE Approved Provider 

This course is offered for 0.20 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).

Please note - ASHA reporting closes at the end of each month, with completions reported around or after the 15th of the following month.

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Aditi Mehra is employed by Elmhurst College and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 2 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant, Speech Language Pathologist

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved

ACHA CE Approved Provider 

This course is offered for 0.20 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).

Please note - ASHA reporting closes at the end of each month, with completions reported around or after the 15th of the following month.

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Aditi Mehra is employed by Elmhurst College and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.