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This intensive lab and evidence-based course arms NICU therapists with the latest information to inform best-practices in evaluation and treatment. Learn the theory behind standardized neurodevelopmental assessments and participate in labs to inform therapeutic interventions including handling, positioning, massage, and facilitated motor activity.
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This on-demand course is designed to provide participants with evidence based research that will contribute to their development and implementation of best practices of therapeutic intervention programs within a NICU environment. This course will arm the NICU therapist with the ability to apply evidence based assessment, application and intervention services for the babies and families they work with.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
AUDIENCE:
This course is designed for therapists and developmental specialists working with the infant and family in the NICU, PICU, EI and home, up to their first year after discharge.
PARTICIPANT REQUIREMENTS:
Participants should have a doll, two baby blankets and a baby bottle and nipple (any kind).
COURSE SCHEDULE:
1 hr
NICU Abbreviations and History of NICU
Levels of Neonatal Care from Well Baby Care Nurseries to Pediatric Intensive Care Units
30 minutes
Rehabilitation Therapists Advance Clinical Competencies for Practicing in a NICU
30 minutes
Family Centered Care
50 minutes
Equipment and Medical Technology in the NICU
20 minutes
Vascular Access of the Neonate in the NICU
50 minutes
Embryological and Fetal System Development
1hr 45 minutes
Theoretical Frameworks for Providing Rehabilitative Services in the NICU/ Why Developmental Care in the NICU in Important
10 minutes
Assessment of the Positioning
1hr 20 minutes
Muscle Tone and Motor Activity
30 minutes
Neuroplasticity and Neuroprotection of the Neonate
7:45
45 minutes
Oral Motor Assessment of the Neonate
1 hr
Assessment Tools available for the Neonate in the NICU
1hr 45 minutes Therapeutic Interventions in the NICU
1 hr
Discussion: Neonates in the NICU
1 hr
Diagnoses Commonly seen in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
30 minutes
Post-test questions
Roberta “Bertie” Gatlin, PT, DSPT. Is currently providing services in the early intervention setting specifically assessing the transition of infants and families from the NICU to EI. She completed her career as an Associate Professor and Director of Admission for South College Department of Physical Therapy in July 2023. She graduated from University of Memphis in 1986 with a BS in Special Education and from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Department of Physical Therapy in 1989 with a BS in Physical Therapy and in 2013 with her Doctor of Science with an emphasis in Neurological and Pediatric Physical Therapy. She has been a Board Certified Pediatric Clinical Specialist from 2001 thru 2021.
Her experience draws from over 30 years in the field of pediatric physical therapy. She is an adjunct professor in the Physical Therapy Department at Emory & Henry College, Marion, Virginia. She provides post-professional education for Educational Resources Inc. and Medbridge Education. Bertie provides programming instruction for Brooks Institute of Higher Learning Pediatric Physical Therapy Residency. Bertie’s experience encompasses physical therapy within the NICU, developmental follow-up clinic and outpatient pediatrics, servicing all age levels. She has been a department director for an acute care hospital and an outpatient pediatric rehabilitation center. Her research has focused on the infant with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and the outcome measurements used to identify their developmental needs. Bertie currently holds the Treasure Position for the APTA Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy Executive Board and is Past Chair of the Neonatology Specialty Interest Group.
DISCLOSURE:
Roberta Gatlin receives an honorarium from Education Resources, Inc.
Her non-financial disclosures are: committee member for the Neonatal Special Interest Group and Finance Committee of APPT.
Once you purchase an online course you will have access to the course materials. If you have purchased this course, please ensure you have logged in to your account in order to take the exam.
Once you purchase an online course, you will have the opportunity to take an exam to test your retention of the material. If you have purchased this course, please ensure you have logged in to your account in order to take the exam. The exam must be completed with a pass rate of 80% or more in order to receive your certificate of attendance.
This course meets the criteria for 13.5 contact hours (1.35 CEUs) Intermediate Level. License #_________.
Education Resources Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID#07121. This Distance Learning-Independent course is offered at 13.5 contact hours 1.35 CEUs. (Intermediate level, OT Service Delivery & Foundational Knowledge). AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures. This course can be used toward your NBCOT renewal requirements for 13.5 units. Approved Provider for the FL Occupational Therapy Association CE Broker for 16 CE Hours, CEBroker #20-1295241. This course meets the approval of the TX Board of OT Examiners. This course has been approved by the MD State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for13.5 Continuing Education Hours. Approval #_____ by the NJ State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 13.5 CEC's. Approved sponsor by the State of IL Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for Physical Therapy for 16 contact hours. Application has been made to the Illinois EI Training Program. Approved provider by the NY State Board of Physical Therapy for 16 contact hours (1.6 CEUs). Education Resources, Inc. is an approved provider for Physical Therapy CEUs in the following states: CA, OK and TX. The following state boards of physical therapy accept other states’ approval: AK, AR, AZ, DC, DE, GA, HI, ID, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MO, MS, NC, OR, PA, RI, SC, UT, VA, VT, WI, WY. The following state boards of physical therapy either do not require course pre-approval or do not require CEUs for re-licensure: AL, CO, CT, IA, ME, MT, NE, ND, NH, SD, WA. 12 hours of this course qualify towards the discipline-specific hours for the 20-hour requirement for NDTA re-certification. They do NOT qualify towards the 8-hour NDTA Instructor requirement for re-certification. This course meets the criteria for 13.5 hours that can be applied toward the Neonatal Therapy National Certification.
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