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Live Webinar for Therapists. Complete both sessions for 8 Contact Hours (0.8 CEUs)
October 25 and 27, 2027
5:40 pm EST • 4:40 pm CST • 3:40 pm MST • 2:40 pm PST (US)
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Advances in neonatal care have increased survival of premature and medically complex infants. The unique sequala of their prematurity impacts their motor, sensory, and feeding development. Ongoing support, assessment, and treatment interventions reduce the risk of severe developmental delays but require an understanding of NICU care practices and careful assessment of the infant’s skill performance to mitigate atypical movement patterns. During this course participants will learn about the co-morbidities of prematurity including bronchopulmonary dysplasia, necrotizing enterocolitis, interventricular hemorrhage, metabolic bone disease, and retinopathy of prematurity.
Information will be provided on term infants admitted to the NICU with the diagnosis of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), and neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS). Participants will review medical pathology of these conditions and be provided with education on assessment/treatment interventions to reduce atypical sensory/motor skills that impact long-term developmental skill attainment. This course will be focused on skill development for infants term corrected (37 weeks) to 3 months (corrected or chronological age). Participants are asked to bring a soft body doll, ideally 12-15” long, but any size would be appropriate.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Participants are asked to bring a soft body doll, ideally 12-15” long, but any size would be appropriate.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Identify three co-morbidities of prematurity and their impact on feeding/motor/sensory development for the infant
- Assess infant alignment and musculoskeletal maturation to promote typical motor control for functional tasks
- Apply two treatment strategies with positioning and handling using the provided case study
AUDIENCE:
OTs, PTs and SLPs working with infants as they transition out of the NICU to home or have prolonged hospitalization beyond term equivalent.
Holly Schifsky, OTR/L, CNT, NTMTC, CBIS, CLT has worked in pediatrics for the past 30 years with the past 19 years in a level IV NICU. She is a Certified Neonatal Therapist, Certified Neonatal Touch and Massage Therapist, Certified Brain Injury therapist, a member of National Association of Neonatal Therapists, and has completed 6-month mentorship in infant/child NDT.
She has worked within the NICU and NICU follow-up clinic to maximize patient and family outcomes for the most complex premature and medically-fragile term infants. Holly received her BS in OT from the University of North Dakota. She is a faculty member for the Neonatal Touch and Massage certification; and Manuel Edema Mobilization training. She is the recipient of the National Association of Neonatal Therapists Clinical Excellence award in 2018, due to her clinical expertise and dedication to advancing the therapeutic interventions for NICU infants with cardiopulmonary conditions.
Financial Disclosure: Holly Schifsky receives an honorarium from Education Resources, Inc.
Non-Financial Disclosure: Holly Schifsky has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
This course meets the criteria for 8 contact hours (0.8 CEUs) Intermediate Level.
To receive a certificate of completion all registered attendees are required to attend and participate fully in all applicable course activities (i.e., labs, discussions, group work, polls, post-tests with passing grade of 80% or greater etc.) and complete the evaluation form.
Education Resources Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. This Distance Learning-Interactive course is pending AOTA approval for 8 contact hours 0.8 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 8 units.
Approved provider of the FL Board of Occupational Therapy-CE Broker – 9.5 hrs. This course meets the approval of the TX Board of OT Examiners.
ASHA CE Provider (Intermediate level) 0.8 ASHA CEUs. ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures. SLPs that require ASHA must submit your ASHA participant form to ERI. ASHA participant form to ERI.
ASHA credits are accepted by the TX Department of License and Renewal.
Application has been made to the FL Physical Therapy Association for 9.5 continuing education contact hours. Accreditation of this course does not necessarily imply the FPTA supports the views of the presenter or the sponsors.
Application has been made to the MD Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.
Application has been made to the MN Board of Physical Therapy.
Application has been made to the NJ Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.
Approved sponsor by the State of IL Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for Physical Therapy for 9.5 contact hours. Approved provider by the NY State Board of Physical Therapy for 9.5 contact hours (0.95 CEUs).
Education Resources, Inc. is an approved provider for Physical Therapy CEUs in the following states: CA, NM, OK, TX and the assignment does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures for these.
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.
8 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 8 hours that can be applied toward the Neonatal Therapy National Certification.
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