2015 NANT Conference Poster Presenter Learning Objectives

2015 NANT Conference
Poster Objectives
1.
Consistency Of Referral Policies For PT/OT Intervention In The NICU
Poster Presenter(s): Alicia Fernandez-Fernandez, PT, DPT, PhD
As a result of participation in this continuing education activity, participants should be able to:
Describe current diversity in referral policies for neonatal PT/OT intervention across NICUs
Justify the need for more unified referral guidelines for neonatal PT/OT intervention
2.
Friends of Tiny Hearts: A Collaboration of NICU Staff and Graduate Parents to Improve and Support the
University of Cincinnati Medical Center NICU
Poster Presenter(s): Anne Elisabeth McIntosh, MSPT, NTMCT
As a result of participation in this continuing education activity, participants should be able to:
State the motivation for the formation of the Friends of Tiny Hearts.
List the three areas of focus for Friends of Tiny Hearts. List the three areas of focus for Friends of Tiny Hearts.
Identify at least 2 projects the group completed to support its visions.
3.
Non-Surgical Management of Giant Omphalocele, An Emerging OT Practice Area
Poster Presenter(s): Annette van Boldrik, OT/L, SWC and Kelly Andrasik, MOT, OTR/L, SWC
As a result of participation in this continuing education activity, participants should be able to:
Therapists will have a basic understanding of what an omphalocele is and how it differs from gastroschesis.
Therapists will have resource information on how to construct the omphalocele splint and know how the foam
splint is used to stabilize the omphalocele.
Therapists will learn two basic precautions when splinting an omphalocele.
4.
The Effects of a Slow and Controlled Feeding Protocol for the Introduction of Oral Feeding for Infants with
Congenital Heart Defects
Poster Presenter(s): Janae Grimshaw, OTR/L, SWC, CLE, CPMT and Margaret Bridwell MOT, OTR/L, SWC
As a result of participation in this continuing education activity, participants should be able to:
Participants will be able to articulate the benefits of an evidence based slow and controlled method of early
introduction of oral feeding with infants with CHD.
Participants will be able to articulate the benefits of an evidence based slow and controlled method of early
introduction of oral feeding with infants with CHD.
5.
CranioSacral Therapy in the NICU
Poster Presenter(s): Karyn Quraishy, MSPT, CEMI
As a result of participation in this continuing education activity, participants should be able to:
The audience will be able to define CST
The audience will be able to state 3 benefits of using CST in the NICU
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6.
“Bite-Size Teaching”: Short Duration, Ward-Based Teaching Programme To Up-Skill Neonatal Nursing And
Multidisciplinary Staff In Two London Neonatal Units
Poster Presenter(s): Kristy O’Connor, Advanced Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Beverly Hicks, Clinical Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist
As a result of participation in this continuing education activity, participants should be able to:
To understand a novel approach of providing bite sized, cot side core modular training to all nursing and MDT staff
within the financial and staffing constraints on two busy Neonatal Units
To understand how up-skilling nurses of varying skill sets as trainers enables them to lead on delivering training
for core knowledge and skills within breastfeeding and lactation support, developmental care, family-centred care
and clinical nursing enabling therapists to concentrate their time on specialist assessment and intervention with
individual infants and families on the neonatal unit.
7.
Pregnant Women on Hospital Bed Rest - The Role of the Neonatal Therapist
Poster Presenter(s): Laura Madlinger-Lewis, OTD, OTR/L
As a result of participation in this continuing education activity, participants should be able to:
Describe the importance of having neonatal therapists involved in the care of pregnant women on hospital bed
rest.
Give examples of appropriate treatment activities for a pregnant woman on hospital bed rest to improve health
and help her prepare to parent her baby in the NICU environment.
8.
Promoting Sleep in Prematurity: Appraising the Evidence
Poster Presenter(s): Lindsay Adams, B.S., OTS and Gail Poskey OTR, PhD
As a result of participation in this continuing education activity, participants should be able to:
At the close of this presentation, the participant will understand the recent evidence regarding sleep promotion in
premature infants.
At the close of this presentation, the participant will identify sleep strategies to implement for clinical practice.
9.
Improved Foot Alignment Through Use Of Elastic Therapeutic Tape In A Neonate With Positional
Calcaneovalgus Deformity
Poster Presenter(s): Madalynn T. Wendland, PT, DPT, PCS, ATP, CKTP/CKTF
As a result of participation in this continuing education activity, participants should be able to:
The participant will review the benefits of elastic therapeutic tape to support the progressive development of the
maturing musculoskeletal and neuromotor systems for infants in the neonatal intensive care unit.
The participant will identify potential benefits, precautions and contraindications when using elastic therapeutic
tape with the neonate.
The participant will identify potential benefits, precautions and contraindications when using elastic therapeutic
tape with the neonate.
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10.
Using the General Movement Assessment to Determine Risk of Long-Term Neurobehavioral Sequelae in a
Neonate with Congenital Pneumonia
Poster Presenter(s): Madalynn T. Wendland, PT, DPT, PCS, ATP, CKTP/CKTF
As a result of participation in this continuing education activity, participants should be able to:
The participant will identify the psychometric properties of Prechtl’s Method of Qualitative Assessment of General
Movement that differ from other currently used standardized tests.
The participant will understand the potential neuromotor complications resulting from congenital pneumonia and
how using the Prechtl’s Method of Qualitative Assessment of General Movement can aid therapists in the decision
to implement therapeutic interventions.
11.
Factors That Contribute to Patient – Child Interactions of Pre-Term Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Poster Presenter(s): Maureen A. Rinehimer PT, MS, MHS, PhD Candidate
As a result of participation in this continuing education activity, participants should be able to:
Participants will be able to discuss the Delphi Pocess to develop the Parent Infant Interaction Survey (PCI)
Participants will be able to appraise the PCI Survey as an effective tool to use with parents in the NICU.
12.
Babies with Plagiocephaly: Supporting parents knowledge and confidence in adherence to Safe Sleep and
Tummy to Play Recommendations
Poster Presenter(s): Michelle Emanuel OTR/L, CST, CIMI, NBCR, RYT200
As a result of participation in this continuing education activity, participants should be able to:
Understand the successful impact of group education and practice for tummy time sessions for babies with
plagiocephaly
Understand current treatment standards at CCHMC and suggested treatment options for plagiocephaly, which
include tummy time and adult education and practice time
13.
Behavioral Organization In Infants With Intraventricular Hemorrhage: Characteristics And Clinical
Implications
Poster Presenter(s): Vanessa M. Barbosa PhD, OTR/L
As a result of participation in this continuing education activity, participants should be able to:
Appreciate the impact of neonatal brain lesion in the neurobehavioral organization of high risk infants, identifying
at least three behavioral organization features (i.e., strength and vulnerability) of infants with IVH
Articulate how the knowledge of neurobehavioral organization of infants with IVH can be integrated into daily
clinical practice, both in direct intervention with infants and in parental supports and education in regards to
caring for their infants.
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14.
Therapeutic Hypothermia for Neonatal Encephalopathy: Critically Appraising the Evidence
Poster Presenter(s): Whitney Colvin, B.S., OTS and Gail Poskey OTR, PhD
As a result of participation in this continuing education activity, participants should be able to:
At the close of this presentation, participants will define therapeutic hypothermia.
At the close of this presentation, participants will articulate the evidence supporting therapeutic hypothermia
after hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
At the close of this presentation, participants will synthesize the clinical implications of therapeutic hypothermia
in the NICU.
15.
Implementation of the CREATE Protocol (Collaborate, Research, Educate, Assess, Treat, Empower) for
Successful Feeding in the NICU
Poster Presenter(s): Kathleen Nightlinger, OTD, OTR/L and Julie Haberbusch, MA, OTR/L
As a result of participation in this continuing education activity, participants should be able to:
Participants will understand the process of program development from the initial needs assessment to
successfully carrying out this area of need in the NICU
Participants will explore research to support infant driven feeding protocols and their effectiveness in the NICU
during the feeding readiness stage.
Participants will be introduced to effective, evidence-based therapeutic feeding interventions that can be used in
any NICU setting; this includes daily collaboration with the family and NICU team for a patient/family centered
approach.
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