Feeding in Cleft Lip and Palate: Surgical Interventions in the First Year of Life
Course: #10588Level: Intermediate 1.5 Hours 1431 Reviews
Prenatal and postnatal care provided by a multidisciplinary craniofacial team to optimize feeding, growth and development outcomes is described in this course. Assessment and treatment approaches before and following surgical interventions, including those for mandibular distraction osteogenesis (MDO), cleft lip, and cleft palate, are shared.
(Part 1: Course 10433)
On Demand
Course Type: Video
CEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/0.15 Intermediate, Professional; Calif SLPAB/1.5; IACET/0.2; IL EITP/1.5; Kansas LTS-S1370/1.5; SAC/1.5
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to describe the care provided by a multidisciplinary craniofacial team at the prenatal and newborn time periods for cleft lip and palate.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify the components of an assessment and typical clinical issues in newborns with tongue-based airway obstruction before and following mandibular distraction osteogenesis (MDO).
- After this course, participants will be able to describe interventions to support successful feeding during and following surgery for cleft lip and cleft palate.
Course created on June 15, 2023
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-15 Minutes | Overview of multidisciplinary craniofacial care team |
| 15-35 Minutes | Pierre Robin Sequence medical and feeding assessment, surgical intervention with Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis (MDO), and post-operative feeding course |
| 35-50 Minutes | Pre-surgical orthopedics and surgical reconstruction of lip |
| 50-60 Minutes | Feeding following lip repair |
| 60-70 Minutes | Feeding and preparation for palate repair |
| 70-75 Minutes | Surgical reconstruction of palate |
| 75-85 Minutes | Feeding following palate repair |
| 85-90 Minutes | Summary, Q&A |
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1431 ReviewsPresented By
Brenda Thompson
MA CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Brenda K. Thompson, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CNT, is the Inpatient Clinical Manager of Speech-Language Pathology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. She has been practicing as a pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist for 25 years and has been employed at Children's Hospital since 2001. Her clinical expertise focuses on pediatric feeding, swallowing, and development in medically fragile infants and toddlers as well as with infants with craniofacial and airway anomalies. Her other work interests include supporting ongoing professional development of medically-based Speech-Language Pathologists, expanding the role of the inpatient Speech-Language Pathologist, and supporting best outcomes in patients receiving Speech Pathology services by reinforcing Evidence-Based Decision Making. She previously worked full-time in the level IV Medical-Surgical Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for 18 years prior to transitioning to her management position. She provides Videofluoroscopic Swallow Studies to both inpatient and outpatients. She holds Ohio state licensure and national certification and membership through the
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). She holds Board Certification Specialty in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (BCS-S) and is a mentor for others seeking this certification. She is also a Certified Neonatal Therapist (CNT). She is a frequent presenter at the local, state and national levels in various topics regarding swallowing/swallowing disorders, NICU-related topics, and craniofacial conditions.
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