Main Conference Agenda* |
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| Thursday, April 11, 2019 | |
| 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Welcome Reception |
| Friday, April 12, 2019 | |
| 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast / Exhibitor Showcase Session / Poster Viewing (Exhibitor Showcase Remains Open Throughout Day) |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. | Welcome - NANT 9 Co-Chairs Sue Ludwig, OTR/L, CNT Chrysty Sturdivant, OTR, CNT Keynote presentation - Title To Be Announced Jan Brunstrom-Hernandez, MD |
| 9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Break / Exhibitor Showcase Session / Poster Viewing |
Concurrent Sessions |
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| 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | The Challenge of Dysphagia in the NICU: Expanding the Toolbox Ann Mazzeo, OTR/L, SWC, CLEC Matthew Brigger, MD, MPH |
| Use of the Transdisciplinary Model to Facilitate Parent Engagement and Team Collaboration in the NICU Kelly Susey, MPT Melissa Hanin, MS, OT/L | |
Concurrent Sessions |
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| 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Therapeutic Management of the Medically Complex NICU Infant: A Neonatal Therapist’s Unique Role Michelle Hicks, OTR/L, CNT |
| Sucking Patterns in Preterm and Full Term Infants at Discharge Gilson Capilouto, PhD, CCC-SLP | |
| 12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. | Networking Lunch - All Invited - with Sponsored Presentation |
| Mastery Circle Networking Lunch - For Mastery Circle Participants Ignite Lunch - Informational session for all those interested in joining the 2019-2020 Ignite Program- sign up required Exhibitor Showcase Open Poster Viewing | |
Concurrent Sessions |
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| 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | “Open, Shut Them; Open, Shut Them…” Oral Feedings on Respiratory Devices: Picking Apart the Controversy Louisa Ferrara, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CNT |
| Debunking NICU Myths with Evidence and Finesse Shannon Usher, MSOT, OTR/L, NTMTC Kara Ann Waitzman, BS, OTR/L, CNT, NTMTC | |
Concurrent Sessions |
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| 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Development of the Infant's Skin and Gut Microbiome Joanne Kuller, Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist |
| “What Sparks Your Passion?” …A Simple Question That Ignited NICU teamwork Liz Drake, RNC-NIC, MN, NNP, CNS Jennifer Ahlswede, MS, CCC-SLP | |
| 4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. | Break / Exhibitor Showcase Session / Poster Viewing |
Concurrent Sessions |
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| 4:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Persevering in the Face of the Opioid Epidemic: A Passion for Family Centered NAS Care Nichole Lensing, PT, DPT Jennie Jacob, MSPT, CNT |
| Neonatal Therapy Science 2018: The Year in Review Bobbi Pineda, PhD, OTR/L, CNT Gail Poskey, PhD, OTR, CNT | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
| 7:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. | A Night of Celebration - Join other NANT 9 attendees for a fun filled evening of music, raffles, prizes, photos and networking. Sponsored by:
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| End of Day 1 | |
| Saturday, April 13, 2019 | |
| 7:15 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast / Exhibitor Showcase Session / Poster Viewing |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. | Welcome Patient Experience Through A Neonatal Therapy Lens; Influencing Change Through Passion and Perseverance Christy Gliniak, OTR/L, CNT, NTMTC, CPXP Jenene Craig, PhD, MBA, OTR/L, CNT |
Concurrent Sessions |
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| 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Pierre Robin Sequence and MDO Procedure: Impact on Oral Feeding Karin Mitchell, MA, CCC-SLP, CLE, NTMTC, CNT Melissa Gran, MS, CCC-SLP, CLE |
| Seen and Not Heard: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Implement Non-Pharmacological Strategies to Manage Pain and Stress for Neonates Emily Hills, OT, MSc | |
| 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | Break / Exhibitor Showcase Final Session Poster Viewing |
Concurrent Sessions |
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| 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Out of Focus: Using Your Neonatal Therapy Lens to Empower Breastfeeding Kristin Taylor, OT, CNT Erin Hamilton Spence, MD |
| Neonatal Assessment Tools: A Literature Review and Summary of Clinical Usefulness Kristen Connell, PT, DPT, PCS Elizabeth Heiny, OTR/L, CLC | |
| 12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. | Networking Lunch with Presentation Sponsored by Pampers – All Invited Mastery Circle Lunch with Presentation- For Mastery Circle Participants |
| Lunch break presentations: 12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch presentation attendance required for conference CEU’s | Networking Lunch Presentation Sponsored by Increasing Therapy Presence in the NICU: a Multidisciplinary Approach
Kati Knudsen, PT, MPT, CNT, DCS, CLE
Amy Wiford, BSN, RN, NTMNC
Mastery Circle Lunch Presentation: Persevering as an Aligned Leader
Sue Ludwig, OTR/L, CNT
Chrysty Sturdivant, OTR, CNT |
| 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. minimum of 4 posters must be evaluated for conference CEU's | Manned Poster Sessions |
Concurrent Sessions |
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| 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Thinking Out Loud to Solve Complex Feeding Issues Kathryn Thurston, MS, CCC-SLP, NTMTC, CNT Johanna Siemon, MPH, OTR/L, CNT |
| Managing the Unmanageable: Lymphedema in the NICU Elizabeth Jeanson, PT, DPT, CNT, NTMTC Elizabeth Schuster, OTD R/L, CLT | |
| 3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. | How Persevering Through a Life-threatening Pregnancy and Premature Birth Turned into a Passion for Neonatal Advocacy and Education and How My Experience Can Help You Better Understand NICU Parents Jennifer Degl, NICU Parent, Author, Advocate and Founder of Speaking for Moms and Babies, Inc. |
| 4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Wrap-Up and 2020 Announcement - 10th Anniversary |
| End of Conference | |
| POSTER TOPIC | Poster Presenter(s) |
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| Posters will be presented in TBD | |
| Videofluroscopic Swallow Study Trends and Practices for Hospitalized Infants at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford | Allison Freccero, OTR/L, CNT, SWC, NTMTC |
| Mothers’ Experiences with Infant Co-Occupations after NICU Discharge | Allison Smith, PhD, OTR/L, BCP, SWC |
| Breastfeeding in the NICU: The Role of Occupational Therapy | Allison Smith, PhD, OTR/L, BCP, SWC |
| The Effects of Human Touch on Pain and Stress in Preemies: Evidence for Neonatal Therapists | Ally Gore, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC |
| Complications of Nasogastric Tube Home Use in Infants Discharged from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Implications for Occupational Therapy | Amirra Johnson, OT/S |
| Promoting Oral Feeding Readiness with Milk Drops | Barbara O’Rourke, RN |
| Infant-Driven Feeding in the Neonatal Population: A Retrospective Review of Feeding Outcomes | Bethany Kirby, Senior Speech Pathologist, MS, CCC-SLP |
| Therapeutic management of omphalocele to maximize developmental outcomes | Jaime Klein, PT |
| Changing Feeding Culture in the NICU | Jennifer Kirsch, MS, CCC-SLP Maggie Bodenlos, MS, CCC-SLP |
| Overcoming obstacles… Working towards a shared passion! #sharedpassion | Jiaxuan Tan, Senior OT Karen Yap, Senior PT |
| Early Feeding Behaviors and Developmental Patterns of Neonates with HIE | Kelly Andrasik, MOT, OTR/L, SWC, CNT |
| NICU Infant Positioning Project | Lee Ann Perry, MSOT, OTR, NTMTC Lauren Olson, MOT, OTR |
| Optimize Infant Oral Feeding Outcomes with Zero-Resistance Bottle System | Lisa Kleinz, SLP/L, CNT, CLC |
| Cold Liquids Fed to Preterm Infants: Efficacy and Safety | Louisa Ferrara, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CNT |
| Role Adjustment, Mental Health and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Experiences of Mothers | MacKenzie Kelley, OTDS |
| Head Shape Protection for infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: An Evidence-Based Algorithm | Madalynn Wendland, PT, DPT, PCS, ATP Ruth Elgren, SPT |
| A survey on NICU therapists’ role for infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy following therapeutic hypothermia | Madison Perez, Occupational Therapy Student Gail Poskey, PhD, OTR, CNT |
| Nurses’ Knowledge of the Role of Occupational Therapy in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit | Martina Allen, OTD, OTR/L |
| Volunteer Cuddlers as Developmental Care Partners in the NICU | Mary Wardell, PT, DPT, PCS |
| Use of Nfant Feeding Systems Technology as as Adjunct to Infant Driven Feedings for Micropreemies | Nanette Gremillion, MS, PT |
| A Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Creating a Neonatal Developmental Feeding Policy | Nicole Bazinet, MS, OTR/L |
| Using a Hospital Simulation Lab for NICU Staff Micropreemie Practicum Education Module | Patricia Padgurskis, PT, DPT, PCS |
| From FREE Disposable Nipples to Permanent Bottle Systems - Creating A Paradigm Shift to Promote Consistency During and After the NICU Stay | Ramya Kumar, MS, CCC-SLP, NTMTC |
| Every Piece of the Puzzle | Shelley Rocca, RNC-NIC Keri Andrews, DPT |
| Review of Role of Therapist in NICU: An Indian Perspective | Sujata Noronha, PT Geetha Arora, OT |
| A Multidisciplinary Neonatal Feeding Class for Parents in the NICU | Victoria Feaster, MS, CCC-SLP |
| The NICU Therapists Role in Changing the Outcomes of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome | Shawna Townend, OTR/L, SWC |
The NANT Conference has a successful history of providing CEUs for OTs, PTs, and ASHA CEUs for SLPs. NANT is an approved provider for AOTA, ASHA, and the NY State Board of Physical Therapy and will pursue PT CEUs via the Texas Board of Physical Therapy. Complete approval information pending but fully expected.”
See conference brochure (Page 12-13) for more details regarding pending approval for CEUs.