WHAT IS FOOD REFUSAL AND WHEN IS IT A PROBLEM?
SPECIAL POPULATIONS
- Autism
- Down syndrome
- Cerebral Palsy
RESPIRATION
- Development of the respiratory system
- respiration vs. ventilation
- coordination of breathing and swallowing
- homeostasis
- pulmonary clearance mechanism
- Aspiration and aspiration pneumonia
- Assessment
- respiratory rate
- dyspnea
- breathing/swallowing coordination
- cough
- stress behaviors
- Interventions
- compensations
- positioning
- respiratory control
- exercise
PHARYNGEAL DYSPHAGIA
- Clinical assessment
- Instrumental assessment
- Interventions
- diet modification
- thick liquids pros/cons
- strategies and compensations
- oral hygiene
THE GI SYSTEM
- Development
- Disorders of the GI system
- reflux and reflux disease
- constipation
- eosinophilic esophagitis
- GI/Respiration inter-relationships
- Assessment
- Interventions
- dietary modifications
- medications
- positioning for sleep
INTERACTIVE CASE REVIEW
- Potential treatment strategies for real life scenarios
ORAL MOTOR
- Development of the oral motor system
- Postural stability
- Assessment
- Interventions
- the role of exercise
- muscle tone interventions
SENSORY ISSUES
- Development of the sensory system
- State regulation
- Taste and smell
- Assessment
- Interventions
BEHAVIOR
- Assessment
- Interventions
- the feeding environment
- hunger manipulation
- reinforcement
- shaping
- family education/involvement
- Transition from tube feeding to oral feeding
INTERACTIVE CASE REVIEW
- Potential treatment strategies for real life scenarios
NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTIONS
- Special diets
- Use of supplements