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Beyond Oral Assessment: Evaluating The Infant from Head to Toe & Supporting Cleft Affected Infants
Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC
Description
In observance of national cleft & craniofacial awareness and prevention month on July 9th from 8 AM to 12:30 PM PST BreastfeedLA presents Beyond Oral Assessment: Evaluating the Infant from Head to Toe and Supporting Cleft-Affected Infants a half day live webinar featuring Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC. Catherine Watson Genna will begin the webinar with Infant Assessment–Normal Variations or Dysmorphic Features in which she will instruct practitioners on how to assess an infant's structure for variations vs. multiple minor anomalies to differentiate between infants with easily addressed breastfeeding problems from those likely to have global difficulties. For example, practitioners will be able to differentiate intrauterine positioning as a cause of asymmetry from neurological problems or developmental anomalies, such as: torticollis and mandibular asymmetry, asymmetrical crying facies, nerve palsies, and first and second arch syndromes. Immediately after Catherine Watson Genna will present Promoting Normal Feeding in Cleft-Affected Infants explaining that infants with cleft lip and palate are often difficult to feed, and may be unable to create negative intraoral pressure to transfer milk at the breast. Human milk, bonding, facilitation of normal tongue movements and enhanced facial development are needs of these infants that may be met by a combination of modified feeding at the breast and alternate feeding of expressed milk. Among some of its content this presentation includes identifying three ways to use supplemental feeding devices to allow infants with cleft palates to feed at the breast even if they cannot transfer milk from the breast itself. Participants will be awarded 4 L-CERPs & 4 Contact Hours.
***Please note that the webinar recording will be available for 45 days to people who register for the live event whether or not they attend the live event. The recording will not be available for purchase at a later date. To view this content at a later time please register for the live event.***
Description
Please join BreastfeeLA on July 9th from 8 AM to 12:30 PM PST for Beyond Oral Assessment: Evaluating the Infant from Head to Toe and Supporting Cleft-Affected Infants a half day live webinar featuring Catherine Watson Genna.
This webinar includes the following two presentations:
- Infant Assessment–normal variations or dysmorphic features?
- Promoting Normal Feeding in Cleft-Affected Infants
Objectives
- Describe normal tongue and jaw range of motion.
- Differentiate intrauterine positioning as a cause of asymmetry from neurological problems or developmental anomalies.
- Identify the quantity of minor anomalies considered normal from those that may indicate a more serious malformation syndrome.
- Discuss the impact of uncommon anatomical variations and anomalies on breastfeeding.
- Detail the potential impact of cleft lip and/or palate on infant feeding abilities
- Identify three ways to use supplemental feeding devices to allow infants with cleft palate to feed at the breast even if they cannot transfer milk from the breast itself.
- Describe alternate feeding teaching strategies for caregivers of cleft affected infants
Agenda
8:00am-10:00am: Infant Assessment: Normal Variations or Dysmorphic Features?
10:00am-10:10am: Break
10:10am-12:10pm: Promoting Normal Feeding in Cleft-Affected Infants
12:10pm-12:30pm: Q&A
Speaker
Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in private practice in New York City. Certified in 1992, Catherine is particularly interested in helping moms and babies breastfeed when they have medical challenges. She loves to teach, locally mentoring clinical interns and traveling to educate health care professionals around the world on assisting breastfeeding babies with anatomical, genetic or neurological problems. Her presentations and her writing are enriched by her clinical photographs and videos. Catherine collaborates with Columbia University and Tel Aviv University Departments of Biomedical Engineering on research projects investigating the biomechanics of the lactating nipple and various aspects of sucking and swallowing in breastfeeding infants. She is the author of Selecting and Using Breastfeeding Tools: Improving Care and Outcomes (Praeclarus Press 2009) and Supporting Sucking Skills in Breastfeeding Infants (Jones and Bartlett Learning 2008, 2013, 2017) as well as professional journal articlesand chapters in the Core Curriculum for Lactation Consultant Practice and Breastfeeding and Human Lactation. Catherine servedas Associate Editor of the United States Lactation Consultant Association’s official journal Clinical Lactationfor its first seven years. She is still a La Leche League Leader.
Cancelation Policy
After the webinar a recording will be sent to all registrants to view for up to 45 days, therefore no refunds will be granted. It is the responsibility of the participant to view the recording while it is available.
Payment Policy
Payment must be made during the time of online registration using a credit or debit card. If you need to make alternate payment arrangements such as a company check to be mailed to BreastfeedLA, you MUST pay the General Registration rate and contant Jose Gonzalez at info@breastfeedla.org. No Early Bird registration rates will apply to payments by check. This policy is in effect as of Aug 1, 2017.
Continuing Education Credits
RN: BreastfeedLA is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing. This course offers 4 contact hours of continuing education. BreastfeedLA’s provider number is CEP 16435. Licensee must maintain certificate for a period of four years.
IBCLC: BreastfeedLA is an approved Long-Term Provider by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners #CLT113-36. 4 L-CERPs will be awarded.
RDs & OTs: Maintain a copy of the agenda and certificate for CPEs for Professional Development Portfolio.