Description

Bring a group of five or more and SAVE $50 EACH on tuition!

SEMINAR DESCRIPTION:

Tracheostomy in infants and young children is a specialized area of practice for the Speech-Language Pathologist. Whether clinical care is provided in an acute care setting or in a rehabilitative or home-based milieu, the clinician must acquire a medical knowledge base pertaining to pediatric tracheostomy and achieve competency in its application to diagnostics and clinical management of infants and young children with tracheostomies. Foundations and trend data in medical management of the pediatric airway will be presented with application to the clinical process. Evaluation and treatment of pediatric patients with tracheostomies will be addressed, targeting the evidence-based physiological consequences of tracheostomy related to secretions, secretion management, airway protective responses, and swallowing, as well as the use of the Passy-Muir tracheostomy valve. Assessment procedures to determine candidacy for Passy-Muir valve placement and a coordinated treatment protocol for progressing from the initial Passy-Muir placement trial to full-time Passy-Muir wear time and to home carryover will be detailed. Video segments will afford participants opportunities to visualize concepts and procedures 
presented.

SEMINAR TUITION:

• $325 individual
• $295 per person for groups of two, three or four
• $275 per person for groups of five or more
  • Groups must register together. Please contact NSS at 888.337.3866 for more details.
  • Late Fee: Add $20 if registering less than two weeks prior to seminar date.
  • Registration Cancellation Policy

NEARBY HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS:

Holiday Inn Corpus Christi Emerald Beach
1102 South Shoreline
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Phone: 361-883-5731

The Holiday Inn is located 3 miles from Driscoll Children's Hospital.  Make hotel reservations at least 30 days prior to seminar date and ask for the Northern Speech rate of $109.

Cancellation Policy & Late Registration

Outline

                                                   DAY ONE

8:00-8:20         Check In and Onsite Registration (Coffee and Tea)

8:25-8:30         General Seminar Information  

8:30-10:00       Demographics and Trends in Pediatric Airway Management; Pediatric and Neonatal Tracheostomy Tubes;
                        Tube Coupling and the Tracheostomized Infant and Young Child

    •  Upper Airway Patency & Respiratory Requirements

10:00-10:15     Break

10:15-11:45     Complications & Physiological Consequences of Tracheostomy

    •  Complications of Tracheotomy Effecting Upper Airway Patency
    •  Evidence of a “Trach Effect” on Airway Protective Responses, Secretions, and Swallowing

                      Clinical Evaluation of the Tracheostomized Infant & Young Child Including Pre-placement
                      Assessment 
Procedures for Passy-Muir Valve Candidacy

 
    •  Required Medical Data: Past Medical History and Current Status

 

11:45-12:45      Lunch (on your own)

12:45-2:15       Step I. Categories and Translation to Clinical Practice

    •  Airway
    •  Airway Protection
               • Clinical Swallowing Exam: Inpatient PICU & Acute Care, Outpatient    
    •  Neurodevelopment
    •  Home Issues

2:15-2:30         Break

2:30-4:30         Clinical Data Analysis, Diagnoses, Decision-Making

    •  Instrumental Swallowing: Videofluoroscopic Study with Trach Tube in situ
    •  Indicators, Implementation, Analysis

          4:30       Adjourn and Sign Out

                                                   DAY TWO

8:00-8:25         Sign In (Coffee and Tea)

8:30-10:00       Scope of Treatment: Tracheostomized Infant & Young Child

         •  Optimal Goals for Treatment of Physiological Consequences of Tracheostomy
         •  Monitor for Upper Airway Patency With and Without Passy-Muir Placement Criteria for Passy-Muir
            Valve
 Candidacy; Efficacy–Based Treatment Protocol for Passy-Muir Candidates

                       Step II. Initial Passy-Muir Placement Trial

 • Initial Wear Time Criteria

 • Do’s and Don’ts

                       Step III. Increasing Passy-Muir Wear Time and Tolerance

• Individualizing Wear Time
• Wear Time Goal: Full Time vs. Part Time

                       Step IV. Early Home Programming

                  • Wear Time Criterion for Home Carryover
• Parent Education & Training

10:00-10:15    Break

10:15-12:30    More on Treatment Procedures for the Tracheostomized Infant/Child

•  Secretions and Secretion Management
• Airway Protective Responses
• Swallowing Disorders
• Outpatient Pre-Decannulation Procedures
• Intervening Variable: Feeding Disorders

         12:30    Adjourn and Sign Out

Speaker Profile

 

Suzanne Abraham, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a leading expert, author, researcher, and international lecturer on the topic of pediatric tracheostomies. Dr. Abraham is on the faculty at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. She is also a member of the medical staff at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center, where she specializes in feeding and swallowing disorders in pediatric patients. Dr. Abraham is the founder of the Little Tykes with Trachs Program and has maintained a 17-year clinical practice treating tracheostomized children and adults to optimize their health-related quality of life.

Location & Lodging

Seminar Location:

Driscoll Children's Hospital
3533 South Alameda Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78411

Phone: 361-694-5000
Click for Directions

Meeting Room:  Seminar to be held in the Auditorium which is located on the first floor of Driscoll Children’s Hospital (main building). 

Parking:  Complimentary parking is available in the main “patient / visitor” lot in front of the hospital.

Campus map here (scroll down).

Lodging:

Holiday Inn Corpus Christi Emerald Beach
1102 South Shoreline
Corpus Christi, TX 78401

Phone: 361-883-5731
Click for Directions

The Holiday Inn is located 3 miles from Driscoll Children's Hospital.  Make hotel reservations at least 30 days prior to seminar date and ask for the Northern Speech rate of $109.

Intended Audience

• OT
• SLPA
• SLP

Accreditation

This program is offered for 1.0 CEUs (Intermediate level; Professional area). 

AOTA: Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. #4095.
The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

 

This course is approved by Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association (TSHA). TSHA approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.

Past Participant Comments

“Dr. Abraham is a wealth of knowledge.”

 “Excellent presentation! Very practical.”

 “Use of video clips was extremely helpful to facilitate learning.”

 "In almost 30 years, I've never yet been to an NSS seminar that wasn't informative, stimulating, and wonderfully organized."

"NSS has been consistent in providing interesting and educational opportunities - thanks!"

"Your people are always so helpful and professional at the home office and here at the in-service. NSS is an excellent company."

"Always well-organized, comfortable seating, and interesting topics and speakers."

"NSS = class act! Informative, contemporary and pertinent clinically relevant seminars."

"I like hearing research that supports treatment approaches. Also practical treatment ideas that I can use on Monday. I also appreciate and take advantage of selected treatment resources I can purchase."

"Well organized - fun to take courses with you."

"Always do a great job; I don't worry about organization and content of your courses."