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The annual NANT Conference is the only one if its kind in the world. It serves an international group of neonatal OTs, PTs, and SLPs in order to advance the specialized knowledge and skills required to work in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The two-day Main Conference allows attendees to experience leading edge presentations on a range of neonatal therapy topics, interact with exhibitors who supply products and services to the field, and network with colleagues from around the globe. This is preceded by an optional one-day Pre-Conference in which in-depth learning experiences are offered by presenters with evidence based practice modalities. Therapists and other professionals also present their research as Poster Presentations where colleagues can view findings and meet presenters. An exhibit of neonatal products and services is open throughout the conference to provide information about innovations and trends of interest to neonatal therapists.
*These sessions ONLY have been approved for the following IL EI credits:
Friday, April 14th
8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Welcome & Opening Keynote
-Leadership in Times of Crisis-Inspiring Confidence and Innovating Competence-Lessons from the Front Lines…and the NFL!- 1.25 WWF
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
-Building Confidence Through Competency – Overview of Practice Competencies for the Neonatal Therapist-0.75 WWF
CONCURRENT SESSIONS:
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
-A Step Beyond: Building Advanced Clinical Reasoning Skills with Medically Complex Cases-0.25 AS, O.5 ATY, 0.25 INT
-Promoting Parent Confidence and Competence for Feeding in the NICU: A Multi-Site Study and Panel Discussion-0.5, WWF, 0.5 INT
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
-Strategies to Foster Change in NICU Culture and Improve the Environment for Babies and Families-1 INT
-Abdominal Support for Gaseous Distension From Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)-1 ATY
2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
-Respiratory Waveform Variability as a Biomarker of Oral Feeding Adaptability in Preterm Infants-1 ATY
-Neonatal Therapy Science: Review of Current Evidence-1 INT
3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
-Can Storytelling Be Used as a Synchronizer Between the Parent and the Baby?-0.5 INT, 0.5 WWF
Saturday 4/15
CONCURRENT SESSIONS:
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
-Striking a Balance Between Neuroprotective Care and Neurodevelopmental Opportunities During Sedation Weaning in the NICU-0.5 ATY, 0.5 INT
-Take Me Home: With an Nasogastric (NG) Tube?!-0.5 ATY, 0.5 INT
10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
-No Pain, Real Gain-1 INT
Shared session:
-Oral Motor and Feeding Interventions for the Preterm Infant: What Does the Literature Say?-1 INT
-Integrated Collaborative Care in the NICU: What it Looks Like and Why It’s Important to Neonatal Practice-1 INT
11:30-12:30
-Where Do We Go From Here? Practical Strategies for Implementing Evidence-Based Interprofessional Standards, Competencies and Best Practices in Your NICU-1 INT
-A New Consensus from the National Perinatal Association (NPA): Guidelines for Transitioning from NICU to Home-1 WWF
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
-Implementing Evidence-Based Therapy Interventions Through Continuous Quality Improvement-1 INT
-Overcoming Breastfeeding Challenges in the NICU-0.5 ATY, 0.5 INT
2:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
-Neonatal Therapy Interventions for the Micro-Preemie: Gaining Confidence & Competence-0.5 INT, 0.5 ATY
-Cortical Vision Impairment (CVI) Clinical Implications-1 ATY
-Our Journey; Care, Connection & Worthiness in Our Work-0.5 INT, 0.5 WWF
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