First Bite #100 – May 12, 2020

Chasing the Swallow: The Case for IPP in Pediatric Feeding Disorders

(.1 ASHA and AOTA CEUs) For more info, click here.

Course Description

In this episode, Michelle is joined by her regular co-host of First Bite, the one and only Erin Forward, MSP CCC-SLP, and…drumroll please…this is the episode where they get to share the project they have been working on for the past year… “Chasing the Swallow: Best Practices for Pediatric Feeding Disorders”… the BOOK…just in PodCourse form of course! Have you ever wondered about what type of training and education the members of the Pediatric Feeding Team have experienced? Have you been curious about what type of tests that ENT, GI, and Neurologist can order? Have you ever pondered who can help solve the riddle of a particular patient’s signs and symptoms? Today the ladies of First Bite answer those questions and more with copious amounts of research and resources! It’s been a long time coming, but y’all “Chasing the Swallow” is finally here!

Objective

By the end of this PodCourse, participants will be able to identify and describe:

  • The training, testing, and support that a GI can bring to the Interprofessional Practice Team for evaluating and treating a PFD (Pediatric Feeding Disorder).
  • The training, testing, and support that an Otoloaryngologist can bring to the Interprofessional Practice Team for evaluating and treating a PFD (Pediatric Feeding Disorder).
  • The training, testing, and support that a Neurologist can bring to the Interprofessional Practice Team for evaluating and treating a PFD (Pediatric Feeding Disorder).
  • The training, testing, and support that an Occupational Therapist can bring to the Interprofessional Practice Team for evaluating and treating a PFD (Pediatric Feeding Disorder).

Co-Presenter

Erin Forward, MSP CF-SLP

Erin currently resides in Greenville, SC but grew up in Rochester, NY where her family still resides. Erin attended the University of Pittsburgh for her Undergraduate degrees in Communication Science and Disorders and Psychology, and completed her Master’s degree in Speech Pathology at the University of South Carolina. She has worked in a variety of settings including early-intervention/home-health, NICU in a children’s hospital, and an outpatient feeding clinic. Erin currently works for a non-profit outpatient speech clinic, where she specializes in pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders.

Erin is the Co-Host of the wildly acclaimed PodCourse/PodCast “First Bite: Fed, Fun, Functional a Speech Therapy”, sponsored by Speechtherapypd.com. Erin is passionate about engaging in interprofessional practice for her patients and advocating for attainment of functional independence for patients and their families, all done with a little bit of fun and joy. She believes that if you tell a child they can do something, they can do it, which is what makes working with children so rewarding, as they inspire her every day.