MultiD Group Strategies for Expanding Food Choices for Children with Pediatric Feeding Disorder

PEAS invited Carrie Owen, an accredited Occupational Therapist and Lactation Consultant, to speak about novel ways to manage waitlists using a group treatment model and online learning modules, evaluate program outcomes, and the value of interprofessional teamwork. Carrie is a program designer, facilitator, researcher, lecturer and author in the field of feeding and related developmental needs of infants, children and teens. She coordinated, developed and consults to the feeding clinics at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) and has developed an Online Learning Module for the reluctant feeder. Carrie is a clinical researcher and has been the principal investigator for three research projects focusing on interventions for children with pediatric feeding disorders. Carrie has won two of CHEO’s Gold Ribbon awards for Innovation and Stewardship.
Audience: medical & health professionals
Learning Objectives:
- Analyze the program evaluation results for CHEO interprofessional (IP) feeding group
- Apply methods for managing extensive wait list for children with feeding challenges
- Outline parent perceptions of an interprofessional feeding group treatment model
- Illustrate an online learning module for families of children with feeding challenges
0:00:00 Introduction
0:02:39 Presentation
0:50:20 Questions & Answers (Main Session)
1:02:09 Wrap Up (Main Session)
1:04:10 Percolator Time (Optional opportunity for additional questions & discussion)
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