Learning to eat involves a complex interplay between a child’s social and emotional, physical and sensory, cognitive and communication development and their mealtime environment. Increasing numbers of children are presenting to health services with feeding problems.
These may range from simple to complex, may be transient or persistent and are a common cause of concern for families.
This education day will use a developmental framework for understanding the factors that contribute to the development of feeding problems in infants and young children and for exploring management strategies.
Objectives
- To increase knowledge in the use of a Feeding Development Framework for understanding and managing feeding disorders and difficulties.
- To increase skills in setting realistic goals and providing families with strategies for the management of feeding difficulties.
- To increase skills in distinguishing infants and children who require referral to specialist services.
Who should attend?
All community health professionals with an interest in children’s feeding – maternal and child health nurses, speech pathologists, dietitians, occupational therapists, ECIS workers, paediatricians, general practitioners.
When and where
The seminar will run 3 times on the following dates.
Note: The content is the same at each seminar. Attendance is only required at one seminar.
At RCH
For information about RCH such as parking & public transport please visit the Guide to the RCH website.
At Pakenham
| Date |
Venue |
Register |
| Thursday 29 August 2013 |
Lakeview Room
Cardinia Cultural Centre
Lakeside Boulevard
Pakenham, Victoria, 3810 |
Register for 29 August 2013 |
Cost
$99 (including GST) – lunch and light refreshments included.
To register and make payment: www.rch.org.au/feedingdisorders
Cancellations up to seven days prior to your nominated event date will incur an administration fee of $10. No refunds will be given for cancellations made less than seven days prior to your nominated event date. A nominated substitute may attend.
For further information or to arrange for payment by cheque please contact:
- Helen Wightman
Coordinator Feeding Disorders and Difficulties Project
The Royal Children’s Hospital
50 Flemington Road Parkville, Victoria, 3052
Telephone: 9345 9300
Email: helen.wightman@rch.org.au
Program outline
Presenters will include: Assoc Prof Campbell Paul- Infant-Psychiatrist, Assoc Prof Brigid Jordan – Paediatric Social Worker, Assoc Prof Michael Marks and Dr Tom Connell – Paediatricians, Dr Megan Chapman – Psychologist, Bernadette O’Connor, Rachel Kerr, Sue Morse, Jo Shugg and Brie King – Speech Pathologists, Kay Gibbons and Helen Wightman – Dietitians, Susan Fehring and Sarah Grimshaw – Physiotherapists, Lisa Kelly and Danni Centorame – Occupational Therapists.
Note: Speakers will vary according to the date of the education day.
| 8:30 – 8:50 |
Registration |
| 8:50 – 9:00 |
Welcome |
| 9:00 – 10:40 |
Feeding development – a framework for understanding feeding difficulties
This
session will describe a developmental framework for understanding
typical feeding development and identifying feeding problems.
It will be presented by a range of speakers with expertise in different areas of children’s development and feeding.
- Social and Emotional Development
- Physical and Sensory development
- Cognitive and Communication Development
- Mealtime Environment
|
| 10:40 – 11:00 |
Morning tea
|
| 11:00 – 1:00 |
Feeding development – a framework for managing feeding difficulties
In
this session the ‘Feeding developmental framework’ will be used as a
model for identifying key contributors to feeding difficulties and thus
potential management strategies.
- Medical considerations in feeding development
- Early Challenges
- Progressing with solids
- Selective eaters
|
| 1:00 – 2:00 |
Lunch |
| 2:00 – 4:00 |
Assessment, management and referral dilemmas
In this session
participants will have the opportunity to participate in 2 of 3
workshops to develop skills in managing children with a range of feeding
difficulties.
Workshop 1: Feeding difficulties from birth to first foods.
This
workshop will explore common feeding difficulties during the stages of
exclusive breast or formula feeding and the introduction of first foods.
Workshop 2: Challenges progressing to independent feeding.
This
workshop will explore common feeding difficulties during the stages of
increasing food variety and progression to independent feeder.
Workshop 3: Tube feeding – When to start? When to stop?
This
workshop will explore indications for tube feeding, unintended outcomes
of tube dependence and strategies for tube weaning.
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| 4:00 – 4:30 |
Panel discussion
Panelists will include several presenters from earlier sessions.
Participants will have the opportunity to discuss specific issues of interest to their practice.
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Note: A slightly modified program with registration from 9am and finishing at 4pm will be delivered at Pakenham.