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Early feeding and developmental care in a Cardiac ICU

March 17, 2025

Speech Language Pathology: Continuing Education Courses by SLP Nerdcast

Course Title: Early feeding and developmental care in a Cardiac ICU


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Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will be able to identify 3 reasons for the importance of neurodevelopmental care in the Cardiac ICU.

2. Participants will demonstrate the ability to accurately identify a minimum of 3 feeding problems commonly observed in infants with congenital heart disease.

3. Participants will be able to identify 3 strategies to improve culture/education on PO feeding in a cardiac unit.



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