Combining Literature, Experts, and Stakeholder Input to Define Best Practice in Infant Intervention

Saturday, November 23, 2024

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Location: Meeting Room 557, 5th Floor, RI Convention Center

Lead Speaker(s)

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Stacey C. Dusing, PhD, PT (she/her/hers)

Sykes Family Chair of Pediatric Physical Therapy, Health, and Development, Associate Professor
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Co-Presenter(s)

Christine Spence, PhD

Assistant Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
Sandy Willett, PT, PhD, PCS

Associate Professor
Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, Colorado
Dana B. McCarty, PT, DPT

Assistant Professor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The purpose of this session is to share the findings from multiple projects resulting from a multi-disciplinary consortium of therapists, physicians, nurses, parents and researchers focused in improving transition from the NICU to home. This presentation will present key findings from the consortium’s projects including a comprehensive literature review on the evidence, and Delphi process to develop expert consensus on intervention principles, and a qualitative analysis of parent’s experience in the transition from NICU to home. The presenters will used active learning strategies to help participants with the integration of the findings from these project to improve clinical care.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the evidence from the Delphi, literature review, and stakeholders on NICU based therapy services
2. Compare and contrast feedback from the 3 different sources of data and critically consider the implications
Apply the current knowledge to their clinical practice supporting families during the transition from the NICU to home