2023 Pediatrics Course

Description

Osteopathy in the Cranial Field is essential for comprehensive pediatric care. Most of the common newborn issues from plagiocephaly, torticollis, reflux, colic and difficulty nursing have structural roots. Musculoskeletal strains on the newborn during delivery can cause problems throughout life. Recognizing and treating these dysfunctions in the immediate postpartum period is one of the most important phases of preventive medicine.
VMFrymann. All newborns deserve an osteopathic evaluation soon after birth.

Children and babies should be evaluated structurally, regularly as well as during periods of rapid growth, illness, and after any trauma. Issues in children such as autism, ADHD, cerebral palsy, neurodevelopment issues, orthopedic conditions and scoliosis respond to osteopathic treatment. Osteopathic manipulative treatment offers children support to achieve their optimal potential.

This course is designed to inspire physicians regarding the often life changing benefits of osteopathic treatment in treating infants and children of all ages and offers tools to assist in their treatment. It will include a review of embryology, pediatric anatomy, normal developmental tasks of newborns, infants and children and the effects of birth trauma, sports injuries, and concussion. There will be an in-depth review of the structure and function of the three body systems most prone to clinical issues in children: the respiratory system, the gastrointestinal system and neurological system, as well as discussion of normal structural development and the clinical significance of injuries.

What You Will Learn
• Learn one of the most primary life-saving osteopathic procedures for infants-helping them be able to successfully nurse and swallow
• How to evaluate infants for suck/swallow issues including lip, tongue and buccal cheek ties
• Understanding the anatomy related to breastfeeding, frenulums, facial and oromotor development
• The relationship between plagiocephaly, torticollis and tongue ties
• Osteopathic care for newborns and infants
• Anatomical differences to be aware of at different ages, including embryologic origins and how they affect osteopathic treatment
• Ways to approach parents, a pediatric history, structural exam and osteopathic treatment
• Palpating a shifting target (infants and children!)
• Normal dental development, orthodontia and TMJ treatment, intra oral techniques in children and infants
• Osteopathic support for acute and chronic issues in children including otitis, respiratory issues, digestive issues, autism, cerebral palsy, Down’s Syndrome, seizures, ADHD, sensory integration and learning disabilities, sports injuries, concussions, etc.
• Visual development, visual disturbances and treatment

This course has a 1:6 ratio of instructors. Instructors will be added as course fills. The Osteopathic Cranial Academy has requested that the AOA Council on Continuing Medical Education approve this program for 20 hours of 1-A AOA CME. Approval is pending.

Registration Fee:
OCA Member $1,495.00 (before Aug 1, 2023)
OCA Member $1,595.00 (on or after Aug 1, 2023)
Non-member $1,695.00

Course Director: Mary Anne Morelli-Haskell DO, FACOP, FCA

Location:  San Diego, California

PLEASE NOTE: If you register for this course and do not meet the eligibility requirements for it, your tuition payment will be refunded, minus a $25 processing fee. If you have any questions about your eligibility, please contact the OCA office before registering.

Cancellation policy: All cancellations must be received in writing at the office of The Osteopathic Cranial Academy. Cancellations more than 30 days prior to the course will be refunded minus a $50 processing fee. Cancellations less than 30 days in advance will be credited towards a future course.