Poster Session  |   July 2015
Outcomes of a Medical Multidisciplinary Outpatient Intensive Feeding Therapy Program Compared to Traditional Weekly Feeding Therapy
Elizabeth Linos, OTD, OTR/L; Caitlin Williams, BS; Kelly VanDahm, MS, CCC-SLP; Kristina Leinwand, DO; Dana Ursea, MD
Author Affiliations
  • Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona
Article Information
Multidisciplinary Practice / Neurologic Conditions / Pediatric Evaluation and Intervention / Translational Research
Poster Session   |   July 2015
Outcomes of a Medical Multidisciplinary Outpatient Intensive Feeding Therapy Program Compared to Traditional Weekly Feeding Therapy
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2015, Vol. 69, 6911520178p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2015.69S1-PO4084
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2015, Vol. 69, 6911520178p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2015.69S1-PO4084
Abstract

Date Presented 4/17/2015

In this study, we compared outcomes of our 5-wk multidisciplinary intensive feeding therapy (IFT) program to determine reduction of enteral tube nutrition (ETN) dependence in medically complex children with dysphagia compared with age-matched children undergoing traditional once-weekly feeding therapy (TT).