! ! NTMC Neonatal Touch & Massage Certification

Hosted by Hurley Medical Center Flint, MI May 11 & 12, 2015 Neonatal Touch & Massage Certification

!

Neonatal Touch & Massage Certification (NTMC®) is an exclusively neonatal certification that combines a holistic, neonatal and systems theory approach to massage with an emphasis on families and nurturing opportunities, while elevating the standard of care that neonatal caregivers provide in their daily practice.

This certification is designed by and for neonatal healthcare NTMC® has three phases to minimize your time away providers. The purpose of NTMC is to optimize infant from family and work, while maximizing your education development and outcomes, maximize parent comfort and from experts throughout the United States and Canada. confidence, and further your knowledge and skill in You will hear these experts discuss their area of passion, neonatal caregiving and handling. research, and expertise from the comfort of your own home ! through our On-Line Education Portal. You will then Benefits of Becoming Certified attend the Hands-On Training portion of the certification process to incorporate this knowledge into hands-on • Earn credentials for your professional signature! NTMTC for caregiving skill and strategies for daily practice. Therapists and NTMNC for Nurses ! •Raise your understanding of the latest research on touch and Who Can Become Certified massage in the neonatal population • Occupational Therapists • Have the opportunity to learn from experts throughout the United States and Canada •Physical Therapists

• Learn from the experts who are actually completing and • Speech Language Pathologists publishing research in neonatal care • Registered Nurses

• Increase your knowledge of neonatal and infant development • Neonatal Nurse Practitioners • Enhance your skill with daily caregiving and handling ! activities Participants must have a minimum of 1000 hours of neonatal • Learn specific touch and massage techniques to maximize bedside care experience and be in good standing with their growth, sleep and comfort licensing board in order to apply for certification. NTMC is an • Sharpen your observation and assessment skills advanced level course with 15 hours of On-Line Education from experts around the country provided in Phase II. Phase • Obtain an advance practice certification in the highly III includes Hands-On Training through lecture, specialized field of neonatal care demonstration, video analysis, and a lab on Day 2 to practice ! specific techniques with a participant to faculty ratio of 15:1. ! Learn more about NTMC at www.neonatalcertification.com ! Phase I Application and Registration

Apply for NTMC at www.creativetherapyconsultants.com/ntmc beginning today! You must have completed a minimum of 1000 hours of bedside care in the NICU or SCN to apply. Once accepted, go to www.creativetherapyconsultants.com/ntmc to register. Spots are limited so register soon! Upon completion of registration and payment, you will receive an NTMC ID to use for Phase II.

Use your NTMC ID to log into the On-Line Learning Portal to view webinars on a variety of topics from experts around the USA and Canada. After you complete each webinar, you must pass a short test. The best part is you can do this all from the comfort of your own home!

Phase II On-Line Education Topics

Intentional Caregiving Infant-Driven Caregiving Going Green in the NICU

Theories & Models Brain & Sensory Development Respiratory System

Anatomy Neonatal Development Lymphatic System

Partnering with Families Therapeutic Positioning Importance of Sleep

Research on Developmental Massage: Growth, Massage Literature Interventions Development & Metabolism Review

Phase III Hands-On Training

Nurses will participate in the 1 - Day Hands-On Training • 15.0 contact hours have applied for the On-Line on May 11, 2015 and will obtain the credentials NTMNC Education through the Ohio Occupational Therapy (Neonatal Touch & Massage Nurse Certification) after Association, and 14.5 contact hours for the Hands-On passing the final test at the end of the day. Training. ! • 18 contact hours for the On-Line Education and 8.4 contact hours for the Hands-On Training have been Therapists will participate in the 2 - Day Hands-On awarded by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Training on May 11 & 12, 2015 and will obtain the provider number 15417. credentials NTMTC (Neonatal Touch & Massage Therapist Certification) after passing the final test at the end of day • 15.5 contact hours have been applied for through the one and day two. Ohio Physical Therapy Association of the On-Line ! Education and 15.0 contact hours for the Hands-On ! Training. ! Hands-On Training Schedule

! Phase III Hands-On Training Objectives At the end of Hands-On Training the participants will be able to:

• Identify the neurobehavioral and neuromotor • List specific treatment techniques that promote optimal development of preterm and term infants. movement, alignment, and comfort of the infant without causing stress. • Demonstrate appropriate handling and caregiving activities to promote optimal neurobehavioral and • Explain how to promote infant-parent attachment and neuromotor development of the high-risk neonate.. bonding, through the use of touch and massage.

DAY ONE DAY TWO

7:30 AM to Registration 8:00 AM to Neuromotor, Behavioral, and 8:00 AM 9:30 AM Systems Development in the

8:00 AM to Observation and Assessment 1st Year of life 9:00 AM of Neurobehavioral and 9:30 AM to Implications of NDT Principles: Neuromotor Stress 10:00 AM Alignment, Movement, and Tone 9:00 AM to Touch, Handling, and Caregiving 10:00 AM to Myofascial System and 10:30 AM activities in the NICU; Fostering 10:30 AM Myofascial Techniques to Optimal Development optimize neonatal development 10:30 AM to Break 10:30 AM to Break 10:45 AM 10:45 AM

10:45 AM to Touch and Massage Facts, 10:45 AM to Myofascial System and 12:00 PM Benefits and Literature Review 11:30 PM Myofascial Techniques (Cont.) 12:00 PM to Lunch 11:30 PM to Myofascial Trigger Point 12:45 PM 12:00 PM Releases: Rational, Implications, 12:45 PM to Massage Techniques for Infants and Techniques for NICU infants 2:15 PM in the NICU and how to set up a 12:00 PM to Lunch program for success 12:45 PM

2:15 PM to Break 12:45 PM to Myofascial Trigger Point 2:30 PM 2:15 PM Releases Continued 2:30 PM to Touch and Massage related to 2:15 PM to Break 3:15 PM specific conditions: Prematurity, 2:30 PM NAS, CLD, Teen Parents 2:30 AM to Cranial Sacral and Lymphatic 3:15 PM to Facilitating Parent and Infant 4:30 PM System Implications for handling, 4:30 PM Relationships through Touch and therapy and overall development Massage 4:30 PM to Testing, Review, and Adjourn 4:30 AM to Testing, Review, and Adjourn 5:00 PM 5:00 PM Space is Limited – Apply and Register Today!

! Become a Neonatal Expert through the Neonatal Touch & Massage Certification! Register online at www.creativetherapyconsultants.com/ntmc

Registration Fees 1-2 Candidates 3 or More Candidates 10% Off *

Therapists $875 $787

Nurses $650 $585

*Discounts are available based on multiple candidates registering from one hospital. Fee includes On-Line Education, Hands-On Training and course materials. Therapists must complete the Two Day Certification while Nurses must only complete the One Day Certification. Visa, MasterCard, and Discover Accepted.. Make check payable to Creative Therapy Consultants.

Hurley Medical Hospital Hurley Medical Center is a 443-bed premier public teaching hospital located in the heart of Genesee County, . Hurley is a non-profit hospital which has served eastern Michigan since 1908. As the region’s only Level I Trauma Center, Level II Pediatric Trauma Center, Burn Center, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and Center for Maternal Fetal Medicine available in Genesee, Lapeer and Shiawassee Counties, Hurley is a recognized leader in clinical care and education, maintaining affiliations with Michigan State University, the -Ann Arbor, the University of Michigan-Flint, , and Children’s Hospital of Michigan DMC. The NICU is a 44-bed, level III unit. Hurley has a designated transport team that services the tri-county area. Hurley has been a Children’s Miracle NetworkHospital since 1990. Accommodations

Holiday Inn Gateway Center Courtyard By Marriott Residence Inn Approximately $95 + tax /night Approximately $105 + tax /night Approximately $130 + tax /night* 8 miles from Hospital 8 miles from Hospital 1.5 mile from Hospital 5353 Gateway Center 5205 Gateway Center 2202 West Hill Rd. Flint, MI 48507 Flint, MI 48507 Flint, MI 48507 810-232-3500 810-232-3500 810-424-7000

Airport Location The closest airport is the Bishop International NTMC Hands-On Training will occur at Hurley Medical Airport (FNT)~12 minutes from hospital. The Center (1 Hurley Plaza, Flint, MI 48503; 810-262-6739) Detroit Metropolitan Airport is 1 1/2 hours away in the Charles White Conference Room from hospital.

Questions Parking Feel free to contact us at [email protected] Parking is free. Please park in the lot in front of the or call us toll free at 855-CTC-NTMC (855-282-6862) hospital. Entrance is from Grand Traverse Road. Neonatal Touch & Massage Faculty

Jennifer Beaver, LMT Sue Ludwig, OTR/L Lydia Thomas, OTR/L, Miami Jacobs Career College National Association of MLD/CDT Englewood, Ohio Neonatal Therapists North Mississippi Medical Human Anatomy Cincinnati, Ohio Tupelo, Mississippi Intentional Caregiving Lymphatic System Mary Coughlin, RN, MS ! Caregiving Essentials Collaborative Laurie J. Moyer-Mileur, PhD, RD Shannon Usher, MSOT, OTR/L, Boston, Massachusetts University of Utah, Dept of Pediatrics NTMC Developmental Theories Salt Lake City, Utah Miami Valley Hospital ! Massage Research: Growth Dayton, OH Ann Davis, RRT-NPS and Development Massage Literature Review Miami Valley Hospital Roberta Pineda, PhD, OTR/L ! Dayton, Ohio Kara Ann Waitzman, OTR/L, Respiratory System Washington University School of Medicine CIMI, NTMTC Liz Drake, RN, NNP, CNS St. Louis, Missouri Creative Therapy Consultants CHOC Childrens at Mission Neonatal Development Research Tipp City, Ohio Hospital Infant-Driven Caregiving Kathi Randall, RNC, MSN, CNS, Los Angeles, California Dr. Rosemary White-Traut, PhD, Partnering with Families NNP-BC Green NICU RN, FAAN Jan Hunter, OTR, MA Rancho Bellago, California UIC College of Nursing Assistant Professor, OT Going Green in the NICU Chicago, Illinois

Galveston, Texas Touch & Massage Research Importance of Sleep for the Chrysty Sturdivant, OTR Developing Brain Neonatal Therapy Solutions Dallas, Texas Aune Hjartarson Nunn, BHSc OT Therapeutic Positioning McMaster Children’s Hospital ! Hamilton, Oregon ! Brain & Sensory Development ! ! !

Kara Ann Waitzman, OTR/L, CIMI, NTMTC has been a neonatal therapist for over 28 years and serves as a developmental specialist in a level III NICU. Kara Ann is certified in Neonatal Touch & Massage as well as an Infant Stimulation Instructor and Infant Massage Instructor. She is Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Therapy (NDT) Trained, is certified in Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP), and has obtained the Neonatal Developmental Care Specialist Designation through the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN). She serves on the NANT Professional Collaborative Board and March of Dimes program Services Committee. Kara Ann is President of Creative Therapy Consultants, Founder of the Neonatal Touch & Massage Certification, and Co-Owner of Infant-Driven Feeding, LLC. She has been a internationally sought after speaker, educator, and consultant for well over a decade. Kara Ann has published articles on positioning and feeding and written a chapter on Neuromotor Development and Massage. She has also received several professional awards.