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What About Tongue Ties? (2021)
Length: 3 Hours and 3 Hrs AOA Category 1-A CME
Course Description
The activity will address osteopathic clinicians’, as well as other practicing clinicians’, needs to improve knowledge, competence and/or performance for the treatment of Systemic Disorders and Physiological Functions by leveraging the principles of osteopathic medicine. Many infants have difficulty with sucking and swallowing, causing issues in effectively breastfeeding, feeding, swallowing, and speech. Tongue and lip ties can affect feeding as well as oromotor development and speech. Effective treatment varies for infants and children. This on-demand webcast will offer participants the opportunity to learn the neuroanatomic basis for how OMT affects physiologic functions, and meets of needs of interested physicians who want to increase their knowledge in this area of medical practice, including assessment of existing and emerging therapies, as they develop customized treatment plans via interactive case scenarios.
By the completion of the course, the participant will:
● be able to describe the research substantiating the application of evidence-based OMT for:
Evaluating and treating infants with breastfeeding/feeding problems
Effective evaluation of infants for lip, tongue and buccal cheek ties
Understanding the anatomy related to the feeding, frenulums, facial and oromotor development
Understanding the relationship between torticollis, plagiocephaly and tongue ties
Communicating your osteopathic findings and treatment plan to parents
● be able assess the applicability of OMT procedures in these areas for their particular practice and integrate them in the care of their patients.
● have the opportunity to view live demonstration of the relevant OMT procedures and ask questions about them.
Agenda
Mary Anne Morelli Haskell DO: What About Tongue Ties? Supporting Babies and Moms in Breastfeeding and Feeding
Kathy Gill, MD: The Tongue: The Servant between Form and Function
Faculty Panel: Questions and Answers
Closing Comments
Target Audience
This activity is open for all osteopathic and medical physicians (DO/MD), Dentist (DDS/DMD), Medical Student (DO/MD), and International Osteopaths.
Prerequisites
Approved (OPC/OCA/SCTF) 40-hour Introduction to Osteopathy in the Cranial Field course. Please email proof of completion of an approved course from OPC, OCA or SCTF to cme@the-promise.org.
Dr. Mary Anne Morelli Haskell, DO, FACOP, FCA
Dr. Haskell is a graduate of the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific of Western University and completed a year of training in general medicine and then three years of pediatric residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center. She was board certified by the Osteopathic National Boards. She currently is boarded by the American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics and the American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine. She holds a Certificate of Proficiency in Osteopathy in the Cranial Field from the Osteopathic Cranial Academy and is a Fellow of the Osteopathic Cranial Academy. The College d’Etudes Osteopathiques presented Dr. Haskell with the Viola Frymann award for excellence in osteopathic pediatrics. Memberships include: AOA, ACOP, OCA, and AAO.
Dr. Kathy Gill, MD
Dr. Kathryn Gill, M.D. attended Dartmouth Medical School in New Hampshire for her pre-clinical medical education and graduated from Brown University Program in Medicine in Rhode Island. She completed her Postgraduate Medical Training at U.C.L.A. Santa Monica Family Medicine Residency. Throughout her medical education, Dr. Gill did post-graduate courses in Traditional Osteopathic Medicine and numerous long-term, individual clinical Osteopathic rotations with some of the top Osteopathic Physicians in the United States. She has been practicing traditional Osteopathic Medicine and Family Medicine in Santa Monica, CA since 1992.
Dr. Gill is internationally recognized in Biodynamic Pediatric Osteopathy. She is one of a core faculty selected to teach the Osteopathic Biodynamic Phase Courses, and Biodynamic Pediatric courses throughout the United States and Europe. Her work in Biodynamics has led to a fascination with human embryologic development, which she utilizes both in her teaching and in treatment of patients. She also works closely with Functional Dentists and Oral Myologists interested in physiologic methods to develop the face and repair structural abnormalities and swallowing dysfunction.
An Assistant Clinical Professor for Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Gill also holds a Proficiency Certification from the Osteopathic Cranial Academy. She has acted as President for the West Coast Osteopathic Study Group, Treasurer for the Still-Sutherland Osteopathic Study Group, and has written articles for a number of publications. Dr. Gill has also participated in educational films explaining the benefits of Osteopathic Medical care.
