Feeding FUNdamentals, LLC was founded in 2010 by Erin Sundseth Ross, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CLC to advance the practice of infant feeding using evidence-based methods, with an emphasis on neuroprotective caregiving and family inclusion.
Dr. Erin Ross, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CLC is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and a faculty member at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. She also serves as a Speech-Language Pathologist and Developmental Specialist within the HCA HealthONE Hospitals system. With over 35 years of experience, Dr. Ross specializes in feeding development in medically complex infants and young children. She is the creator of the SOFFI® method for supporting oral feeding in fragile infants and is a instructor of the SOS Approach to Feeding. Through her company, Feeding Fundamentals, she provides NICU consultation, professional training, and research support. Dr. Ross has authored numerous publications on pediatric feeding disorders and is widely recognized for her expertise in infant feeding and early development.
Speaker Financial Disclosures:
Erin Ross is the owner of Feeding Fundamentals, LLC and owns the intellectual property (inclusive of SOFFI®) and receives a salary. She also receives a salary as a faculty member of the Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions and as a Speech Pathologist/Developmental Specialist for the HCA HealthONE Hospital Systems. Dr. Ross is a paid consultant for Gerber Baby Foods (Nestec/Nestlé) and Intertek. She is paid as a speaker for Toomey and Associates, Inc. and receives royalties for content.
Speaker Non-financial Disclosure:
Dr. Ross is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Ross has written related book chapters for Elsevier and Thieme Publishers. Dr. Ross also is a member of the Consensus Committee for Infant and Family Developmentally Supportive Care in ICU, and a member of the Pediatric Feeding Disorder Alliance for Feeding Matters. She is a member of the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) as well as a member of the NIDCAP Federation International.
Development of Taste and Texture Preferences
Fetuses are exposed to the basic flavors in utero. These experiences begin a long journey of learning about the taste and textures of foods, which influence the foods the child eventually eats on a regular basis. This presentation will review what we know at the development of flavor and taste, as well as the acceptance of textures across infancy and early childhood. Less...
Learning Objectives
- Recall what are “free sugars”
- Summarize the flavors most accepted and most disliked (based on facial expressions) in the newborn infant
- Summarize the difference in tactile sensory inputs between pureed and table foods
- Summarize the difference in taste sensory inputs between pureed and table foods
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Live Interactive Webinar
01:00 PM MDT - 02:30 PM MDT
EARN 1.5 CE Credit Hours
About the speaker
Erin Sundseth Ross, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CLC
Speech Pathologist
Agenda
1:00 pm – 1:15 pm Welcome, Learning and Basic Flavors
1:15 pm – 1:35 pm Postnatal Period: Breast and Bottle Feeding
1:35 pm – 1:55 pm Complementary Foods
1:55 pm – 2:20 pm Textured Foods
2:20 pm – 2:30 pm Common Parent Questions and Answers, Additional Q&A
CE Information - Earn 1.5 CE Contact Hours
CE Approvals
American Occupational Therapy Association
Feeding Fundamentals, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# 03401 This Distance Learning - Interactive event is offered at 0.15 CEUs, Intermediate, Foundational Knowledge/Occupational Therapy Service Delivery. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA or indicate AOTA approval of a certification or other professional recognition.
American Speech and Hearing Association
This course is offered for 0.15 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level, Professional content area). ASHA CE Provider approvals and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
Commission on Dietetic Registration
This activity has received approval from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR), Provider Number 23249, Approval Number 176655, for 1.5 hours of CPEUs.
CE Process Info
This course requires full attendance for Continuing Education Credits. The total content hours = 1.5 hours. You may receive a certificate of attendance after attending the course in its entirety. In order to achieve the intended Learning Outcomes and to satisfy the completion requirements for the conference and Continuing Education Units, learners are expected to view the entire online workshop. Not viewing the workshop in its entirety will cause the learner to miss crucial information needed to be able to correctly use the specific topic area of Taste and Texture Development. Attendance will be taken via a chat, and the time the participant is logged in to the virtual platform will be tracked. Participants who are not logged in for at least 90% of the minutes will not be awarded a certificate of completion nor the CEUs. Finally, all attendees are required to complete a course evaluation to receive their certificate of completion.
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Total Time: 1.5 hours
Presented by: Dr. Erin Sundseth Ross: Internationally recognized Infant Feeding Specialist, Speech Pathologist, and creator of SOFFI®, Supporting Oral Feeding in Fragile Infants in the NICU and presenter for Toomey & Associates, Inc.
Intended Audience: Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Registered Dietitians, Special Education Teachers, Psychologists, Physical Therapists, Early Intervention Specialists, Nurses, Physicians, and Mental Health Workers. Note: Training conferences are available for professionals only.
Course Level: This course isintermediate level course: Information is geared to practitioners with a general working knowledge of current practice trends and literature related to the subject matter. Focus is on increasing understanding and competent application of the subject matter. Prerequisite – None
Content Disclosure: None
Speaker: Dr. Erin Sundseth Ross is a Speech Pathologist with a Doctoral degree in Clinical Sciences – Health Services Research. She completed a two-year post-doctoral training in the Section of Nutrition and is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, at the University of Colorado Denver. She is also on faculty at the Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. Dr. Ross has over 30 years of experience working in the NICU within several HealthONE hospitals, and with older children when she was at the SOS Feeding Solutions clinic in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Ross is the creator of SOFFI®, a feeding program for use in the NICU. She has specialized in the development of feeding skills, and the etiology and treatment of feeding and growth problems in infants and very young children from initial hospitalization through the first 5 years of life.
Speaker Financial Disclosures: Dr. Erin Ross is a paid consultant for Nestec Ltd and Intertek, and is a paid speaker for Toomey and Associates. She owns intellectual property as the principal owner of Feeding Fundamentals, LLC., and created and
receives a salary as compensation for SOFFI®.
receives a salary as compensation for SOFFI®.
Speaker Non-financial Disclosure: Dr. Ross is also the Chair of the Advocacy Pillar of Feeding Matters, which is a voluntary position. She also served on the Consensus Committee for Developmental Care Standards for Infants in Intensive Care.
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