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Homemade Blended Formula: Then and Now

with Marsha Dunn Klein, OTR/L, M. Ed., FAOTA and Betsy Hjelmgren, MS, RDN, CSP, LDN

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Course Description

We'll trace the remarkable journey of blended tube feeding—beginning with determined parents in the early 2000s who pioneered homemade blends, leading to today's expanded options including commercial food-based formulas. Today, parents and clinicians have more options to nourish tube fed children (and adults) well. Our goal is to share this history while increasing your confidence in using real food approaches for tube-fed individuals.

In this 2 hour webinar, you will learn to:

  • Describe the history of homemade blended tube blends

  • Identify lived experience and researched benefits of blended tube meals

  • List a variety of ways a family could start homemade blended tube meals.

  • Identify how to optimize a child’s nutrition to support their growth and development with blended tube meals

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Audience

This intermediate level course is appropriate for Pediatric dietitians, feeding therapists, OTs, SLPs, PTs, assistants, educators, early intervention providers, parents/caregivers, and other professionals (social workers, nurses, registered dietitians, etc.) working with children with feeding challenges. Please contact us at [email protected] with any needs regarding accommodations.

CEU Info

Certificates of attendance will be issued once this course has been fully viewed and 100% has been obtained on quiz. This course fulfills ASHA’s Professional Development Hour requirements, which do not require prior ASHA approval (learn more about ASHA’s guidelines here). For Occupational Therapy practitioners, please check your specific state licensing board to determine how this activity applies to your state’s OT CEU guidelines.

Instructor

Founder and Senior Instructor Marsha Dunn Klein, OTR/L, MED, FAOTA

Marsha is a pediatric occupational therapist who has specialized in pediatric feeding for more than 50 years. She has co-authored Pre-Feeding Skills, First Edition, Pre-Feeding Skills: Second Edition, Mealtime Participation Guide, and Homemade Blended Formula with Suzanne Evans Morris, Ph.D., CCC-SLP. She co-authored Feeding and Nutrition for the Child with Special Needs with Tracy Delaney. Her newest book is Anxious Eaters, Anxious Mealtimes: Practical and Compassionate Strategies for Mealtime Peace. Marsha presents nationally and internationally. She is a food celebrator and is passionate about supporting children and their families.

Pediatric Dietitian & Founder of Feed to Succeed Betsy Hjelmgren, MS, RDN, CSP, LDN

With over 26 years of dedicated experience in pediatric nutrition, Betsy Hjelmgren is a highly respected expert in the field, known for her compassionate care and deep clinical expertise. She has worked across a range of settings, including 4 years at Rush University Medical Center and 6 years in the NICU at Lurie Children’s Hospital, where she specialized in the complex nutritional needs of premature and critically ill infants. For a decade, Betsy served in an outpatient pediatric gastroenterology practice, supporting children with a wide array of GI conditions. In 2009, she founded Feed to Succeed, a private pediatric nutrition practice focused on empowering families and improving outcomes for children with medically complex needs, including those who are tube-fed, former preemies, or managing multiple gastrointestinal diagnoses. A board-certified specialist in pediatric nutrition, Betsy brings both clinical excellence and heartfelt dedication to her work. She is also a proud mother of two grown children and enjoys spending time outdoors, gardening, cooking, and embracing the farm-to-table lifestyle with locally sourced, whole foods.

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Cancellations

Refunds will not be issued if 20% of the course has been viewed. If the Get Permission Institute or speaker should need to cancel, course fees will be refunded or transferred to another course at the discretion of the participant.