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Implications for Hospital Care of Newborns and their Families with NIDCAP, the Biobehavioral Basis for Developmental Care

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
UIC APC
Location
UIC Student Services Building 1200 W. Harrison
Date
May 28, 2025   9:00 am - 4:00 pm  
Speaker
Jean Powlesland, MS, RN, C-NICC, Jennifer Hofherr MS, OTR/L, CNT, NTMTC, NIDCAP Trainer & Joy V. Browne, Ph.D., PCNS, IMH
Cost
$75
Contact
Joanne Sorce
E-Mail
jsorce@uic.edu

Program Objectives:

  • Discuss the evolution, conceptual, and evidence base of developmental care for newborns and their families.
  • Describe examples of care practices based on NIDCAP philosophy that can improve care for newborns and families.
  • Identify the major neurologic processes in fetal and newborn brain development and when they occur; the major biobehavioral shifts in infancy; and sensitive periods for infants and parents.

Target Audience: This includes physicians, RNs, and APNs in the perinatal specialty.

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