During this Free Webinar You Will Learn:
“The i-Rainbow is a unique, parent-friendly, infant-based tool that guides sensory interventions in the NICU by staging infants based on cardiorespiratory status and physiologic maturity, not age (Byrne, Hunt & Scala, 2024).” In a 2024 study by Byrne, Hunt, and Scala, implementing the iRainbow led to decreased disagreement on appropriate developmental care interventions among providers. It resulted in an increase in the total daily minutes of developmental care provided. Swaddled holding also increased significantly, and parents “reported that they would recommend the tool.”
This talk will provide background on iRainbow development, including a presentation of research findings, a detailed overview of the iRainbow, and examples of iRainbow application.
Byrne EM, Hunt K, Scala M. Introducing the i-Rainbow©: An Evidence-Based, Parent-Friendly Care Pathway Designed for Critically Ill Infants in the NICU Setting. Pediatr Phys Ther. 2024 Apr 1;36(2):266-273. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0000000000001094. Epub 2024 Mar 29. PMID: 38568275.
Learning Objectives:
- The learners will state one finding from the iRainbow research presented.
- The learner will describe how to stage a baby with the iRainbow.
- The learner will describe one thing that makes the iRainbow unique.
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Our Speaker:
Eilish Byrne, PT, DSc, PCS, CNT
Eilish Byrne graduated with a B.A. in Biological Basis of Behavior from the University of Pennsylvania and earned her Master of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Widener University Institute for Physical Therapy. After completing a year-long fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Dr. Byrne returned to higher learning to earn a Doctor of Science degree in Neurologic Physical Therapy from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. She is a board-certified pediatric specialist and a certified neonatal therapist. With over 20 years of bedside clinical experience (and counting), Dr. Byrne is active in conducting novel research in the Neonatal Intensive Care Setting, which she presents nationwide.
