Providing Comforting Touch to Very Preterm Infants Using the M-Technique
Our Speakers:
Joan Renaud Smith, PhD, RN, NNP-BC
Dr. Joan Smith has nearly 3 decades of neonatal nursing experience. She currently holds a joint appointment at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Goldfarb School of Nursing in St. Louis as an Advanced Practice Clinical Scientist. Her combined research and clinical experiences have focused on integration of neurodevelopmental care interventions for at-risk infants and their families in the NICU. Most recently she has focused on implementation science related to a clinical decision support tools for therapeutic hypothermia and the safety and suitability of the M-Technique.
Sandra Conner, BS, PT
Ms. Sandy Conner is a Physical Therapist supervisor at St Louis Children’s Hospital in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. She is designated as a Developmental Care Specialist by the National Association of Neonatal Nursing. She serves as co-chair of the Developmental Care committee at SLCH and the sub- committees for Kangaroo Care, positioning, and infant massage. She is a member of the National Association of Neonatal Therapists and serves on the NANT Collaborative Board. Sandy is certified in lymphedema management, premature infant massage and the M- technique.
This webinar is still available for viewing but is no longer eligible for CE credit.
