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say that we report to ASHA monthly and that their certificate will be emailed.

Cancellation of Registration by Registrant – Policy
Cancellations are accepted minus an administrative fee of $25.00 up until two weeks prior to the offering. After that time, cancellations will not be accepted but the participant may join a different virtual event offered within 6 months of the original course offering without penalty. Virtual courses are offered at least every 2 months. Participants must attend an event within the 6 months of the original course offering or forfeit their registration.

AGENDA All times listed are Mountain Time in the US (GMT-7).

(N/A for webinars) Cancellation of live and live-streamed events by Speaker  

If the conference is cancelled by speaker due to, but not limited to, the following:
• Speaker cancellation
• Limited enrollment

Registrants will receive a full refund of their registration fee within 30 days of the originally scheduled conference by the method that the registrant used to pay for the registration. (If payment was received by credit/debit card, the refund will be refunded to the original credit/debit card used, if payment was received via a check, a refund will be provided by check.)

All sales are final for online video offerings.

ADA

Feeding Fundamentals, LLC and Toomey & Associates, Inc, complies with ADA provisions. Every effort will be made to accommodate requests.  If you require special accommodations or need assistance, please contact Gina Gass at ggass@feedingfundamentals.com.  We request that requests be made at least two weeks in advance of any live conference.

Continuing Education

ASHA

SOFFI® Online Certificate Course:

ASHA: This course is offered for  1.3 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level, Professional content area). This course will focus on the SOFFI® Method and will not discuss other similar or related treatments. This course is not offered for partial credit. Each agenda item must be completed and quiz passed before you may move to the next section of the course.  Completion of all 12 sections and quizzes passed is needed to award ASHA CEU’s.  ASHA MEMBERS:  You MUST provide your ASHA number at the time you register, and complete all of the quizzes within the stated timeframe to receive your CEUs. Members who do not provide their ASHA number at the time of registration will not be sent to ASHA for CEU credit.

AOTA: Feeding Fundamentals, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# 03389 This Distance Learning – Independent event is offered at 1.3 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.

SOFFI® Virtual “LIVE” Course:

ASHA: This course is offered for 1.55 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level, Professional content area). This course will focus on the SOFFI® Method and will not discuss other similar or related treatments. This course is not offered for partial credit.  Full attendance and passed grade on quiz is needed to award ASHA CEU’s

AOTA: Feeding Fundamentals, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# 03389 This Distance Learning – Interactive event is offered at 1.3 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.

While the content is the same for each of these offerings, the virtual live course offers a chance for interaction and questions/answers. It therefore is scheduled as such.

Gastro-esophageal Reflux:  When to worry and what to do:

ASHA:  This course is offered for .15 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level, Professional content area). This course will focus on the SOFFI® Method and will not discuss other similar or related treatments. This course is not offered for partial credit.  Full attendance and attestation that the entire webinar was viewed is needed to award ASHA CEU’s.  ASHA MEMBERS:  You MUST provide your ASHA number at the time you register, and complete all of the quizzes within the stated timeframe to receive your CEUs. Members who do not provide their ASHA number at the time of registration will not be sent to ASHA for CEU credit.

AOTA: Feeding Fundamentals, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# 03913 This Distance Learning – Independent event is offered at 0.2 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.

A Structured Approach to Critical Thinking: RINGGCAST

ASHA: Start date April 5, 2022.  This course is offered for  0.3 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level, Professional content area). This course will focus on RINGGCAST and the SOFFI® Method and will not discuss other similar or related treatments. This course is not offered for partial credit.

AOTA: Feeding Fundamentals, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# 03409. This Distance Learning – Independent event is offered at 0.3 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.

Communication Skills for Teamwork within the NICU Culture

ASHA:  Start date April 5, 2022.  This course is offered for  0.2 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level, Professional content area). This course is not offered for partial credit.

AOTA: Feeding Fundamentals, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# 4067. This Distance Learning – Independent event is offered at 0.2 CEUs, Intermediate, Occupational Therapy Service Delivery. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

Complaint Policy & Procedures
Feeding Fundamentals, LLC views complaints as an opportunity to learn and improve future programs and resources, as well as a chance to put things right for the person or organization that has made the complaint. Please read the full Complaint Policy and Resolution Procedures

Attendance & Policies
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 attend the live conference or view the entire online workshop.  Not attending/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. Upon completion of the course/online workshop, and evaluation and a test will be assigned that covers the information taught within the course/online workshop. The attendee will be asked to verify they are the same person who attended and who is taking the test. ASHA Members must provide their ASHA number at the time of registration. Failing to provide the ASHA number will result in no CEUs provided as we will not know you are an ASHA member and we need to fulfill our obligations for timely reporting. 

Speakers/Disclosures

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.

Statement of Financial Disclosures for Speaker:  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® and all other live and recorded trainings.

Statement of Non-financial Disclosure for Speaker:  Dr. Ross is the Chair of the Advocacy Pillar of Feeding Matters, which is a voluntary position.

Cancellation of Registration by Registrant – Policy
All Sales are Final

(N/A for webinars) Cancellation of live and live-streamed events by Speaker  

If the conference is cancelled by speaker due to, but not limited to, the following:
• Speaker cancellation
• Limited enrollment

Registrants will receive a full refund of their registration fee within 30 days of the originally scheduled conference by the method that the registrant used to pay for the registration. (If payment was received by credit/debit card, the refund will be refunded to the original credit/debit card used, if payment was received via a check, a refund will be provided by check.)