FASC 2025 Conference Schedule

9:45-10:25 AM Registration*

10:25-10:30 Introduction, Elizabeth Sinclair, MD*

10:30-11:30: Identifying ARFID, Candace Hawthorne PhD, Licensed Psychologist

              Learners will….

• Identify 2 symptoms of ARFID.
• Differentiate between ARFID and other feeding and eating disorders.
• Identify referral pathway for diagnosis and treatment.

11:30-12:15:   Myth Busters in Feeding, Katie White, SLP-CCC, and Nicole Orlando, OT

Learners will….

• List three popular myths related to feeding.
• Critically analyze feeding advice and differentiate between scientifically supported facts and myths.
• List two examples of education for patients and families related to debunked myths.

LUNCH 12:15-1:00*

1:00-2:00: Noisy Breathing and Feeding, Zachary Bennett, MD and Kristin Cangilla, SLP-CCC

              Learners will…

• Identify 3 different types of noisy breathing.
• Identify when noisy breathing is concerning.  

•  Identify when and where to refer based on type breathing.  

• Identify feeding concerns/risks in setting of noisy breathing.  

• Learners will identify one feeding modifications in setting of noisy breathing.  

2-2:45:

Purees and how to progress texture in texture sensitive patients, Maria Lohmann, Katie (Kathryn) Habovick, OT

Learners will…

• Name oral motor skills and signs of readiness necessary to tolerate a variety of textures.
• Describe typical progression of food textures.
• Identify feeders who may have a sensitivity or aversion to textures.
• Identify 3 ways that textures may be progressed in populations with sensitivities or aversions to textures.
• Name foods to add to purees to increase the caloric density.
• Explain the contributions of purees toward total daily fluid intake.

 2:45-3:00 Break*

3:00-4:00 : Bottle Feeding Aversion: A Protocol, Devan Zapadka FNP-C, MSN, CPEN, Kaitlin Carpenter, SLP-CCC

              Learners will….

• Define bottle feeding aversion. 

• Identify three "subtle" forms of pressure that caregivers may unknowingly give their babies when feeding. 

• Identify three populations that are at greater risk for developing a bottle feeding aversion. 
• Identify the five steps of the Bottle Feeding Aversion Protocol.

 4:00- 5:00: Feeding Issues with Cleft Palate, Matt Ford, MS, SLP-CCC, Kate Apgar, MS, SLP-CCC

              Learners will….

• Name 2 feeding challenges in orofacial cleft.
• Explain the need of assistive feeding bottles for infants with cleft
• Identify the appearance of orofacial clefts.

5:00- 5:15 PM: Wrap Up and Questions Elizabeth M. Sinclair, MD*

*Denotes a time that does not count towards ASHA CEUs.