Valerie Deslauriers, Occupational Therapist
Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine

The presentation will include description of the Occupational Therapist’s role in understanding the causes of the feeding problem for pediatric population, the recommendations that could make a difference and everything that we can learn from a Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study (VFSS).

At the end of this presentation, attendees will be able to:

  1. Describe the role of the occupational therapist in children with feeding problems;
  2. Discuss learnings from a swallowing test study; and
  3. Apply recommendations that could make a difference for their patients.