GOLD Learning Speakers
Sarah Oakley, RN SCPHN (Health Visitor) IBCLC
- Speaker Type: Tongue-Tie Symposium 2020, Tongue Tie Symposium 2022, Clinical Support of Infant Sucking Skills Lecture Pack 2022, Comprehensive Care for Six Newborn Challenges: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Support Lecture Pack 2024
- Country: UK
Biography:
Sarah is a Registered General Nurse, Health Visitor, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and Tongue-tie Practitioner with a busy private practice based in Cambridgeshire, UK. Sarah is a founder member and former Chair of The Association of Tongue-tie Practitioners and has written a book for parents and professionals, ‘Why Tongue-tie Matters’. Sarah lectures nationally and internationally on infant feeding and tongue-tie.
CE Library Presentation(s) Available Online:
The Elephant In The Room - Bleeding Post Tongue-Tie Division
This presentation explores professional and lay perspectives on bleeding post tongue-tie division. It will examine what constitutes abnormal bleeding and why this may occur. Risk assessment and reduction will be discussed. Management strategies that have been found to be effective, along with the development of guidelines on bleeding by the Association of Tongue-tie Practitioners will be described.
Presentations:
10 | Hours / CE Credits: 10
| Viewing Time: 8 Weeks
Presentations:
5 | Hours / CE Credits: 5
| Viewing Time: 8 Weeks
COVID-19 and Implications for Tongue-Tie Division in Infants
This presentation will examine the impact Covid 19 had on infant feeding and in particular the provision of tongue-tie services in the UK and other parts of the world during the period March to September 2020. It will look at the impact changes in provision had on the infant feeding experiences of families. It will also explore how practitioners managed services during the pandemic and what the lasting effects on those services have been. Specific concerns around transmission of Covid 19 during oral procedures will also be considered. Consideration to lessons learned will be given.
Presentations:
10 | Hours / CE Credits: 10
| Viewing Time: 8 Weeks
Presentations:
5 | Hours / CE Credits: 5
| Viewing Time: 8 Weeks
Hours / CE Credits: 1 (details) | Categories:
(IBCLC) Clinical Skills, (IBCLC) Education and Communication, (IBCLC) Infant, (IBCLC) Pathology, Tongue-tie, Lip Tie & Structure
Is This a Tongue-Tie: How Do We Decide?
This presentation will discuss the difficulties that surround defining and assessing for tongue-tie. It will explore what we know about the role of the tongue in infant feeding by reviewing evidence from ultrasound studies and other research on latch and examining what this tells us about the normal functioning of the tongue. Various available assessment tools will be described along with how these may assist in differentiating between a normal and abnormal lingual frenulum. Also discussed will be other causes of tongue restriction and how to differentiate these from an abnormal lingual frenulum.
Presentations:
6 | Hours / CE Credits: 6
| Viewing Time: 4 Weeks
Hours / CE Credits: 1 (details) | Categories:
(IBCLC) Development and Nutrition, (IBCLC) Infant, (IBCLC) Infant, (IBCLC) Pathology, Tongue & Lip Tie Assessment
Assessment and Management of Tongue-tie in Infants
This presentation will explore how tongue-tie impacts feeding in infants. Learn more about what we know about tongue function in relation to infant feeding and how this informs our assessment of babies who are having difficulty with feeding. The various tools available to assess for tongue-tie in infancy will be explained, highlighting the key functional deficits to observe for. The rationale for treatment in infants, the procedures used to treat tongue-tie in babies, and the potential complications arising from treatment and treatment efficacy will be discussed.
Presentations:
6 | Hours / CE Credits: 6
| Viewing Time: 4 Weeks
