The PIOMI Training Webinar is a live 3 hour session offered by Dr. Brenda Knoll, founder of PIOMI. The content includes:

1. Introductions/Networking participants

2. Background of oral motor therapy in the NICU setting

3. Neurogenesis and oral motor sensory experiences in and outside the womb

4. Impact of PIOMI on feeding

5. Evidence on PIOMI outcomes

6. Video demonstration of PIOMI on a live preterm infant

7. Practice session

8. Unit protocols for implementing PIOMI in the NICU or clinic

9. Future research opportunities for PIOMI

10. A Certificate of Completion

11. Post Webinar: Option of an individual video recorded review of your technique

YOUR ZOOM LINK WILL BE SENT TO YOU THE DAY BEFORE THE WEBINAR.

The PIOMI Training Package should be disseminated to participants prior to the event. The PIOMI Instructions, Parent Version PIOMI Instructions, and Quick Reference Guides are especially helpful to have in front of you during the practice sessions. 

*If you or your agency have not purchased the PIOMI Traning Package (downloadable) prior to this training, it is beneficial to have those materials with you during the webinar and to assist you in the practice session. That package can be purchased for $149.99 in the PIOMI Store at this link:   https://www.piomi.com/shop 

(Single PIOMI Instruction Sheets are also available in several languages for $19.99.)