Components of Breastmilk, Risks of Not Breastfeeding, & Current Recommendations – eCourse

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Cost

$10.00 non-members
$9.00 members (must be logged in to receive the discount)
Includes access to the eCourse for 1 year

Overview

This 1-hour course will review basics regarding components of human milk, the risks of not breastfeeding for parent and infant, the impact of formula introduction, and current breastfeeding recommendations. This course is part of a 5-day Comprehensive Breastfeeding Medicine Course for Physicians and Other Providers.

Objectives

  • Recite 3 components of breastmilk that provide immunologic protection from illness
  • Describe the modes of immunologic protection afforded by breastmilk

 

Topic Outline

  • Components of human milk and their immunologic properties
  • Stages of human milk
  • The risks of formula exposure
  • Infant health risks from not breastfeeding
  • Maternal risks of not breastfeeding
  • Breastfeeding disparities

 

Accreditation

CMEs: The AAFP has reviewed “Components of Breastmilk, Risks of Not Breastfeeding, Current Recommendations” and deemed it acceptable for up to 1 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credits. Term of Approval is from 02/14/2023 to 02/13/2024. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.

CERPs: This course has been allocated 1(L) CERPs recognized by IBLCE. Long Term Provider #117-04.
IABLE has been accepted by International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners® (IBLCE®) as a CERP Provider for the listed Continuing Education Recognition Points (CERPs) programme. Determination of CERPs eligibility or CERPs Provider status does not imply IBLCE®’s endorsement or assessment of education quality. INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF LACTATION CONSULTANT EXAMINERS®, IBLCE®, INTERNATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED LACTATION CONSULTANT®, and IBCLC® are registered marks of the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners.

Nursing Credits: All state boards for nursing licensure approve of educational offerings that are approved by the American Nursing Credentialling Center (ANCC)
According to ANCC Certification, the continuing education hours approved by the AAFP and AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ meet the requirement of formally approved continuing education hours and may be used as such for ANCC Certification renewal. https://www.nursingworld.org/certification/faqs/

Speaker

Liliana Simon MD, IBCLC, FABM
Dr. Simon is a Pediatric Intensivist and a Lactation and Breastfeeding Medicine specialist; she is an IBCLC and a Fellow of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. She is a Pediatric Critical Care physician and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. She was instrumental in changing the culture in the Pediatric Intensive Care, making breastfeeding and the use of breastmilk standard of care at the PICU at the University of Maryland Medical System. She serves on the board of the Maryland Breastfeeding Coalition.

Dr. Simon has lectured on breastfeeding in the U.S. and internationally. She helped update and write some ABM protocols and is translating ABM protocols into Portuguese as a resource for breastfeeding specialists in other countries. She has been working with a team at the University of São Paulo to expand breastfeeding resources in Brazil.

Conflicts of Interest

None

Bioactive Factors in Human Milk | Enteromammary Circulation | Equity & Inclusion | Infant Risks of Not Breastfeeding | Macronutrient Composition of Human Milk | Maternal/Parental Risks of Not Breastfeeding