Cost
$12.50 non-members
$11.25 members (must be logged in to receive the discount)
Includes access to the eCourse for 1 year
Overview
This 1.25-hour course addresses a case of a lactating woman with a drop in milk production after a head injury.
Objectives
- Review pituitary anatomy and hormones of lactation
- Explain evidence on the effect of traumatic brain injuries and subarachnoid hemorrhage on pituitary hormones
- Discuss lab evaluation and options for clinical management in the case of a person with drop in milk production after a head injury
Topic Outline
- Case presentation of a lactating woman who sustained a drop in milk production after a head injury
- Review of the pituitary gland and hormones of lactation
- Review of research evidence on the effect of traumatic brain injuries and subarachnoid hemorrhage on pituitary hormones
- Discussion regarding lab evaluation and management when a lactating individual has a drop in milk production after a head injury
Accreditation
CMEs: The AAFP has reviewed Case Presentation of a Lactating Woman With a Drop in Milk Production After a Head Injury and deemed it acceptable for up to 1.25 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CERPs: IABLE, Long Term Provider #117-04, allocates 1.25 (L) CERP recognized by IBLCE for this recorded course.
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/
Speakers
Anne Eglash MD, IBCLC, FABM, is a clinical professor with the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. In addition to practicing family medicine, she has been a board certified lactation consultant since 1994.
Dr. Eglash is a cofounder of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, the Medical Director and cofounder of the Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes, and the Medical Director of the University of Wisconsin Breastfeeding Medicine Clinic. She has published many peer- reviewed articles on breastfeeding medicine, has been the lead author on several Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine protocols, and was an associate editor for Breastfeeding Medicine Journal.
She co-hosts and produces a breastfeeding medicine podcast series, called The Breastfeeding Medicine Podcast.
Conflicts of Interest
None