Cost
$7.50 non-members
$6.75 members (must be logged in to receive the discount)
Includes access to the eCourse for 1 year
Overview
This 45-minute course focuses on medication, how it enters into a human, its impact on production, and resources for making informed medical decisions. This course is part of a 5-day Comprehensive Breastfeeding Medicine Course for Physicians and Other Providers.
Objectives
- Describe 2 basic principles of how medications enter human milk
- Recite 2 reliable sources of information for medication use while breastfeeding
- List 3 substances that are contraindicated while breastfeeding
Topic Outline
- Basic principles of medications and breastmilk
- Infant absorption
- Impact of medications on production
- Available resources
- Other considerations: smoking, alcohol, marijuana use, and narcotics
Accreditation
CMEs: The AAFP has reviewed Medications During Lactation and deemed it acceptable for up to 0.75 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credits. 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 recorded course has been allocated 0.75 (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
Kathy Leeper MD, IBCLC, FABM first worked as a general pediatrician, then obtained her IBCLC in 2000 and helped develop a nonprofit breastfeeding center in Lincoln, Nebraska called MilkWorks, which opened in 2001. MilkWorks added a location in Omaha, NE in 2015.
She served as MilkWorks’ Medical Director, practicing breastfeeding medicine exclusively from 2001-2014, and 2018-present. While living in Kansas City, KS in (2014-2018), she joined the IABLE to serve on the board of directors, as a trainer, and to help with the development of educational material. She has also served on the Board of Directors of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine.
Conflicts of Interest
None