The Best Deal for Medical Student and Resident Lactation Education!

Cost

Students: $15
Regular: $50
Includes access for 1 year

Overview

IABLE's Primary Care Breastfeeding Course for physicians teaches prenatal breastfeeding education, intrapartum and early postpartum support, along with problem-focused management. It also covers differential diagnosis and management of the most common outpatient breastfeeding problems encountered by physicians and other providers who work with breastfeeding dyads.

Objectives

• Gain knowledge and skills to counsel mothers and families on benefits of breastfeeding and risks of artificial feeding
• Describe how to support and protect breastfeeding immediately postpartum
• Explain the differential diagnoses and management strategies for the most common breastfeeding problems that arise during lactation
• Identify evidence-based resources for issues such as medications during lactation, patient education on breastfeeding, and problem-based breastfeeding support

Topic Outline

• Components of breastmilk, risks of not breastfeeding
• Policies and demographics
• Anatomy and physiology of breastfeeding
• Prenatal counseling
• Latch and positioning
• Breastfeeding in the immediate postpartum period
• The first week postpartum
• Sore nipples and breast pain
• Low milk production
• Medications during lactation
• Hyperlactation
• Pump technology
• Weaning

Accreditation

The AAFP has reviewed Primary Care Breastfeeding Medicine Course for Physicians and Other Providers and deemed it acceptable for up to 7.25 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credits. Term of Approval is from 02/14/2022 to 02/13/2023. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved for 7 Contact Hours by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Expiration Date: May 1, 2023.

This course has been allocated 7.25 L CERPs by IBLCE Long Term Provider #CLT 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.

Speakers
Anne Eglash MD, IBCLC
Karen Bodnar MD, IBCLC
Nan Dahlquist MD, IBCLC
Kristina Lehman MD, IBCLC
Kathy Leeper MD, IBCLC

Conflicts of Interest
None