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.

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