The Baby Friendly Lactation Course: Becoming a Baby-Friendly Hospital Through Innovative Breastfeeding Support Day 03 OCT 2020

October 30, 2020

Day 3: 0800 – 1430 (5.0 clock hours)

Target Audience

This activity provides continuing education for nurses. A certificate of attendance is available for other attendees.

Learning Objectives

  1. Recognize the need for anticipatory guidance for early breastfeeding, care of the breasts, and breasts fullness.
  2. Identify warning signs for potential problems.
  3. Describe the most common causes of nipple soreness.
  4. Discuss management techniques for breasts and nipple problems.
  5. Identify possible indications for supplementation of the breastfed infant.
  6. Explain the methods for teaching hand expression and using various types of breast pumps.
  7. Summarize the specifications for storing human milk.
  8. Demonstrate alternative feeding methods for feeding expressed milk.
  9. Recognize three pre-discharge breastfeeding issues requiring follow-up care.
  10. Select two follow-up resources available for breastfeeding families.
  11. Describe strategies for continuing breastfeeding.
  12. List examples of federal or state laws intended to protect breastfeeding.
  13. Describe the impact of formula marketing on breastfeeding success.
  14. State the role of breastfeeding in emergencies.
  15. Examine the evidence for the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding.
  16. Explain the process of becoming a “Baby-Friendly” Maternity Care Facility
  17. Discuss what “Baby-Friendly Practices” means.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 5.00 ACCME Non-Physician CME Credit
    DHA J-7 CEPO is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education. ACCME Non-Physician CME Credit providers will be provided a certificate of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. ACCME Non-Physician CME Credit providers may receive a maximum of 5.00 hours for completing this activity.
  • 5.00 ANCC
    The DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the Joint Accreditation/ Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) to provide this Continuing Nursing Education for a maximum of 5.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 5.00 Certificate of Attendance
  • 5.00 IPCE
    This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners can receive up to 5.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change. In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by DHA, J-7, CEPO. DHA, J-7, CEPO is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), the Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry's Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (ARBO/COPE), the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), the American Psychological Association (APA), the American Dental Association’s Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP), and Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) to provide continuing education for the health care team.
Course opens: 
10/09/2020
Course expires: 
11/13/2020
Event starts: 
10/30/2020 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
10/30/2020 - 5:30pm EDT
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Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
Landstuhl
Germany

Dolly Crespo, BBA, RN, IBCLC
Nurse Clinical/OB-GYN EF, MEDCOM LRMC​ ​

Disclosures:​ Ms. Crespo, planners and reviewers of this activity have no financial or non-financial interest to disclose.

Available Credit

  • 5.00 ACCME Non-Physician CME Credit
    DHA J-7 CEPO is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education. ACCME Non-Physician CME Credit providers will be provided a certificate of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. ACCME Non-Physician CME Credit providers may receive a maximum of 5.00 hours for completing this activity.
  • 5.00 ANCC
    The DHA, J-7, CEPO is accredited by the Joint Accreditation/ Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) to provide this Continuing Nursing Education for a maximum of 5.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 5.00 Certificate of Attendance
  • 5.00 IPCE
    This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners can receive up to 5.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change. In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by DHA, J-7, CEPO. DHA, J-7, CEPO is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), the Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry's Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (ARBO/COPE), the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), the American Psychological Association (APA), the American Dental Association’s Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP), and Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) to provide continuing education for the health care team.
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