To CE or Not to CE?
Mary Hurt
LLLI PR Associate
From: LEAVEN, Vol. 37 No. 1, February-March 2001, p. 21
Do you see a CE session in
your future? In other words, should you attend Continuing Education
(CE) Sessions at La Leche League International's upcoming Conference
? International Board Certified Lactation Consultants are able to earn
17.4 Continuing Education Recognition Points by attending CE sessions
at the Conference. Application has also been made for 14 CPE hours for
Registered Dietitians and 17.4 contact hours for Registered Nurses.
Continuing Education Sessions
are open to everyone who attends the Conference whether that person
is a brand new breastfeeding mother or an experienced Leader. In addition
to the classroom setting that many CE sessions use, there is also a
"Case Studies" presentation. Leader Applicants and Leaders are sure
to benefit from this session where Leaders and lactation consultants
describe breastfeeding situations and brainstorm solutions. If you are
considering becoming a lactation consultant, attending CE sessions might
be of particular interest to you. Those who are planning to sit for
the IBCLE may find it particularly helpful to attend.
However, anyone interested
in learning more about breastfeeding will benefit from being on the
forefront of the new information presented at CE sessions. One glance
at the list of CE sessions will tell you how broad and deep the subject
of breastfeeding is. Some Leaders feel that even though most breastfeeding
situations can be resolved fairly simply, increased knowledge helps
them to differentiate between management or lifestyle problems and medical
or technical problems.
Those who attend CE sessions
to earn credits pay an additional fee that includes a syllabus with
information provided by the speakers. This syllabus will also be available
for sale at the Conference Bookstore if you do not pay the extra fee
for the credits.
CE sessions are divided into
Basic and Advanced levels. The designation refers to the level of breastfeeding
knowledge and experience a person would need to benefit from the session.
The basic sessions give an overview of the topic including background
information, current research, and practical tips. The advanced sessions
build on the basics, provide more technical information, and assume
a working knowledge of the topic.
Our distinguished faculty
is exceptional in their ability to back up what they are saying by presenting
the most accurate and up-to-date information in an interesting and informative
manner. All Leaders and Leader Applicants are encouraged to extend their
current level of breastfeeding knowledge through CE Sessions. Come join
us for the Kaleidoscope of Family, Friends, and Cultures-it is sure
to be a kaleidoscope of learning as well.
CE Sessions
Nils Johannes Bergman,
MD, MPH who will speak on the topic Kangaroo Mother Care: Restoring
the Original Paradigm for infant Care and Breastfeeding, was born in
Sweden, grew up in Zimbabwe and trained as a doctor in South Africa.
He has a diploma in Child Health in Developing Countries, a Masters
degree in Public Health, and a Medical degree in Internal Medicine and
Clinical Pharmacology. He is the Medical Superintendent of Mowbray Maternity
Hospital. He states, "Kangaroo Mother Care has a huge potential impact
on Infant Mortality Rates worldwide."
Premier researcher, Walter
J. Rogan, MD, MPH will share his expertise about breast milk and
environmental contaminants. Dr. Rogan has studied the effect of pollutant
chemicals on the growth and development of children in Mexico, Taiwan,
and the United States. He is Board Certified in General Preventive Medicine
and is a clinical investigator in the Epidemiology Branch at the National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. His research has been published
in many distinguished journals.
Jane Heinig, PhD, IBCLC
is a faculty member in the Department of Nutrition, University of California.
As a member of the DARLING research group, her work continues to provide
fascinating insight and useful information on a broad range of lactation
topics including breastfeeding and infant growth, lactation and maternal
weight loss, the impact of exercise on breast milk production and content
and nutrient volume and intake in breastfed infants. Dr. Heinig also
serves as Editor-in-Chief of the journal of Human Lactation. Her presentations
will focus on current findings in recent research and implications for
practice.
Karin Cadwell, PhD, RN,
IBCLC is a family therapist and certified Myers-Briggs Trainer.
She has been working in the field of breastfeeding for more than twenty-five
years and is a well-known lactation educator. Her presentations will
focus on translating new research in adult education into effective
teaching and counseling strategies for breastfeeding women and the use
of the Myers-Briggs tool for assessing personality types and more effectively
supporting each unique breastfeeding dyad.
Other topics to be covered
will include:
- The Society Who Mistook
Its Children for Bats
- Breastfeeding Promotion
and Adolescent Mothers
- Hidden Feelings of
Motherhood: Coping with Mothering Stress, Depression, and Burnout
- Candidiasis and Breastfeeding
- Issues Surrounding
Co-Sleeping and SIDS Risk: Research Findings, the Consumer Product
Safety Commission Statement, and Sleep Training Programs
- The Updated AAP Transfer
of Drugs and Chemicals into Human Milk: Revisions, Revelations, and
Realities of Practice
- Reluctant Breastfeeding
Infant
- How Palatal Shape Affects
Suck
- Micronutrient Needs
During Infancy: Minerals and Human Milk
- Treatment Options in
Depressed Breastfeeding Mothers: Allopathic, Alternative, and Lifestyle
Changes
- Perspective on HIV,
AIDS, and Breastfeeding Research, Recommendations, Realities, and
Reason
- Infant Assessment in
the Breastfed Baby
- Breastfeeding Issues
in the Early Postpartum-including Hypoglycemia, Labor Analgesia, and
Supplementation by Cup
- Lactation and Breast
Health
- Evidence-based Breastfeeding
Practices in the NICU: the Rush Mothers' Milk Club Program
- Infants at Risk for
Breastfeeding Difficulties During the First Two Weeks Postpartum Factors
Predictive of Weight Loss, Delayed Onset of Milk Production, and Poor
Infant Suck
- Donor Milk Banking
in the 21st Century.International Perspectives and Policy
- Medicinal Plants: Safety,
Efficacy, and Breastfeeding Issues
- Evidence-based Breastfeeding
Practice in the Hospital and the Community
- Vitamin D Supplementation
in the Breastfed Infant: Is It Necessary?
- Corporate Lactation
Programs: Marketing the Value of Breastfeeding to Business and Meeting
the Needs of Employed Mothers
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