Lactation Advocates of Northern California 

 

Objectives, Continuing Education, and Schedule
Objectives

Upon conclusion of this conference, participants will be able to:

  • Describe the transmission of drugs into breastmilk and how to breastfeed away from peak levels.
  • Evaluate conditions that promote candida growth and development.
  • Evaluate changes in prolactin secretion and their implication to breastfeeding.
  • Determine the timing of administration of medications and their likely impact on breastfeeding following anesthesia.
  • Provide information on the best use of antidepressants in lactating women.
  • Describe the use of various medications common in mothers of premature infants.
  • Describe the prevalence of antibiotic resistant infections in postpartum women, specifically both hospital and community acquired MRSA.
  • Describe how the length and diameter of the nipple may impact breastfeeding and pumping.
  • Describe situations in which the thin silicone nipple shield may be an appropriate clinical intervention.
  • Describe strategies to eliminate sources of nipple trauma.
  • Discuss the ethical issue of informed consent within the context of infant feeding choice.

Continuing Education
Butte County Public Health Department is approved as a provider of continuing education by the California BRN Provider Number:  CEP 13763 for 15.9 Contact Hours.

Application has been made for CERPs from the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners.

Enloe Medical Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of thirteen (13) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  This credit also may be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.

Thursday, April 17
 7:15 Registration and Breakfast
 8:00   Welcome and Speaker Introductions
 8:10   Using Medications in Breastfeeding Mothers, Dr. Hale
 9:40  Break
 10:00 Candida Infections:  All the Details, Dr. Hale
 11:00 Case Study of a Mother with Afebrile MRSA Mastitis with Abscess Formation,
B. Wilson-Clay
 12:00 Lunch
 1:00 Anatomic Variability as un Unexplored Issue in Breastfeeding Management,
B. Wilson-Clay
 2:30 Break
 2:45 Drugs and Milk Production,
Dr. Hale
 3:45 Breastfeeding, Guilt, and Informed Consent:  Ethical and Counseling Issues for Clinicians, B. Wilson-Clay
Friday, April 18
 7:15 Registration and Breakfast
 8:00 Anesthetic/Epidural Medications and their Impact on Breastfeeding,
Dr. Hale
 9:00 Using Antidepressants in Breastfeeding Mothers,
Dr. Hale
10:00 Break
10:20 Experiences in Using Nipple Shields, B. Wilson-Clay
11:50 Lunch
12:50 Sore Nipples:  A New Look at an Old problem Using Evidence-Based Care, B. Wilson-Clay
 2:50 Break
 3:05 Clinical Therapies in Breastfeeding Mothers with Preterm Infants,
Dr. Hale
 4:05 Questions & Answers, Conference Evaluations
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