The families we’re seeing have complicated needs.
They need a lactation consultant who is more than a cheerleader for exclusive breastfeeding–whatever that even means.
To meet their needs, you need to know all the things.
These words shouldn’t be scary, but if you don’t have skills in these areas, you’re constantly going to come up short.
And when that happens, families walk away feeling unheard, unsupported, and unvalidated.
Inside Clinical Complexities in Supplementing Babies, you’ll get comprehensive training to become the kind of lactation consultant who can say,
Yes, I am happy to help you feed your baby so that you and your family can thrive just the way you are.
Skilled, compassionate, inclusive, collaborative, and goal centered care makes all the difference in the world.
I feel like I was chatting with experienced colleagues and learned so much.
Rachel Supercinski, IBCLC
Scholarships may be available for those identifying as LGBTQ+ or BIPOC and/or who are residing and practicing in countries designated by the World Bank as Category B, C, or D.
Plus the exclusive bonuses – 1.5 additional cerps!
I am grateful to Annie and all the other presenters for giving me the tools and confidence to practice better.
Alicia D. Farina, BA, RN, IBCLC
🎉 Bonus! Reducing Infant Supplementation Risks in Emergencies and Disasters (will be made available in Spanish and English)
⭐ 0.5 E-CERPs + 0.5 L-CERPs + 1.5 CEUs
Instructor: Lourdes M. Santaballa Mora MS IBCLC CLAAS IYCFS
Abstract: Infant and young child feeding during emergencies is a specific field of lactation that focuses on the preservation of lactation and reducing risk to combination fed or non-breastfed infants. Climate change, human infrastructure failure and ongoing global unrest and migration may be increasing the need to acquire this type of intervention and skill set. Supplementation skills used outside of disaster contexts may be relevant but require a specific knowledge of trauma informed care, low skill tools that can be used on the ground in the absence of supplies, utilities and technology, and adaptation of the methods used to the type of disaster. Applying the skills that we use during times of stability but adapting them to emergency response, we will discuss what a disaster or emergency is, how lactation is threatened during the aftermath of the crisis, and the methods of supplementation that can be applied specifically to families in disaster contexts.
🏆 “I have been doing on the ground IYCF-E work post Irma and Maria, post earthquake and during the COVID-19 pandemic. I probably helped more families relactate and supplement in the six month period after the hurricanes than I had in the six years of being an IBCLC before the disasters.”
IBLCE Content Outline:
I. A6 Milk banking – formal and informal
I. A7 Normal infant behaviors
II. 8 Relactation
III. A7 Infant acute disease (bacterial, viral, fungal)
III. B3 Maternal acute disease (bacterial, viral, fungal)
III. B7 Milk supply, low or over
V. 6 Identifying support networks
V. 9 Mother-baby relationship
VI. 4 Managing supply
VII. A1 Feeding devices (e.g. tubes at breast, cups, syringes, teats)
VII. A2 Handling and storage of human milk
VII. A3 Nipple devices (e.g. shields, everters)
VII. A4 Pacifiers
VII. A5 Pumps
VII. C5 WHO code – advocacy and policy
🎉 Bonus! When to refer to an occupational therapist
⭐ 1 R-CERP/1 CEU
Instructor: Dr. Christine L. Kan, OTD, OTR/L, IBCLC
Abstract: As lactation professionals, we miss the importance of head and neck control and how it impacts breastfeeding. Breastfeeding through a neurodevelopmental perspective emphasizes the importance of stabilizing the base (trunk and head control) to have better functional movements (feeding, interacting, breastfeeding). Consequently, babies should be meeting their developmental milestones to transfer milk effectively. Disruptions in head or trunk control will directly impact orofacial sensory motor function and milk transfer. Tummy time is an effective and practical way for parents to work on at home to improve head and trunk control. In this webinar, you will learn the importance of head and control, how it impacts orofacial sensory motor function, and how to screen for developmental concerns.
🏆 “Developmental milestones are the bread and butter of a pediatric occupational therapist, and my skills as a feeding specialist, an IBCLC, and working in the NICU can help tie how head and neck control relate and impact breastfeeding”
IBLCE Content Outline:
I. A1 Feeding behaviours at different ages
I. A3 Infant anatomy and anatomical/oral challenges
I. A10 Skin tone, muscle tone, reflexes
🎉 Bonus! Conversation Pieces and Respectful Rebuttals
⭐ 0.5 L-CERPs + 0.5 E-CERPs + 1 CEU
Instructor: Kimberly Webb CLC, ALPP
Abstract: As we all know, nursing looks different for everyone. One component that is often overlooked and understudied is the cultural and lesser-known anecdotal aspect. Cultural and anecdotal aversions may look or sound like elders in the nursing persons family pushing for unsafe feeding practices, or a parent simply making feeding choices based upon what they’ve seen/experienced growing up. Cultural/anecdotal nursing aversions can stem from age old practices and aren’t always easy to spot or counsel. These can lead to gross misunderstandings, that in turn affect the efficacy of our profession moving forward. In this webinar, you will learn how to identify and counsel nursing persons who experience cultural and/or anecdotal nursing aversions.
🏆 “It is my lived experience and my professional experience in one.”
IBLCE Content Outline:
V. 2 – Birth practices
V. 5 – Family lifestyle
V. 9 – Mother-baby relationship
V. 12 – Cultural competency
🎉 Bonus! Hypoallergenic formula cheat sheet
⭐ 1.5 CERPs + 1.5 CEUs
Instructor: Hope Lima PhD, RDN, IBCLC
Abstract: When families are unable to exclusively breastfeed, supplementation with formula may be medically necessary. While any infant formula can meet the minimum nutritional standards for an infant, it is important for IBCLCs to be able to guide the families that they work with on choosing an appropriate infant formula to use for supplementation. Considerations when counseling families on formula supplementation include current infant nutritional status and health history, infant nutritional needs, and infant sensitivities or allergies. This presentation will provide the necessary information for screening infant nutritional status, choosing an appropriate formula for supplementation, and adjustments families can make once complementary foods are introduced.
🏆 “EI am a registered dietitian and IBCLC – so my area of specialty is in infant nutrition. Beyond just supporting families who are breast/chestfeeding, I work with families whose babies need supplementation for complex reasons (metabolic disorders, G-tube, etc.).”
IBLCE Content Outline:
I. A1. Feeding behaviours at different ages
I. A2. Food intolerances/allergies
I. A4. Introducing complementary foods
I. A8. Nutritional requirements – preterm
🎉 Bonus! Bottle Skills for the IBCLC- A Fresh Perspective
⭐ 1 L-CERP + 1 CEU
Instructor: Susan Howard MSN, RN, IBCLC
Abstract: Bottle feeding is the preferred method of providing expressed human milk to an infant during times of parental separation. Reasons for parent/infant separation in the United States include returning to work, separation due to infant or material medical complications, travel for business or pleasure purposes, and parental socialization. Additionally, it is common that exclusively breastfeeding parents choose to use a pump to provide human milk to their infant with a bottle rather than feed directly at the breast for any number of reasons. Due to the commonality of bottle feeding expressed human milk, it is the duty of the lactation consultant to have the appropriate skills for supporting bottle feeding families and for improving infant bottle-feeding skills when they are not going well. In this presentation, practical skills for supporting bottle feeding families as well as technical skills for improving an infant’s ability to feed at the bottle will be discussed.
🏆 “I think of myself as the accidental bottle expert. Years ago, parents started asking for help with their bottle refusing baby at my breastfeeding support group. I shared the ‘typical’ strategies for bottle skills, but they didn’t seem very effective. Most of the strategies relied on distractions and pressure feeding rather than actually teaching babies to recognized, accept, suck and swallow from a bottle. I started to develop a more respectful, intuitive approach to bottle skills and have found that my techniques are very effective. I’ve worked with hundreds of bottle refusing babies, developed a Bottle Boot Camp, and shared my strategies with colleagues across many disciplines. Bottle skills is a niche area in the feeding world and I’m thrilled to sit in this small corner and share my expertise.”
IBLCE Content Outline:
VI. 7 – Refusal of breast, bottle
VII. A1 – Feeding devices
VII. B5 – Educating mothers and families
🎉 Bonus! The Readiness and Confidence Ruler
⭐ 1 R-CERPs + 1 CEU
Instructor: Johanna Sargeant, BA, BEd, IBCLC
Abstract: Lactation consultants often accompany new parents as they make difficult decisions, and those involving supplementation can hold many layers of emotional and practical complexity. We need to ensure the baby is fed, protect the parent’s mental and physical health, and ensure we hold a deep awareness of the power of our words throughout such conversations. It is clear, however, that much of the feedback from families has been that their lactation consultant has failed to provide adequate, individualised, sensitive support during such conversations. The deep desire to ‘help’ a family or to ‘fix’ their situation by giving evidence-based information alongside clear advice and prescripted plans can actually significantly reduce positive outcomes, further isolating them emotionally and increasing their risk of harm. Instead of wanting to fix, we must enter each consultation with a deep curiosity about these people before us, and learn ways to mobilise them towards their own goal in ways that are feasible, sustainable and deeply emotionally aware. Learners will explore some specific Motivational Interviewing strategies that they can immediately apply in consultations so that parents feel wholly supported, motivated towards any necessary changes, feel ownership of their plan, and to ultimately increase the likelihood of their own sense of success.
🏆 “I have seen the power of these techniques! I now use these skills in every single consult, and clearly see the difference for my clients — and for myself too, feeling a deep confidence in my abilities to provide powerful support that encourages autonomy.”
IBLCE Content Outline:
VII. B1 Active Listening
VII. B2 Anticipatory Guidance
VII. B3 Care Plan Development and Sharing
VII. B4 Documentation
VII. B5 Educating Mothers and Families
🎉 Bonus! Decision tree to prevent bias in supplementation recommendations
⭐ 1 E-CERPs + 1 CEU
Instructor: Sekeita Lewis-Johnson, DNP FNP-BC IBCLC
Abstract: The risks of formula supplementation are well known. The mantra “Breast is Best” has been a resounding cry since the late 19th century when infants were notably dying from diarrhea. Human milk feeding is an infant rights issue because it saves lives and provide optimal nutrition for best life span health outcomes. The rise of the global Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative has demonstrated that best practices that support human milk feeding improve health outcomes. However, non-compliant best practice may contribute to human milk diet inequities which can be classified as food oppression. Many studies have attempted to address human milk barriers and racial disparities based on the lactating individual’s family, culture, and environment. Many healthcare workers strive to mitigate the effects of artificial feeding. However, actionable and measurable behaviors of bias, discrimination, and politics of non-medically indicated artificial infant supplementation is left out of major conversations of reconciliation of inequities. In this presentation, you will learn about the latest evidence regarding bias, discrimination and politics of artificial human milk substitutes. You will also learn about current research that demonstrates how bias and politics influence and undermine exclusive human milk diets as often desired and intended by many parents.
🏆 “I have lived experience and professional experience of the politics of formula supplementation.”
IBLCE Content Outline:
I. A6 Milk banking – formal and informal
V. 12 Cultural competency
VII. C5 WHO code – advocacy and policy
VII. E2 Advocate for compliance with World Health Organization International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes (WHO Code)
🎉 Bonus! 10 strategies to set healthy boundaries with your clients
⭐ 1.5 CERPs + 1.5 CEUs
Instructor: Annie Frisbie MA, IBCLC
Abstract: Working with families on feeding challenges takes time, but many lactation consultants are unsure how to juggle what the client needs with their own boundaries and time constraints. This session will provide an overview of the steps involved in managing the client relationship from the moment of first contact through the conclusion of the clinical relationship. Emphasis will be placed on client-centered care, compassionate communication, thorough documentation, and effective protocols creating sustainable policies that support client self-efficacy and prevent provider burnout.
🏆 “Every family I work with has their own story, and care plans and follow ups can show families that they are the main characters in a journey only they can tell.”
IBLCE Content Outline:
VII. B. 3 Care plan development and sharing
VII. B. 4 Documentation
VII. C. 3 Code of Professional Conduct (CPC)
🎉 Bonus! How to Determine When Your Client Might Benefit from a Referral to Legal Services
⭐ 1 E-CERPs + 1 CEU
Instructor: Indra Wood Lusero, Esq. and Jacqueline Kaye Hammack, Esq.
Abstract: Empowering health care providers, including lactation professionals, with the confidence and courage to be human rights defenders is a critical step in protecting the human rights of all people, and the human rights related to human milk. This presentation will explain the context of human rights and how violations are understood in U.S. law and internationally. Topics impacting lactation will include employment accommodations, COVID isolation, incarceration and custody disputes. Participants will be able to recognize relevant human rights documents and principles, see themselves as human rights defenders, and gain familiarity with accountability tools and strategies.
🏆 “The opportunity to give parents the information and support they need to make truly informed choices about both their baby’s health & well-being and their own. The ability to use and demonstrate the concepts of harm reduction, trauma-informed, culturally informed, and inclusive care is truly a joy and an honor.” – Indra Wood Lusero
🏆 “Ever since I was in law school I’ve been outraged that lactation isn’t protected better by the law, which has inspired me to protect and advance the rights of lactating dyads.” – Jacqueline Kaye Hammack
IBLCE Content Outline:
V. 12 – Cultural competency
VII. E3 – Advocate for mother/baby in healthcare system
🎉 Bonus! 4 customizable social media posts about the infant gut
⭐ 1 L-CERPs + 1 CEU
Instructor: Kristen Howorko, BSN, RN, IBCLC
Abstract: When a parent is not producing enough milk for their child, supplementation with donor human milk or infant formula is medically necessary to meet the infant’s nutritional needs for growth and development. Within the lactation profession, a narrative has become the norm that supplementation with donor human milk or infant formula has an intense impact on the infant’s microbiome and can lead to long term negative health outcomes. Current research suggests that this is not entirely the case. In this presentation, the Learner will gain evidence-based information on the infant gut microbiome and how raw human milk has the ability to protect the infant microbiome despite supplementation with formula or human donor milk. Additionally, the presentation will discuss two specific studies that break down the differences in microbial diversity in preterm infants and term infants with different feeding methods. By the end of the presentation, the Learner will be able to effectively communicate with clients/patients regarding topic of gut microbiome when supplementing.
🏆 “For the past 5 years I have worked in the NICU at a teaching hospital. Despite how hard our parents work to create a full milk supply, they often create a partial milk supply. It is important to convey the importance that every drop matters.”
IBLCE Content Outline:
1. A3 Infant anatomy and anatomical/oral challenges
VII. B2 Anticipatory guidance
VII. D1 Apply research in practice
🎉 Bonus! Checklist for a Formula Feeding Consult
⭐ 1 E-CERPs + 1 CEU
Instructor: Kate DiMarco Ruck, BA, IBCLC, CBS
Abstract: Inclusive IBCLC Care Includes Formula. For too long IBCLCs have had the reputation of “Lactivists” who advocate for breastfeeding and human lactation at all costs. What this attitude can cost is their reputation, clients, and access to any human milk. Artificial infant milk is a reality for many families we work with, and that choice should be treated with respect and not as a tragedy. Formula feeding families deserve to have access to skilled and compassionate infant feeding care, just as much as breast/chest/bodyfeeding families. IBCLCs need to actively listen to and understand the families they are working with, and work on their bias against anything that isn’t the feeding of human milk. It is imperative that IBCLCs realize that their explicit and implicit bias against having a solid knowledge base regarding infant formula can cause harm, especially to already oppressed communities. We can teach about artificial infant milk and the safe preparation of formula and still be WHO Code Compliant. We can help our clients feed their babies formula and still promote, support, and protect human lactation as the biological norm. It is our job as infant feeding experts to be able to guide our clients with information regarding choosing an appropriate formula, preparing that formula safely, and how to best feed it to their baby.
🏆 “As a former formula feeding parent, and an IBCLC who works with a population where the majority of my clients will go back to work in a few weeks after giving birth, I understand that formula is a reality for many families. I am concerned when my clients struggle to access evidence based information regarding formula from their healthcare professionals. I am disheartened when I hear other lactation professionals refuse to learn about formula because, “it’s all the same, anyway.” IBCLCs are infant feeding specialists and I believe it is a part of our job to help our clients make informed consent decisions regarding what they are going to be feeding their babies, and this includes information on artificial infant milk. Formula feeding parents deserve just as much care from a skilled professional as breast/chestfeeding parents. So do their babies. Knowledge is power, for ourselves as professionals, and for our clients as parents.”
IBLCE Content Outline:
VII. B5 – Educating mothers and families
VII. B6 – Educating professionals, peers, and students
VII. C3 – Code of professional conduct
VII. C5 – WHO code – advocacy and policy
VII. E2 – Advocate for compliance with World Health Organization International Code of Marketing of Breast milk Substitutes (WHO Code)
🎉 Bonus! Handout for supporting families with HIV
⭐ 1 L-CERP + 0.5 E-CERPs + 0.5 R-CERPs + 2 CEUs
Instructor: Bryna Hayden, IBCLC
Abstract: Many private practice care providers in the lactation field are out of date in their protocols and beliefs around HIV+ clients and the safety of their milk. There have been significant advances in the care and treatment of HIV in the United States since widespread public health messaging began to address HIV and perinatal populations, but outdated advice and provider bias still often prevails in the day-to-day experiences of HIV+ parents when accessing perinatal care. This lecture session will provide the most current evidence around HIV+ care for perinatal populations, and identify areas of implicit biases commonly encountered by patients. In this engaging update designed for the private practice lactation provider, learners will receive evidence-based information and tools with which to both address implicit biases they may hold and update their clinical protocols to provide high quality care for their HIV+ client populations.
🏆 “I would never say I’m the best person to speak on any topic! However, I am a good choice for a speaker because I am passionate about these topics, and have a significant amount of personal and professional experience of both. I am also directly engaged and a part of the communities that are most impacted by the topics being discussed.”
IBLCE Content Outline:
III. B4 – Maternal chronic disease
V. 12 – Cultural competency
VII. B2 – Anticipatory guidance
VII. B5 – Educating mothers and families
🎉 Bonus! Identifying dysfunctional dyadic grief
⭐ 1 R-CERPs + 1 CEU
Instructor: Kristin Cavuto MSW, LCSW, IBCLC
Abstract: When lactation doesn’t go as expected, new families can be left with unresolved emotional distress. This talk will help the perinatal professional to understand lactation grief in the context of culture and trauma history. It will educate on both functional expression of lactation loss and how to assess for perinatal mental illness during this crisis. It will introduce the concept of infant mental health and explore the infant response to parental lactation grief. Finally, it will teach the perinatal professional how to help the family through trauma informed and culturally humble counseling.
🏆 “My expertise in both lactation and mental health means that I speak both languages and can educate on their intersections.”
IBLCE Content Outline:
I. A7 – Normal Infant Behaviors
V. 1 – Transition to Parenthood
V. 7 Maternal mental health
V. 8 – Maternal psychological/cognitive issues
V. 9 – Mother-baby relationship
V. 12 – Cultural competency
VII. B1 – Active listening
VII. B2 – Anticipatory guidnace
VII. B3 – Care plan development and sharing
VII. B5 – Educating mothers and families
VII. B8 – Emotional support
VII. B9 – Empowerment
🎉 Bonus! Lactation Induction Protocol with Hormone Therapy
⭐ 2 L-CERPs + 2 CEUs
Instructor: Bryna Hayden, IBCLC
Abstract: Clinical interaction with “non-traditional” methods of human milk production and sharing or feeding is limited to individual provider experience and information sharing of variable quality. Academic resources are often biased or incomplete. Due to various intersectionalities of identity and experience, many populations are left out of the conversation with no evidence-based resources for support or guidance.
Those who wish to induce lactation without gestation are frequently left to manage the process on their own, guided very loosely by protocols posted online that do not account for or clarify the risks of undergoing these methods— especially when their hormonal levels do not match the estrogen/progesterone profiles assumed by the authors.
This lecture will establish the real-world use of human milk sharing and cross-nursing in community settings in the United States, as well as clinical best practices for induction of lactation in non-gestating individuals. Evidence and guidance for these activities will be shared to further support communities who are desiring of clinical guidance and support.
🏆 “I’m a huge nerd. I take biology and science classes for fun. I would never say I’m the best person to speak on any topic! However, I am a good choice for a speaker because I am passionate about these topics, and have a significant amount of personal and professional experience of both. I am also directly engaged and a part of the communities that are most impacted by the topics being discussed.”
IBLCE Content Outline:
I. A6 – Milk banking – formal and informal
II. 8 – Relactation
IV. 6 – Medication (prescriotion, over-the-counter, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures)
IV. 7 – Medicinal herbs
V. 5 – Family lifestyle
🎉 Bonus! Implicit Bias and Respectful Care handout
⭐ 1 E-CERP + 1 CEU
Instructor: Dr. Nastassia Davis RN, DNP, IBCLC
Abstract: All families deserve respectful care. Implicit bias and delivery of respectful care are closely tied. Since implicit bias is a learned behavior, we can unlearn that behavior. We can bring awareness to bias by introducing the concept to student nurses. The Harvard implicit bias assessment is a great introductory tool to set the foundation for further learning and exploration of the various implicit biases. Student nurses must recognize that the inability to recognize issues such as pain and birth complications are the greatest contributors to preventable deaths in maternal morbidity and mortality. As part of this webinar, learners will be presented with real word experiences of how implicit bias shows up in clinical care and methods to transition towards cultural humility.
🏆 “I have been both a nursing student and now a faculty member.”
IBLCE Content Outline:
V. 12 – Cultural competency
VII. B1 – Active listening
VII. B8 – Emotional support
🎉 Bonus! Interactive Workbook
⭐ 1.5 L-CERPs + 1.5 CEUs
Instructor: Hope Lima PhD, RDN, IBCLC, Kristen Howorko, BSN, RN, IBCLC, and Christine Staricka BS, IBCLC, RLC, CE
Abstract: There are many scenarios where supplementation for infants is far more complex than choosing an affordable cow’s milk substitute. Situations may arise where an infant may need fortified human milk, be seeking donor human milk or shared human milk, or needs to locate an appropriate specialty formula due to infant medical needs. This round-table style session will be an open discussion about managing these complex supplementation cases.
🏆 “When I became an IBCLC in 2011, I didn’t realize how much time I would be spending supporting families with supplementing their babies. Deepening my skill set in this area has made me a better IBCLC and a better advocate for breastfeeding, chestfeeding, and human milk.” (Moderator, Annie Frisbie)
IBLCE Content Outline:
I. A1. Feeding behaviours at different ages
I. A2. Food intolerances/allergies
I. A3 Infant anatomy and anatomical/oral challenges
I. A4. Introducing complementary foods
I. A8. Nutritional requirements – preterm
I. A9 – Preterm development and growth
VII. A2 – Handing and storage of human milk
VII. B2 Anticipatory guidance
VII. D1 Apply research in practice
🎉 Bonus! The 5 Questions to Ask When Considering Fortifying Human Milk
⭐ 1.5 L-CERPs + 1 CEU
Instructor: Christine Staricka BS, IBCLC, RLC, FILCA
Abstract: The practice of fortifying human milk has become muddled with various methodologies, some of which are not evidence-based and others unsafe. Lactation care providers often question the recommendation to fortify human milk due to questions of safety, research proving benefit, potential harms to infant, potential impacts to maternal/parental breastfeeding self-efficacy and confidence, and more.
🏆 “With experience as an IBCLC both inside the NICU and in the community (post-discharge from the NICU), I see the impact that recommendations to “fortify” human milk has on the parent, family, and baby. I want to bring a clarity to this topic that I have never been able to find.”
IBLCE Content Outline:
TI. A8 – Nutritional requirements – preterm
I. A9 – Preterm development and growth
VII. A2 – Handing and storage of human milk
🎉 Bonus! Fun ways to get your big kids involved with the feeding and care of your baby.
⭐ 1 L-CERPs + 1 CEU
Instructor: Katy Linda IBCLC
Abstract: Feeding a baby is always a new adventure. Most parents assume that the second time will be easier than the first. Sometimes this isn’t the case. Parents who struggled with feeding their first child will assume the second time will be easier. There is also an assumption by care providers that parents don’t need support with subsequent children. This leaves many second (or more) time parents without the proper support to successfully feed their children. There are also extra challenges when the baby is not the only child in the home. Caring for a toddler while struggling to feed a newborn is can be a real challenge. In this presentation you will learn how to be prepared to support parents with subsequent children, you will learn strategies to help them make their feeding plan easier and workable for them, as well as ways to include the older children in the care of the newborn so that they also feel included.
🏆 “I love supporting families, and seeing their joy as they succeed with reaching their goals.”
IBLCE Content Outline:
I. A1 – Feeding behaviors at different ages
V. 1 – Transition to parenthood
V. 5 – Family lifestyle
V. 6 – Identifying support networks
V. 9 – Mother-baby relationship
🎉 Bonus! Infant Swallow Screening Checklist
⭐ 2 L-CERPs + 2 CEUs
Instructor: Stephanie Tolley, M.S., CCC-SLP, CLC
Abstract: Lactation professionals are often one of the first involved in providing infant feeding support and have the responsibility of early detection and management of infant feeding problems. This includes addressing problems with infant sucking skills and screening for swallowing concerns or other medical comorbidities that may necessitate referrals such as to a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP). This course will provide evidence-based information on oral dysfunction and differentiate possible signs swallowing concerns to facilitate appropriate referrals as needed. Strategies to improve sucking and promote safe swallowing will also be discussed. Case studies demonstrating different scenarios where SLP and IBCLC may collaborate will be presented.
🏆 “I view interprofesssional collaboration as essential to support infant oral function and swallowing safety in breastfeeding/chestfeeding dyads with complex feeding needs and regularly coordinate care with lactation professionals in my community.”
IBLCE Content Outline:
I. A3 – Infant anatomy and anatomical/oral challenges
🎉 Bonus! Map It Out: Supporting Extended Breastfeeding
⭐ 1 L-CERP + 1 CEU
Instructor: Nichelle Clark, IBCLC
Abstract: Parents are able to sustain and prolong their breastfeeding journeys longer than ever with the use of the breast pump. Pump utilization for parents in the western world has skyrocketed in recent years and thus, have opened a variety of ways for parents to meet their breastfeeding goals. We’ll explore expressing milk via a breast pump past the World Health Organization one year recommendation. We will not only explore motivations, but tools and guidance to assist them in achieving normal term and extended breastfeeding goals.
🏆 “I exclusively pumped for 2.5 years.”
IBLCE Content Outline:
I. A1 – Feeding behaviors at different ages
VII. A5 – Pumps
🎉 Bonus! WHO Code & Intellectual Property Checklist
⭐ 1 E-CERP + 1 CEU
Instructor: Allison Porter, JD, CBS
Abstract: Understanding the WHO Code in the context of supporting families who not feeding 100% exclusively at the breast can feel daunting. This session aims to demystify the obligations of the private practice IBCLC to provide comprehensive care for all families in an ethical manner.
🏆 “As a licensed attorney, I can apply the rules of statutory construction to documents such as the WHO code and accurately pinpoint what language is mandatory vs what language is permissive/a strong suggestion.”
IBLCE Content Outline:
I.VII. C5 – WHO code – advocacy and policy
VII. E2 – Advocate for compliance with World Health Organization International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk substitutes (WHO Code)
Thank you Annie! You have so many great resources!
Julie Thompson, MOT, OTR/L, CLC