General Information
DSHS is committed to assisting your facility’s staff breastfeeding education requirements. In order to meet increased training demands and increase access to more health-care providers, training will now be scheduled regionally in the larger metropolitan areas on a quarterly basis beginning in 2014.
* Requests for classes in smaller areas outside of a large metropolitan area will be scheduled at the discretion of Management and may occur annually or bi-annually. The Physician’s Breastfeeding Course will still be available by request and is not subject to the changes listed above.
Continuing Education Credit
You must attend the class in its entirety in order to receive continuing education contact hours. No partial credit will be given. Individuals missing sessions or leaving early will not be eligible for contact hours or a certificate of attendance.
Instructors:
Kristina Arrieta, MPH, IBCLC
Department of State Health Services
Austin, Texas
Janet Jones, IBCLC
Department of State Health Services
Austin, Texas
Marguerite Kelly, IBCLC
Department of State Health Services
Austin, Texas
To schedule a class or for a list of trainings scheduled in your area, please contact Missy Hammer, (512) 341-4457.
Breastfeeding Management
(Registration fee varies)
Target Audience: Appropriate for anyone of any educational level to attend. No prerequisite required.
Course Description: This breastfeeding management course will provide essential “why-to” and “how-to” breastfeeding information. Course participants will be able to describe the unique properties in breastmilk, understand the primary mechanisms of milk production, and will learn how to provide mothers and babies with the necessary management and support for better breastfeeding outcomes.
Agenda: 7.5 hour class
- Advantages of Breastfeeding
- Composition of Human Milk
- Anatomy and Physiology of Breastfeeding
- Skin to Skin Contact
- Latch-on and Positioning
- Common Problems Impacting Breastfeeding
- Maternal Nutrition During Lactation
- Maintaining Milk Production While Separated from Infant
- Medications and Lactation
- Texas Ten Step / Mother Friendly Worksite
Continuing Education Contact Hours:
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (6.0).
This activity is approved for 6.0 Level I Continuing Professional Education hours by the Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
6.0 L-CERPs allocated by IBLCE. 6.0 instructional hours in topics on the IBLCE Exam Blueprint. IBLCE Approval Number C1220267.
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Breastfeeding the Compromised Infant
(Registration fee varies)
Target Audience: This class is most appropriate for NICU nurses or health-care professionals in charge of the care of premature or compromised infants, birth to hospital discharge. Previous attendance of Breastfeeding Management is strongly suggested but not required.
Course Description: Human milk contains life-saving nutrition and immune factors that premature and compromised babies need to grow strong and healthy. Babies who receive human milk in the NICU get a healthier start in life, get discharged from the hospital sooner and have the best long-term health outcomes. This course presents current scientific data to enable health-care providers to assist mothers of compromised infants to establish their milk supply, to transition to breastfeeding and to support mother’s effort to achieve their personal breastfeeding goals.
Agenda: 5 hour class
- Breastfeeding the Compromised Infant
- Skin to Skin Contact
- Breastfeeding Equipment to Assist with Feeding Difficulties
- Supporting the Mother of the Compromised Infant
Continuing Education Contact Hours:
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. (4.0)
This activity is approved for 4.0 Level I Continuing Professional Education hours by the Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
4.0 L-CERPs allocated by IBLCE. 4.0 instructional hours in topics on the IBLCE Exam Blueprint. IBLCE Approval Number C1220563.
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Managing Breastfeeding Complications
(Registration fee varies)
Target Audience: This class is most appropriate for WIC Staff, nurses or IBCLCs that manage or work in outpatient clinics. This class deals with issues that may arise in the first 6 weeks postpartum. Previous attendance of Breastfeeding Management is strongly suggested but not required.
Course Description: More than 80% of new mothers in Texas breastfeed but fewer than 15% breastfeed according to medical recommendations and 60% do not meet their own breastfeeding goals. Commonly cited reasons for formula supplementation or discontinuing breastfeeding include not having enough milk, not being able to tell how much the baby is getting, difficulty with latch, and pain. Participants will learn evidenced-based strategies for managing common breastfeeding complications that occur in the first six weeks.
Agenda: 5 hour class
- Maternal Complications Impacting Breastfeeding Success
- Infant Complications Impacting Breastfeeding Success
- Breastfeeding Equipment
Continuing Education Contact Hours:
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. (4.0)
This activity is approved for 4.0 Level I Continuing Professional Education hours by the Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
4.0 L-CERPs allocated by IBLCE. 4.0 instructional hours in topics on the IBLCE Exam Blueprint. IBLCE Approval Number C1220576.
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