*Pre-requisite: Principles of Lactation Management no more than three years prior to this class or be an IBCLC.

We are currently seeking a replacement instructor. Once the new instructor is set, we will revise this class. We hope to be able to resume classes in 2012 at the same venues/locations as before. Please check back for updates or feel free to contact Missy Hammer.

Objective:

To be able to evaluate the quality of research data and incorporate it into the evidence-based care of the breastfeeding dyad.

Sample Agenda  

Day 1

8:00am

• Check-in
• Evidence Based Practice: Definition and Ethics
• Types of Evidence: Overview of Research Design
• Ratings for Strength of Recommendations and Quality of Evidence
• Study Appraisal Workshop 1: Randomized Controlled Trials in Lactation – Methodology
• Study Appraisal Workshop 2: Randomized Controlled Trials in Lactation – Statistics
• Study Appraisal Workshop 3: Cohort Studies in Lactation
• Finding the Evidence On-line

4:30pm

• Adjourn

Day 2

8:00am

• Check-in
• Study Appraisal Workshop 4: Screening and Diagnostic Tests
• Study Appraisal Workshop 5: Meta-analyses
• Evaluating Guidelines / Writing Policies
• Activity: Using on-line Evidence-based practice resources to appraise a study
• Evaluation of Internet Sites with Breastfeeding Information

4:30pm

• Adjourn

Cost: $60 per person (lunch and breaks included in fee)

Schedule

This class is only held 3 times per year. Once in Houston, Arlington, and Austin and class is limited to about 25 participants in each location.

Pre-conference Instructions

There is pre-course ‘homework’ with this course; Several articles to read and assessment forms to complete prior to attending to help grasp concepts in class. Pre-course work will be sent several weeks in advance in order to allow for adequate time but completion is not mandatory, just helpful.

Instructors:

Pamela Berens, MD, IBCLC
Associate Professor Department of OB/GYN
UT Health Science Center Medical School
Houston, Texas

And a regional National Network of Libraries of Medicine representative. 

Continuing Education Credit

You must attend the entire course 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.

Nursing contact hours will be applied for through the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Application for CPEs will be submitted to Texas Dietetic Association.
Application for CERPs will be submitted to IBLCE.

Registration confirmation or questions: Missy Hammer  

To register click here*

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