Thursday, May 17th, 2018
Preconference Course Basic Breastfeeding – In cooperation with the Erasmus University Rotterdam.
“What every Physician Needs to Know about Breastfeeding” is a full-day course that aims to fill in the knowledge and clinical skills gaps that many physicians report in their training. The course will be team taught by physician specialists in breastfeeding medicine. Content is predominantly based on the protocols of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, as well as the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative, “Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding”.
Basic Breastfeeding Course Physicians, May 17th, at Erasmus Medical Center, 120.00 €, students 60 €. Employees and students of Erasmus MC can register for free using their work- or student-email.
Continuing education credits for physicians:
6 CME credits have been awarded by the European Union of Medical Specialists.
This is the program of the course:
8:50 am – 9:00 am OPENING REMARKS
9:00 am – 9:30 am Why Breastfeed? Risks of Not Breastfeeding
9:30 am –10:00 am The Process of Breastfeeding: Anatomy & Physiology
10:00 am – 10:30 am Management of Labor
10:30 am – 10:45 am Break
10:45 am -11:15 am Skin-to-Skin: The Sacred Hour
11:15 am – 11:45 am How Babies Learn to Breastfeed
11:45 am – 12:15 pm The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative
12:15 pm – 12:45 pm Management of Breastfeeding
LUNCH
2:15 pm – 2:45 pm Breastfeeding the Late Preterm Infant
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm Managing Maternal Complications
3:15 pm–3:45 pm Managing Infant Complications
3:50 pm – 4:50 pm INTERACTIVE BREASTFEEDING CASES
(Rotate every 30 minutes through each station)
Preconceptional/Prenatal Care
Sore Nipples/Sore Breasts
5:00 pm Pre-Conference Course Adjourns