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This comprehensive course covers the IBLCE blueprint in preparation for taking the Certification Exam. Study from home at your convenience. 90 CERPs and Nursing Contact Hours. The IBLCE requires courses of 90 contact hours.

This comprehensive course prepares students to become a Certified Lactation Educator. May also be used as preparation for the IBLCE certification exam for students who have previous experience in Maternal Child Health and counseling of breastfeeding mothers. The course includes video instruction on all topics on the IBLCE exam blueprint and a Clinical Skills Workshop with case studies (may attend on-site or on-line). This course meets the requirements of 45 hours training to qualify to sit for the IBLCE certification exam. 45 Nursing contact hours are also offered.

This is a professional development educational course on lactation and breastfeeding management for health professionals supporting women during pregnancy, birthing and for the duration of breastfeeding. The course covers the 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, and the 7-Point Plan for the Protection, Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding in community settings.

This course is designed for medical practitioners working with women antenatally and during the early postpartum. It covers all aspects of the 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, and is therefore suitable for staff education as required by the Baby Friendly Hospitals' Initiative accreditation process.

Karin Cadwell, PhD, RN, FAAN, IBCLC, RLC Cynthia Turner-Maffei, MA, IBCLC, RLC Now updated with a new module on supporting the non-breastfeeding mother! Created specifically to support the implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative™ in the United States, Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding is an essential course for educating your staff to promote successful breastfeeding. Structured in 17 modules, this online course provides 24.4 hours of continuing education (more than 10 CMEs for physicians), which can be completed at your own pace 24-hours a day. Interspersed throughout are interactive quizzes that measure your understanding of the subject matter as you move thorough the course. After completing the course, you can print out a completion transcript that certifies your earned CEUs. For institutions, Jones & Bartlett Learning provides all the necessary technology to administer the course to your staff, including: Hosting the course Student management resources Record keeping Technical support Administrators can log on and check the progress of enrolled students at any time. Completion of the course earns 24.4 CEUs for nurses and 24.4 L-CERPs for lactation consultants. The course is approved by the American Academy of Family Physicians for more than 10 CMEs. Course contents include breastfeeding as a public health policy, the advantages of breastfeeding, prenatal issues, facilitating breastfeeding, low milk supply, providing ongoing support, and a new module on supporting the non-breastfeeding mother.

Overview of breast anatomy and physiology. One month online subscription includes online forum, discussion of case studies, and links to additional information.

Overview of breast and infant oral anatomy, latch and positioning, milk transfer, breastfeeding assessment and common breastfeeding issues. One month online subscription includes online forum, discussion of case studies, and links to additional information.

An overview of breastmilk composition and the benefits of providing breastmilk to the infant for both the infant and the mother. One month online subscription includes online forum, discussion of case studies, and links to additional information.

This course is designed for the practitioner who cares for mother prenatally and the mother and baby in the first week postpartum. On completion you should know how best to encourage women to breastfeed, know about the birthing factors that work against the successful initiation of breastfeeding, and how to facilitate the best environment for mother and baby. You will also learn about the common problems encountered in the first week and how to prevent and manage them.

This course has been developed for health professionals caring for mothers and children to improve their knowledge and skills in communication, counselling and education.

This course will provide students with an understanding of the effects of preterm birth on breastmilk, the importance of breastmilk for preterm infants, and how to facilitate breastmilk feeding and eventually breastfeeding.

BE07 Breastfeeding after the First Week is a wholly online course developed to meet the needs of Health Professionals caring for mothers and babies after the early postpartum period.

This course has been designed to provide students with sufficient information in order to understand how breastmilk is affected by medications, social drugs and environmental contaminants, and how that might in turn affect the breastfeeding infant.

Evolution of Breastfeeding as a Public Health Issue traces the way breastfeeding has been practiced, prescribed, regulated and thought about from ancient times to the present day. The lack of understanding of breastfeeding and aggressive and deceitful marketing in the last century and its effect on breastfeeding is examined. Political, social and economic issues continue to confuse the issue. The local, national and international initiatives to protect, promote and support breastfeeding are explored in this course.

Issues addressed in this course include maternal nutrition, sexuality, contraception, relactation, tandem breastfeeding, breast surgery, breastfeeding with various medical conditions or infections such as HIV, hepatitis, etc. Issues specific to the infant include orofacial disorders, muscle and neurological disorders and multiples. The course is extensively referenced using recent primary research and current texts relevant to the topics.

Lactation Exam Practice comprises a series of multiple choice questions designed to simulate the style of questions candidates of the IBLCE Examination will face. The questions cover the topics examined by IBLCE. This practice exam is an integral part of the final preparations for future IBCLCs and recertifying IBCLCs.

Be prepared for your IBLCE exam! Video lecture: Strategies for Acing the IBLCE Certification Exam! Two 100 question exams with over 50% pictures, immediate grading Flash cards with 500 words Anatomy worksheets Guided study schedule

Earn 5 E CERPs * Video lecture 'Ethical Considerations by Marion 'Lou' Lamb * Interview with Priscilla Bornmann, Esq., counsel to the IBLCE about IBLCE complaint review process * Round table discussion with experienced IBCLC's concerning ethical dilemmas faced in clinical practice * Video lecture 'Controversies in Breastfeeding Promotion' * Worksheets, bibliographies and post test Upon completion of this course you will be able to print your certificate immediately

If sore nipples are a common complaint among the mothers you see, this is the independent study module for you! This best-selling package, which has been helping lactation experts understand this perplexing problem for years, is newly-updated! Learn how nipple skin structure affects wound healing and pain perception, find out the main causes of sore nipples and improve your assessment techniques. Includes evidence-based text, photos, drawings, and tables that stimulate real-life clinical scenarios. See site for details.

Objective: To understand the implications of birth practices (e.g. labour procedures/protocols, medications, labour support, skin to skin care) on breastfeeding. Author: Dr. Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC, IBCLC Credits: 3 L CERPs and contact hours

Objective: To understand the breastfeeding challenges experienced by parents with premature infants or infants with medical conditions (including congenital heart disease, chylothorax, cystic fibrosis, phenylketonuria, etc…) and provide breastfeeding management strategies. Author: Dr. Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC, IBCLC Credits: 3 L CERPs and contact hours

Objective: To recognize the risk factors for infant hypoglycaemia and jaundice, and provide strategies for prevention of both conditions and breastfeeding management. Author: Dr. Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC, IBCLC Credits: 3 L CERPs and contact hours

This course is designed for the Lactation Consultant or nurse/midwife practitioner who cares for mothers and babies in the first few weeks postpartum. You will study normal bilirubin metabolism, noting how it is related to normal physiological and breastmilk jaundice and how this process can move from a normal, protective function to pathological jaundice. The practitioners' role in preventing, or diagnosing and managing pathological jaundice will be examined with particular focus on the role of breastmilk and breastfeeding.

Ethics for Lactation Consultants introduces students to the theories of ethics, and give them a thorough understanding of their responsibilities in relation to the IBLCE Code of Ethics and the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (WHO Code). It is accredited to provide 5 ECERPs.

Evidenced based review of sore nipple prevention in an at home study guide.

This course is written by Dr Genevieve Becker PhD MSc MEd IBCLC. Critical Appraisal of Research is a short course developed to help health professionals read research articles and appraise them for their validity and relevancy to their practice. Data collection, statistical analysis, understanding of results and assessing the quality of research findings are all described

This course, written by Bridget Ingle IBCLC, covers detailed information about clefts their formation, incidence, other difficulties faced by the baby and surgery details. It has been developed for the advanced practitioner as it aims to impart a deep understanding of the significance of these birth defects to enable application of this knowledge to the implications of the condition on feeding challenges and breastfeeding options.

Learn methods to improve your practice and the way you influence woman to breastfeed.

Learn the basics about research.

Research confirms that 95% of women concerned about inadequate milk supply are actually misunderstanding a baby's normal behavior. Misunderstandings include: "If my baby fusses, my milk must be weak." "If my baby looks away from me, she must not like my milk." "If my baby wiggles and squirms at night, he is always hungry and needs to be fed." This program reviews the literature surrounding this issue and offers innovative, family-friendly terminology, tips and techniques to help parents understand normal newborn behavior. Use of this material will boost parent confidence, enhance breastfeeding, and promote the parent-child relationship.

Ethical Considerations in Lactation Consulting This course provides 2 E-CERPs towards IBLCE recertification requirements. It covers ethical dilemmas facing lactation consultants. Includes the IBLCE Code of Ethics for IBCLC's. Instructor is Marion 'Lou' Lamb, RN, MS, IBCLC.

This course covers breastfeeding twins, triplets and higher order multiples. Instructor is Jane Bradshaw RN, BSN, IBCLC, RLC. 2 L-CERPs and 2 Nursing Contact Hours, $25.00

This course discusses the special requirements of breastfeeding a baby while employed including maintaining a milk supply while separated from her baby, milk storage and the daycare environment. Instructor is Vergie Hughes RN, MS, IBCLC, FILCA.

Comprehensive discussion of nutrition for breastfeeeding mothers and nursing infants. Includes basic nutritional advice and discussion of controversial topics. Instructor is JoAnn Robinson RN, RD, LCCE, IBCLC.

This course covers the indications to express breastmilk, describes the various types of breastpumps and their actions, how to assist patients in choosing the correct pump for their needs and instructing them in their use. Instructor is Karen Rechnitzer RN, IBCLC.

Over 40 online study modules available in a wide variety of topics! 1-5 CERPS available

Do you need Nursing Contact Hours or CERPs recertification? We offer a wide variety of online classes to meet your requirements.

Experts-in-Lactation Lectures are recorded presentations on a range of lactation topics by Lactation Professionals from around the world. Some of these are from the popular GOLD Conferences and others are specifically recorded for this series. The easy format lets you watch and listen as though you were in a lecture, then repeat the lecture as many times as you wish during your one week enrollment period. Health e-Learning is in partnership with our sister company, SummitZero Online Presentations, to deliver these lectures to you. If you are currently a Health e-Learning student, it is important to note that your username and password for Health e-Learning's courses will not work at SummitZero - you will receive a different username and password when you register. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email us at admin@health-e-learning.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or use the contact form at SummitZero.

Our webinar format consists of 5 Chapters with multiple lessons per chapter personalized to your hospital. Each lesson is recorded in webcast format so the learner sees the power point slides and hears the speaker’s voice. Each lesson is 20-45 minutes in length so students can access the materials when they have a short window of time, or can do several lessons when they have a longer period of time to devote to it. Each webcast is sprinkled with realistic hospital scenarios, links out to relevant web pages and contains quick quizzes and 'fast facts'. Add new staff on your schedule as the webcasts can be started at any time and are available 24/7/365.