Ohio

It will be held October 12, 2012 at the Holiday Inn Boardman, Ohio.

Moms, Babies, Milk and the Law: Legal and Ethical Issues in Bedside Breastfeeding support
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and is That Ethical? A Game Show for Lactation helpers
When Worlds Collide: How Ethics Differ for IBCLCs, Peer Counselors, Nurses and Volunteers
Looking at Latch: Offering Hands-free Help

This research and competency based lactation management training provides

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Comprehensive breastfeeding management training
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Practical skills that will make you more effective in your job
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Time-saving hospital strategies that make breastfeeding a success
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Strategies and tips for special circumstances - premies, Down Syndrome,
newborns affected by medications, and more
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How to talk to mothers in a way that encourages them to choose breastfeeding
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This course examines lactation assessment parameters and
skills within the role of case finding, assessing the
breastfeeding mother and baby, and documenting the
assessment. Major topics covered in the course are normal
and gross anatomy of mother and infant, normal and
abnormal development of the anatomy and physiology of
the breastfeeding mother and baby, breastfeeding
assessment scales, breast and maternal assessment, lexicon
of assessment and documentation.This course will teach
you a unique skill set sure to improve and enhance your

This course is designed to train those who will teach the 20 hour course required by the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative for
training health professionals, educators and staff. This offering provides a weeklong learning laboratory to assist participants in
mastering the materials, methods, and scientific evidence that form the basis of the 20 hour course (as developed by UNICEF
and the World Health Organization, and adapted by Baby-Friendly USA). The course is organized around the concepts,