Texas

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES:
Discuss Joint Commission Core Measure Program for Perinatal Care. ␣ Explore the advantages of a Baby-Friendly Hospital designation to include
strategies for pursuing the process.
Summarize the challenges and barriers that may arise at the hospital level during the Baby-Friendly Hospital
application process.
Explain when to supplement a breastfed infant.
Discuss interventions that reduce the proportion of breastfed newborns who receive unnecessary formula
supplementation within the first two days of life.

What is the CLC course?

This course is designed to prepare health-care providers to appropriately and adequately support breastfeeding women and their infants. The material is presented at a level to fill the gaps in professional education. DSHS believes that a positive, proactive approach to breastfeeding promotion and support can only be achieved through team effort. Thus, all levels of health-care workers directly affecting breastfeeding women and their infants are encouraged to attend.

Prepare for the 2012 IBCLE exam in two exciting, information packed days with Marie Biancuzzo, internationally-known speaker, author, and clinical expert.

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Preparing for the 2012 IBCLE Exam?
Did you know that 60% of the exam questions -100 out of 175- require clinical recognition of photos?

In this fun and interactive course you will learn to decode pertinent visual information and accurately recognize conditions that may appear on the exam.

This 1-day course follows Marie's two-day Lactation Exam Review course and can be taken separately or together following the two-day exam review course.

Register for both the 2012 Lactation Exam Review and Picture Perfect courses and receive a special rate!

This course is designed for health professionals who counsel breastfeeding mothers and would like to improve problem-solving skills. The emphasis is in critical thinking and the helping process. It is an intermediate level course and is activity oriented. Course content is reviewed on a regular basis by the authors in accordance with the Standards of Practice set forth by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE).

Speakers will be Dr. Thomas Hale, Dr. Jack Newman, and Barbara Wilson-Clay.

September 12-14, 2012 at the Crowne Plaza Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas.

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This research and competency based lactation management training provides

Comprehensive breastfeeding management training

Practical skills that will make you more effective in your job

Time-saving hospital strategies that make breastfeeding a success

Strategies and tips for special circumstances - premies, Down Syndrome,
newborns affected by medications, and more

How to talk to mothers in a way that encourages them to choose breastfeeding

Public Health/WIC strategies that work to increase breastfeeding success