• eLearning

    Latching On: How Family Physicians Can Support Breastfeeding Patients

    Family Medicine, Midwifery, Nurse Practitioners
    1.5 hours
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    • Overview

      Breastfeeding is important for the lifelong health and wellbeing of both parent and baby. As a care provider you have an important influence on a parent's infant feeding decisions. Check out our redesigned and updated online modules to learn more about how you can best support breastfeeding families. There are two modules available, with content that has been tailored to your specific needs as a primary care provider or specialist physician. This course is tailored content for primary care providers. If you are looking for specialist physician focused education please go to: https://ubccpd.ca/course/breastfeeding-sp

    • Outline
      • The background of the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative and its relevance to family physicians.
      • The importance of breastfeeding and risks associated with human milk substitute.
      • The identification and management of common breastfeeding challenges.
      • Specific resources and services for breastfeeding support and medical management, including when and where to refer.
    • Skills Gained

      By the end of this course, you will be able to:

      • To recognize the important influence of the community-based family physician on parent’s infant feeding choices, and to become a family physician advocate for breastfeeding.
      • To describe the two major components of the Baby-Friendly Initiative in relation to family physicians.
      • To be able to explain the key risks of human milk substitute use to parents of newborns and infants.
      • To be able to identify and manage common breastfeeding problems.
      • To identify and make use of resources for breastfeeding support and medical management, including when and where to refer patients for further assistance with breastfeeding.
    • Price KD

      Free

    • Cost

      Free

    • PD Points

      1.5 Mainpro+

    • Link to eLearning

      https://elearning.ubccpd.ca/course/view.php?id=148

    • Accreditation

      The Division of Continuing Professional Development, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine (UBC CPD) is fully accredited by the Continuing Medical Education Accreditation Committee (CACME) to provide CPD credits for physicians. This one- credit-per-hour Assessment program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by UBC CPD for up to 1.50 Mainpro+® credits. Each physician should claim only those credits accrued through participation in the activity.

    Key Details

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    1.5 hours
    Free
    • 1.50 Credits
    • 1.50 PD hours
    Family Medicine, Midwifery, Nurse Practitioners
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