CERP Information
Continuing Education Recognition Points
(CERPs)
for
lactation consultants have been applied
for from La Leche League International Eastern United States
Division through a providership with the International Board of
Lactation Consultant Examiners. While attendance in these topics is
not limited to healthcare providers, the topics cover technical
content and require an intensive learning environment. Contented
breastfeeding babies in arms are welcome. Please attend immediately
to any situation that may distract others, including happy baby
noises. Please be respectful of another's need to hear and learn
from the speaker and quietly respectful to the speaker
who is presenting.
The following is a listing of CERP sessions that will be
available at this year’s conference:
101
- WHAT WOULD MAMMALS DO?
Diane Wiessinger
What happens to infant feeding when mammals are
deprived of their chosen place, time and sensations of birth? The
not so-surprising
implications our mammalian ancestry has for how we give birth and
mothering in modern America.
102 - BREASTFEEDING AND LEGAL ISSUES
Susan Liebman
How to support the mother and access resources to
help her understand and navigate legal issues including pumping in
the
workplace, breastfeeding in public or shared custody of a breastfed
baby.
201 - NUTRITION IN THE LACTATING MOTHER: IMPLICATIONS FOR
THE INFANT AND ITS ROLE IN THE DEVELOPING BRAIN AND IMMUNE SYSTEM
Carolina Ceron
Review the average American diet and learn how
specific nutrients in the maternal diet can impact overall infant
development,
including
brain and immune function.
301 -
WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE
Diane Wiessinger
Our word choice often promotes formula-feeding. Learn
how words like "still," "but," and "ideal" can undermine
breastfeeding
and how
research outcomes change when the focus changes and begin to develop
a truly supportive language.
401 -
FROM BOTTLES TO BREASTFEEDING
Carolina Ceron
Helping the mother who is supplementing and
breastfeeding make the transition to nourishing her baby exclusively
at the
breast.
Discussion of supply issues, timing of pumping and different methods
of how to introduce baby to the breast.
501 -
ETHICAL PUZZLE PIECES FOR THE BREASTFEEDING HELPER
Diane Wiessinger
Examine issues such as altruism and situation ethics
as we consider the difference between morals and ethics of helping
breastfeeding mothers. Consider what motivates breastfeeding
supporters and learn how to develop a personal code.
601 -
BREASTFEEDING THROUGH THE NIGHT
Pam Mazzella DiBosco
Research evidence on SIDS and the safety and
desirability of co-sleeping. Consider the history and risks of
separate and
co-sleeping;
breastfeeding and other feeding practices and their impact on sleep,
arousal and development in babies.
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