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Ten Steps to a Breastfeeding Friendly Facility Module 15: Implementing the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding

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Credit Hours: 1.00

Target Audience:

Physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals who provide prenatal care, inpatient maternity care, and postpartum care.

Educational Objectives:

At the completion of this module participants will be able to:

  • Analyze challenges and formulate solutions for implementing the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding within your facility
  • Explain how the Ten Steps contribute to optimal infant brain development and care
  • Identify safety protocols that align with and enhance breastfeeding support practices
  • Demonstrate clinical standards and expectations required for each of the Ten Steps in practice

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Authors:
Course Director: Tanner Walsh, MD, IBCLC, FAAP — General Pediatrician, Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Drexel University College of Medicine
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
Planning Committee Member: Dottie Schell, BS, RN, CLC — Consultant, Pennsylvania Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics
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Planning Committee Member: Robin Frees, BA, CHt, HBCE, IBCLC — Facilitator and Consultant, Pennsylvania Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics | Facilitator and Consultant, Pennsylvania Department of Health Instructor, Nursing Mothers Counselor Training Course | President of the Board of Directors, Nursing Mothers Alliance | President of the Pennsylvania Resource Organization for Lactation Consultants
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
Presenter: Anna Brasch — Executive Assistant, Pennsylvania Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics
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No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.