Education for YOU!
This is just a quick newsletter so you don't miss out on the great educational opportunities happening at Health e-Learning.
Firstly, the January Special Offer: you'll receive your 4th BreastEd course absolutely FREE when you enroll into 4 BreastEd courses. If you're studying towards the IBLCE examination, or collecting CERPs for recertification, enroll before January 31 to take advantage of this fantastic saving. ENROLL HERE NOW. Don't forget to share this great deal with your friends and colleagues.
Lactation Exam Practice, the very popular exam review program that has been running for 6 years now will be released on February 1. When you enroll into Lactation Exam Practice you'll remain enrolled until the week after the IBLCE examination. To read about it and to enroll visit our website: http://www.health-e-learning.com
The GOLD08 Conference. This completely ONLINE international conference will be held over 10 days from the 16th/17th May, 2008. Make sure you've reserved some computer time to participate.
Speakers this year will represent both the top researchers in the field, and also the practitioners who will be sharing their experience.
The Call for Abstracts is open (closing March 31). If you know a good speaker whose message deserves to be heard by an international audience (or maybe you are one!) suggest they put in an abstract. Go to http://www.gold08.com to read about GOLD08, register for information and submit an abstract.
And what about education for your colleagues? We are delighted to have now released the first of the Breastfeeding Essentials courses which covers the 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding AND the 7-Point Plan to protect, promote and support breastfeeding in the community. This staff education online course is being delivered in 6 countries in hospitals and community settings. Convenient for staff; cost-effective for the health district! Breastfeeding Essentials is changing practices around the World. For more information click here: Breastfeeding Essentials.
And some brand new research for you to read now... If you are involved in the management of women in preterm labor or after preterm birth you'll be interested to read the Henderson article which examines the effect of preterm birth and corticosteroids on the mother's milk production.
Until next time,
Enjoy those mothers and babies,
Denise Fisher, IBCLC
denise@health-e-learning.com
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Breastmilk production, corticosteroids and preterm birth.
In this month's Pediatrics journal researchers report on the effect of prematurity and corticosteroids on onset of lactogenesis II and volume of milk produced up to 9 days postpartum. Read this interesting article by clicking HERE.
The authors found that some mothers, particularly those who birth very preterm or 3 to 9 days after receiving corticosteroids, are more likely to have delayed lactogenesis II and express less breastmilk. Practitioners can use this information to support an increased frequency of expressing and other measures to increase milk supply.
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Education for you. Education for your colleagues.
