What Every Physician Needs to Know About Breastfeeding I and II

Preconference Sessions
Wednesday, October 16, 2019

What Every Physician Needs to Know About Breastfeeding (WEPNTK Course I and II) Course I aims to fill the knowledge and clinical skills gaps that many physicians report in their training. Course II builds on the foundation presented in WEPNTK and open to individuals who have already participated in Course I.

Physicians, medical students, residents, fellows, and all members of the health care team, especially those who have direct interaction with breastfeeding families are welcome to attend.

What Every Physician Needs to Know About Breastfeeding I

Course Originator
Joan Younger Meek, MD, MS, RD, IBCLC, FAAP, FABM
Florida State University College of Medicine
Tallahhassee, FL

Course Director
Nancy E. Wight, MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns
San Diego, CA

Moderators/Co-Directors
Victoria Nichols-Johnson, MD, FACOG, FABM
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, IL

Global Objectives:

1. Describe the role of the physician in breastfeeding support.
2. Counsel women and families about the benefits of breastfeeding for mothers, children, and society.
3. Manage labor in a manner that minimizes interference with breastfeeding initiation.
4. Describe the importance of skin-to-skin in the immediate postpartum period.
5. Facilitate breastfeeding based upon newborn reflexes and cues.                 
6. Describe physiologic control of milk production.
7. Assess adequacy of infant milk intake.
8. Identify the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding.
9. Evaluate and manage infant jaundice and poor weight gain.
10. Provide a differential diagnosis of breast lesions and sore nipples.
11. Recognize the unique characteristics of the late preterm infant that may interfere with breastfeeding.
12. Implement breastfeeding-friendly policies in clinical practice.
13. Use breastfeeding technology appropriately to support lactation and milk production/transfer.

8:00                                                           
OPENING REMARKS                                                                                                         
Nancy E. Wight MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP
Neonatologist, Retired
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns

8:00 – 8:30 
Why Breastfeed? Risks of Not Breastfeeding
Nancy E. Wight MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP
Neonatologist, Retired
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns

8:30 – 9:00 
The Process of Breastfeeding: Anatomy & Physiology
Gail Herrine, MD, FACOG, IBCLC, FABM
Associate Professor, Clinical Obstetrics & Reproductive Sciences
Temple University Hospital Lewis Katz School of Medicine

9:00 – 9:30
Management of Labor & Delivery                                           
Susan Crowe, MD, FACOG
Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Stanford University School of Medicine

9:30 –10:00 
Skin-to-Skin: The Sacred Hour
Raylene M. Phillips, MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Loma Linda University School of Medicine

10:00 –10:15                                                                        
Break

10:15 –10:45 
How Babies Learn to Breastfeed
Christina M. Smillie, MD, FAAP, IBCLC, FABM
Breastfeeding Resources
Stratford, CT

10:45 – 11:15
The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative
Barbara L. Philipp, MD, FAAP, FABM
Professor of Pediatrics
Boston University School of Medicine
Medical Director, Well Baby Unit
Boston Medical Center

11:15 – 11:45
Management of Breastfeeding                
Nancy E. Wight MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP
Neonatologist, Retired
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns

11:45 – 12:15 
Breastfeeding and Maternal Medications
Amy Evans, MD, FAAP, FABM
Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
UCSF-Fresno

12:15 – 12:45 
Breastfeeding the Late Preterm Infant
Eyla G. Boies, MD, FABM, FAAP
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
UCSD School of Medicine

12:45 – 13:30                                                                      
LUNCH                                                                                             

13:30 – 14:00 
Managing Maternal Complications                                        
Pamela Berens, MD
Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
McGovern Medical School at UT Health

14:00 – 14:30 
Managing Infant Complications
Nancy Wight, MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP
San Diego Neonatology, Inc.
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns

14:30 – 16:30 
INTERACTIVE BREASTFEEDING CASES (Rotate every 30 minutes through each station.)

Preconceptional/Prenatal Care                
Alicia Dermer, MD, IBCLC, FABM
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

The Breastfeeding Friendly Office Practice        
Rose St. Fleur, MD, FAAP, IBCLC
Medical Director, Center for Breastfeeding
Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Sore Nipples/Sore Breasts                                           
Anne Eglash, MD, IBCLC, FABM
Clinical Professor
University of Wisconsin Medical School 

The Use of Breastfeeding Technology                  
Sandra Sullivan, MD, FAAP, IBCLC
University of Florida College of Medicine

16:30 – 17:00                                                                    
Resources and Strategies to Train Others
Nancy E. Wight MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP
Neonatologist, Retired
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns

17:00
Pre-Conference Course Adjourns

What Every Physician Needs to Know About Breastfeeding II

8:00 - 8:15
Opening Remarks

8:15 - 9:00
Clinical Pearls of Wisdom from the Age(d)s
Nan Dahlquist, MD, FAAP, FABM, IBCLC and Victoria Nichols-Johnson, MD

9:00 - 9:45 
Late Preterm Trick to Successful Breastfeeding with Medical Problems
Elien Rouw, MD, FABM

9:45 - 10:00
Break

10:00 - 10:45
Maternal Obesity and Breastfeeding
Lisa Amir, MBBS, MMed, PhD, IBCLC, FABM, FILCA

10:45 - 12:15
Workshops
Jeopardy: Laura Kair, MD
Galactagog Discussions: Anne Eglash, MD, IBCLC and Kathy Leeper, MD,FAAP, IBCLC, FABM

12:15 - 13:30
Lunch

13:30 - 15:00
Workshops
Jeopardy: Laura Kair, MD
Galactagog Discussions: Anne Eglash, MD, IBCLC and Kathy Leeper, MD,FAAP, IBCLC, FABM

15:00 - 15:45
NICU Grads, Making the Transition Home
Tomoko Seo, MD, IBCLC

15:45 - 16:30
Cultural Competency for the Breastfeeding Medicine Doc
Kathie Marinelli, MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP

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