Health Professional Seminar 2016

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A half-day of health professional education in English running from 12:45 to 4:30 p.m. Early bird registration EXTENDED until 5 p.m. September 12, 2016 (after that $100 for English, $125 with French Add-on)

Tongue and Lip-tie: From Discovery to Recovery – The Importance of Teamwork

presented by Jennifer Welch, IBCLC, RLC, LLLC Leader

Breastfeeding is supposed to be natural and something that everybody can do right? If something isn’t right, parents are frequently told it must be their technique. But what if it isn’t? The ability to breastfeed is a developmental milestone and when a baby cannot do so effectively, the source of the problem must be investigated and solved.  After technique, baby having a tongue and/or lip tie is one of the most common causes of breastfeeding difficulties.  This presentation introduces tongue and lip ties to health care professionals and increases their competency in caring for affected dyads.

Objectives

At the end of this session, participants will:

  • Have a better overall understanding of tongue and lip-tie
  • Understand the effect that tongue and lip ties can have on breastfeeding
  • Be better able to detect tongue and lip ties
  • Be able to develop a general care plan for dyads affected by tongue and lip-tie
  • Be familiar with other factors that commonly affect dyads affected by tongue and lip-tie
  • Understand the importance of teamwork for dyads affected by tongue and lip-tie

 

The Meaning of the Breastfeeding Experience for Mothers in Critical Care

presented by Michele McShane, MN, RN, CCN(C), and LLLC Leader

A small percentage of women will require hospitalization in a critical care unit during the postpartum period, and breastfeeding is a goal for many of these mothers. Critical care units are staffed by highly skilled health care providers; however, breastfeeding support is not part of the critical care unit culture. There is little research on the breastfeeding experience of mothers in critical care to guide nurses caring for these mothers. This interpretive phenomenology study explored the experience of women being in a critical care unit soon after having a baby that they planned to breastfeed. Three themes were developed: Separation from my baby, with sub-themes planning helps with separation and creative connections; Breastfeeding, an afterthought in the ICU; and Surviving pre-empts breastfeeding. This study provides insights about the meaning of the breastfeeding experience to mothers in critical care, as well as suggestions for practice, services, education and research.

This presentation is based on Michele’s Master of Nursing Thesis and was developed with the support of thesis supervisors: Dr. Faith Wight Moffatt, Dr. Marilyn Macdonald, Dr. Glenda Carson and Maureen White.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the presentation the participants will be able to:

  • Discuss the breastfeeding experience for the mothers in this study
  • Use the themes developed in this study to create a care plan supportive of breastfeeding for mothers in critical care
  • Identify how services, education and research could be improved/changed to serve these mothers and babies better
  • Recognize how interpretive phenomenology is a useful methodology for studying breastfeeding

 

When
October 14th, 2016 from 12:45 PM to  4:30 PM
Location
1005 Main Street
Crowne Plaza Moncton Downtown
Moncton, NB E1C 1G9
Canada
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Contact
Phone: 613-774-4900
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Conference Fee
EN Seminar $100.00
EN Seminar + FR add-on $125.00
Volunteer $0.00