Annual Update 2022

If you want to ensure your practice aligns with the field’s most up-to-date evidence and guidelines, this course is a must. Sekeita Lewis-Johnson, DNP, FNP-BC, IBCLC, Accredited Provider Program Director at LER, summarizes the findings of 2021’s most important, hot-off-the-press lactation-related research on a wide variety of issues. She also discusses new guidelines and revised protocols and provides a special section on new research related to lactation and COVID-19.

Just some of what you’ll find in this course:

• Explanation of the highlights of the new BFHI-USA, 6th Edition
• Discussion of newly revised ABM protocols on neonatal hypoglycemia, breastfeeding friendly physician’s offices, and lactation support during parent or baby hospitalization
• ABM’s new position statements on ankyloglossia and lactation-related gendered language
• Summary of newest studies showing improvements based on interventions in the NICU
• New research findings on lactation and mental health
• New evidence on perinatal milk expression, Domperidone, and Metoclopramide
• Latest research on COVID-19, including the influence on lactation services, levels of antibodies in human milk after COVID-19 vaccination, and the use of Monoclonal antibodies during lactation
• New evidence on how racial inequalities affect lactation care
• And more.

Lewis-Johsnon breaks down the complex research into its most salient points, delivering exactly what you need to apply the latest evidence to your practice today.

This course awards:

• 1 L-CERP
• 1 Nursing Contact Hour