November 30th Webinar

By NCTBA.org

Sunday, November 28th, 2010

Don’t miss your chance to join us for our exciting Lunch and Learn education program on November 30, 2010. We are excited to have Cathy Watson-Genna back as a speaker. This will be a 2 hour Lunch and Learn session where you can earn 2 L Cerps by signing up and attending this live online session.

Can’t make it for the live webinar? You can still earn Cerps by ordering the webinar on CD and watching at your convenience. Click here for a list of recorded webinars.

Sincerely,

Barbara Robertson, BA, MA, IBCLC, RLC
United States Lactation Consultant Association

Tuesday November 30, 2010

“Choosing and Using Breastfeeding Tools” by: Cathy Watson-Genna, BS, IBCLC

Cathy Watson Genna has been an IBCLC in private practice in NYC since 1992. She has a special interest in the anatomical, genetic and neurological influences on infant sucking skills, and writes and speaks on these topics. She is co-researcher in a study utilizing ultrasound to examine tongue movements during breastfeeding in infants with ankyloglossia and other sucking problems.

Course Objectives:

1. Detail cogent clinical factors in the choice of breastfeeding tools.

Course Details:
1pm Eastern, 12pm Central, 11am Mountain, 10am Pacific
60 Min program
2 L Cerp Awarded for participating
(Certificates are emailed to attendees)

Prices:
USLCA Members $25, Non-members $40, Groups 2-10 $55,
10 or more $75

Registration Deadline is November 29, 2010 at 12:00 noon Eastern time.

Click here to sign up today to attend “Choosing and Using Breastfeeding Tools”

2. Describe advantages and disadvantage of three tools for supplementing at the breast.

3. List 2 factors to consider in properly fitting a nipple shield.

4. Describe the steps of paced bottle feeding with cueing to protect breastfeeding skills.

5. Identify situations in which finger feeding using an active flow device may be chosen.

6. Discuss device choices and methods of use for dyads with two of the following feeding issues: hypotonic infant, large maternal nipples, macroglossia, Down syndrome, BFAR, preterm infant habituated to bottles, infant with dysphagia, submucous cleft, infant with tracheomalacia or laryngomalacia, failure to thrive infant, tongue retraction, macrostomia.

How to sign up for a USLCA Webinar (Please Read)

1. Download the sign up sheet for the appropriate webinar.Click here for list of scheduled webinars. Submit your sign up sheet and payment information to our headquarters using these options:
Attention: USLCA Webinar
email AshleyD@uslcaonline.org or
by fax 919-459-2075

2. You will then receive an email invitation to register for the webinar. Please complete this as soon as possible. You will not be able to sign on to the webinar until this registration is submitted, and approved.

3. You will then receive an email confirmation with link to join the webinar. If you have not received your email confirmation with your link to join the webinar 12 hr prior to the webinar beginning please contact us as we will not be able to resolve any issues with registration after that.

Please click here for Attendee Quick Reference Guide

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