Breastfeeding: Optimal Nutrition for Infants

Program Description:

Breastfeeding, the nutritional gold standard for infants, is recommended for at least 12 months. However, breastfeeding rates clearly decrease rapidly during infancy, suggesting that new mothers may lack the support needed to overcome barriers to breastfeeding. Pediatric practitioners need to be kept abreast of current breastfeeding practices, recommendations for initiating breastfeeding in the hospital, and overall benefits of breastfeeding, including reduced risk for atopic disease and obesity in children.

INTENDED AUDIENCE:

Pediatricians, nurses, pediatric nurse practitioners, registered dietitians, and other healthcare professionals involved in the care of children

Activity Objectives:

Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be better able to:

• Compare current US breastfeeding practices to recommended standards for breastfeeding


• Describe obstacles to breastfeeding and practices to help new mothers overcome them, including the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative


• Outline recommendations to help initiate, assess, and document breastfeeding for new mothers in the hospital


• Explain how breastfeeding is associated with reduced risks for atopic disease and obesity in children





Credits	Type	Accreditation Statement	Designation Statement
1.00	AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM	Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.	Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University designates this enduring monograph for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This CME activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essentials.
1.00	CE for Nurses	Montefiore, Division of Education & Organizational Development, is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New York State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.	This activity is awarded 1 contact hour and is assigned approval code 7UZLNN-PRV-09-158.
1.00	CPEU Credit	The following activity has been approved by the ACCME, whose approval is recognized by the Commission on Dietetic Registration and, as such, RDs/DTRs will be able to receive CPEUs equivalent to one (1) contact hour.	The following activity has been approved by the ACCME, whose approval is recognized by the Commission on Dietetic Registration and, as such, RDs/DTRs will be able to receive CPEUs equivalent to one (1) contact hour.

Faculty:

Author
Carol Ann Friedman, MSN, RN, IBCLC
Certified Lactation Consultant
Pasadena, California

Course Directors
Marguerite M. Mayers, MD
Attending Physician
Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, New York

Kathleen Ronca, MSN, PNP, ANP, APRN-BC, DNPc
Nurse Practitioner
Montefiore
Bronx, New York



Disclosures:

The “Conflict of Interest Disclosure Policy” of Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University requires that faculty participating in any CME activity disclose to the audience any relationship(s) with a pharmaceutical or equipment company. Any presenter whose disclosed relationships prove to create a conflict of interest with regard to their contribution to the activity will not be permitted to present.

It is the policy of Montefiore to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational activities. All faculty participating in our programs are expected to disclose any relationships they may have with commercial companies whose products or services may be mentioned, so that participants may evaluate the objectivity of the presentations. In addition, any discussion of off-label, experimental, or investigational use of drugs or devices will be disclosed by the faculty.

Carol Ann Friedman, MSN, RN, IBCLC, has served as a consultant for Nestlé Nutrition.

Marguerite M. Mayers, MD, has nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support.

Kathleen Ronca, MSN, PNP, ANP, APRN-BC, DNPc, has nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support.

Publishing Staff
Mary Jo Krey, Mary Pinkowish, Sharon Hill-Ingram, Lynne Callea, Anne Bardsley, and Denise Stern of Haymarket Medical Education have nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support.

Accreditor Staff
The staff of the Center for Continuing Medical Education of Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore has nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support.

Commercial Support Statement
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Nestlé Nutrition Institute.



This activity is sponsored by Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore.

                 





For questions about CME and CPEU, please call Einstein CME at 718-920-6674.
For questions about CE, please call Montefiore at 718-920-8580 or e-mail mmclough@montefiore.org.

This program is produced by Haymarket Medical Education.



Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. Nestlé Nutrition Institute, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Montefiore, and Haymarket Medical Education do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.

The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of Nestlé Nutrition Institute, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Montefiore, and Haymarket Medical Education. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

Instructions:

To obtain credit, a score of 70% or better is required. This CME is offered at no cost to participants. Please proceed with the activity until you have successfully completed this program, answered all post-test questions, completed the post-test survey, and received your digital copy of your credit certificate. Your online certificate will be saved on myCME.com within your Profile/Exam History, which you can then access at any time.

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

WINDOWS PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
266-MHz Pentium II; Windows 98 or higher; 64 MB RAM; 800 x 600 screen resolution set for “High Color (16-Bit)”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.

MACINTOSH^® SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Power Mac g3 at 300 MHz; System 8.5 or higher (excluding Mac OSX); 96 MB RAM; 20 MB minimum hard disk space available; 800 x 600 screen resolution set to “Thousands of Colors”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.