INFANT FEEDING ESSENTIALS - ETHICAL LACTATION CARE
Navigating the marketing of infant feeding products.
At Lactation Education Asia Pacific, we know it is challenging to support breastfeeding, offer evidence-based care and differentiate the genuine science from clever advertising. Let's navigate together! We will explore the current guidance and documents for health workers and consider situations that both mothers and heath workers confront in our digital world.
VENUE: Vibe Hotel, North Sydney 171 Pacific Highway, North Sydney
$195 Early Bird, register before 28/3/25
$225 Register after 28/3/25
IBLCE CERPs & PRE EXAM EDUCATION RECOGNITION
Ethical Lactation Care
Friday 9th May, 2025
1 Day Workshop - 6.0 CERPs
(4.5 Ethics CERPs, 1.5 L CERPs)
Registration Closes 25/4/25
ETHICAL LACTATION CARE
Australian and international guidelines on health Worker responsibilities related to Infant feeding. (1.0 E CERPs)
- NHMRC Infant feeding Guidelines for Health Workers,
- World Health Organization International Code Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes (The International Code),
- Marketing in Australia of Infant Formulas (MAIF)
- Australian National breastfeeding Strategy 2019 and Beyond (ANBS 2019)
IYCF (Infant and Young Child Feeding) – Global and Australian Policy (0.5 L CERPs + 0.5 E CERPs)
- The key documents that support IYCF policy globally and in Australia.
- Explain how the Code fits into the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding
Background of Breastfeeding Protection (0.5 E CERPs)
This session will describe the international effort that led to the Code’s drafting and adoption at the World Health Assembly (WHA), explain how subsequent resolutions fit into the interpretation of the International Code and describe how the International Code has been applied.
Who is responsible for the Code? (1.0 L CERPs)
- Define health care workers and health care facilities under the International Code,
- Define manufacturers and distributors under the International Code,
- Describe the products covered by the International Code and how “novel” products (such as probiotics) should be treated and
- Name other entities who have responsibilities under the International Code
Aim & Scope of the International Code (0.5 E CERPs)
This session will describe the international effort that led to the Code’s drafting and adoption at the World Health Assembly (WHA), explain how subsequent resolutions fit into the interpretation of the International Code and describe how the International Code has been applied.
Conflicts of Interest in Lactation (1.0 E CERPs)
This unit will define a Conflict of Interest (CoI), explain why they need to be identified and declared and discuss examples and explore their effect on health workers, their advice to mothers and the subsequent impact on infant feeding.