Pathways to Becoming a Lactation Consultant

Tuesday, June 11, 2024, 11:50 AM - 1:00 PM, Webinar

ANCC Nursing Contact Hours (1.00 hours), General Attendance (1.00 hours)

Interested in helping people with breastfeeding? This webinar will go over why breastfeeding is so important to newborns and to population health, how to become an IBCLC Lactation Consultant, and jobs available to IBCLC Lactation Consultants.

About the Speaker
Rebecca Williams, MPH, RN, IBCLC, is the new Lead RN of Lactation Services at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. With a BSN in Nursing from Rush University and a Master’s in Public Health from Boston University, Rebecca began her nursing career as a Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. She was inspired to pursue a career in lactation after working with Paula Meier, PhD, RN, FAAN at Rush. Throughout Rebecca’s twenty years in nursing, she has primarily focused on working with families and newborns, particularly with breastfeeding. For over a decade, Rebecca worked as a Clinical Nursing Instructor in Boston area nursing schools, teaching nursing students hands-on skills at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Mount Auburn Hospital. Rebecca is an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). As Team Leader for Lactation Services, Rebecca continues to support families, advocate for breastfeeding, and encourage medical professionals as they become IBCLC.

1. Discuss the three pathways available to become an Internationally Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).
2. Explain one population health benefit of increasing chest/breastfeeding rates in patients.
3. Describe the four different types of chest/breastfeeding supports available in the community, including their roles in relation to an IBCLC.

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In support of improving patient care, Dartmouth Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Dartmouth Health designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hours. 

Other Learners: All other learners may claim general attendance credit. Consult your professional licensing board regarding the applicability and acceptance of general attendance credit for programs certified for credit by organizations accredited by Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Education.

Please note: you must attend 80% of this learning activity to claim the credit.

Receiving Credit
The following steps must be completed in order to receive credit for this event:

• Register for the event online
• Attend the event or session(s).  
• Complete the online evaluation (located under My Account in the top menu) - Must be submitted within 30 days after the activity

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Dartmouth Health adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.  Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including planners, faculty, authors, or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies^.  All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

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Tuesday, June 11, 2024