Guest guest Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 There are several modules availble through ILCA on low milk supply, including alternative treatments and breast surgery presented by West and Marasco. Also, Health e-Learning offers the " Capturing Breastfeeding Culture Worldwide " sessions from at least 10-12 different countries for FREE on their website. While you are there, listen to Karleen Gribble's presentation on infant feeding in emergencies (FREE too). I am pretty sure you get CERPs for these even though they are free, not postitve though. happy learning, Healy Seattle, WA That sounds wonderful!Are your CEU's accepted by IBLCE? IF not, do you think you would be able to get them accepted by IBLCE?Here are some courses I made up that I would love to see available:Breast Surgery: How past surgery affects the breast/Conditions leading to Breast surgery and how to counsel the nursing mother Understanding chronic Low Milk Supply FOR THE CLINICIAN: An in-depth look at the anatomy and physiology of low milk supplyScience and Breast Health: what the research shows about yoga/exercise, diet/nutrition, Breastfeeding, self-breast exam, Mammography and other Breast Cancer Preventatives How Developing Countries view Breasts and Breastfeeding: cultural beliefs and practices in developing countries, what works well and what doesn'tInfant Oral abnormalities: How to recognize them and specialized techniques for the Lactation Professional to facilitate breastfeeding of those infants Legislation and the Lactation Consultant: Steps to take to make your community a breastfeeding-friendly place to live, work and playI'm sure I could think of more, but those would be my top suggestions. I'd love to see in-depth courses (with lots of diagrams & references) about those topics directed towards LC's and other clinicians. I have taken some courses that sort of claimed to cover those topics, but ended up being more of a summary than a really in-depth look at the topic. If these could be IBLCE CEU's and at a reasonable price, that would just be terrific! : ) > >> > I took the Jan Riordan course for my initial 45 hours of CERPs to sit for the exam...it was fabulous, but it's a lot of work and if you just need individual CERPs, there are definitely more flexible ways to go. Tuition was somewhat expensive and it's a semester-long online class. That said, I'd recommend it to anyone that needs the entire blueprint to sit for the exam or if you really need 45 CERPs. Because I was not a graduate student nor a nurse, I had to appeal to the Wichita State U nursing department to be allowed to take the course. > >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Most larger universities and colleges in N America are or at some time have used Blackboard distance learning software: http://www.blackboard.com/Teaching-Learning/Overview.aspx The college I teach for is also using Angel Learning. It's probably too expensive to purchase to use for smaller groups BUT...I think that LLLI uses Blackboard software for some of its online curriculum. It hosts virtually all audio/video mediums meaning I upload powerpoint presentations, video content, documents, homework, syllabus etc. to the site. We have required weekly discussion forums where the facilitator dialogues with the students regarding a topic or prompt. I require my students to participate as part of their grade, and it needs to be substantive by definition meaning " I agree " and " Good job " do not qualify! The facilitator designs the navigation of the course room and you can use a drop box to collect homework which places all of your students homework into one area you manage on the control panel. There is also a live Wiki room. > > , > > Please talk to me a little bit about " blackboard " or at least how I could > learn more about it. > > Jan > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Hi and others, Nice to see you on this group now too, ! Just an fyi – OWLA (the Oregon and Washington Lactation Association) is also co-ordinating a group for Gold10. I can't imagine that it would be a problem if others wanted to join our group to get the $165 rate. You don't have to be an OWLA member to do so. Let me know if anyone is interested, as I am helping to do this booking. The way it works is this: when we have enough people committed, we contact Gold10 and they give us a group code. Then we share that code with others in our group and each person individually registers and pays for themselves, using that code. It's simple, and worked really well last year. On another note – anyone want to share a room with me for the LLL WA conf this coming Oct? I think I will actually be child-free this year, for the first time ever! (That's a mixed blessing of course, because I will be missing my boys like crazy!) You can contact me off list if you are interested in either of the above… fay at nwmothernurture dot com Fay > I also do the GOLD online conference. It is worth the money for the CERPs > and the speakers are international. I prefer in-person events, but this one > is too good of a deal to pass up. I will also being organizing a group > (hopefully of more than 15) to get the group rate of $165. Let me know if > you want on the list. www.goldconf.com > Peace, > Healy > Seattle, WA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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