> > We do have a wonderful Journal Club in Denver. It meets monthly, this > year continuing through the summer as well. It is hosted by Marianne > Neifert and the lactation consultants at The Lactation Program. We > meet for 2.5 hours each month and draw hospital based and private > practice lactation consultants, dieticians, WIC breastfeeding > coordinators, home care nurses and La Leche League Leaders from the > front range and central Colorado mountain areas. I think there are > usually about 40-60 people. > > The agenda is set by Marianne, Amy and Stacey, with input from the > community I am sure. They recruit volunteers or themselves read, > summarize and evaluate the journal articles, presenting to the group. > We have lots of great discussions as well as feeling a lot of energy > from the kindred spirits there. We've had Paula Meier and Nancy > Mohrbacher speak when they have been in town, and once in a while we > have had guest speakers such as pharmacists and anesthesiologists who > have been invited in to speak on breastfeeding-related issues. > > We share breastfeeding news (Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign has been > a big topic), sometimes review new videos, and when someone has > attended a conference, they may make a presentation on something they > learned. Participants can get CERPs or CEU credits for attending. > > The Colorado Breastfeeding Task Force is a separate organization. > Certainly there is a lot of overlap, but the Task Force's purpose is > to influence the people who influence breastfeeding mothers. Except > for a part-time Executive Director, it is a volunteer organization. > During this last legislative session, we were finally successful in > getting a bill passed which guarantees a woman's right to breastfeed > anywhere she has a right to be. The Task Force has had forums with > insurance company folks discussing coverage for lactation services, > educational offerings for hospital clinical managers encouraging > lactation inservices for their staff and several years ago actually > produced a training tape for childcare providers on encouraging > breastfeeding and handling human milk. > > Sorry, I've run on a bit. But we do have some wonderful resources here > in Colorado. > > Sue ________________________________________ Sue Petracek, IBCLC Bosom Buddies® The place to find everything a breastfeeding mom could need. www.bosombuddies.com 720-481-0109 • FAX 720-294-8778 > *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html