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Kathleen wrote:
> Collaboration requires talking and invitations to hear from one another.
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> will not happen if we simply decry what others don't know (or fail to
> recognize what we might learn from them that WE don't know).
I wholeheartedly agree. If you're trying to get people to "follow along",
it makes no sense to be burning bridges behind you.
I am part of a group involved in a project now underway through ACOG [the
OBGyn people] that will be instrumental in teaching the "required
breastfeeding related knowledge" for OB/Gyn residents [and established
docs] as well as determining exactly what that knowledge should be.
---This group of professionals is unique... the primary people are an
OB/Gyn endocrinology & infertility specialist who has a lot of enthusiasm
for, but limited background in breastfeeding; a wonderful IBCLC with many
years of experience -she is a very wise woman in her ability to communicate
ideas without turning people off; a medical student who is also a mom who
breastfed her children, and myself - a pediatric resident, certified IBCLC
just this past year who did the "go to med school and bring your
breastpump" routine - [my daughter was too old and rowdy to come to class].
Do we seem like an unlikely bunch? We have many different perspectives and
experiences that when combined provide a well rounded look at
breastfeeding. We also have respect for each other's perspective and
opinions. This is vitally important.
To quote from Cinderella: "Impossible things are happening everywhere".
Gail
Gail S. Hertz, MD, IBCLC
Resident, Dept. of Pediatrics
PSGHS Children's Hospital
Hershey PA
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