On 4/28/2015 10:26 AM, Westra, Mary wrote:
> Our hospital system has applied for a substantial amount of grant money to be used  for  staff breastfeeding education.  We are looking at programs (on line or in person) that will make the biggest impact on our staff for improving our breastfeeding rates.  Does anyone have suggestions?  Our biggest educational need is with the pediatricians, nurse practitioners and neonatologists.  However, most of them are not employed by the hospital and we cannot mandate a class for them.
>

Mary,
you may start with the Milk Mob project (www.themilkmob.org) that 
attacks that particular problem getting into the doctors offices 
literally through the back door - educating not doctors (who 
unfortunately too often lack both time and desire to learn breastfeeding 
skils), but theirlicensed (RNs) as well as non-licensed staff (MA's and 
so on).

Hanging a carrot of improving patient satisfaction with the paid for 
training may lure physician ofices into this training... Hopefully... At 
least that is what I am trying to do despite of all the resistance (grrr)

Alla
Alla Gordina, MD, IBCLC, FAAP

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