NEW Baby-Friendly Competency Based Training
BFUSA Noteworthy Changes:
- Incorporation of the "International Code"
- Step 1 Monitoring Procedures
- Step 2 shift from specific number of hours of training to competency verification
- Steps divided into critical management procedures and key clinical practices
- Steps 9 and 10
Note: Refer to the 6th Edition GEC to review the specific 10 Step changes.
Per Baby-Friendly USA: “All direct care staff and direct care providers [physicians, midwives, physician’s assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses] who provide education, assessment, support, intervention, assistance and/or follow-up with regards to infant feeding must have required competencies verified and completed training on identified areas needing improvement, within 6 months of hire.
Training for Direct Care Staff
– 14-hr Competency Based Training Course
This course is designed to instill knowledge and foundational skills for engaging and supporting families with breastfeeding and human milk feeding. This newly designed course aligns with the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, USA® sixth edition 10 steps to successful breastfeeding. Health care providers will leave this course with a solid foundation of how to provide comprehensive lactation support and manage common feeding challenges during the first few days of life. The instructors designed this course using evidence-based information to remove barriers to breastfeeding and human milk feeding. The completion Certificate grants 14.0 Nursing Contact Hours – American Nurses Credentialing Center –ANCC, 14.0 L-CERPs recognized by IBLCE, 14.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ - from the Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association – IPMA. Instructors: Sekeita Lewis-Johnson, DNP FNP-BC IBCLC, Angela Love-Zaranka, BA IBCLC RLC, Courtney Polk, MSN IBCLC RLC, Sarah Stilling, CPNP-AC/PC, IBCLC, Jennifer Day, IBCLC, Dalaney Young, BS-MCH, IBCLC, Lisa Mandell, IBCLC.
Training for Direct Care Providers (Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers)
– 4-hour Competency Based Training for Direct Care Providers
This course is designed to instill knowledge and foundational skills for engaging and supporting families with breastfeeding and human milk feeding. This newly designed course aligns with steps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 10 of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, USA® sixth edition 10 steps to successful breastfeeding. The completion Certificate grants 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ - from the Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association – IPMA, 4.0 Nursing Contact Hours – American Nurses Credentialing Center –ANCC, 4.0 L-CERPs recognized by IBLCE. Instructors: Lisa Mandell, MBA IBCLC, Sekeita Lewis-Johnson, DNP FNP-BC IBCLC, Angela Love-Zaranka, BA IBCLC RLC, Sarah Stilling, MSN APRN CPNP-AC/PC IBCLC, Dalaney Young, BS-MCH IBCLC.
Prefer to customize your training?
We also offer individualized Step training for seasoned nurses who only need one or a few courses, or for hospitals that are Re-designating. Each completion Certificate grants NCHs/L-CERPS/CMEs. Each completion Certificate grants NCHs/L-CERPS/CMEs
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Our BFHI Team suggests that your Multidisciplinary Task Force Subcommittee perform a knowledge and competency gap analysis to determine the educational needs of your staff. You can also refer to BFUSA’s Guidelines and Evaluation Criteria, Sixth Edition, specifically Appendices C1 and C2. BFUSA also has a comprehensive Competency Verification Tool which is available to hospitals who are registered with them.
You can choose from one or more of the following courses:
- Competency Based Training Steps 1 A,B,C
- Competency Based Training Step 2
- Competency Based Training Step 3
- Competency Based Training Step 4
- Competency Based Training Step 5
- Competency Based Training Steps 6, 7, 8
- Competency Based Training Step 9
- Competency Based Training Step 10
You can request a Quick Quote or Invoice under the menu heading “Where to Start”