Summary
We hope that this eLearning resource has met your specific learning needs, no matter what healthcare profession you are from, in relation to breastfeeding and in particular in relation to the safe use of medicines for breastfeeding mothers.
The main ethos of the resource focuses on multi-disciplinary team working to promote the use of evidence-based information.
The key outcomes of the e-learning resource are to:
- Provide you with the background statistics and evidence to support the benefits of breastfeeding.
- Assist you in promoting and supporting breastfeeding mothers within your practice.
- Provide you with an overview of the problems that mothers can face during breastfeeding.
- Highlight the problems of the safe use of medicines in mothers who are breastfeeding and how best to support them with evidence-based guidance.
- Highlight the importance of a multi-disciplinary and patient-focused approach to advising mothers on the safe use of medicines during breastfeeding.
- Explore the significance of professional judgement in individual circumstances.
Pharmacists
In addition to this resource there is also a Distance Learning package, with more detailed information and a particular focus on the pharmacists role in breastfeeding, available in the normal manner from NES Pharmacy.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
You can use this pack to support your CPD in order to improve your practice in relation to breastfeeding mothers. You should reflect on your learning and any further learning needs that you may have on completion of this programme. Many of the links and references cited in the resource can be used to address any further learning needs.
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