When

Monday February 13, 2012 at 8:00 AM PST
-to-
Friday February 17, 2012 at 5:00 PM PST

Classroom opens at 7:30 am daily

Where

Hilton Portland Executive Tower 
Salon Ballroom                                                                 921 SW Sixth Avenue
Portland, OR 97204 

 

Directions to the Hilton Portland

Create Your Own Driving Directions / Map


Lodging

Lodging is available at both the Executive Tower, where the course will held, and across the street at the Hilton Portland's main building.

Participants are responsible for making their own arrangements for overnight accommodations.  A limited number of guest rooms are available at the Hilton Portland ($95 + tax) and Executive Tower ($105 + tax) for this training course.  Please make every effort to reserve your hotel room before the deadline of January 13, 2012.  After the deadline, the room block and negotiated room rate are not guaranteed. 

For reservations, please use the online reservation system using Group Code "FBP" or call 503-220-2682 and reference "FBP" for "Foundations for Best Practice".

To cancel a hotel reservation, call the hotel directly. Please familiarize yourself with the hotel cancellation policy to avoid unnecessary charges.

 

Transportation

The Hilton Portland Executive Tower is located off of SW Taylor Street and SW Sixth Avenue.

MAX is the rail system in Portland.  The Blue and Red Lines are  block away from the Executive Tower and run on SW Morrison Street and SW Yamhill Street.  The MAX Green and Yellow lines run on SW Fifth and Sixth Avenues. There are also multiple bus lines that run down SW Fifth and Sixth Avenues.  Use the trip planner to plan your transportation.

 

Parking

The Hilton Portland Executive Tower is located off of SW Taylor Street and SW Sixth Avenue.

Self-parking is available at the Hilton Executive Tower for $20 per day or $27 for overnight guests.  The are several other idendepent parking lots that surround the hotel for an average of $10 per day.

Please visit our Website to download Hilton Portland Overflow Parking and SmartPark Maps.

 

Contact

Karen Querna, RN, BSN, IBCLC 
Evergreen Perinatal Education, LLC 
karen@evergreenperinataleducation.com

 

 

Foundations for Best Practice in Lactation Care: The 5 Day Course

Professional Education in Breastfeeding and Lactation

skin-to-skin after birthCourse Description

Foundations for Best Practice in Lactation Care: The 5 Day Course, is a complete, in-person, core program to begin practice in evidence-based breastfeeding and lactation care.  Participants will be able to provide accurate, current and consistent information about breastfeeding and lactation and be able to support new families in feeding their babies from birth through the process of weaning. Each participant will be given the knowledge to work with other healthcare providers to ensure continuity of care for  breastfeeding mothers and infants.

 

 

Who Should Attend

  • An individual who wants basic preparation for becoming an IBCLC
  • An IBCLC requiring CERPs or exam preparation for re-certification
  • Maternity or pediatric nurse working with families with small babies
  • Obstetrician, midwife, pediatrician, or family medicine physician involved with the daily feeding and parenting issues of new families
  • Childbirth educator
  • Labor and/or postpartum doula
  • WIC Program clinic staff
  • Facilitator of early parenting education
  • La Leche League leader
  • Public health nurse working with new families
  • Occupational Therapist or Speech Language Pathologist working with breastfeeding newborns
  • Registered Dietitian working with pregnant and breastfeeding women and their babies   

Course Topics

anatomy of the breast | the wonders of human milk | getting breastfeeding started | position and latch | early breastfeeding expectations | near term/late preterm/preterm infants | early clinical challenges in breastfeeding | communicating effectively with new mothers | tools and techniques of the trade | insufficient milk challenges | hyperbilirubinemia | normal breastfeeding patterns and predictable hurdles from three to six months | postpartum adaptation | breastfeeding and working outside the home | breastfeeding after six months | biological weaning from the breast | feeding and parenting issues of new families

Instructors

Please take a moment to get to know the instructors for the Portland course, Molly Pessl, BSN, IBCLC and Ginna Wall, RN, MN, IBCLC, on Evergreen Perinatal Education's Website.                           

Education Credits

To earn any contact hour credit, daily attendance is required; no partial credits are availablae. Participants will obtain a Certificate as a Lactation Educator.

 ·  International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Provider Number: CLT108-4                                         37.5 CERPs (35.5 L  & 2 E) (For IBCLCs only)                                                                                          ·   37.5 instructional hours on the IBLCE Exam Blueprint (for preparation for first IBLCE exam)                      ·  Commission on Dietetic Registration, 37 CPE hours, Category II (For RDs only)                                          ·  Provider approved by California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number: CEP 14127 5                       45 contact hours (50 minute hours) (For RNs only)

Registration

It is quick and easy to register for this course using this online registration form.  Click the Register Now! button below and pay using either a credit card or check.  If you work for an organization that requires the use of Purchase Orders, please contact kristi@evergreenperinataleducation.com to make special arrangements.  Please understand we cannot confirm your attendance for this course until payment has been received and processed.

Registration requests received after the course has reached capacity are placed on a waiting list.  EPE will notify individuals immediately when space becomes available and payment must be processed promptly.

Fees
$ 895 Early bird rate available through January 13, 2012
$ 995 Regular rate available through February 6, 2012

The registration fee includes course materials, continental breakfast, lunch, breaks, and continuing education credits.

Please note, we will not be able to accommodate registrations received after February 6, 2012.


Can't make this course? Here are some of our other 2012 offerings:

Clinical Applications in Lactation Care: A 2-day practice-oriented intensive                                     
•    Portland, Oregon - April 9-10, 2012                                   

Advanced Lactation Update and IBLCE Exam Review                                                                           
•    Portland, Oregon - May 30-June 1, 2012                             

Foundations for Best Practice in Lactation Care: The 5 Day Course
•    Phoenix, Arizona - May 7-11, 2012                                             
•    Spokane, Washington - September 10-14, 2012    

More locations and dates coming soon at http://www.evergreenperinataleducation.com.