Since the early 1990s, the prescriptive authority for psychologists (RxP) movement has been spreading across the United States and now, globally into countries such as South Africa, Taiwan, Brazil, Norway, and others. What started as a pilot project in the United States Department of Defense has become increasingly present in ot....
Educators are feeling burned out and leaving the field at higher rates than ever. Although some are widely known, what are some of the contributing factors to this high burnout rate, and how can educators move through these moments? During this session, we’ll uncover trends in educator burnout and tools to assess it, dig into wh....
Introduction to Human Eye
5.5 Hours
This self-paced online learning module will introduce participants to the professional role of the Certified Lamaze Childbirth Educator including professional and ethical responsibilities and the criteria for becoming certified. Learners will also be presented with information on reaching diverse populations as a Lamaze Certifi....
In this article, two recent studies comparing out-of-hospital birth and hospital birth are discussed. The author critiques the studies highlighting the possible reasons for differences in the findings related to home birth. In addition, the findings of both studies add to the body of knowledge that suggests there are risks assoc....
With the release of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG, 2014) bulletin, “The Safe Prevention of the Primary Cesarean Delivery”, childbirth professionals are challenged to update their teaching and professional practices to reflect the definition of active labor from 4 to 6 cm of cervical dilation. Th....
0.50 Hours
This session focuses on the causes and presentations of autism spectrum disorders and will help you to identify children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
0.5 Hours
This session describes the physiological processes underlying nausea and vomiting and offers a framework for working out the causes of nausea and vomiting, as a basis for assessment and management of these problems. The session focuses on patients with advanced disease but is not a comprehensive view of the causes of nausea and....
In this educational activity, learners will have a chance to explore the evidence regarding alcohol use in pregnancy and examine key ideas to consider when addressing alcohol use during pregnancy with women and their families. Participants may earn .50 Lamaze Contact Hour.
0.50 Hours
This session provides a framework for the integrated assessment and management of fatigue in end of life care patients. This session was reviewed by Margaret Saunders and Christina Faull and last updated in April 2015.
0.50 Hours
This session gives an overview of common mental health presentations and treatment/referral options for the common mental health conditions/presentations.
1 Hours
The relationship between breastfeeding/chestfeeding, sleep and safety is complex, emotive and controversial. It is well-known that breastfeeding reduces the risk of sudden infant death, and therefore optimizing breastfeeding/chestfeeding remains a public health concern. The need for perinatal and lactation support professionals....
1 Hours
Women who use upright positions and are mobile during labor have shorter labors, less intervention, fewer cesarean births, and report less severe pain, and describe more satisfaction with their childbirth experience than women in recumbent positions. The evidence for supporting physiologic childbearing for optimal birth fails t....
1.25 Hours
Rates of maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States are high and continue to rise. One of the contributing factors to the high rates of maternal morbidity and likely mortality is the overuse of medical interventions such as cesarean births. Many women are not aware of the short- and long-term risks of overuse of medic....
Grossesse Covid-19: Et le Risque de Transmission Verticale
Teaching Points for Newborn Resuscitation - Enseignements pour la réanimation des nouveaux-nés
1 Hours
This article introduces the author‘s emerging new paradigm (“perinatal participation”) that reimagines postpartum support by helping expectant parents have more peace of mind, confidence, self-compassion, and emotional wellbeing over the course of their perinatal journeys, with special focus on feeling more prepared for all that....
Comment prendre soin d’un nouveau-né: les premières heures après l’accouchement
Gestion de l’hémorragie primaire du post-partum
Ce cours s'agit de la prise en charge clinique du paludisme au rwanda
Ce cours est au sujet de 'examen de l'etat mental
0.5 Hours
This session looks at the origins of problems in concentration and activity control and the treatments available.
0.75 Hours
This session is the first of two in this series focusing on attachment and wellbeing. This first session will provide an overview of attachment whilst the second (Positive Parenting and Parenting Issues/Promoting Attachment and Wellbeing Part 2: Practice) will explore the range of attachment-based interventions that help to fost....
0.5 Hours
This session presents a basic guide to engaging children and young people in a one to one interview. It describes how to prepare for the meeting and how to adapt the setting and your manner for different age and ethnic groups. It offers activities to help conversation flow. It gives examples of how to get the most out of your fi....