Breastfeeding Educator Program
Program Agenda


All Sessions on all three days are presented by Deb Bocar, RN, MS(N), PhD, IBCLC

Day One

7:45– 8:00 Registration
8:00 – 10:00 1. Breastfeeding: Is It Still the Best?
10:00 – 10:10 Break
10:10 – 11:10 2. Prenatal Care for Breastfeeding Families
11:10 - 12:10 3. Optimizing First Feedings
12:10 – 1:00 Lunch (consider bringing lunch to conference)
1:00– 2:10 4. Positioning and Latch-On
2:10 – 3:00 5. Demystifing Milk Supply
3:00 – 3:10 Break
3:10 – 3:30 Demystifying Milk Supply (Con’t)
3:30 -4:50 6. Learning Needs of Breastfeeding Families

7.66 contact hours for Day One


Day Two

​7:45 – 8:00 Registration
8:00 – 10:00 7. Later Breastfeeding
10:00 – 10:10 Break
10:10 – 11:30 8. Difficult Latch-On
11:30 – 12:10 9. When Is Supplementation Indicated?
12:10 – 1:00 Lunch (consider bringing lunch to conference)
1:00– 2:30 10. Sore Nipples and Engorgement
2:30 – 3:00 11. Special Infant Situations
3:00 – 3:10 Break
3:10 – 3:40 Special Infant Situations (Con’t)
3:40 - 4:50 12. Employed Breastfeeding Mothers

​7.66 contact hours for Day 2


Day Three

​7:45 – 8:00 Registration
8:00 – 10:00 13. Special Maternal Situations
10:00 – 10:10 Break
10:10 – 11:10 Special Maternal Situations (Con’t);
11:10 – 12:10 14. Critically Ill Infants
12:10 – 1:00 Lunch (consider bringing lunch to conference)
1:00 – 1:20 Critically Ill Infants (Con’t
1:20- 3:00 16. Creating an Effective Team
3:00 Adjournment for participants who are not certifying
3:00 – 3:10 Overview of Certification Process (10 minutes)
3:10 – 3:20 Break
3:20 – 4:50 Certification Activities (Role Play, Clinical Management Discussions)

6 contact hours for Day Three didactic sessions
7.66 contact hours for Day Three (including certification activities)


Total Contact Hours for Three Day Program (without certification activities): = 21.33 Contact Hours

Total Contact Hours for Three Day Program (including certification activities) = 23 Contact Hours