Course

Breastfeeding women with pain: assess and treat

Instructor:

Assessing and treating a breastfeeding woman with pain

Are you well equipped to contribute positively as a healthcare professional to the breastfeeding experience of a woman who consults your services? Do you know the myths about pelvic floor/pelvic pain and breastfeeding? Are there any training adaptations to consider?

This course, designed by an experienced perinatal physiotherapist who is also an IBCLC lactation consultant, will address various issues essential to the complete professional care of perinatal women. A pharmacist with expertise in breastfeeding will explore pharmacology for breastfeeding women, a social worker will address psychological issues in perinatal care, and a kinesiologist and physiotherapist in perineal rehabilitation will elaborate on training for breastfeeding women. You’ll also learn how to conduct a musculoskeletal assessment and evaluate/treat breast pain in breastfeeding women, well beyond an ultrasound protocol.

3 collaborators:

  • Marie-Claude Hardy, B.Pharm., M.Sc., MBA, and a candidate for the Advanced Interdisciplinary Approach in Breastfeeding Graduate Diploma, pharmacist
  • Anik Bertrand, a social worker (also a special education teacher) with an interest in family challenges
  • Valéry Pelletier, a perinatal kinesiologist who is also a pelvic floor physiotherapist.

Objectives :

  1. Know the latest evidence on the benefits of breastfeeding for breastfeeding women
  2. Be equipped to support the breastfeeding dyad in clinical practice
  3. Learn about pharmacology in breastfeeding women (for pain relief and specific medications related to breastfeeding)
  4. Know the possibilities for assessing and managing pain at the breast
  5. Up-to-date recommendations on mastitis management
  6. Know who to refer a breastfeeding mother to when there are potential issues with her breastfeeding or she is experiencing breast pain
  7. Learn how to adapt a musculoskeletal assessment to the particular needs of breastfeeding women
  8. Become familiar with screening for psychological issues in perinatal care
  9. Know the latest recommendations on training for breastfeeding women
  10. Learn about current training recommendations for breastfeeding women

FAQ

Yes, it is possible to extend access to your courses through our Bia membership. This membership allows you, among other benefits, to enjoy extended access to the courses beyond the initial 6 months.

For the majority of the course, you can access the French subtitles by clicking on “cc” in the video window at the bottom right. You can then select the language of your choice and leave them on or off. The handout are also available in French by clicking on “ressources” when you’re on the main course page from your dashboard. You can also select the site language of your choice at the top of the page (En/Fr).

For a demonstration, click here!

You will receive a notification email as soon as the pre-sale course is added to your account. This will mark the beginning of your 6-month access period.

Make sure we’re not in your junk folder!

To complete your course after the 6-month access period, we invite you to become a member of the Bia membership and take the time you need. You can purchase the membership according to the payment period of your choice:

  • Monthly (with a 14-day free trial)
  • Annual (15% discount)

Access to each course is valid for 6 months from the moment the course is added to your account.

Courses are available within 24 business hours, except for pre-sale courses. For pre-sale courses, you will receive an email when they become available.

Course reference documents such as handout or optional articles are located in the “Resources” section, next to the image of your course. For mandatory documents, you’ll find them in the relevant lessons, in the “resources” section.

Enjoy 20% off all our oncology courses

from February 4 to 28, 2025.