1 L-CERP + 0.5 E-CERPs + 0.5 R-CERPs + 2 CEUs

“Is your advice, like, totally 90’s?” Modern Considerations for HIV+ Clients in Lactation

Bryna Hayden, IBCLC

Course description
Many private practice care providers in the lactation field are out of date in their protocols and beliefs around HIV+ clients and the safety of their milk. There have been significant advances in the care and treatment of HIV in the United States since widespread public health messaging began to address HIV and perinatal populations, but outdated advice and provider bias still often prevails in the day-to-day experiences of HIV+ parents when accessing perinatal care. This lecture session will provide the most current evidence around HIV+ care for perinatal populations, and identify areas of implicit biases commonly encountered by patients. In this engaging update designed for the private practice lactation provider, learners will receive evidence-based information and tools with which to both address implicit biases they may hold and update their clinical protocols to provide high quality care for their HIV+ client populations.

What our learners say

I learned so much I didn't know (including the outdated mixed feeding recommendations), and I can't believe (but I can) that education in HIV care is an add-on for obstetric and gynecology providers. Thank you so much for this information and your personal passion shared!
Katie Ward, IBCLC
I feel more comfortable engaging with this population as well as feel a better sense of confidence in my skills.
Alicia Farina, IBCLC
I wish the providers and staff at my hospital could watch this. Evidence-based practice change in the area of HIV and lactation is long overdue. 
Jayme Sue Wright, MSN, RNC-NIC, IBCLC, CCE, C-ONQS 
Meet the Instructor

Bryna Hayden, IBCLC

Bryna is an IBCLC (International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant), doula, adult educator, mentor IBCLC and private practice owner. They are a passionate advocate for equity in access to healthcare, informed consent, trauma-informed care, and health literacy. They have a small private practice in the Pacific Northwestern US. Bryna has also sought additional training and continuing education in the areas of oral function and infant feeding, Rhythmic Movement Training (RMT), primitive reflexes and brain development in infants, cultural congruency, trauma-informed care, harm-reduction approaches to clinical care, and other counseling strategies for client-facing care. 

A member of the 2SLGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent communities, Bryna recognizes the concepts of inclusivity and accessibility as foundational on every level of lactation from education to clinical practice and back again. Bryna also recognizes that their background as a white person in the United States places them in a position of privilege, and they are always cognizant of how that lens impacts their work both in education and clinical practice. When not working, learning, or teaching, Bryna can be found staring up at huge trees in awe or inhaling the salty air at the coast in the Pacific Northwest where they live with their children, partner, and dogs.
Patrick Jones - Course author

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Knowledge Gap
Many private practice care providers in the lactation field are out of date in their protocols and beliefs around HIV+ clients and the safety of their milk. This lecture session will provide the most current evidence around HIV+ care for perinatal populations, and identify areas of implicit biases commonly encountered by patients.
Objectives

01

Demonstrate competence on updated recommendations for perinatal populations with HIV

02

Understand the importance of viral load as an indicator of transmission potential. 

03

Identify the barriers that patients face when navigating perinatal health care with a positive HIV status.
IBLCE Content Outline
III. B4 - Maternal chronic disease
V. 12 - Cultural competency
VII. B2 - Anticipatory guidance
VII. B5 - Educating mothers and families

Course Lessons

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