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Grand Rounds | Breastfeeding Basics and Community Lactation Support

When

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Description

Presented by:
Brandi Gates-Burgess, IBCLC
Founder and Executive Director
Breast Friends Lactation Support Services
Oakland, CA

Planners expect learners to:
  1. Identify key components of early lactation, including colostrum production, infant feeding cues, and normal feeding patterns in the first weeks of life.
  2. Demonstrate effective counseling techniques to support parent-infant breastfeeding success in a community setting.
  3. Explain the role of culturally grounded lactation support and how peer counselors can address barriers to breastfeeding in underserved communities.
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is accredited by the California Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABP MOC Part 2 Points
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 1 MOC point in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit. Contact Cristina.Fernandez@ucsf.edu for further details.

ABS Continuous Certification (CC)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn 1 credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery's Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit. Contact Cristina.Fernandez@ucsf.edu for further details.

Zoom Participants:
Please contact Cristina.Fernandez@ucsf.edu for webinar information. For CME credit, evaluations must be completed by 12pm on the Friday after Grand Rounds. Requests for the link to the current evaluation must be sent to Cristina.Fernandez@ucsf.edu by NOON on the day of Grand Rounds.

Did you miss Grand Rounds? Visit http://vimeo.com/album/2238536 and use password CHRCO to view recorded Grand Rounds presentations.

For CME recordings of UCSF/BCH faculty, please visit https://medconnection.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/cme

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