Let's Talk Breastfeeding: Safe Sleep & Breastfeeding

Target Audience

This training is primarily directed to Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Physician Assistants and other clinical staff.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this presentation, you should be able to:

  • Describe the updates to the 2022 safe sleep recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Recognize factors thought to contribute to the protective effect of breast feeding on decreasing the incidence of SIDS.
  • List strategies for discussing with families the potential conflicts between breastfeeding and practicing infant safe sleep.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.25 Attendance
Course opens: 
05/18/2023
Course expires: 
05/18/2026

Eileen Tyrala, MD — Pediatrician in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Jefferson Health-Abington Hospital and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children.

Planning Committee: 

  • Michael Goodstein, MD, FAAP — Neonatologist and General Pediatrics Practitioner
  • Jennifer Zarit, MD, FAAP, IBCLC — Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh
  • Erich Batra, MD, FAAP, FACP — Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Practitioner at the Penn State Medical Group

No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Joint Sponsor and Accreditation Statement:

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Pittsburgh designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other Healthcare Professionals: Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.25 Attendance
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This course is accessible on the Internet Based Studies and Educational Research:

PA Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics

https://cme.hs.pitt.edu/ISER/servlet/IteachControllerServlet?actiontotake=displaymainpage&site=paaap