What you'll learn in this expert session
Nutritional rickets can be prevented with universal vitamin D supplementation of pregnant women and infants for the first 12 months of like. This talk will focus on the implementation of such a program and provide an insight into how it may be done successfully.
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the practical changes anticipated for implementing vitamin D supplementation
- Recognise the practical applications for midwives and nurses
- Understand the vitamin D implementation program, the barriers facing it, as well as recommendations in overcoming these barriers
About the Experts
Michelle Simmons
Throughout her career, Michelle Simmons has held nursing and midwifery education, senior management and consultant positions in both public and private health facilities in Australia. Michelle has completed post graduate studies in Neonatal Nursing, Midwifery, Master of Nursing (Clinical Leadership) and has been an IBCLC for 14 years. Michelle is a BFHI assessor as well as a board director for Lactation Consultants of Australia and New Zealand (LCANZ). Michelle is passionate about supporting staff to care for babies and families and her current position is that of Clinical Midwife Consultant, Postnatal and Infant Feeding, Western Sydney Local Health District.
Course curriculum
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How to complete this course
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Instructions
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Vitamin D Supplementation in Pregnancy and Neonates
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Video presentation (15 mins)
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