Lactation Care Management in Urban and Rural Primary Care Settings: Ensuring Continuity of Care for Breastfeeding and Chestfeeding Families

Originally Presented March 5, 2025

Overview

Gaps exist in the continuity of care for breastfeeding and chestfeeding families, particularly in primary care settings. This webinar will review these gaps and their root causes and explore the role of a community lactation coordinator to assist pregnant and postpartum families in navigating and accessing, in a timely manner, appropriate community services that primarily serve families experiencing the greatest breastfeeding and chestfeeding inequities in the community. Two health care practices will share information from their experiences implementing lactation care management programs in rural and urban settings, and how the programs can be an effective approach to reduce breastfeeding and chestfeeding disparities. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss how communities can adopt and implement a lactation care coordinator role to support families with their breastfeeding and chestfeeding goals.

Webinar

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Speakers

Katie Potestio, MPH, RD
Program Manager, Breastfeeding and Nutrition
New York State Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) Program
New York State Department of Health

Catherine Wightman, MS, IBCLC (she/her/s)
Lactation Care Management Program Manager
Accountable Health Partners

Anna (Annie) Jack, MD, IBCLC
Attending Physician, East Ridge Family Medicine, UR Primary Care Network
Coordinator of Telelactation, Division of Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry

Elizabeth Brown MD MPH
Family Medicine/Primary Care
Highland Family Medicine
Associate Professor
University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry

Ashley Johnson
Lactation Care Manager
Highland Hospital
University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry

Paige Lounsberry, IBCLC, CBS
Lactation Care Manager
Accountable Health Partners

Learning Outcome and Objectives

As a result of participation in this activity, the learner will have increased and enhanced their knowledge and competence on strategies for improving continuity of care and disparities in breastfeeding/chestfeeding in primary care settings.

By the end of the activity, learners will be able to:

Summarize two different data driven models of lactation care management within NY State.
Describe how lactation care management works within a larger health care system and community.
Identify at least two barriers to breastfeeding/chestfeeding initiation and duration that can be addressed by lactation care management.
Discuss how this type of program can be integrated into primary care settings.

Activity Materials

Handouts

Lactation Care Management (PC-LCM) Care Plan Workflow

Evaluation, Post-Test and Certificate

Evaluation and Continuing Education Credits

Continuing Education Credits

To Obtain Continuing Education Credits

Each participant interested in CE credits must watch the activity, complete an evaluation and post-test, which is available above under "Evaluation, Post-test for CE Credits". A score of 80% and above on the post-test will generate a certificate indicating the requested credits.

Criteria for Successful Completion: Learners must attend 100% of this activity to be awarded full continuing education credits /contact hours.

No commercial funding has been accepted for this activity.

Continuing Medical Education Credits

The College of Integrated Health Sciences, University at Albany is accredited by the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The College of Integrated Health Sciences, University at Albany designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Medical Education Credits are offered until October 31, 2028.

Continuing Nurse Education Contact Hours

University at Albany College of Integrated Health Sciences, is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
This offering is approved for 2.0 nursing contact hour(s).

Nursing Contact Hours are offered until April 30, 2025.

Certified Health Education Specialist Contact Hours

Sponsored by the College of Integrated Health Sciences,, University at Albany, SUNY, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 2.0 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available are 0. Continuing Competency credits available are 2.0. Provider ID# 99086.

Continuing Education Contact Hours are offered until October 31, 2028.

Certified in Public Health

This event is sponsored by the College of Integrated Health Sciences,, University at Albany, an approved provider of CPH Renewal Credits by the National Board of Public Health Examiners.
This offering is approved for 2.0 Certified in Public Health Renewal Credits.

CPH Renewal Credits are offered until October 31, 2028.

Lactation Continuing Education Recognition Points (L-CERPs)

CERPs are allocated by IBLCE, Approval Number C2025355. This activity has been approved for 2.0 L-CERPs.
L-CERPs are offered until March 13, 2026.