B1 - Moms, Babies, Milk and the Law: Legal and Ethical Issues In Bedside Breastfeeding Support
Disciplines: Professional Issues (PI), Newborn Care (NB), Childbearing (CB)
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the difference between a legal and an ethical responsibility as a health care provider.
- Define a professional conflict of interest for the medical professional serving patients.
- Identify three reliable on-line, evidence-based lactation resources for parents, and for health care providers.
This session will focus on hot button legal and ethical tensions in breastfeeding support: Breastfeeding mom tests positive for street drugs; Mom wants to share breastmilk; Physician orders a contraceptive that will result in diminished supply; Formula salesperson wants to pay your way to a CEUs session. What can you do -- while keeping your job and staying legal?
Monday, June 27, 2011: 1:30 PM-2:30 PM
708-710 (Colorado Convention Center)
Moderator:
Linda Klein, MSN
Presenting Author:
Liz Brooks, JD, IBCLC, FILCA
