Contact Hours
This course provides 150 contact hours.
Other Credits: 150 hours of continuing education credit
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Criteria for Awarding Contact Hours: Criteria for awarding contact hours is completion of the Proficiency Assessment, all homework assignments, and a final grade of Pass/80% or higher.
The instructors for this course have no conflicts of interest to disclose; no one in a position to control content has a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible company. This course was last updated in 2023. Content is reviewed and updated as needed but no longer than 3 years. The expiration date for this course is December 31, 2026.
Continuing Education hours
UC San Diego, Division of Extended Studies is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
UC San Diego, Division of Extended Studies is an approved provider of re-licensure credit for registered nurses by the California Board of Registered Nurses, provider number 00058.
The Lactation Education Counselor course (RMED-40033) is recognized by the Lactation Education Accreditation and Approval Review Committee.
Course Number: RMED-40033
Credit: 15.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Lactation Consultant: Pathway 2
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3/4/2024 - 5/25/2024
$100
Live Online
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Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).
Chamberlain, Kristina
Kristina Chamberlain is a graduate of the University of Washington and has been working with breastfeeding families for over 15 years. As a Certified Nurse-Midwife and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, she found postpartum and breastfeeding support to be lacking, so she focused her work on providing the best lactation and breastfeeding care to her patients. Her clinical experience includes working inpatient and outpatient in hospitals, private practice, and home visits. She also loves teaching future IBCLCs and has taught in person and online courses at the graduate level, as well as presented at various professional conferences. She believes we need more lactation consultants because every breastfeeding family deserves one! In her spare time, she is attending her kids...Read More
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No refunds after: 3/10/2024.
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| 3/5/2024 | Tue | 8:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | |
| 3/12/2024 | Tue | 8:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | |
| 3/19/2024 | Tue | 8:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | |
| 3/26/2024 | Tue | 8:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | |
| 4/2/2024 | Tue | 8:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | |
| 4/9/2024 | Tue | 8:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | |
| 4/16/2024 | Tue | 8:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | |
| 4/23/2024 | Tue | 8:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | |
| 4/30/2024 | Tue | 8:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | |
| 5/7/2024 | Tue | 8:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | |
| 5/14/2024 | Tue | 8:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | |
| 5/21/2024 | Tue | 8:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | |
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3/4/2024 - 5/25/2024
$100
Live Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).
Saltysiak, Margaret
Margaret has been working in the Maternal Child Health field for nearly 15 years. She independently founded a La Leche League group in her area where there was previously no support. She grew and led the group for three years before handing it off to new leaders. She holds a BS in Maternal Child Health, has an MPH, and is working towards completion of an MBA. She has been an IBCLC since 2010. She worked for nine years in a busy OB unit as an IBCLC, was a part of a non-profit human milk bank, and is currently working for the Chicago Department of Public Health. Margaret is passionate about maternal child health and health equity, particularly around breastfeeding. She breastfed each of her five children, two of which were NICU babies.
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No refunds after: 3/10/2024.
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| 3/5/2024 | Tue | 5:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | |
| 3/7/2024 | Thu | 5:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | |
| 3/12/2024 | Tue | 5:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | |
| 3/14/2024 | Thu | 5:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | |
| 3/19/2024 | Tue | 5:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | |
| 3/21/2024 | Thu | 5:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | |
| 3/26/2024 | Tue | 5:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | |
| 3/28/2024 | Thu | 5:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | |
| 4/2/2024 | Tue | 5:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | |
| 4/4/2024 | Thu | 5:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | |
| 4/9/2024 | Tue | 5:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | |
| 4/11/2024 | Thu | 5:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | |
| 4/16/2024 | Tue | 5:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | |
| 4/18/2024 | Thu | 5:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | |
| 4/23/2024 | Tue | 5:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | |
| 4/25/2024 | Thu | 5:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | |
| 4/30/2024 | Tue | 5:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | |
| 5/2/2024 | Thu | 5:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | |
| 5/7/2024 | Tue | 5:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | |
| 5/9/2024 | Thu | 5:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | |
| 5/14/2024 | Tue | 5:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | |
| 5/16/2024 | Thu | 5:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | |
| 5/21/2024 | Tue | 5:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | |
| 5/23/2024 | Thu | 5:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | |
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3/4/2024 - 5/25/2024
$100
Live Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).
Tenorio, Christina
Christina Tenorio is a practicing International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and perinatal health educator at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, California. She has her Bachelor of Science in Maternal / Child Health specializing in lactation.
Christina works in the Breastfeeding and Perinatal Health Center at Huntington hospital with families and patients. She also works with high-risk and neonatal intensive care infants in a level III trauma facility.
She has been practicing for over 20 years by supporting families with prenatal and postnatal care. As an educator, Christina has developed and facilitates programs for medical staff, patients, and communities in southern California.
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TEXTBOOKS:
No information available at this time.
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POLICIES:
No refunds after: 3/10/2024.
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| 3/6/2024 | Wed | 8:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | |
| 3/13/2024 | Wed | 8:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | |
| 3/20/2024 | Wed | 8:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | |
| 3/27/2024 | Wed | 8:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | |
| 4/3/2024 | Wed | 8:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | |
| 4/10/2024 | Wed | 8:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | |
| 4/17/2024 | Wed | 8:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | |
| 4/24/2024 | Wed | 8:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | |
| 5/1/2024 | Wed | 8:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | |
| 5/8/2024 | Wed | 8:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | |
| 5/15/2024 | Wed | 8:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | |
| 5/22/2024 | Wed | 8:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | |
There are no sections of this course currently scheduled. Please contact the Healthcare & Behavioral Sciences department at 858-534-9262 or unexhealthcare@ucsd.edu for information about when this course will be offered again.