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DE0029: Diabetes Online CDE: The COVID-19 Pandemic: Infant Outcomes and Feeding in this Emergency

 
Date: 10/01/2022 - 9/30/2023
Course Status: Completed
Facility: Online
Location: Online
Instructor: Kathleen Marinelli
Director: Jan Frederick
Level: Basic
Audience: Dentists, Hygienists, Assistants, Support Staff
Quota: 1 - 1000 students
Tuition: $0.00
Hours: 1.00 (Total CDE); 1.00 (DANB Non-Clinical); 1.00 (AGD - 149)
Joint Sponsorship: No
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Summary:

Breastfeeding is an evidence based early intervention for reducing risk for obesity and diabetes. This session will provide an update on the transmission of COVID in the perinatal period and will also include analysis of rates and severity of infection in infants and young children. Information on human milk and the virus as well as emerging information on immunoglobulins will be provided, along with discussion of the safety of breastfeeding in the face of the pandemic. The IHS promotes and tracks breastfeeding via efforts such as the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative, the Diabetes Treatment and Prevention Program Best Practices, and GPRA.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
1. Provide patients with education regarding the risks of COVID transmission in the perinatal period.
2. Discuss rates and severity of infection in infants and young children and recommendations for preventing infection.
3. Examine research on human milk, the virus, and immunoglobulins.




Speaker / Presenter:

Kathleen Marinelli — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at kathleen.marinelli@gmail.com.

Disclosure Policy:

It is the policy of the Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, that faculty/planners disclose any financial or other relationships with commercial companies whose products may be discussed in the educational activity. The Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, also requires that faculty disclose any unlabeled or investigative use of pharmaceutical products and medical devices. Images that have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes are prohibited.

None of the faculty/planners for this activity has a conflict of interest, and there is no use of unlabeled or investigative pharmaceutical products or medical devices. No images have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes.The educational objectives, content, and selection of educational methods and instructors are conducted independent of any commercial entity.

Accreditation:
The IHS Division of Oral Health is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider

The IHS Division of Oral Health is an accredited sponsor of continuing education under the American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program (CERP). ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the IHS at IHS CDE Coordinator or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at CCEPR.ada.org

Prerequisites:

None

Tuition Payment Information:

NA

Tuition Policy:

Tuition must be paid in full 8 weeks prior to the start date of any course. Request for refunds must be received in writing at least two weeks before the course begins. For each refund request, there will be an administrative charge of $100. No refunds will be made to registrants who fail to attend a course. If IHS CDE program cancels a course, then 100% of the tuition will be refunded.