The Gift

The Gift

News
The Gift: Louisiana’s Approach to Improving Breastfeeding Rates in the Maternity Care Setting and Beyond PDF Print E-mail

Free 1.0 Contact Hour Provided!

March 9, 2010-Thibodaux Regional Medical Center
12:00pm-1:00pm
Classrooms A & B in the Medical Mall

602 North Acadia Woods Road
Thibodaux, LA 70301


To register and for more information please contact
:
Pam Folse , RNC, IBCLC at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 985-493-4730


March 15, 2010-Rapides Women's and Childrens Hospital
9:00am-10:00am
Medical Terrace Auditorium
501 Medical Center Drive
Alexandria, LA 71303

To register and for more information please contact:
Education Department at 318-769-3512

March 19, 2010, Slidell Memorial Hospital
10:00 am –11: 00 am

Room-Annex A

1001 Gause Boulevard
Slidell, LA 70458

To register and for more information please contact
:
Rosemary Palmisano at 985-649-8663 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

(Attendance at entire activity and completion/submission of evaluation is required to receive 1.0 contact hour (continuing nursing education) and a certificate of attendance).

Contact Marci Brewer Asling to schedule a Gift presentation for your staff.

This provider-directed continuing nursing education activity is approved for 1.0 contact hours by LSNA. Louisiana State Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s COA.

 
New Gift Certified Facility PDF Print E-mail

Congratulations to Terrebonne General Medical Center of Houma, Louisiana on their recent Gift Certification!

Terrebonne General Medical Center is the 15th birthing facility in the state to achieve Gift Certification

 
Save the date! PDF Print E-mail
Breastfeeding: The Gold Standard
Supporting the Breastfeeding Dyad through the First Weeks
April 7-9, 2010
Hampton Inn and Suites, Convention Center Boulevard, New Orleans, LA
Download The Gold Standard Save the Date flyer here.
 
Just saying "No" to formula company "gifts" PDF Print E-mail

"Mothers and infants deserve our unbiased support for breastfeeding and the ethical practice of our respective professions." -Marsha Walker.
Formula Company Discharge Bags: The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing.

Read more in The Gift's Position Statement on Formula Company "Gifts" here

 
Training Program PDF Print E-mail

The Gift's 6-Contact Hour Training Program, "Supporting Evidence-Based Breastfeeding Practices in Louisiana: The Gift", is still available. Please contact Marci Brewer at 504-655-1123 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to schedule a training in your region.

Click here to download the training brochure