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1.0 Introduction

Continued Education for Health professionals

Continued education is an important process to ensure best practice and evidence-based care. Investing in skilled infant feeding support is essential to achieving equitable health outcomes. The Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative/Baby-Friendly Initiative is an excellent way to support this.

Significant changes were made to BFHI/BFI in 2018 and in 2020 the competency verification toolkit was released. Please view this interview with Louise Dumas, MSN, Ph.D., BFI master assessor, and member of the competency verification toolkit development team. She explains the paradigm shift especially related to step 2 of the 10 steps. Click on the video below to view the interview.

BFHI updates to Step 2 and the competency verification toolkit.
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Please review this document to better understand the changes made to the BFHI/BFI competency-based training. The practitioner needs to be able to perform professional tasks knowing the “what, why, and how” to do it. Education or training to acquire these competencies is part of the journey.

This course will cover topics that will help you in your daily work practice, whether you work in the hospital or community setting.