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  • Membership
  • About MALC
  • Find a Consultant
  • Contact Us
  • Spring Fling 2023
  • MALC Annual Conference
  • USLCA
  • MALC Bylaws Vs. 2017
  • Board Positions
  • Covid 19 Information

Welcome to MALC

Our purpose is to create opportunities for education, networking, professional support, and recognition of the promotion and practice of those who support breastfeeding families.


FREE Spring Fling Webinar 2023

The Mastitis Spectrum - Update

 1.0 L CERP and 1.0 CNE 


In late 2022, the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine released their updated Mastitis Spectrum Protocol #36 which brought a large change to how mastitis is understood and treated. Along with it are all the related conditions which are considered on the breast inflammation spectrum, including blebs, plugging/blocked ducts, and abscess. Gone are the days of heat, massage, vibration, and pumping to empty after feeds. Come listen to on of the authors of the protocol share why the recommendations have changed and get a deeper understanding of what is happening in the breast during these inflammatory conditions, and how to best support patients. 


This 1-hour webinar from USLCA is presented by  Katrina Mitchell, MD, IBCLC, PMH-C


Presenter Bio:

Katrina B. Mitchell, MD, IBCLC, PMH-C is a breast surgeon, lactation consultant, and perinatal mental health provider. She runs a daily breastfeeding medicine practice, and provides surgical care for women with breast cancer and benign breast disease. She also manages medication and support for women impacted by perinatal mood and anxiety conditions. Dr. Mitchell lectures locally, nationally, and internationally on the intersection of lactation and surgery, and has authored book chapters, clinical care protocols, and journal articles on the topic. She is the creator of the physicianguidetobreastfeeding.org, an evidence-based resource for breastfeeding families and the communities that support them. Dr. Mitchell resides in Santa Barbara, California and practices at the Ridley Tree Cancer Center at Sansum Clinic.


Objectives:

By the end of the webinar, the participate will be able to:

1. Review plugging to abscess spectrum as ductal level inflammation that should be treated analogous to other hollow lumens in the body (e.g. prostatitis)

2. Understand early supportive interventions to resolve inflammation such as ice, anti-inflammatory medication, and therapeutic ultrasound before progressing to antibiotics

3. Describe best practices for treatment such as eliminating excessive pumping and treating hyperlactation/oversupply

4. Review interventions that cause worsened inflammation and swelling, such as massaging a lactating breast and causing microvascular injury and edema

5. Understand features worrisome for lactational phlegmon or abscess, and when to refer to a breast surgeon for intervention.

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Register Online!

This is a FREE webinar! Please click the button below to submit your email address and contact info. This is how you will receive your evaluation and CERP/CNE certificate from USLCA

Register Here!

New MALC BOard 2023-2024

President -  Abbie Mullins                                     

Past President - Deb Roberts

Secretary - Jennifer Smejkal

Treasurer - open position

Acting Treasurer: Deb Roberts

Director 1 - Ashley Selman

Member-at-Large - Colleen Unsal, CLC  

Member-at-large - Gayle Yerge-Cole

Director 2 -  open position

Director 3 - open position

We need a few more members to join our Board in the following positions:    Treasurer, two General Director positions  - attend 4 meetings per year with voting privileges.

Thank you to our retiring Board Members!

Thank you  for your time and dedication to MALC:     

Elaine Webber, DNP, IBCLC,           (2nd from left),  &                                                   Kristie Stasinski, RN, BSN, IBCLC.  (left)                                     


IT'S A WRAP!

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED!                                                           MALC Annual Fall Conference, Nov. 14 2022,  8 am - 4:00 pm    


Registration is now closed.   https://MALC_2022_Conference.eventbrite.com


Conference handouts will be emailed to registrants prior to the conference.

We can't wait to see everyone!!!

VistaTech Center at Schoolcraft College, 18600 Haggerty Rd., Livonia, MI 48152

Cerps application has been submitted for approval by the IBCLE.

This activity has been submitted to the Ohio Nurse's Association for approval to award contact hours.  The Ohio Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. (OBN-001-91)

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