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Nutrition
What you need to know about infant feeding to make meaningful recommendations – The Australian Pharmacy Council
DURATION
PROFESSION
# OF CREDITS
4
ACCREDITATION
EXPIRY DATE
2019-03-31
Learning objectives
On completion of the program pharmacists will be able to:
- Describe the importance of early life nutrition and the impact it can have on long-term health
- Discuss the role of key nutrients in infant formula and their role in supporting healthy early life nutrition
- Apply knowledge when advising parents on differences between specialist (tailored) infant formula products available in pharmacy
- Counsel mothers to initiate and continue breastfeeding according to guideline recommendations, and recognise when to refer parents for specialist support.