2025 March PRA IMG Discussion Board

Welcome to the 2024 September PRA IMG Discussion Board! This is a forum to connect and network with other fellow PRA IMGs. You may browse existing posts below, start a new thread/discussion, or join an existing conversation by replying to a post: To start a new discussion/thread: please scroll to the bottom of the page and […]

Lesson 2: Ductal Narrowing (Plugging)

In this lesson, you will learn to: Recognize why ductal narrowing occurs and how it impacts breastfeeding. Identify appropriate management strategies to support parents experiencing ductal narrowing. Inflammation and narrowing of the milk ducts occurs in response to alveolar distention and congestion of fluids in the glandular tissues.11 This inflammation and narrowing will worsen when […]

References

Wambach K, Spencer B. Breastfeeding and Human Lactation. 6th ed. Burlington: Jones & Bartlett Learning; 2021. Walker M. Breastfeeding Management for the Clinician: Using the Evidence. 5th ed. Burlington: Jones & Bartlett Learning; 2023. Mohrbacher N. Breastfeeding Answers: A guide for helping families. 2nd ed. Arlington Heights: Nancy Mohrbacher Solutions, Inc.; 2020. Colson S, Meek […]

Post-Knowledge Quiz

Congratulations on successfully completing the online modules! Now take this post-course quiz designed as a self-assessment for you after completing the course. 

Learn with the expert

  Watch the podcast and engage with the question(s) when coming up during the video. Any thoughts? You may post your comments.  

1. Introduction

All e-learning courses on the ECME website have a similar structure. Courses are divided into modules and each module has at least one topic. Course Module Topic Topic … Module Topic … You can use the side bar and the buttons at the bottom of each to navigate through a course’s modules and topics. Click […]

Lesson 1: Common Health Concerns

Recognize common health concerns for healthy term infants and how breastfeeding may be impacted. Identify appropriate breastfeeding strategies to prevent and support management of common health concerns for breastfed infants. Click on the topic 1 below to start. << Back Next >>

Step 1. After the Workshop (COPY)

In this step, you will reflect on what you have learned from the pre-workshop activity and the workshop. There are two cases in the case exercise of this step. After completing Case 5, you will be able to move to Case 6. After completing the case exercise, exit from there. Please do NOT proceed in […]

Step 1 – Finding an actionable opportunity Copy

Activities > Step One Step One: Finding an actionable opportunity You and your practice at the moment Hidden Name First Last HiddenEmail HiddenDate MM slash DD slash YYYY “Where do I start?” After completing Step One, you will be able to: Define a problem in your practice with data Understand the relevance and limitations of […]

Post-test

  (In addition to on-screen display, you may download and print the ECG images for answering the following questions.)

Cultural Competency for Health Professionals

  2016 Census of Canada – Visible Minorities (Alberta and Canada) The latest release from the 2016 Census shows that almost a quarter of Albertans reported being a visible minority, up over 40% from five years earlier.  Cultural Competency Skills Workbooks These workbooks have the HPSACC self-assessment questionnaire, LEARN and BRIDGES models, and use dramatized […]

Lesson 1: Breastfeeding anatomy and physiology

In this lesson, you will learn to: Identify the anatomy and functions of the lactating breast Identify the physiology of lactation and how breastmilk is produced Identify the anatomy and functions of infant oral structures Click for reference list Click on the topic 1 below to start.