Overview

Health professionals are among the most trusted sources of information for women. It's important to feel confident and equipped to ask about alcohol use when supporting women who are pregnant, planning a pregnancy, or breastfeeding as these conversations can significantly improve maternal and child health outcomes.

 

The accredited online course Supporting alcohol-free pregnancy and safe breastfeeding provides health professionals with the latest evidence, practical screening tools, and communication strategies to guide these conversations. Delivered through self-paced modules, the course includes case studies and video scenarios to help apply learning in real-world settings.

 

Designed for a wide range of health professionals, including psychologists, midwives, GPs, nurses, and other allied health professionals, the course aims to build the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to ask about alcohol use during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

 

After completing the course, health professionals report increased confidence in providing advice, greater understanding that there is no ‘safe time’ to consume alcohol during pregnancy, improved knowledge of referral pathways, and an increased intention to ‘always’ give advice about alcohol use during breastfeeding.

 

This course is a practical step toward strengthening your everyday practice and supporting positive, long-term health outcomes for families.

Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of this course participants will be equipped to:

• Recognise the latest evidence about the risks of alcohol consumption during pregnancy and when planning pregnancy, including at low consumption levels.
• Describe the impacts of alcohol at all phases of pregnancy, including the early weeks.
• Implement the validated AUDIT-C tool for assessing alcohol consumption during pregnancy
• Implement positive reinforcement, brief intervention or referral according to the assessed level of risk
• Discuss advice about alcohol during pregnancy or planning pregnancy that is consistent with the Alcohol Guidelines. 

 

Notes

Supporting alcohol-free pregnancy and safe breastfeeding was developed in consultation with health professionals and experts in the field for the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education’s Every Moment Matters national campaign.

The course is endorsed and funded by the Australian Government and accredited with RACGP, ACRRM, ACM, ACN & RANZCOG.


This content is a paid advertisement. All information and claims are provided by the advertiser and are solely their responsibility. The APS does not endorse or verify the accuracy of the content.

Website/s

https://everymomentmatters.org.au/for-health-professionals/