GOLD Learning Speakers
Nekisha Killings, MPH, IBCLC
- Speaker Type: GOLD Alumni 2019, Essential Lactation Skills Lecture Pack, *WEBINARS, GOLD Lactation 2021,
- Country: U.S.A.
Biography:
Nekisha Killings is an equity strategist, internationally board-certified lactation consultant, and maternal and child health advocate who speaks, teaches, and facilitates on topics related to equity and dismantling bias across various sectors.
When she is not home educating 4 future world changers, she acts as a Director of Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at Lactation Education Resources and consults organizations on creating and implementing strategies to better support marginalized communities.
Nekisha holds a Masters in Public Health and penned the chapter titled Cultural Humility in the latest Core Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Lactation Support text. Nekisha is on a mission to normalize brown breasts and nipples in health education, thereby better equipping healthcare providers to accurately assess and treat people of color.
Nekisha's work is rooted in a compassion and candor that could only have been cultivated in years of supporting new parents during their first days of parenthood. Nekisha is an active duty military spouse who has been awarded the Spouse of the Year designation for her volunteer efforts supporting families.
CE Library Presentation(s) Available Online:
BreastSide Manner: A Patient-Centered Approach to Lactation Support
Warm and empathic bedside manner is a lost art in provider-patient interactions. Be it time constraints, systemic limitations, lack of trust or training, the disconnect is apparent and the consequences are grave. In this talk, lactation support providers have an opportunity to learn how to be intentional in their approach to care in a way that honors the patient and their needs while also meeting them where they are. This talk will consider attitude, cultural, language, and other factors that might have traditionally impeded communication or relational connection in order to get to the heart of drawing lines of trust and respect between Patient and provider.
Presentations:
3 | Hours / CE Credits: 3
| Viewing Time: 4 Weeks
Presentations:
1 | Hours / CE Credits: 1
| Viewing Time: 2 Weeks
Hours / CE Credits: 1 (details) | Categories:
(IBCLC) Education and Communication, Counseling Skills
Marching Orders: Developing Practical and Impactful Care Plans
What good is a successful patient consult if the follow-up instructions are not thorough or are too complicated to follow? In this talk, we’ll review best practices in Care Plans, and explore innovative approaches to developing plans. The goal is to increase patient compliance and the right Care Plan can be a powerful tool towards full compliance. We will discuss pitfalls of traditional plans, dos and don'ts in writing plans, and crafting plans that are culturally sensitive and realistic. We’ll also explore using to technology to create adaptable and adjustable plans.
Presentations:
6 | Hours / CE Credits: 6
| Viewing Time: 4 Weeks
Presentations:
1 | Hours / CE Credits: 1
| Viewing Time: 2 Weeks
Hours / CE Credits: 1 (details) | Categories:
(IBCLC) Education and Communication, Breastfeeding Support
Breast Assessment and Non-White Skin Tones
Is a red spot always a key indicator of mastitis? What about the deep purple trademark of vasospasm? How does eczema present on non-white skin? Performing a standard breast assessment may cause clinicians to overlook or misidentify key indicators of maladies in patients that are not fair skinned. Learn how you can improve your assessments and familiarize yourself with other ways to identify common conditions in patients populations that may not have been featured in your textbooks.
Presentations:
1 | Hours / CE Credits: 1
| Viewing Time: 4 Weeks
Hours / CE Credits: 1 (details) | Categories:
(IBCLC) Education and Communication, (IBCLC) Maternal, (IBCLC) Maternal, Maternal Anatomy & Physiology
Approaching Care When You’re Barely There: Reimagining Empathy When You’ve Got Nothing Left to Give
Healthcare professionals, particularly those in the lactation field, are known for providing care that is emotionally, physically, and mentally taxing. Providing care as lactation professionals during a pandemic has driven many to experience compassion fatigue. This phenomenon impacts one’s personal health in a myriad of ways and also has a significant impact on how one provides empathetic care to families. The current communication model for providing empathetic care in lactation is steeped in the patriarchal model, which actually suppresses empathy. This presentation will help health care providers identify signs of compassion fatigue and provide tools for self-assessment. Additionally, attendees will learn how to apply a natural empathetic model to their lactation/ IBCLC practice to protect their personal health and promote a more supportive way to engage with their families.
Presentations:
29 | Hours / CE Credits: 29.5
| Viewing Time: 8 Weeks
Presentations:
1 | Hours / CE Credits: 1.25
| Viewing Time: 2 Weeks
Hours / CE Credits: 1.25 (details) | Categories:
(IBCLC) Education and Communication, Self-care for the Lactation Consultant
This Presentation is Currently Offline
Approaching Care When You’re Barely There: Reimagining Empathy When You’ve Got Nothing Left to Give
Healthcare professionals, particularly those in the lactation field, are known for providing care that is emotionally, physically, and mentally taxing. Providing care as lactation professionals during a pandemic has driven many to experience compassion fatigue. This phenomenon impacts one’s personal health in a myriad of ways and also has a significant impact on how one provides empathetic care to families. The current communication model for providing empathetic care in lactation is steeped in the patriarchal model, which actually suppresses empathy. This presentation will help health care providers identify signs of compassion fatigue and provide tools for self-assessment. Additionally, attendees will learn how to apply a natural empathetic model to their lactation/ IBCLC practice to protect their personal health and promote a more supportive way to engage with their families.
Hours / CE Credits: 1.25 (details) | Categories:
(IBCLC) Education and Communication, Self-care for the Lactation Consultant
