title: The planning of a national breastfeeding educational intervention for medical residents.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Breastfeeding is the ideal form of nutrition for newborns, yet our recent pan-Canadian study showed that the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of primary care pediatricians and family physicians are suboptimal with regard to breastfeeding.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We aim to develop, implement, and evaluate a national breastfeeding educational intervention at the postgraduate residency level.
  
  
  METHODS
  Our initial development process is informed by Kern's approach to curriculum development. To date, we have completed breastfeeding education needs assessment surveys of both practicing physicians and medical residents. We have also developed learning outcomes as well as possible strategies for implementing and evaluating this future educational intervention.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results of our needs assessment surveys provided a rationale to develop a breastfeeding educational intervention for medical residents. Through stakeholder consultations, we have developed five initial learning outcomes for a national breastfeeding educational intervention. We have also identified promising strategies for implementing and evaluating the intervention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This systematic process has provided an opportunity to create a national breastfeeding educational intervention for medical residents. It has fostered collaboration between experts and knowledge users, with the goal of impacting breastfeeding rates and duration of women, which will lead to improved maternal and child outcomes.
authors: Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON, Canada; cpound@cheo.on.ca.
authors: Catherine M
authors: CM
authors: Pound
authors: Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
authors: Katherine A
authors: KA
authors: Moreau
authors: Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
authors: Francine
authors: F
authors: Hart
authors: Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
authors: Natalie
authors: N
authors: Ward
authors: Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON, Canada.|Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
authors: Amy C
authors: AC
authors: Plint
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D002170:Canada; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*; D016730:Program Development
keywords: breastfeeding; educational intervention; postgraduate medical education
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