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Issue 04.10 • Spring 2010 messenger News for Professionals Medela Announces New Medical Advisory Board Here’s Something to Talk About Leading Experts Hope to Shape the Future Delivery of Human Milk Medela promotes feature film:. BABIES. Medela,. Inc.,. is. proud. to. announce. the. formation. of. a. new. Medical. Advisory. Board.. Comprised. of. leading. experts. in. neonatology,. nutrition,. human. milk. research. and. lactation,. the. Board. will. provide. clinical. expertise. on. human. milk. research,. Medela offers Exciting education,.products.and.services.. NEW Education. “Furthering. our. commitment. to. improving. outcomes. with. the. enhanced.delivery.of.human.milk,.Medela.is.thrilled.to.announce. the. formation. of. our. Medical. Advisory. Board.. The. Board. will. Medela acquires TM help.ensure.that.we.will.develop.tools,.research,.products.and. Easy Expression education. that. will. translate. into. improved. clinical. practice. and. delivery. of. human. milk. to. infants,”. said. Carolin. Archibald,. vice. president,. Medela. Breastfeeding.. “Our. members. have. diverse. Medela introduces backgrounds.and.expertise.–.bringing.a.vast.depth.of.knowledge. New Reimbursement to.the.Board.” Resource for Moms Continued on page 2 In this Issue Medela Announces New Medical Medela Acquires Easy Expression............................ 7 Advisory Board..............................................................1-2 Growing Your Business................................................. 7 Medela Education Offers Compelling New Expert Symposium/Workshop ................................... 3 Special Offers Freestyle®.Mom.of.the.Month.................................................. 8. Medela Promotes Feature Film: BABIES................ 4 What’s New New Insurance Reimbursement................................. 5 Breastmilk.Transfer.Lid............................................................ 8 New Online Education Courses................................. 6. Partner Program.............................................................. 9 Meet Our Medical Advisory Board Chairman Jae Kim, MD, PhD Josef Neu, MD Assistant.Professor.of.Pediatrics. Professor,.Department.of. at.the.University.of.California. Pediatrics,.Division.of.Neonatology. San Diego.(UCSD),.Dr..Kim.is. at.the.University.of.Florida.College. uniquely.dually.appointed.in. of.Medicine,.Dr..Neu.is. the.Divisions.of.Neonatology. internationally.recognized.for.his. and.Pediatric.Gastroenterology,. research.in.developmental. Hepatology.and.Nutrition..His. gastroenterology.and.nutrition..He. special.areas.of.both.clinical.and. is currently.NIH.RO-1.. research.interests.include.neonatal.nutrition,.neonatal.bowel. funded.to.study.the.developing microbiome.and.to.discover. injury.and.bedside.ultrasound... biomarkers.in.babies.at.risk.for.developing.necrotizing. enterocolitis.. Susan Landers, MD Richard J. Schanler, MD Dr..Landers.practices.neonatology. Chief,.Neonatal-Perinatal.Medicine. in.Austin,.TX.and.is.employed.by. and.Associate.Chairman,. Pediatrix.Medical.Group..She.has. Department.of.Pediatrics,.Schneider. been.a.fellow.of.the.American. Children’s.Hospital.at.North.Shore. Academy.of.Pediatrics.(AAP).since. and.North.Shore.University.Hospital. 1983..Dr. Landers.has.actively. in.Manhasset,.NY..Dr..Schanler.is. participated.in.the.Section.on. also.a.Professor.of.Pediatrics.at. Perinatal.Pediatrics.and.serves.on. Albert.Einstein.College.of.Medicine,. the.Executive.Committee.of.the.Section.on.Breastfeeding..In. Bronx,.NY..His.internationally.recognized.research.has. 2002,.Dr..Landers.was.elected.a.Fellow.of.the.Academy.of. focused.on.clinical.nutrition,.especially.the.effects.of.human. Breastfeeding.Medicine.. milk.in.premature.infants. Paula P. Meier, Diane Spatz, RN, DNSc, FAAN PhD, RN-BC, FAAN The.Director.for.Clinical.Research. Dr..Spatz.is.the.Helen.M..Shearer. and.Lactation.in.the.Neonatal. Term.Chair.in.Nutrition.and. Intensive.Care.Unit,.Dr..Meier. Associate.Professor.of.Childbearing. is.also.a.Professor.of.Women’s. Families.at.the.University.of. and.Children’s.Health.Nursing. Pennsylvania.School.of.Nursing,. and.a.Professor.of.Pediatrics.at. and.a.clinical.nurse.specialist.with.a. Rush.University.Medical.Center. focus.on.lactation.at.the.Children’s. in.Chicago..She.is.an.internationally.regarded.researcher. Hospital.of.Philadelphia..An.active.clinician,.researcher.and. in.the.area.of.human.milk,.lactation,.and.breastfeeding.for. educator,.she.has.spent.her.entire.career.caring.for.high. premature.infants.and.their.mothers. risk/vulnerable.mothers,.infants.and.their.families. 2 NEWS Walnut Creek, CA Medela Education Offers Date: Friday, June 11, 2010 Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Compelling New Expert Location: John Muir Health – Symposium/Workshop Walnut Creek, CA Registration Details: Click here to register for this event. Presented by: Early bird registration expires on April 29. Jae Kim, MD, PhD Lisa Stellwagen, MD Little Rock, AR Supporting Premature Date: Monday, June 14, 2010 Infant Nutrition in the Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm NICU: Working together Location: Baptist Health Medical Center - to optimize premature Little Rock, AR infant nutrition is a one-day course which Registration Details: provides the science of Jae Kim Lisa Stellwagen Click here to register for this event. human milk feeding in the Early bird registration expires on April 29. NICU and reveals its immense benefits to the premature infant. Optimizing nutrition in the most vulnerable babies leads to improved growth and outcomes. Working Medela Education Programs May Already to improve premature infant nutrition requires a team Be Scheduled Near You! based approach to solve the nutritional crisis that faces the premature infant. A seamless integration of nutrition and lactation into one functioning healthcare team to include medicine, nursing, dietary, lactation, and feeding specialists guarantees the most consistent ID and coordinated nutritional management for these babies. Through a series of lectures and workshops NE these experts will provide a practical and interactive DC VA environment for developing improved neonatal CA nutritional care in your respective intensive care units. AR MS AL GA The program is offered by Medela’s Medical Advisory Board Chairman Dr. Jae Kim (see page 1) and Dr. Lisa FL Stellwagen, a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center in the Division of Neonatology. She is Medical Director of the Newborn Service and Lactation Medical Director of the Supporting Premature Infant Nutrition (SPIN) Program. Click on the map to find out She is also a Fellow of the Academy of Pediatrics and a more about programs already member of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. scheduled through June. Bring this compelling new education program to your facility today and learn from experts on the frontlines of infant nutrition in the NICU. 3 NEWS Medela Partners with Focus Features to promote New Motion Picture Event “BABIES” Everybody loves BABIES. Medela is proud to announce As part of our partnership with Focus Features, Medela a partnership with Focus Features in support of their new offers moms another way to provide baby with a bond motion picture, BABIES, due to release starting May 7, that will benefit him well beyond his first phase of life. Mother’s Day Weekend. The film, which follows the lives Medela is running a sweepstakes that will give one mom of four diverse children from their first breaths to their the opportunity to win a $500 savings bond and one VIP first steps, celebrates the parent and child bond that professional family photo shoot. Ten runners-up also will forms during the early stages of a baby’s life. Medela’s receive $500 savings bond prizes. The sweepstakes will partnership with Babies reflects Medela’s commitment run from April 10 through May 31, 2010. to help mom and baby enjoy the bonding benefits of breastfeeding. Help give your moms a chance to win big for their little ones: Directed by award-winning filmmaker Thomas Balmès, from an original idea by producer Alain Chabat, BABIES is Focus Features and Medela will provide postcards for visually stunning and joyful. The four featured children are accounts to hand out to mothers with film information and Ponijao, from Namibia, Bayar, from Mongolia, Mari, from details on the sweepstakes during the promotional time Tokyo and Hattie, who lives in San Francisco. period (shrink wrapped in QTY of 25). Film mini-posters are also available while supplies last. If you are interested in receiving postcards or mini-posters, please contact us at [email protected]. Focus: © 2010 Focus Features LLC. All rights reserved. 4 NEWS Medela Announces Launch of New Insurance Reimbursement Resource Medela. recently. launched. an. important. new. resource. –. To. launch. the. new. site,. Medela. worked. with. respected. www.BreastfeedingInsurance.com. -. where. new. and. insurance. experts. to. develop. several. reimbursement- expectant.mothers.can.access.comprehensive.information. related. resources,. including. information. about. submitting. and. tools. to. help. them. discover. if. their. breastfeeding. claims.and.appealing.denied.claims.for.services..The.site. related.expenses,.such.as.breastpump.rental/purchase.or. also.includes.additional.sample.letters.that.can.help.new. lactation.consultants.are.covered.by.insurance. and.expectant.parents.gain.assistance.from.their.employer,. healthcare.provider.and.lactation.consultant... Insurance.providers.understand.the.critical.health.benefits.