Refresher Course: Early Feeding Skills

Program Overview

The Refresher EFS course is a one-day refresher program for professionals who have completed the two-day Early Feeding Skills certification. Customized to participants' needs, the course covers topics such as EFS with breastfeeding, feeding in the side-lying position, and implementing EFS in the workplace. Led by Suzanne Thoyre, RN, PhD, the course is accredited by Kwaliteitsregister V&V and ADAP.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Refresher The Early Feeding Skills (EFS) course is a one-day refresher course designed for individuals who have already completed a two-day EFS certification course. The course content is tailored to the participants' needs and determined through a form they fill out during registration. The objective is to provide participants with the most up-to-date information and skills related to early feeding and the learning to drink process in premature infants. The course facilitates the exchange of experiences among participants and with the instructor, Suzanne Thoyre. The course is taught in English.

Outline:

The course content is customized based on participant input and in consultation with Suzanne Thoyre. However, some topics always covered include:

• EFS with breastfeeding
• Feeding in the side-lying position
• Implementing EFS in the workplace

Teaching:

The course is taught by Suzanne Thoyre, RN, PhD (School of Nursing Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina, USA). The teaching method involves a combination of lectures, discussions, and experience sharing among participants.

• The course is offered once a year.
• The location is Hotel NH Veluwe Sparrenhorst, Nunspeet.
• The cost is €350.
• The maximum number of participants is 70, with a minimum of 45.
• As of May 2024, Suzanne Thoyre last taught the course.
Future offerings and instructors are currently unknown.
• The course is suitable for individuals and organizations.
Organizations can arrange in-company training.

Cost: € 350,-