Ingram School of Nursing Associate Professor Rosetta Antonacci always looks forward to August, when nutrition students spend time at the School of Nursing learning about breastfeeding. 鈥淭his collaboration between our schools is a highlight of our academic calendar,鈥� says Prof. Antonacci, who is also Associate Member, School of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
This year, 46 students (38 in the BSc Nutr Sci Dietetics Major and the remainder in the MSc Applied Human Nutrition Credentialing option) broadened their theoretical knowledge of breastfeeding and practiced their skills in the Satoko Shibata Clinical Nursing Laboratories. Themes included nutrition, collaborative practice, and supporting patients and families post-partum. Currently in their final practicums, the students expect to complete their program in December and be eligible to join the professional order (Ordre des di茅t茅tistes nutritionnistes du Quebec).
The dedicated team responsible for preparing and delivering the day鈥檚 enriching and impactful contact included nursing faculty Irene Sarasua, Kimani Daniel, Anne-Laurie Beaubrun, Ginette Aucoin, Catherine Leblanc, and Maria Damian.
As Prof. Antonacci notes, 鈥淲e鈥檙e especially grateful to Sandy Phillips, Senior Faculty Lecturer in the School of Human Nutrition, who is a valued colleague and always a welcome guest at our School. Interdisciplinary collaborations such as these are both meaningful and essential, and we wholeheartedly welcome similar opportunities in the future.鈥�
Sandy Phillips concurs with this assessment. 鈥淥ur students greatly appreciate the practical aspects of this breast-feeding workshop, the expertise and knowledge shared by the professors/lecturers from the Ingram School of Nursing, and the ability to have hands-on activities in the labs. The workshop is an excellent opportunity for these soon-to-be dietitian-nutritionists to feel more comfortable interacting with and advising breast-feeding moms.鈥�
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