Continuing Education

Are you working towards a professional designation or need to re-qualify? We've got you covered! Our conference offers a variety of educational credits to earn, based on the number of lectures you watch, the length of the presentation and the speaker's topic.

The GOLD Perinatal Conference 2018 will apply for CMEs, CNEs, MEAC Midwifery CEUs & CERPs. This year we'll be offering 15.5 hours of education plus 6 additional hours in each of our three Add-on Lecture packs!

Continuing Education Hours Available

Main Conference: 15.5 Hours Approved
Mental Health in the Perinatal Period Add-on: 6 Hours Approved
Optimizing Milk Production Add-on: 6 Hours Approved
Breastfeeding Education & Advocacy Add-on: 6 Hours Approved

Our table of instructional hours can be downloaded below. It indicates the types of credits for each presentation.

CMEs - Continuing Medical Education

This Enduring Material activity, GOLD Perinatal 2018 Conference, has been reviewed and is acceptable for credit by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Term of approval begins 10/01/2018. Term of approval is for one year from this date. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Main Conference - Approved for 15.5 AAFP CME credits (Prescriptive or Elective)
Mental Health in the Perinatal Period Add-on - Approved for 6 AAFP CME credits (Prescriptive or Elective)
Optimizing Milk Production Add-on - Approved for 6 AAFP CME credits (Elective)
Breastfeeding Education & Advocacy Add-on - Approved for 6 AAFP CME credits (Elective)

Note: Total credits will calculate based upon session submissions and approvals. Session review and approval status will be displayed on the Provider Dashboard under "Session Status". Once session approval has been granted, the following statement can be used, in addition to official statement above, to inform learners of the credits available by session:

Nursing CEUs - Nursing Contact Hours:

This program has been approved for Contact Hours from the American Nurses Association of Massachusetts. ANA Massachusetts is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Main Conference - Approved for 15.5 Nursing Contact Hours / CNEs
Mental Health in the Perinatal Period Add-on - Approved for 6 Nursing Contact Hours / CNEs
Optimizing Milk Production Add-on - 6 Nursing Contact Hours / CNEs Approved
Breastfeeding Education & Advocacy Add-on - 6 Nursing Contact Hours / CNEs Approved

Midwifery CEUs - MEAC Contact Hours

Applicable to NARM Certified Professional Midwives and those require MEAC Certified Education. This program has been approved for MEAC CEUs by the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council. Please note that 0.1 MEAC Midwifery CEU is equivalent to 1.0 NARM CEUs

Main Conference - Approved for 1.5 MEAC CEUs (4 NARM Bridge qualified CEUs)
Mental Health in the Perinatal Period Add-on - Approved for 0.6 MEAC CEUs (6 NARM Bridge qualified CEUs)
Optimizing Milk Production Add-on - Approved for 0.6 MEAC CEUs
Breastfeeding Education and Advocacy Add-on - Approved for 0.6 MEAC CEUs

CERPs - Continuing Education Recognition Points

Applicable to IBCLC Lactation Consultants, Certified Lactation Consultants (CLCs), CBEs, CLE, Doulas & Birth Educators. GOLD Perinatal Online Conference 2018 has been approved for 15.5 CERPs (4.25 L, 11.25 R). GOLD Learning is designated as a Long Term Provider of CERPs by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) -Approval #CLT114-07.

Main Conference - 15.5 Hours Approved (4.25 L-CERPs, 11.25 R-CERP)
Mental Health in the Perinatal Period Add-on - 6 Hours Approved (6 R-CERPs)
Breastfeeding Education and Advocacy Add-on - 6 Hours Approved (6 L-CERPs)
Optimizing Milk Production Add-on - 6 Hours Approved (6 L-CERPs)