FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
ATP Affiliate Membership
AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP
Affiliate membership of the Association of Tongue-tie Practitioners (ATP) is open to health professionals (for example nurses, midwives, Health Visitors, doctors, dentists, osteopaths, speech and language therapists) and breastfeeding supporters (including breastfeeding peer supporters, breastfeeding counsellors, and lactation consultants) who have an interest or role in supporting parents of babies with tongue-tie and would like to benefit from sharing professional experiences.
Study Days and Conferences organised by the ATP
Please note the events listed below are intended for members of the ATP or healthcare professionals, and are NOT for attendance by members of the lay public (proof required upon booking).
The ATP have a number of things lined up for upcoming events.
Check back here regularly to keep updated!
Resources to aid your learning:
The video clip shows part of an assessment for tongue-tie
Assessment of a Tongue Tie video curtesy of Sarah Oakley, Registered Nurse, Health visitor and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant.
Who can assess for a tongue-tie restriction?
Baeza CK, Watson-Genna C, Murphy J, Hazelbaker A, Kaplan M, Martinelli RLdC, Marchesan I, Douglas PS, Smillie C (2017) "Assessment and Classification of Tongue-Tie" Clinical Lactation 8(3) p93-98 doi:10.1891/2158-0782.8.3.93.
Brooks E (2017) "IBCLC Scope of Practice for Tongue-Tie Assessment" Clinical Lactation-Tongue Tie Expert Roundtable vol 8(3) doi: 10.1891/2158-0782.8.3.121.
La Leche League USA (2020) Tongue tie and Lip ties https://lllusa.org/tongue-and-lip-ties#:~:text=An%20IBCLC%20cannot%20diagnose%20a,you%20suspect%20a%tongue%20tie.
Oakley S (2017) "The Health Visitor's role in supporting families with tongue-tie babies"
British Journal of Health Visiting https://doi.org/10.12968/johv.2917.5.12.594