USA
The Myths, Medicine and Management of Mothers' Milk
The conference features:
Fritzi Drosten RN, IBCLC
Thomas Hale R.Ph., Ph.D.
Julie A. Mennella Ph.D.
See brochure below.
Lactation Management - Exam Preparation Course 2010 with Linda Smith
The Lactation Management and Exam Preparation Course is a comprehensive review of the skills and knowledge needed for evidence-based professional lactation consultant practice. The course will help prepare candidates for the certification examination sponsored by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE).
Overcoming Barriers to Breastfeeding - Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los Angeles
Featured Speakers:
Carol Suchy RN, BSN, IBCLC
Barbara M. Tcheng, MD
Elaine Robertson, IBCLC
Breastfeeding Success: Smoothing the Path
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5th BREASTFEEDING and FEMINISM SYMPOSIUM: Informing Public Health Approaches
Purpose of Symposium: Since 2005, academic scholars, practitioners, and activists have gathered together for a regular symposium on Breastfeeding and Feminism. The 2007 and 2009 symposia was funded in part by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Women’s Health. Over the years, the symposia have illuminated major constraints mothers experience as they seek to breastfeed their children in the 21st century.
The Lactation Counselor Certificate Training Program (CLC)
Comprehensive breastfeeding management training
Practical skills that will make you more effective in your job
Time-saving hospital strategies that make breastfeeding a success
Strategies and tips for special circumstances - premies, Down Syndrome,
newborns affected by medications, and more
How to talk to mothers in a way that encourages them to choose breastfeeding
Public Health/WIC strategies that work to increase breastfeeding success
Confidence building knowledge and skills
The Northwest Georgia Breastfeeding Coalition's Annual Breastfeeding Conference: The Ultimate Guide to Breastfeeding Success
See brochure for details.
Featuring: Teresa Pitman
Helping Mothers Breastfeed: Exclusive Breastfeeding: Tips from the Trenches
Speaker: Ginna Wall MN,RN,IBCLC
Tuition: $135.00 before March 1 / $150.00 after March 1 (FMH Employees and Nursing Students : $75.00) $125 for 2 or more registrations mailed or called in together before March 1st.
Topics include: Maternal reasons for not exlusively breastfeeding;Infant reasons for not exclusively breastfeeding; going baby freindly:talking with mothers;health care advice that leads to not exclusively breastfeeding; going baby friendly:talking with co-workers.
OLCA 2010 Conference
Faculty
Best Practice: Breastfeeding
This 3-day workshop explores the rationale behind research-based guidelines to infant feeding and provides the fundamentals for all healthcare staff to manage early breastfeeding issues with accuracy and confidence. This workshop focuses on prenatal and hospital care and is an ideal staff training for The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative.
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