Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition - Annual Conference Breastfeeding in the Bay State 2010

Cosponsored by the Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition with the Massachusetts chapter of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Morning session
8:30 – 8:45 Introduction with breastfeeding cost analysis update
Melissa Bartick, MD, MS, speaking about her paper currently in press in Pediatrics

8:45 – 9:45 Breastfeeding and Maternal Health — Heart Disease, Diabetes, and More
Alison Stuebe, MD, MSc

9:45 – 10:00 Introduction to Breastfeeding and Government Policy
Speaker TBA

10:00 – 10:15 Break

10:15 – 11:15 Improving Best Practices for Joint Commission and mPINC Scores: Lessons Learned from the Massachusetts Baby-Friendly Collaborative and New England Baby-Friendly Hospitals
Melissa Bartick, MD, MS and Kathy Abbott, IBCLC

11:15 – 12:15 What to Say: Scripts and Role Playing for Challenging Patients
Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC

12:15 – 1:15 Lunch and awards

Afternoon breakouts

1:15 – 2:30 Breakout session 1
1) Outpatient Support Models: A panel with support groups, breastfeeding clinics, WIC and La Leche League Lucia Jenkins, RN, IBCLC; Kate Reist, CNM, UBCLC; Kathy Abbott, IBCLC; and WIC speaker TBA
2) Las Dos: Promoting Breastfeeding Exclusivity
Donna Chapman, PhD, RD and Catherine Reyes

3:00 – 4:15 Breakout session 2
3) Nighttime Nightmares Mary Foley, RN, IBCLC
4) Pump Protocols (NICU, Back to Work, etc.) Speaker TBA

Afternoon workshops for physicians and nurses
1:15 – 4:00(with break)
RN Workshop
Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC

1:15 – 4:00
(with break) Physician workshops
Barbara L. Philipp, MD, FAAP, FABM
Lauren Hanley, MD
Melissa Bartick, MD, MS