July 23-27 2008
ILCA/USLCA Conference
One Voice, Uniting the Profession - Practice, Professionalism, Policy
Red Rock Resort, Spa and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Sponsored by: ILCA
Contact: Heather Blanken, Director of Conference Services heatherblanken@ilca.org
Natalie Porterfield, Conference Registrar, natalieporterfield@ilca.org
Information: posted as it is finalized. Check the website regularly. Exhibitor materials will be available in December, and the Registration brochure will be distributed and posted here in late January/early February.

ILCA will also cosponsor a conference with the European Lactation Consultants' Association (VELB), on October 1-3, 2008 in Vienna, Austria.

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August 15 & 16 2008
Westin Providence Providence Rhode Island
36th Annual Seminar for Physicians on Breastfeeding
Registration Fee: $465
Conference Website: www.llleus.org/physsem08.html
Contact : Diane Baier
Phone: 443-812-2481
Remarks: Vitamin D: Its Importance to the Breastfeeding Mother and Her Infant Carol Wagner, MD, FAAP, FABM Breastfeeding and Child Abuse: Is There a Connection? Audrey Naylor, MD, DrPH, FAAP, FABM
Womb Service: Primary Elective Cesarean Delivery Decreases Breastfeeding Success Ed Newton, MD, FACOG Evidence Based Medicine—The Other EBM: Critically Appraising the Literature David Meyers, MD, FAAFP The Epidemiology of Breastfeeding Among First-time Mothers in the United States Julie Taylor, MD, MSc, IBCLC Breastfeeding Emergencies Lori Feldman-Winter, MD, MPH, FAAPMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus/Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus Epidermidis, Mastitis and Breastfeeding Ed Newton, MD, FACOG Human Milk and Its Effect on the Newborn Gut Carol Wagner, MD, FAAP, FABM

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September 8-12
Berkely, CA USA
Professional Education in Breastfeedng and Lactation
Registration Fee: $950.00
Conference Website:
Contact Information: SWAGconferences@aol.com        
Contact Phone: 510-524-6917
Remarks: Become a Lactation Educator in 5 days with no homework after the course. The certificate is given the last day fot he course. Earn 46 CERPs. Beautiful location, easy parking, breakfast, lunch and breaks included. Speaker: Molly Pessl, BSN, IBCLC

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September 19-20
Berkely, CA USA
Breastfeeding From All Angles:  Food For Thought 
Registration Fee: $255.00
Conference Website:
Contact Information: SWAGconferences@aol.com        
Contact Phone: 510-524-6917
Speakers: Catherine Watson Genna, BS, IBCLC and Bernice Hausman PhD, Professor Department of English, Virginia Tech
Topics: Anatomical Contributions to Infant Sucking Skills *What (Not) to Do With Breasts in Public* Helping Infants Suck Correctly* The Non-latching Infant: The First 48 Hours and Beyond *Choosing and Using Breastfeeding Tools *Environmental Contaminants and the Mandate for Maternal Purity *Minimally Invasive Treatment for Posterior Tongue-tie *Breastfeeding and Feminism* In for the Long Haul: Case Studies*Eerior Tongue-tie *Breasteeding and Feminism* In for the Long Haul: Case Studies

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October 24-25
RHD Memorial Medical Center-Dallas,Tx
Breastfeeding Educator Course
Registration Fee: $175.00
Conference Website:
Contact Information: Donna Tiiman RN BSN IBCLC-RLC
Contact Phone: 972-888-4006
Remarks: RHD Memorial Medical Center again will host Betty Bowels,a regionally noted speaker and educator in the area of Breastfeeding Education.  This course is a great way to validate the expertise of healthcare professionals caring for lactating moms and their infants. 15 CEUS provides Request to post conference schedule

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