March 27, 2010
10th Annual Family Centered Maternity Care Conference
Monroeville, PA (near Pittsburgh)
Conference Website: heartandhandsdoula.com
Contact Information: Jan Mallak, 2 LAS, ICCE-CD, CD-PCD (DONA), CPD (CAPPA)
Phone: 724-327-6063
Remarks: Join attendees from several states to network, learn new info and earn continuing education units. Topics include: VBACs, Medications Used Before, During, and After Birth, Birth Stories (panel), The Right Fit: Baby Slings and Nursing Bras, Area Breastfeeding Resources (panel) and The Doula's Guide to Birthing Your Way (new Hale book being published 2010).
April 15-16, 2010
17th Annual Professional Lactation Conference
Burlington Hilton, Burlington, Vermont
Registration Fee: $225 Early, $245 Regular
Conference Website: www.vlca.org
Remarks: Overlooking beautiful Lake Champlain, with Church Street Marketplace (a downtown pedestrian delight) just next door. "One of the best run conferences I've ever attended - best food too!"
April 22-23, 2010
Strategies to Support Breastfeeding
Ottawa-Gatineau, Canada
Conference Website: www.ovlc.net
Contact Information: Registration: Sheryl Hamilton: sheryl@hamiltoncrew.com
Phone: 613-224-3528
Remarks: Diane Powers - Nipple shields, the physics of latch, birth medications and breastfeeding, and vitamin D supplementation.
Diane Weissinger - Supporting mother's instinctual behaviour to successfully breastfeed, using "lactocentric" language to promote breastfeeding as the biological norm, changing paradigms in infant latch, and resolving ethical issues.
May 6-31, 2010
GOLD10 - Global Online Lactation Discussion
Online
Conference Website: www.goldconf.com
Contact Information: info@goldconf.com
Remarks: Now in its fourth year, GOLD10 brings you the world's best researchers, practitioners and academics to your own home, workplace or anywhere where you can log into the World Wide Web. Interact with the speakers during their live sessions and review their recorded presentation as often as you wish during the conference.
You can continue to ask questions in the discussion forums as well. GOLD10 will offer CERPs for those requiring continuing education points. GOLD10 is the greenest, best-value and highest quality conference you will ever attend! See you there!
Speakers include;
James Akre,
Catherine Watson-Genna,
Jane Morton,
Ruth Lawrence,
Pamela Morrison,
and many many more!
May 14, 2010
11th Annual Update for Breastfeeding Professionals
Conference Website: www.asante.org/RVMC/Medical-Services/family-birth-center/lactation/bfu2010.aspx
Contact Information: Sarah Locke 541-789-5080 or slocke@asante.org
Remarks: Featuring Dr Marianne Neifert speaking on challenges in supporting and maintaining breastfeeding, finishing with her inspirational "Life in Balance." Dr Janelle Aby will be presenting "Tongue Tie” Practical Management of Ankyloglossia"
Please see web site for on-line brochure and to download registration.
June 9-12, 2010
Hartmann & Hale Human Lactation Research Conference
Amarillo, Texas
Conference Website: www.ibreastfeeding.com/pages/conference.html
Contact Information: books@hale-publishing.com
Phone: 806-376-9900 or toll free at 800-378-1317
September 21-23, 2010
National WIC Association Nutrition Education and Breastfeeding Conference
San Diego, CA
Conference Website: http://www.nwica.org
Contact Information: Gwen Marshall at gwendelyn.marshall@doh.wa.gov
Phone: 360-236-3654
October 4-8, 2010
certified Lactation Counselor Training
Lubbock Inn, Lubbock, Texas
Conference Website: www.healthychildren.cc
Registration Fee: $625 eary or $675 Regular
Contact Information: The Center for Breastfeeding at 508-888-8044
Remarks: Rooms are available at a discounted rate of $89 per night at Lubbock Inn.
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