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Annual Conference

Breastfeeding in the Bay State 2010

Pam and Kendall

Monday, October 18, 2010
8:30 am – 4:15 pm

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

Massachusetts Medical Society Headquarters
Waltham, MA
(Directions)

Registration is now available!

Cost
General registration (full day) $100
Physicians seeking CME (full day) $125
MD workshop only (pm session) $85
RN workshop only (pm session) $75
Morning session
8:30 – 8:45 Introduction — Breastfeeding cost analysis update
Melissa Bartick, MD, MS, speaking about her paper recently published in Pediatrics
8:45 – 9:45 Breastfeeding and Maternal Health — Heart Disease, Diabetes, and More
Alison Stuebe, MD, MSc, Assistant Professor of OB/GYN at the University of North Carolina
9:45 – 10:00 Introduction to Breastfeeding and Government Policy
Lauren Smith, MD, Medical Director, Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health
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; Julie Forgit, LDN, CLC;
and Meghan Morse, MS, RN, LDN, IBCLC/RLC

2) Las Dos: Promoting Breastfeeding Exclusivity
Tanya Lieberman, IBCLC and Catherine Reyes, BS, MD candidate

3:00 – 4:15 Breakout session 2
3) Nighttime Nightmares in the Nursery: Managing Nighttime Breastfeeding
Mary Foley, RN, IBCLC

4) Pump Protocols in the NICU, Work Setting and Beyond
Kim Barbas, RN, IBCLC

Afternoon workshops for physicians and nurses
1:15 – 4:15
(with break)
RN Workshop
Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC
1:15 – 4:15
(with break)
Physician workshop
Barbara L. Philipp, MD, FAAP, FABM:
  A Public Health View and What to Expect

Lauren Hanley, MD: Breastfeeding: An OB View

Melissa Bartick, MD, MS: Medications and Breastfeeding

Special Lecture
4:30 – 5:30 The Surgeon General’s Call to Action on Breastfeeding: What You Need to Know
Suzanne Haynes, Ph.D, Senior Science Advisor,
Office on Women’s Health, Dep’t of HHS
Immediately following Annual meeting and dinner


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