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Live Spanish Interpretation!
All sessions were available in Spanish via live interpretation through Zoom!
CEUs Update!
The Conference has been officially approved for 11 L-CERPs and 1 E-CERP!
Additionally, CDR (RD) credits are being applied for.
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Agenda – Fast Glance:
- 8:30-9:00 am – Poster session/Morning Coffee Networking (optional)
- 9:00-9:10 am – Conference kickoff! Land Acknowledgement
- 9:10-10:10 am – Keynote: Tik Tok Times: The Impact of Social Media During Lactation
- 10:20-11:20 am – Keynote: Manual Mammary Assessment for Modern Providers: Strategies for Inclusive Care
- 11:30 am-12:30 pm – Keynote: Allergy Management in Human Milk Fed Infants
- 12:30-1:20 pm – LUNCH – Networking
- 1:20-2:15 pm – Breakout Session #1 (A, B, or C – three concurrent sessions to choose from)
- 2:25-3:20 pm – Breakout Session #2 (A, B, or C – three concurrent sessions to choose from)
- 3:30-4:25 pm – Breakout Session #3 (A, B, or C – three concurrent sessions to choose from)
- 4:25-5:00 pm – Networking (optional)
- Bonus Session – 9/19 10:00-11:00 am – Cannabis Use During Pregnancy and Lactation
Agenda:
Friday, September 13, 2024
*** All sessions will be recorded – recordings will be available through November 20, 2024 ***
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| 8:30 – 9:00 am | Poster Session / Morning Coffee – (optional) In-Person and Virtual Networking Sessions | |
| 9:00 – 9:10 am | Welcome! Colorado Breastfeeding Coalition and La Leche League of Mountains Plains opening remarks, logistics of the dayLand Acknowledgement | |
| 9:10 – 10:10 am | Keynote/General Session:
Laurel Wilson, IBCLC, RLC, INHC, CLSP, BScTik Tok Times: The Impact of Social Media During Lactation |
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| 10:10 – 10:20 | Break | |
| 10:20 – 11:20 am | Keynote/General Session:
Bryna Hayden, IBCLCManual Mammary Assessment for Modern Providers: Strategies for Inclusive Care |
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| 11:20 – 11:30 | Break | |
| 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | Keynote/General Session:
Hope Lima, PhD, RDN, IBCLCAllergy Management in Human Milk Fed Infants |
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| 12:30 – 1:20 pm | Lunch Break – Networking options | |
| 1:20 – 2:15 pm(*2:15-2:25 Break) | Breakouts #1 A: Moving and Grooving: Use of Vibration and Movement for Reflex Integration — Bryna Hayden, IBCLCB: Small Steps, BIG Gains: Outpatient Breastfeeding Toolkit for NICU Graduates — Sonal Patel, MD, CLEC: Latching onto Change: Innovations in Access to Lactation Care — Holly Johnson, IBCLC | |
| 2:25 – 3:20 pm(*3:20-3:30 Break) | Breakouts #2 A: Latch Assessment and Management of Milk Supply — Hope Lima, PhD, RDN, IBCLCB: Human Milk Feeding and Substance Use, New ABM Guidance — Kelly McMullen, MD and Kaylin Klie, MDC: Expanding the Lactation Care Provider Workforce to Reflect and Serve Our Diverse Communities — Monica Esparza, CLC | |
| 3:30 – 4:25 pm(*4:25-4:30 Wrap Up) | Breakouts #3 A: Lactation Care for the LGBTQIA+ Community & Induction of Lactation in Transgender Women — Emma Sickles, RDN, CLCB: Infant Mental Health in Breastfeeding: We Are The Angels — Stephanie Dunn, MD, IBCLC, PMH-CC: Nurturing Together: Collaborative Care with Lactation Counselors and Doulas — Debbie Young | |
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Networking Time – 4:25 – 5:30 p.m. (optional)
Please plan to join us for fun, casual networking and to participate in the Colorado Breastfeeding Coalition’s annual meeting.
We will meet in-person and virtually via Zoom (will be included on your emailed agenda)
Bonus Session!
Registration includes access to a bonus session – 1 hour virtual only webinar
Sept. 19, 2024 from 10-11 a.m.
Cannabis Use in Pregnancy and Lactation – Updated Clinical Guidance – Stacy Miller, PhD, RDN, CLC
(recording will be available after; additional 1 L-CERP provided via separate evaluation)
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Session Details:
9:10 – 10:10 a.m.
Keynote – General Session – Tik Tok Times: The Impact of Social Media During Lactation
— Laurel Wilson, IBCLC, RLC, INHC, CLSP, BSc
Social media has proven to be the main way Millennial and Gen Z parents communicate and get healthcare information, yet privacy practices and guidelines for healthcare use of social media is lagging. To add to this, artificial milk companies and the Fed is Best Organization are using social media against the recommendation of the WHO International Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes to their advantage, which is increasing misinformation. Many healthcare providers wish to utilize social media to engage, educate, inform, and interact with their patients. However, due to a lack of distinct guidelines and misunderstanding about privacy practices with social media, many healthcare providers are unknowingly sharing personal and private healthcare information. This presentation offers an understanding of the most common social media platforms, exploration of how millennials use social media (particularly during pregnancy and lactation), how artificial milk companies are using social media, and how healthcare professionals can use social media effectively and ethically.
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10:20 – 11:20 a.m.
Keynote – General Session – Hands On Examination and Assessment of the Lactating Breast
— Bryna Hayden, IBCLC
Manual Mammary Assessment is a crucial information point that is often missed because the skill set is quickly outdated, or not often taught. Offering patients anticipatory guidance about risks for low supply or breastfeeding difficulty postpartum can be extremely beneficial for both patient and clinician.
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11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Keynote – General Session – Elimination diets and cow’s milk protein allergy management in human milk-fed infants – Hope Lima, PhD, RDN, IBCLC
— Hope Lima, PhD, RDN, IBCLC
Occult blood in the stool of an exclusively breastfed infant can indicate a cow-milk/soy protein allergic colitis. In some instances, pediatricians may recommend moving the symptomatic infant to infant formula to help provide a resolution. Research shows, though, that elimination of the appropriate allergens from the maternal diet can improve or resolve infant symptoms. As not all infant allergic colitis is due to a cow-milk/soy protein intolerance, this presentation will overview clinical differences between food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis (FPIAP), food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), as well as the difference between IgE and Non-IgE mediated allergic responses in breastfed infants. Then, the basics of an elimination diet and criteria warranting introduction of an elimination diet will be summarized.
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1:20-2:15 p.m. – Breakout #1
1 A. Breakout Session – Moving and Grooving: Use of Vibration and Movement for Reflex Integration
— Bryna Hayden, IBCLC
From conception through adulthood, movement drives development and function. This lecture covers the landscape of development facilitated by movement, the impacts of movement on feeding, use of movement to help develop skills at breast, and teaching movement to parents in an accessible way. Vibration has long been used as a safe and effective tool for muscle tone modulation, and parents have the ability to impact their baby’s breastfeeding at home in a positive way. This talk discusses how to use vibration with parents and their babies to help modulate hypersensitive responses that impact breastfeeding.
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1 B. Breakout Session – Small Steps, BIG Gains: Outpatient Breastfeeding Toolkit for NICU Graduates
— Sonal Patel, MD, CLE
Small Steps, BIG Gains addresses the complexities of breastfeeding in the NICU environment, highlighting challenges faced by NICU dyads. It explores the significance of the synactive theory of development in facilitating successful breastfeeding within this context and examines the phenomenon of premie shutdown and its impact on breastfeeding outcomes. Additionally, practical solutions are introduced to mitigate these challenges and support NICU graduates transitioning to home care, addressing resource limitations in the process.
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1 C. Breakout Session – Latching onto Change: Innovations in Access to Lactation Care
— Holly Johnson, IBCLC
Access to quality lactation care is one of the biggest hurdles facing new parents. Geographic isolation compounds the issue further. While families cannot control the availability of local services, professionals in the lactation field can devise innovative solutions to address these barriers and ensure equitable access to care for all families. This presentation explores diverse approaches such as telehealth, pop-up, and mobile lactation clinics, which provide expert lactation support directly to communities. These innovative strategies have the potential to improve breastfeeding initiation and duration rates, reduce disparities in access to care, and promote maternal and infant health outcomes. The goal of this presentation is to arm others in the field of lactation with the knowledge to improve access to care within their own communities by bridging the gap for those unable to receive care due to geographic location. Attendies will come away with understanding of how geographic location impacts access to care, and innovative ways to improve access to lactation care in their own communities.
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2:25-3:20 p.m. – Breakout #2
2 A. Breakout Session – Latch Assessment and Management of Milk Supply
— Hope Lima, PhD, RDN, IBCLC
A painful latch and subsequent low milk supply is a major reason why lactating parents don’t meet their stated breastfeeding goals. However, assessing a latch is more complicated than checking to see if the baby’s lips are flanged. In this presentation, participants will be learning what to look for in an infant global assessment and oral assessment to determine the root cause of painful latch and appropriate interventions for each cause. Participants will also learn how to support milk supply in the lactating parent while working towards pain free breastfeeding.
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2 B. Breakout Session – Human Milk Feeding and Substance Use, New ABM Guidance
— Kelly McMullen, MD and Kaylin Klie, MD
We will review new ABM guidelines for Human Milk Feeding for parents with Substance Use as well as Colorado Law regarding reporting and how this can impact potential policy changes to account for new guidelines. Focus will be on mostly illicit/illegal drugs.
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2 C. Breakout Session – Expanding the Lactation Care Provider Workforce to Reflect and Serve Our Diverse Communities
— Monica Esparza, CLC, Community Interpreter
This insightful presentation will focus on New Mexico’s pioneering efforts to enhance the diversity of lactation care providers. This session will explore the adaptation, revision, and expansion of the state coalition’s lactation workforce development program, highlighting the critical role of community feedback. Discover how New Mexico has tackled the barriers faced by BIPOC, LGBTQ, and other marginalized communities in accessing lactation education. Learn about the innovative strategies and significant changes that have been implemented to promote inclusive and equitable lactation care. Attendees will gain valuable insights on how these successful initiatives can be replicated in their own communities to foster a more diverse and responsive lactation care workforce.
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3:30-4:25 p.m. – Breakout #3
3 A. Breakout Session – Lactation Care for the LGBTQIA+ Community & Induction of Lactation in Transgender Women —
— Emma Sickles, RDN, CLC
LGBTQIA+ families often face discrimination within healthcare settings, including childbirth and lactation care spaces. Families can be confronted with gendered assumptions and unique barriers that make it more difficult to offer human milk to their infants. This presentation will help you to become familiar with barriers to lactation LGBTQIA+ families may face and provide you with actionable steps to reduce those barriers within your practice and your local community. In addition, it will provide an overview of available case studies on induction of lactation in transgender women to help familiarize lactation care providers with the practice and improve their ability to support transgender parents.
3 B. Breakout Session –Infant Mental Health in Breastfeeding: We Are The Angels
— Stephanie Dunn, MD, IBCLC, PMH-C
Integral to the understanding of Infant Mental Health is Selma Fraiberg’s work: Ghosts In The Nursery. The ghosts that Fraiberg describes are the forgotten childhood feelings of terror and loneliness that haunt the next generation when those children become parents. Children who have had negative experiences are likely to be mean or neglectful parents themselves, so the pattern repeats itself. We also know, from the ACEs study, that more adverse experiences in childhood translate to poorer health outcomes. Thankfully, positive childhood experiences (PCEs) are the antidotes to negative experiences. Positive experiences are protective and promote healthy child development and sound adult mental health. In her work, Angels In The Nursery, Alicia Leiberman argues that the benevolent experiences with caretakers, or “angels,” can help a person overcome the “ghosts.” Lactation workers must recognize that dyads might be facing ghosts in the nursery. They also should recognize that the ghosts might be affecting the breastfeeding relationship. Lactation workers must act as the “angels” in the nursery by encouraging new parents, discussing their goals, normalizing challenges, recognizing barriers to successful breastfeeding, identifying positive parenting skills, praising the small moments and focus on the positive aspects of the nursing relationship.
3 C. Breakout Session – Nurturing Together: Collaborative Care with Lactation Counselors and Doulas –
— Debbie Young
The postpartum period is a critical time for both mothers and infants, necessitating comprehensive and coordinated care to ensure optimal health outcomes. This presentation explores the synergistic relationship between Postpartum Doulas and International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs) in providing holistic support during this pivotal phase. By combining the emotional and practical support of Postpartum Doulas with the specialized breastfeeding expertise of IBCLCs, we can significantly improve maternal and infant health outcomes. This talk will outline the respective roles and contributions of Postpartum Doulas and IBCLCs, highlighting how their collaboration fosters a supportive environment conducive to successful breastfeeding and overall postpartum recovery. Case studies and evidence-based research will be presented to demonstrate the benefits of this integrated approach, including increased breastfeeding rates, reduced postpartum depression, and enhanced maternal confidence and well-being. Attendees will gain insights into effective strategies for fostering collaboration between Postpartum Doulas and IBCLCs, as well as practical guidance on implementing this model of care in various healthcare settings. By leveraging the strengths of both professions, we can create a comprehensive support system that addresses the multifaceted needs of new mothers and their infants, ultimately leading to better health outcomes for families.
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BONUS SESSION: 9/19 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Cannabis Use in Pregnancy and Lactation – Updated Clinical Guidance
— Stacy Miller, PhD, RDN, CLC
Despite the fact that cannabis use has increased, there is limited research on the effects of perinatal cannabis exposure, particularly on cannabinoid concentrations readily available today. During this presentation, attendees will understand emerging evidence, medical organizations’ statements and recommendations, and potential health risks of cannabis use on the unborn and newborn child. Additionally, attendees will gain knowledge on available resources and harm reduction approaches to support clients to reduce or quit cannabis use during pregnancy and/or lactation. By sharing fact-based health information in a patient-centered manner throughout the perinatal period, lactation and health care providers can support families in making informed health decisions
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Thank you to all our amazing speakers!
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