Annual Meeting Program

ANNUAL MEETING & CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Let’s Go Beyond Just Talking about Breastfeeding….

October 11, 2011 – Clayton State University – 9am-3:30pm

5 educational credits applied: GNA, IBLCE, NCHEC

  

9am            Welcome, Carolyn Wetzel Continuum Award, Speaker Disclosures: Pat Swan, RN, HMHB Board of Directors, Annual Meeting & Conference Chairperson

 

9:15            Breastfeeding Licensure & Reimbursement - Blueprint for Georgia: Leah Aldridge, JD, IBCLC, RLC, HMHB Board of Directors, Breastfeeding Licensure & Reimbursement Committee Chairperson

 

9:45            Everyone Can Help Make Breastfeeding Easier…The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding 2011: Katherine R. Shealy, MPG, IBCLC, RLC, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

 

10:45            Break - Visit Exhibits & Silent Auction

 

11:00            Detecting Breastfeeding Barriers: Arlene Toole, BS, IBCLC, RLC, Breastfeeding EPIC Program Director, Georgia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)  

 

11:30            Excess Weight Loss in First-born Breastfed Newborns Relates to Maternal Intrapartum Fluid Balance: Jamie S. Ray, RN, IBCLC, Manager, OB Community Education, Women & Infants Service, DeKalb Medical Center – North Decatur

 

Noon             Working Lunch:

  • HMHB 2012 Legislative Agenda: Mary Frances Williams, MSW, HMHB Legislative & Policy Consultant
  • Coalition Meeting/Election of Board of Directors/Call to Action: Merrilee Gober, RN, BSN, JD, HMHB Board President

 

12:30            BREASTFEEDING: Navigating the Mythical Minefield: Amy Spangler, MN, RN, IBCLC, President, baby gooroo

 

1:30             Update from the State: Marcia Hunter, BSN, RN, IBCLC, RLC, State Breastfeeding Coordinator, MCH, Division of Public Health

 

2:00            Data Driven Change – Toward Exclusive Breastfeeding: Phyllis Hlavac, MN, NNP-BC, RNC-NIC, Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist, Northside Hospital

 

2:30            Ethical Considerations in Breastfeeding: Sara Edwards, CNM, MN, MPH, ACNM/CCA, Certified Childbirth Educator, Emory University School of Nursing , American College of Nurse Midwives

 

3:00            Who Calls an 800# for Access to Healthcare? PowerLine in Action: Pam Gaston, MPA, HMHB Executive Director

 

3:30             Announce Silent Auction Winners/Thank you/Adjourn: Pat Swan