
New York Statewide Breastfeeding Coalition Annual Conference 2022
Event Information
About this event
Join us on March 28, 2022 for our Virtual Conference!
Breastfeeding Through an Equity Lens – A Continuum of Care
Save time and money this year! No travel or lodging expense! Once again, we are making this a very interactive event, with lots of opportunity for you to network and chat with presenters as well as other attendees. The conference will NOT be recorded.
The conference has been awarded 5.5 L CERPs from IBLCE
AGENDA
7:30 am Pre-Conference Networking Meet & Greet
8:00 am Last minute Zoom instructions; Welcome to the Conference
8:15 am Kangaroo Mother Care: Understanding Resilience – Why Preterm Babies Need Their Mothers
Part 1: Introducing Nurturescience Nils Bergman, MD, MPH, PhD
9:57 Discussion Groups/Breakout Rooms
10:08 am Break
10:18 am Part 2: Scientific Rationale for Mother Kangaroo Care
Nils Bergman, MD, MPH, PhD
10:59 am Q&A
11:11 am Discussion Groups/Breakout Rooms
11:30 am NYSBC Announcements
11:45 am Prizes
12:00 pm Lunch Break
12:30 pm Welcome back/Table Topics Discussion Groups
We are offering everyone the opportunity for some small group learning and interaction . The topics are listed below - please think about the topic that interests you, or perhaps is your expertise and you can share your knowledge? We will provide this list again on the day of the conference; you are free to change groups as you wish. We will open up more breakout rooms on the day of the conference, if needed. The list of breakout rooms is below:
1.Virtual lactation support/telehealth
2.Baby-Friendly Journey
3.NICU
4.Black Women and BF
5.Skin-to-skin/COVID NICU
6.BF and Substance Use/Treatment
7.BF and Inclusive Language
8.Burnout
9.Supporting BF in the Labor/Delivery Area
10.The latest in breast pumps/milk expression
11.Supporting BF for Native American populations
12.Supporting BF in Hispanic populations
13.Supporting BF in first-time parents
14.Supporting BF after difficult delivery
15.BF support and WIC/and community health centers
16,BF for Covid positive mothers
17.Managing BF problems after discharge
18.Cultural Differences in Supporting BF
19.Nutrition and Hydration for the Lactating individual
20.Baby Wearing or How to Parent Multiples while Feeding your Infant
21.How to Store Milk, How Much Milk to Store, Breast Milk Storage Bags/Milkie
22.Preparing the Breastfeeding Mother to Return to Work
23.Breastfeeding Multiples/Pumping for Multiples
24.Support Groups for Lactating Individuals
25.Lactation f/u post- hospital
26. BF and Covid
27.Human Milk and Covid, including vaccination
28. WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors
1:00 pm Baby-Friendly USA Updated Guidelines and NICU Toolkit: Evidence-based Practices that Impact Breastfeeding Disparities and Empower Mothers
Eileen Fitzpatrick DrPH, MPH, RDN; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Baby Friendly USA
1:45 pm NYS Breastfeeding Support Through an Equity Lens: Panel Presentation
Chloe Vital, CBS, Director – MidHudson Chocolate Milk
Robin Crouse , Health Educator, Indegenous Breastfeeding Counselor, Seneca Nation
Catherine Wightman, MS, IBCLC – The Transitions Care Management for Lactation in rural Western NYS
April Simmons, Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Supervisor CLC Anthony Jordan Health Center, Rochester; Refugee/Immigrant Health Center
2:45 pm Discussion/Q & A
3:00 pm Break/Prizes
3:15 pm Black Fatherhood & Disparities
Kenn Harris, Executive Director & Engagement Lead, NICHQ
4:00 pm Discussion Breakout Groups /Take Away Messages
4:15 pm Wrap up Meeting rooms open for networking/after party
5:00 pm Adjourn
Please note that the above agenda is tentative- there may be some minor adjustments with start times of the sessions.
The Early Bird Rate will only be available through March 5, 2022.
If you are paying by check:
Please make your check payable to:
New York Statewide Breastfeeding Coalition, Inc. and mail to us at: PO Box 61, Delmar, NY 12054. Please remember to identify who you are registering for the conference on your check!
We are able to accept vouchers from county health departments. Please send us an email before you mail us your forms! nysbcinc@gmail.com
Cancellations received prior to March 25, 202 2 will be able to be refunded or your registration can be transferred to another person for this year's conference- please let us know who will be taking your place. Contact us at nysbcinc@gmail.com
No refunds after March 25, 2022.
A limited number of scholarships will be available to eligible registrants. Please email us at nysbcinc@gmail.com to inquire.