La Leche League of Washington

HCP Seminar

La Leche League of Washington

Health Care Professional Seminar
a 1-day continuing-education conference

Thank you to everyone who made our 2009 Seminar a success! A special thanks to Diana and Kathy, you ladies were amazing, inspirational and informative.

Our Health Care Professional (HCP) Seminar is a 1-day continuing-education conference, for those seeking technical breastfeeding information and CE credits. Contact hours for this continuing nursing education activity has been submitted to the Washington State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Please contact Emily Healy at La Leche League of Washington for more information about contact hours. (206) 949-3076 LLLemhealy@gmail.com

If you are looking for more CE credits and technical sessions, plan to attend our 2010 Area Conference, October 15, 16, 17, 2010, at the Redmond Marriott Town Center, where we will offer over 22 CE credits spanning Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Continuing Education Conference Friday, October 15, 2010 ( part of our 3-day Area conference)

7:30 – 8:00 AM Breakfast & Registration Opens

8:00 – 820 AM Welcome & Introductions, Silent Auction Opens

8:20 – 9:35 AM Watch Your Language
Our word choice often promotes formula- feeding. Even the researchers get it wrong! Learn how words like “still,” “but,” & “ideal” can undermine breastfeeding, look at how research outcomes change when the focus changes, & begin to develop a new & truly supportive language. Note: A breastfeeding culture must also have a strong sense of breast- feeding as our biological norm. So far, we frame almost everything as if formula- feeding were safe & normal. It takes a while to learn to reframe our thinking; there's no better time to start than now.
Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC

9:35 – 9:50 AM Break

9:50 – 11:05 AM Infant Latch – Everything Old Is New
Babies haven't changed, but our understanding of how they attach to the breast has! Journey through more than 20- years of visuals & text - to the latest, surprisingly simple, conclusions.
Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC

11:05 – 12:20 PM Is Breastfeeding Fair? Tensions In Feminist Thinking About Breastfeeding
Does advocating for breastfeeding empower women or perpetuate gender inequality? This session will consider different approaches & perspectives on the unique phenomenon of breastfeeding a child.
Deborah Mccarter-Spaulding, PhD, WHNP-BC, RN, IBCLC

12:20 – 1:20 PM Lunch & Book-Signing

1:25 – 2:40 PM Ethical Puzzle Pieces For The Breastfeeding Counselor
Examine issues such as altruism & situation ethics as we consider the difference between morals & ethics of helping breastfeeding mothers. Consider what motivates breastfeeding supporters & learn how to develop a personal code.
Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC

2:40 - 3:05 PM Break & Silent Auction Ends

3:10 – 4:10 PM Flavor Experiences Of Breastfed Infants
Learn what types of flavors are transmitted to amniotic fluid & human milk & how these sensory experiences impact upon breastfeeding. Explore how early flavor experiences impact on later preferences & gain an understanding of the sensory capabilities of the human infant during the 1st year.
Julie Mennella, PhD

4:10 – 5:10 PM Alcohol & Lactation; The Folklore & The Science
Review the folklore on alcohol during lactation & the scientific evidence on the time course of transmission to human milk & subsequent flavor changes. Explore the scientific evidence on the effect of moderate drinking on the hormonal milieu of the mother, lactation & infant development.
Julie Mennella, PhD

5:10 – 5:30 PM Closing, Questions & Drawings

Support of the International WHO Code
Written agreements and contracts governing sponsorship will include the information that LLLI fully supports the WHO International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes and subsequent World Assembly resolutions relevant to the International Code, passed before October 2006. LLLI and LLL of WA shall not enter into sponsorship or endorsement or licensing agreements with any corporation that violates the International Code nor accept advertisements or exhibits from such corporations. The term 'corporation' includes subsidiaries and parent companies of known International Code violators. New contracts shall specify that breaches of this provision that occur or become apparent during the term of the contract will result in the contract being terminated.