December 1 - 5, 2008
Walnut Creek, CA
UCLA Extension Lactation Educator Training
Registration Fee: $895
Conference Website:www.uclaextension.edu/healthsci
Contact Information: Linda PolinContact
Phone: 310-825-7093
Remarks: Earn 44 CEU's and 4 College Units at this highly respected program since 1982.Taught by experienced practitioners in the fields of lactation consulting, medicine, nursing and dietetics. A Lactation Educator Certificate is awarded after completion of course work.Enrollment in these programs is limited. Visit the web site for program details, online registration, and additional dates.This program can come to your location by invitation only. Contact Sandra Steffes, Course Coordinator at SKASLAC@aol.com. Request to post conference schedule.
December 4 -9, 2008
Herndon, VA (Washington DC metro area)
Title of Event: When Ethics and Evidence Collide: Solving Breastfeeding Problems
Registration Fee: $129-$169
Conference Website: www.breastfeedingoutlook.com
Contact Information: Breastfeeding Outlook
Contact Phone: 703-787-9894
March 6-7, 2009
Berkeley, CA USA
Featured Speaker: Nils Bergman, MD
Sponsored by: SWAG Conferences
Contact: SWAGconferences@aol.com, 650-991-4468
April 30 and May 1st, 2009
Ottawa, Ontario Canada
The wonder of Human Milk
Registration Fee: 2 days $350 (ODN), early $300: single day $175 (CDN), early $150
Conference Website: www.ovlc.net
Contact Information: Sheryl Hamilton at Sheryl@homiltoncrew.com
Phone: 613-224-3528
Featured Speaker: Lars hanson MD PhD, autor of "Immunobiology of Human Milk: How Breastfeeding Protects Babies".
Judy Hopdinson PhD, IBCLC, her publications include studies on the impact of lactation and pregnancy on maternal bone density and body compostition, infant growth and feed type. Impact of cigarette smoking on milk prodution, milk expression and hormaone relaese during pumping, and intervetion strategies to increase exclusive breastfeeding among low imcome Hispanic women.
September 4-6, 2009
Canberra, Australia
Breastfeeding: A Key Public Health Issue
Registration Fee: TBA
Conference Website: http://www.alca.asn.au
Contact Information:Deborah Crossing: info@alca.asn.au
Phone:+61 2 6260 3099
Remarks: The ALCA conference 2009 is an opportunity for policy makers, economists, lawyers, researchers and practitioners to gather together to learn, share and progress towards a healthy start for Australians through the support of breastfeeding. The ALCA conference Breastfeeding: A Key Public Health Issue is running three themes:
Day 1 Breastfeeding research, policy and economic impacts
Day 2 Breastfeeding and community health
Day 3 Clinical Human Lactation
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