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  • Sunday, Aug 13th
    3:45 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Plenary Session - Challenges and Opportunities in the Global Lactation Consultant Profession
    Room: Grand Ballroom Salon 1-2
    Nadrah Arfizah Arfin, MBBS, MPH, Dr – Malaysian Breastfeeding Peer Counsellor Association (MBfPCA)
    Paulina Erices, MS, IBCLC – Cuenta Conmigo; Chair- Elect U.S. Breastfeeding Committee
    Daiva Sniukaite, IBCLC, MA (she/her/hers) – European Lactation Consultants Alliance (ELACTA)
    Clinical Skills (Education and Communication)Clinical Skills (Public Health and Advocacy)Livestream - Virtual Offering
     CE: 1.25 CERP
  • Monday, Aug 14th
    9:00 AM – 10:15 AM PDT
    Plenary Session - Investing in Transformative Care Policy Packages: Parental Leave that Supports a Healthy and More Equal World
    Room: Grand Ballroom Salon 1-2
    Laura Addati, MS – International Labour Organization (ILO)
    Psychology, Sociology, and AnthropologyClinical Skills (Ethical and Legal Issues)Clinical Skills (Public Health and Advocacy)Livestream - Virtual Offering
     CE: 1.25 CERP
  • Monday, Aug 14th
    10:45 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    Plenary Session - The Human Milk Microbiome: Using Space Science Technology to Better Understand the Association of Milk Microbiota with Breastfeeding Practices and Infant Growth at Different Stages of Lactation
    Room: Grand Ballroom Salon 1-2
    Tamara Ajeeb – McGill University
    Development and NutritionClinical Skills (Equipment and Technology)Livestream - Virtual Offering
     CE: 1.25 CERP
  • Monday, Aug 14th
    1:30 PM – 2:45 PM PDT
    Plenary Session - Building Policy Coalitions: A Case Study of Reframing Breastfeeding Around ‘First Food Security’ in Australia
    Room: Grand Ballroom Salon 1-2
    Naomi Hull, RN, IBCLC, MPH – World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative, Australia
    Clinical Skills (Ethical and Legal Issues)Clinical Skills (Public Health and Advocacy)Livestream - Virtual Offering
     CE: 1.25 CERP
  • Monday, Aug 14th
    3:15 PM – 4:45 PM PDT
    It’s Not All About the Ovaries: Supporting Lactation with PCOS
    Room: Grand Ballroom Salon 1-2
    Megan Dunn, IBCLC – Bloom Lactation
    Physiology and EndocrinologyPathologyLivestream - Virtual Offering
     CE: 1.5 CERP
  • Tuesday, Aug 15th
    8:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
    Adoptive Breastfeeding: Journey from Personal Experience to Professional Expertise
    Room: Grand Ballroom Salon 1-2
    Psychology, Sociology, and AnthropologyTechniquesPhysiology and EndocrinologyLivestream - Virtual Offering
     CE: 1.5 CERP
  • Tuesday, Aug 15th
    10:15 AM – 11:45 AM PDT
    Supporting the Neurodivergent Family: A Full Team Approach
    Room: Grand Ballroom Salon 1-2
    Sabrina Barber, BSN, RN, IBCLC, CD (she/her/hers) – Motherly Love Lactation Services/Co-Founder of Baby BLISS Feeding Collaborative of Central Florida, LLC
    Psychology, Sociology, and AnthropologyClinical Skills (Education and Communication)Livestream - Virtual Offering
     CE: 1.5 CERP
  • Tuesday, Aug 15th
    12:45 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Plenary Session - Human Milk Feeding and Justice: First Do No Harm
    Room: Grand Ballroom Salon 1-2
    Jennifer Day, IBCLC, RLC (she/her/hers) – Southeast Michigan IBCLC's of Color
    Psychology, Sociology, and AnthropologyClinical Skills (Education and Communication)Clinical Skills (Public Health and Advocacy)Livestream - Virtual Offering
     CE: 1.25 CERP