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October 12, 2018
"Taking off the Rose-Colored Glasses"
Digging Deeper into Breastfeeding Barriers in Appalachia
Burr Oak Lodge
10220 Burr Oak Lodge Road
Glouster, OH 45732
(740) 767-2112
10220 Burr Oak Lodge Road
Glouster, OH 45732
(740) 767-2112
7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
This year we will be discussing the real, raw issues in Appalachia including racism, birth trauma, birth practices, sexual abuse, domestic violence, and opioid addiction and how these topics all directly impact breastfeeding initiation and success.
It will be a day full of the three E's - Emotion, Education, and Empowerment!
It will be a day full of the three E's - Emotion, Education, and Empowerment!
Agenda:
7:30 am – 8:00 am – Registration
8:00 am – 8:15 am – Welcome – ABN President, Stephanie Carroll
8:15 am – 9:45 am – “The Impact of Birth Practices on Maternal and Infant Outcomes” – Linda J. Smith, MPH, IBCLC
9:45 am – 10:00 am – Short break
10:00 am – 10:30 am – “If You Really Knew Me” – Mishelle Trescott, LPN, CLS & Stephanie Carroll, BS, IBCLC, CLC, CLS
10:30 am – 12:00 pm – “A Kinder, Gentler World: Abuse and Breastfeeding” – Nikki Lee, RN, BSN, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI, ANLC, CKC
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Lunch (provided)
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm – ABN News – ABN President, Stephanie Carroll
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm – “Building Healthy Communication and Connections Among Different Cultures to Improve Breastfeeding Outcomes” – Melissa Courts, BS, IBCLC
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm – Short break
2:45 pm – 4:15 pm – “The Direct Impact of Opioid Addiction on Breastfeeding Babies” – Kailey Littleton, MD, IBCLC
4:15 pm – 4:30 pm – Wrap-Up – Mishelle Trescott, ABN Vice President
*Continuing education credits have been applied for (CERPS (IBCLC), CEUS (RN & LSW))
Hotel:
Burr Oak Lodge
10220 Burr Oak Road
Glouster, OH 45732
(740) 767-2112
Conference Room Rate - $89/night
Registration Cost and Deadlines
*Member prices will include 2019 ABN membership ($20 value)
Member prices:
$120 – December 15 – June 30
$140 – July 1 – August 31
$160 – September 1 – October 5
Non-member prices:
$130 – December 15 – June 30
$150 – July 1 – August 31
$170 – September 1 – October 5
Our membership is a yearly membership from October 1 thru September 30 and will cost $20. If you are attending our conference and select the membership price, your membership will be extended through September 30, 2019.
Full refunds will be issued upon notification to our registrar until October 5, 2018. No refunds will be issued after October 5, 2018. To discuss refund e-mail our ABN registrar, Debbi Smith-Moore, at abnregistrar@gmail.com
ABN will be giving two scholarships to cover conference registration. To access the application and for more information, please see the "conference scholarship" tab on the website.
We are currently looking for sponsors and exhibitors. We will have limited space for tables. Please e-mail Jeanna Spears at jspears0284@gmail.com for more information!
Thank you to our sponsors and exhibitors!
