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"Normalizing Breastfeeding in Appalachia"
October 6, 2017
Are you a student? Ask us about our student discount!
Beckley-Raleigh Convention Center
200 Armory Dr, Beckley, WV 25801
Agenda:
7am-8am – Registration
8-8:15 – Welcome
8:15 - 9:45 - Moms Panel (Three women have volunteered their birth/breastfeeding stories and how they feel their Appalachian care has helped them, let them down, made them happy, or scared them. Three different perspectives, three different opportunities to ask questions and learn.)
9:45 -10:00 - Short break
10:00 - 11:00 - Joanna Davis, CPM, LM - "Homebirth in Appalachia"
11:00 - 11:15 - Short break
11:15 - 12:15 - Chris Smith, RN, IBCLC, ANLC - "Milk Banking - Human Milk for Human Babies"
12:15 - 1:15 - Lunch
1:15 - 1:30 - ABN News
1:30 - 2:30 - Stephanie Carroll, BS, IBCLC, CLC, CLS, Jessica Warner, BS, LPN, CLC, ALC, IBCLC, and Nikki Rogers, PhD, CPH, CKC - "Diversity and Stigma in Appalachian Culture"
2:30 - 2:45 - Break
2:45 - 3:45 - Laura Knisley, RD, LD, RNC-OB, cMNN, IBCLC, CDE, CKC - "Barriers to Successful Breastfeeding in a Formula Feeding Culture"
3:45 - 4:00 Short Break
4:00 - 5:30 - Joni Gray, Ed. D. - "Infant Formula as a Cultural Power Code in Appalachia"
5:30 - 5:45 - Wrap Up
*Speakers and Topics Subject to Change
*Continuing Education Credits Will Be Applied For
Tuition:
June 1, 2017 - August 31, 2017:
Members - $145
Non-Members - $165
September 1, 2017 - September 22, 2017
Late Registration - $175
*Registration after the cut off date of September 22, 2017 will be accepted on a first come/first serve basis at a higher rate of $200.
Hotel Group Discount: $84/night
Quality Inn
1924 Harper Rd
Beckley, WV 25801
(304) 255-1511
Must call to reserve rate and mention Appalachian Breastfeeding Network.
Thank you for making this educational opportunity possible!
A special thanks to Janet McKnight and Nikki Rogers for your donations!
