Events

Speakers:

Brandey Ackerman, RD
Medical Student,
TTUHSC – School of Medicine

Gina Akin, BS
WIC Wellness Works Senior Program Coordinator,
Dept. of Kinesiology & Health Education
The University of Texas at Austin

Jenna Anding, PhD, RD
Associate Professor & Associate Department Head,
Dept. of Nutrition & Food Science, Texas AgriLife Extension Service

Kristina Arrieta, MPH, IBCLC
Training Specialist IV,
Texas Dept. of State Health Services (DSHS)

Rosana Arruda, MS, BS
Nutritionist Consultant,
WIC – Houston Dept. of Health and Human Services

The thirteenth annual “Breastfeeding: The Gold Standard” conference is an opportunity to learn the latest evidence-based practices in the field of lactation. This outstanding conference will be held at the Hampton Inn & Suites, Convention Center Blvd, New Orleans, Louisiana and provides two and one half days of excellent presentations. Our featured speakers this year include: Linda Smith, IBCLC, of Bright Future Lactation Resource Center Ltd, Theresa L.

This conference will provide the multidisciplinary perinatal team with research and evidence to inspire them to examine their current practice and consider change that will promote best practice in caring for the opioid-addicted patient, the patient in second stage of labor and the breastfeeding couplet.

Learn about the physiology of bilirubin metabolism with an update on how to manage breastfeeding and jaundice.
Describe the benefits to neonatal and breast milk jaundice.
Identify two phases of the second stage of labor.
Describe maternal and fetal factors that influence fetal descent.