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Bridging Gaps: Lactation Care for ALL Minnesota Families
Minnesota Breastfeeding Coalition
Annual Conference 2024
October 9 (full day) and October 10 (half day)
McNamara Alumni Center
University of Minnesota
Co-hosted by the Department of Pediatrics at the
University of Minnesota Medical School
KEYNOTES AND PLENARY SESSIONS
LaVonne Moore, DNP, RN, CNM, CNP, IBCLC, ICCE - Closing Gaps in Access and Care for Black Minnesota Families
Jerriah Williams - IRTH Twin Cities
Ann Witt, MD, IBCLC, FABM - Lactation Care: A Primary Care Affair and Acute Breast Pain in the First Weeks: A Lens on Early Access to Care
Cresta Jones, MD, FACOG, FASAM - Lactation Care and Cannabis, Alcohol and Other Substances
WORKSHOPS
Leah Jordan, MD - Trauma-Informed Lactation Care for the NICU/SCN
Jenna Erickson, CNM, IBCLC and Jess Dressen, LPN, IBCLC - Bridging Gaps in Lactation Care for Rural Minnesota Families
Lindsey Wimmer,DNP, RN, CPNP, PHN, CPLC - Lactation Care for Minnesota Families Experiencing Pregnancy or Infant Loss
UPDATES
- State of the State: How Are We Doing with Breastfeeding/Chestfeeding in Minnesota?
- Unmet Needs and Missed Opportunities for Evidence-Based Care: MBC Perinatal Experiences Study
- MBC NextGen Program Update
- Minnesota Milk Bank for Babies
INCLUDED
- Continental breakfast
- Exhibits
- Networking
- Door prizes
- Silent auction
- Buffet lunch (Wednesday only)
- Social hour with cash bar (Wednesday only)
- Optional post-conference event: Tour of Minnesota Milk Bank for Babies, Roseville, MN
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Our Vision:
Breastfeeding: Healthy Babies, Healthy Families, Healthy Communities
Our Mission:
Working collaboratively to create environments where breastfeeding is valued and supported to achieve natural infant feeding equity in all Minnesota communities.