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Registration HERE

Conference Flyer (pdf)

Sponsorships and Exhibit Opportunities (flyer)

AGENDA

Thursday, October 26 “Hot Topics in Lactation”

8:30 – 8:45Registration and Welcome
8:45 – 10:00Common Challenges Facing the Lactation Professional Supporting Non-Gestational Parents—Alyssa Schnell
10:00 -10:15Break
10:15 – 11:45Supplementation: A Goldilocks Dilemma —Alyssa Schnell
11:45 – 12:30Lunch
12:30 – 1:302022 Year in Review: Research and Policies of Importance—Sekeita Lewis-Johnson
1:30 – 1:45Break
1:45– 2:30Co-Nursing: How Parents Share the Breastfeeding Relationship—Alyssa Schnell
2:30 – 2:45Break
2:45 – 3:45The Breastfeeding Partner: How Dads, Co-Moms, and Other Special People Make a Difference—Alyssa Schnell
3:45 – 4:00Closing

Friday, October 27 “Community Engagement”

8:30 – 8:40Welcome & Orientation
8:40 – 9:40When Everyone Leads —Ed O’Malley, Kansas Health Foundation CEO
9:40 – 9:50Break
9:50 – 10:50State of Breastfeeding in Kansas
10:50 – 11:00Break
11:00 – 12:00The Elephant Often Ignored: Bias & Politics of Artificial Infant Supplementation—Sekeita Lewis-Johnson
12:00 – 1:00Lunch – Annual Meeting
1:00 – 2:00Lactation Support, Discharge Planning, Continuity of Care & The Community—Sekeita Lewis-Johnson
2:00 – 2:15Break
2:15 – 3:15Kansas Success Stories & PRAMS Data presentation
3:15 – 3:30Closing

Gala Flyer – 7-9 pm, Oct. 26, Drury Plaza Inn, Wichita (Tickets for those not attending the conference)

Continuing Education:

  • The Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 13.2 contact hours (7.0 for Thursday, 6.2 for Friday) applicable for APRN, RN, or LPN re-licensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing Provider Number: SP1551-0825
  • Approved for 8.5 continuing education clock hours (6.5 for Thursday, 2 for Friday) for Kansas licensed dietitians by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. Long-Term Sponsorship number: D1382 (LTS is KDHE-BFH-Nutrition and WIC Services)
  • Application has been submitted to IBLCE for CERPs.

Hotel Reservations at the conference hotel

Drury Plaza Inn, Wichita –