Keeping
Current:

Timely Issues in
Breastfeeding
Care

Catherine Watson
Genna BS IBCLC
&
Dr. Shawna Lamond
MD CCFP IBCLC

Registration Is Now Closed.
Thank you for your interest!
Early Bird Pricing
Ends May 20

June 16, 2023

Riviera Plaza and
Conference Centre
3515 26th St. NE.
Calgary, Alberta

Dietary accommodation requests
upon registration

Dr. Lamond feels fortunate to work with babies and their parents, working to support them through their breastfeeding and lactation journey. She specializes in infant feeding, lactation, induction of lactation and mental health challenges around the postpartum period. She is a staff physician and Clinical Director of Riley Park Lactation and Well Fed Clinic as well as a board member of NABBLM working to develop a North American Board Certification in Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine. Dr Lamond is a clinical lecturer in the department of Family Medicine , University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine and works as a consultant physician with Alberta Health Services in developing breastfeeding education.

Catherine Watson Genna is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in private practice in New York City. She speaks to healthcare professionals throughout the world on assisting breastfeeding babies with anatomical, neurological or genetic problems. Her presentations and writing feature her photographs that have also been published widely. Catherine's research collaboration with Columbia University and Tel Aviv University departments of biomedical engineering are studying various aspects of infant sucking, swallowing and nipple bio-mechanics. She is the author of two books as well as several professional journal articles. Catherine was the founding associate editor for the United States Lactation Consultant Association journal 'Clinical Lactation' for seven years.

Conference Agenda

8:00-8:20
Registration
8:20-8:30
Welcome
8:30-10:15
The Non-Latching Infant: The First 48 Hours and Beyond
10:15-10:30
Refreshment Break
10:30-12:00
Tongue Tie Update
12:00-12:45
Lunch
12:45-2:15
The Mastitis Spectrum and Pumping Pearls (Dr. Lamond)
2:15-2:30
Refreshment Break
2:30-3:30
Facilitating State Control in the Non-Latching Infant
3:30-4:30
Red Flags for Breastfeeding Helpers