Friday, 6 March 2015

Preliminary Program
Please note the program is subject to change
Friday, 6 March 2015
Welcome & Opening Plenary
0830-0835 Welcome to Country
0835-0845 Opening of the Conference
0845-0945 Keynote 1 The Normal newborn and why breastmilk is not just food, Dr Jenny Thomas
Research Round Up 1
0945-1005 More than Breastfeeding: the Baby Friendly Health Initiative in Australia – Twenty Years On, Marjorie Atchan
1005-1025 Breastfeeding problems and maternal psychological wellbeing: Evidence from an Australian prospective study, Lisa Amir
1025-1045 Cumulative risks and the cessation of exclusive breastfeeding; Australian cross-sectional survey, Jennifer Ayton
Morning Tea
1045-1115
Plenary Session 2
1115-1200 Keynote 2 Breast, bottle and childhood obesity, Nancy Mohrbacher
Concurrent Session A1
Recognising allergy issues in breastfed babies ,
1200-1245 Robyn Noble
Concurrent Session A2
Concurrent Session A3
Concurrent Session A4
Milk banks vs milk sharing, Kerri
McEgan
Women’s experiences of
breastfeeding support: Results
from the Supporting breastfeeding
In Local Communities, Rhian
Cramer
What’s in the can? Breastmilk
substitutes and their use, Ros Escott
Lunch
1245-1400
Workshop 1
Workshop 2
Workshop 3
Workshop 4
The use of supplemental line feeding
in breastfeeding: short term usage to
maximise breastfeeding outcomes,
Katie James
Afternoon Tea
1530-1600
Larger Breasted Women and
Breastfeeding, Decalie Brown
Simplifying Breastfeeding - the first
36 hours, Nancy Mohrbacher
Concurrent Session A5
Concurrent Session A6
Concurrent Session A7
Concurrent Session A8
Milk matters: more than women are ever told,
Maureen Minchin
A neurobiological model for cry-fuss
problems in the first 3-4 months of
life, Pamela Douglas
Weight faltering in infancy - Failure
to thrive in three breastfed infants,
Carole Dobrich
Lip tie- a breastfeeding challenge in
its own right, Ruth O'Donovan
Breast and nipple pain associated with
breastfeeding: A simple tool to capture the
complexity of influences and determinants of
1400-1530 pain, Lisa Amir
1600-1645
Plenary Session 3
1645-1730 Keynote 3 Breastfeeding & epigenetics, Dr Jenny Thomas
1730-1830
Welcome Reception & Icecream Social
1900
Special screening: Microbirth the movie
Saturday March 7, 2015
Plenary Session 4
0830 - 0930 Keynote 4 Family centre care in a Swedish NICU, Prof Uwe Ewald
0930-1030
Keynote 5 Breastfeeding communication: does relationship matter? Elaine Burns
Morning Tea
1030-1100
Concurrent Session B1
Concurrent Session B2
Concurrent Session B3
1100-1145
Improving breastfeeding outcomes for women
with diabetes in pregnancy, Carmel Kelly
Milk banking is a food business,
Kerri McEgan
Exploring breast pump use amongst mothers
of healthy term infants in Melbourne: the
Mothers and Infants Lactation Cohort (MILC)
study, Lisa Amir
1145-1230
Feeding in NICU - it's time to be more accurate,
Anita Moorhead
Milk siblingship - implications for
human milk banking, Virginia
Thorley
Exclusively breastfeeding triplets case studies,
Meg Nagle
Lunch and Posters
1230-1400
Plenary Session 5
1400-1530
Keynote 6 Understanding Breastfeeding Behaviours, Nancy Mohrbacher
Afternoon Tea
1530-1600
Plenary Session 6
1600-1645
Keynote 7 What mothers say: Untangling research on first time mothers of premature babies, Lauren Porter
1645-1730
Keynote 8 Promoting breastfeeding of pre-term infants in a Swedish NICU, Prof Uwe Ewald
1900
Gala Dinner
Concurrent Session B4
Case study- improving
pre-term infant's growth
rate by harnessing
breastmilk composition,
Christina Galloway
Nurturing potential future
IBCLCs-are we eating our
young before they hatch?
Carole Dobrich
Sunday, 8 March 2015
Plenary Session 7
08:30 - 0930 Keynote 9 Treatment of lip and tongue ties for optimal breastfeeding – what are the potential implications in future life? Marjan Jones
Research Round Up 2
0930-0950
Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative: an evaluation of a quality certificate within the maternity care context, Kathleen Biessmans
0950-1010
ABA research: the EMBER project, Susan Tawia
1010-1030
Men support breastfeeding more than women in NZ, Narges Alianmoghaddam
Morning Tea
1030-1100
Plenary Session 8
1100 - 1145
Keynote 10 Is breastfeeding economical, and for whom? Julie Smith
Short Presentations
1145-1215
Factors associated with delayed onset of lactation in BFH, Anita Moorhead
1215-1245
Softening our language, Cynthia Peterson
Lunch
1245-1345
Plenary Session 9
1345 - 1430
Keynote 11 The Intersection of Community and Technology: Using Social Media to Connect Your Practice to Your Families, Dr Jenny Thomas
1430- 1500
Conference Closing & Awards