Speaker Interviews 2017
We are thrilled to offer such a diverse group of Researchers, Clinicians & Lactation Consultants for our 2017 GOLD Lactation Conference. We had a chance to sit down with some of the Speakers before the conference begins and learn a little bit more about them and what they will be presenting this year. Enjoy!
Please note, these are NOT presentations and do not count towards educational hours
| Chasing the Butterfly: Understanding How the Thyroid Gland Impacts Breastfeeding Alexandra Walker |
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| When Tears Flow and Milk Doesn't: Supporting Through Breastfeeding Grief Amy Smolinski |
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| Rusty pipe syndrome: a case report from Poland Anna Kotlinska |
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| Breastfeeding: Baby's First Milestone Barbara D. Robertson |
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| The Power of Mentorship Brandi Gates |
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| Resolving cultural conflicts in nighttime breastfeeding and infant sleep) Cecilia Tomori |
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| Bridging the Gaps to Provide a Continuum of Care Christy Jo Hendricks |
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| Preventing the Plunge: Why the First 2 Weeks are Crucial for Breastfeeding Duration. Cindy Leclerc & Jana Stockham |
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| RAYNAUDS: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment Debbie Albert |
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| 1000 Days in Gap City: Exploring the Relationship between the Breastfeeding Gap and the Word Gap Dia L. Michels |
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| Breastfeeding as a Public Health Issue: Do we Have the Right Approach? Dr. Amy Brown |
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| Legal and Ethical Issues in Infant Feeding Dr. Satish Tiwari |
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| Breastfeeding in Hong Kong and traditional Chinese wisdom on confinement practices Heidi Lam |
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| Supporting Breastfeeding Women in the Legal System Jake Marcus |
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| The Maternal-Child Microbiome or: The "Oro-boobular axis" Jarold "Tom" Johnston Jr. |
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| Mindful Breastfeeding: How Lactation Professionals Can Support Calm and Connection Joy MacTavish |
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| Sending Reports: What's in it for IBCLCs Joy MacTavish |
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| How B.E.S.T. (Basic Evaluation of Structural Tension) Relates to Breast© Judy Terwilliger |
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| Infant and young child feeding in emergencies: Background, best practice, and what you can do Karleen Gribble |
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| A Community of Breastfeeding Kiddada Green |
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| Understanding Zika and Lyme and Breastfeeding Laurel Wilson |
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| The original foster-mother were wet nurses Lori Isenstadt |
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| From the NICU to the Home: Mother's Experiences Paulina Erices |
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| Infant feeding behaviors as a measure of neurodevelopment Ruth Lucas |
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| Contextualizing Breastfeeding in Lebanon Tamara Drenttel Brand |
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| Lactation helpline in Indonesia: is it needed? Widarni Rifan |
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| Breastfeeding / Nursing Aversion and Agitation (BAA) in breastfeeding mothers Zainab Yate |
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| The Impact of Bodywork on Infant Breastfeeding (Human Milk Banking & Sharing)) Angie Bond |
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| Human Milk Bank's in Poland. (Human Milk Banking & Sharing)) Anna Kotlińska |
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| Understanding and Addressing Breastfeeding Disparities and Human Milk Inequity in Emergencies (Human Milk Banking & Sharing)) Aunchalee Palmquist |
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| Breast Milk and the Microbiome (Human Milk Banking & Sharing)) Briana Tillman |
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| Biological Integrity- Ethics and Control Over Human Milk (Human Milk Banking & Sharing)) Marion Rice |
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| Getting Milk to Babies: Social, medical, economic and commercial forces (Human Milk Banking & Sharing)) Naomi Bar-Yam |
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| Breastfeeding and Cranial Nerve Dysfunction – the what, who and why of Cranial Nerve Dysfunction in the newborn to precrawling baby (Managing Challenges at the Breast) Michelle Emanuel |
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| Lactation Support for Infant Biomedical Challenges (Managing Challenges at the Breast) Catherine Watson Genna |
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| Dealing with the tough ones: Counseling in difficult situations (Managing Challenges at the Breast) Cathy Carothers |
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| Sensory Integration and Breastfeeding (Managing Challenges at the Breast) Nancy Williams |
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| Managing low weight gain in the exclusively breastfed baby (Managing Challenges at the Breast) Pamela Morrison |
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& more to come!