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2013 Events
May l June l July l August l September l October l November
| Continuous Online Events | ||||
| Date | Location | Sponsored by | Details | Contact |
| Continuous on the Internet | Online | Lactation Education Resources | The Lactation Consultant Training Program |
Contact: Vergie Hughes Email: vergieh@comcast.net Phone: 703.868.1849 |
| Continuous on the Internet | Online | Lactation Education Resources | Continuing Education for Recertification |
Contact: Vergie Hughes Email: programdirector@ lactationtraining.com Phone: 703.868.1849 |
| Continuous on the Internet | Online | Jones & Bartlett Learning | Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding Online Course |
Contact: Linda McGarvey Email: lmcgarvey@jblearning.com Phone: 1-800-832-0034 ext. 8229 |
| Continuous on the Internet | Online | Breastfeeding Outlook | Healthcare Sciences Continuing Education Package |
Contact: Marie Biancuzzo Email: info@ breastfeedingoutlook.com Phone: 703-787-9894 |
| Continuous on the Internet | Online | Lactation Education Resources | Training for Baby Friendly 20 hours |
Contact: Vergie Hughes Email: programdirector@ lactationtraining.com Phone: 703.868.1849 |
| 2013 Events | ||||
| Date | Location | Sponsored by | Details | Contact |
| Various Dates in 2013 | 8th floor training room, 1101 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Philadelphia Department of Public Health | 3-Day Interdisciplinary Breastfeeding Management Course for the US |
Contact: Nikki Lee Email: nikki.lee@phila.gov Phone: 215-685-5237 |
| May 2013 | ||||
| May 15-16, 2013 | Des Moines, Iowa, USA | Iowa Health - Des Moines | 24th Annual Iowa Breastfeeding Conference |
Contact: Dina Wendelin Email: wendeldl@ihs.org Phone: 515-241-5771 |
| May 23-25, 2013 | Meervaart Congress Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands | European Association of Perinatal Medicine and European Midwives Association | 1st European Congress on Intrapartum Care - Making Birth Safer |
Contact: MCA Events Email: info@mcaevents.org Phone: +39 02 34934404 |
| May 24-26, 2013 | Newport Beach, California, USA | La Leche League of Southern California/Nevada | Supporting a Breastfeeding Culture: A Parenting & Healthcare Professional Conference |
Contact: Brenda Goldstein Email: lioness31@ca.rr.net Phone: 310-279-7419 |
| May 28, 2013 | Online | ILCA | Making it Work: Supporting employed mothers with breastfeeding by Cathy Carothers, BLA, IBCLC, FILCA |
Contact: Ashley Lehman Email: webinars@ilca.org Phone: 1-888-452-2478 Click here to register for this free webinar |
| May 28, 2013 | Online | Praeclarus Press | Unlocking the Secrets of the Virtual Breastfeeding Culture |
Contact: Scott Sherwood Email: info@praeclaruspress.com Phone: 806-673-3901 |
| May 29-31, 2013 | Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center, Tualatin, Oregon, USA | Evergreen Perinatal Education | Advanced Update and IBLCE Exam Review |
Email: info@evergreen perinataleducation.com |
| June 2013 | ||||
| June 4, 2013 | Online | ILCA | Infant Feeding in Emergencies by Karleen Gribble, BRurSc, PhD |
Contact: Ashley Lehman Email: webinars@ilca.org Phone: 1-888-452-2478 Click here to register for this free webinar |
| June 19-22, 2013 | World Trade Center, Moscow, Russia | World Association of Perinatal Medicine | XI World Congress of Perinatal Medicine (WCPM) - Global maternal and child health: improving outcome through evidence-based care |
Contact: MCA Events Email: info@mcaevents.org Phone: +39 02 34934404 |
| June 20, 2013 | Online | ILCA | L’hypoplasie mammaire: Avancées des dix dernières années by Charlotte Bodeven, BS, IBCLC. This webinar will be presented in French. |
Contact: Ashley Lehman Email: webinars@ilca.org Phone: 1-888-452-2478 Click here to register for this free webinar |
| June 24-28, 2013 | Talaris Conference Center, Seattle, Washington, USA | Simkin Center & Evergreen Perinatal Education | Foundations for Best Practice in Lactation Care |
Contact: Kay Hwang Email: simkincenter@bastyr.edu Phone: 426.602.3361 |
| July 2013 | ||||
| July 25-28, 2013 | Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne, Australia | ILCA | ILCA 2013 Annual Conference and Meeting |
Contact: Amanda Joslin Email: amanda@ilca.org Phone: 888-452-2478 Click here for more information |
| September 2013 | ||||
| September 5-6, 2013 | Palais Des Papes Convention Center, Avignon, France | The Congress will be a multi sponsor Congress | Summer Conference on Neonatology in Provence - International Updates & Meet the Expert | Email: info@mcaevents.org |
| September 12-14, 2013 | Dallas, Texas, USA | Hale Publishing, L.P. | 2013 Hale Conference |
Contact: Alicia Ingram Email: alicia.ingram @halepublishing.com Phone: 1-800-378-1317 |
| September 23-27, 2013 | Continuing Education & Conference Center, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA | Evergreen Perinatal Education, hosted by Fairview Health Services | Foundations for Best Practice in Lactation Care |
Contact: Mark Spitzack Email: mspitza1@fairview.org Phone: 612-672-4119 |
| October 2013 | ||||
| September 30 - October 4, 2013 | Talaris Conference Center, Seattle, Washington, USA | Simkin Center & Evergreen Perinatal Education | Foundations for Best Practice in Lactation Care |
Contact: Kay Hwang Email: simkincenter@bastyr.edu Phone: 426.602.3361 |
| October 4-5, 2013 | Moncton, New Brunswick | CLCA | Canadian Lactation Consultant Association National Conference |
Contact: Glenna Thurston Email: info@clca-accl.ca Phone: 919-459-6100 |
| October 4-5, 2013 | Green Isle Hotel, Clondalkin, Dublin, Ireland | ALCI (Association of Lactation Consultants in Ireland) | ALCI Annual Conference Creating Realistic Breastfeeding Expectations |
??Contact: Eithne Foley Email: info@alcireland.ie Phone: 353 87 947 6753 |
| October 10-14, 2013 | Centro De Congressos Da Alfandega do Porto, Porto, Portugal | The Congress will be a multi sponsor event | 54th Annual Meeting European Society for Paediatric Research | Email: info@mcaevents.org |
| November 2013 | ||||
| November 9-14, 2013 | Western Caribbean Cruise Conference: Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas | International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA) | "New Perspectives in Perinatal Education": Sail-A-Brate with ICEA! |
Contact: Amanda Wujcik Email: ICEA-Events@icea.org Phone: 1-800-624-4934 Website: http://icea.org/content/ 2013-save-date |
| 2014 Events | ||||
| April 2014 | ||||
| April 25-26, 2014 | Copenhagen, Denmark | ELACTA (formerly VELB European Lactation Consultant Association) | Growing Together: 8th Conference of the European Lactation Consultants Association (ELACTA) | More information coming soon |
| July 2014 | ||||
| July 23-26, 2014 | JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Phoenix, Arizona, USA | ILCA | ILCA 2014 Annual Conference and Meeting | More information coming soon |
