Conference AGENDA & Speakers

Friday, MArch 20th

7:45 - 8:30 Registration, Breakfast, Networking, & Vendor tables

8:30 - 8:45 Welcome & Housekeeping

Session 1: Premature Infants

8:45 - 9:00 A Mother’s Story

9:00 - 10:00 The Medical Picture: Premature infants - Mary Elizabeth Klopp, DO, MS, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellow

10:00 - 10:10 Break

10:15 - 11:15 From Pump to Patient: Managing Human Milk Feeding in Hospitalized Infants - Allison Rohrer, MS, RD, LD, CBS

11;15 - 12:15 Nurturing the Fragile Connection: Supporting Breastfeeding for the Premature Infant- Dr. Jess Diagle

12:15 - 1:30 Lunch, Assemble Infant Feeding Sterilization Kits, Networking & Vendor tables

Session 2: Infants Requiring Surgery

1:30 - 1:45 A Mother’s Story

1:45 - 2:45 The Medical Picture: Infants that need surgery - Mary Elizabeth Klopp, DO, MS, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellow

2:45 - 3:45 Supporting Nutrition in the Medically Complex Breastfed Infant After Discharge - Julia Terese, MS, RDN, LD, IBCLC

3:45 - 4:00 Break

4:00 - 5:00 The Importance of Human Milk for Infants with Congenital Surgical Anomalies - Dr. Diane L. Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN, FAWHONN (tailored recorded presentation for our conference)

5:00 - 5:45 Vendor tables & stroll over to the Dupre House

5:45 - 7:15 pm Hors D’ovres and auction fun at the Dupre House

Saturday, March 21st

8:00 - 8:30 Breakfast, Networking, and Vendor Tables

8:30 - 8:45 Welcome & Housekeeping

Session 3: Infants with Cardiac Conditions

8:45 - 9:00 A Mother’s Story

9:00 - 10:00 The Medical Picture: Congenital heart disease and feeding implications for babies - Dr. Dennis Delaney, MD

10:00 - 10:15 Break

10:15 - 11:15 Feeding Challenges in the Medically Complex Infant: Pathways to Safe Feeding, Caregiver Support, and Successful Discharge - Jenny Huggins Rubin, MS, CCC-SLP

11:15 - 12:15 Supporting Lactation in Infants with Congenital Heart Disease: Initiation, Maintenance, and Clinical Considerations - Dr. Larissa Iapicca, PhD, RN, IBCLC

12:15 - 1:30 Lunch, Assemble Infant Feeding Sterilization Kits, Networking & Vendor tables

Session 4: Full Term Infants with Birth Injuries

1:30 - 1:45 A Mother’s Story

1:45 - 3 pm The Medical Picture: The Role of OMM in Feeding Challenges Related to Birth Injuries - Dr. Powers, DO

2:45 - 3:oo Break

3:00 - 4:00 Question and Answer Speaker Panel

4:00 - 5:00 When Birth Brings Barriers: Supporting Breastfeeding in the Term Infant with Birth Injuries - Dr. Jess Daigle, MD, FAAN