Workshops for health professionals
The Australian Breastfeeding Association offers workshops for health professionals covering a range of topics related to breastfeeding management and promotion.
Workshop delivery
The workshops are delivered via an online platform.
Workshop costs (including GST)
Half day Member $120 Non-member $135
Full day Member $235 Non-member $265
2 Day Member $400 Non-member $450
Note: Registrations close COB Thursday before the workshop. Be sure get your registrations in early to avoid disappointment!
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Infant and maternal nutrition; Use of infant formula
Saturday 11 November 2023
Registrations for this workshop are now closed.
Breastfeeding counselling skills
2024 - Details to be confirmed
Protecting breastfeeding
2024
Details to be confirmed
Managing breastfeeding
2024
Details to be confirmed
Sleep, settling and challenges of becoming a breastfeeding mother
2024
Details to be confirmed
Workshop details*
Date and time
Saturday 11 November 2023 - 9am to 4pm AEDT
Delivery
Online - This workshop will be recorded and available to view later
Learn about
Infant & maternal nutrition
- The composition of breastmilk
- Infant feeding recommendations
- Infant growth
- Introduction of solid foods
- Maternal nutritional needs
- Reasons for the use of breastmilk substitutes
Use of infant formula
- The range of breastmilk substitutes
- Regulation of marketing
- Cultural influences
- Guidelines for use of breastmilk substitutes
- Reputable sources of information
- Recommendations for formula preparation
- Impacts of breastmilk substitutes
- Methods of feeding breastmilk substitutes to infants
- Reducing breastmilk substitutes
Presented by
Kathleen Halliday: IBCLC, BNutrDiet, Dietitian (APD), Cert IV Breastfeeding Education
Jamie Errico: IBCLC, BNutrDiet, Dietitian (APD), Cert IV Breastfeeding Education
Registrations for this workshop are now closed.
Date and time
Saturday 17th February 9am - 12pm AEDT
Delivery
Online - This workshop will be recorded and available to view later.
Learn about
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Principles of medications and breastfeeding
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Medications commonly prescribed to breastfeeding mothers
Presenter
Rodney Whyte: BPharm Grad DipHP MPSA MSHPA Therapeutic Medicines Specialist (Medicines Information) Monash Health and Monash University
Date and time
Saturday 23rd March 9am - 12pm AEDT
Delivery
Online - This workshop will be recorded and available to view later.
Learn about
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Factors specific to breastfeeding research
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How to analyse breastfeeding research
Presenter
Susan Tawia: BSc PhD Dip Breastfeeding Mgt Cert IV Breastfeeding Ed (Community) Cert IV TAE, Breastfeeding Researcher and Health Professional Educator, Learning and Innovation Team, Australian Breastfeeding Association
Date and time
To be confirmed
Delivery
Interactive online workshop held over 2 days.
Learn about
- Client-centred communication techniques
- Explaining breastfeeding information to clients
- Using breastfeeding counselling skills
- Cultural considerations to breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding counselling in a culturally diverse environment
Presented by
Professional development points
IBLCE 14L and 3E Pre-Exam Education and CERPs, Recognition No C202239
Date and time
To be confirmed
Delivery
Online - This workshop will be recorded and available to view later
Learn about
- Anatomy, physiology, and endocrinology of lactation
- Infant factors affecting lactation
- Biomechanics of breastfeeding
- Communicating with mothers
- Establishing lactation
- Assessing a breastfeed
Presented by
Date and time
To be confirmed
Delivery
Online - This workshop will be recorded and available to view later
Learn about
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Societal issues that impact on breastfeeding
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Breastfeeding friendly environments
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Legal and ethical guidelines in lactation practice
Presented by
Date and time
To be confirmed
Delivery
Online - This workshop will be recorded and available to view later
Learn about
Essential principles of lactation
Management of:
- Insufficient milk intake
- Engorgement, localised inflammation and mastitis
- Oversupply and fast flow
- Nipple pain
- Breast refusal
- Breastfeeding multiples
- Relactation and induced lactation
- Weaning
Presented by
Date and time
To be confirmed
Delivery
Online - This workshop will be recorded and available to view later
Learn about
Sleep and settling
- Normal infant sleep
- Recommendations for safe infant sleep
- Sleep and settling techniques
Coping with the challenges of becoming a breastfeeding mother
- Stages in life
- Communication skills
- Adjusting to becoming a parent
- Normal baby behaviour
- Issues including post-natal depression, anxiety and grief
- Changes in relationships
Presented by
Leila Forde: Cert IV in TAE, Cert IV in Breastfeeding Education, Dip in Breastfeeding Management, Dip in VET, IBCLC, Grad Dip in Counselling and Psychotherapy, BA (Hons)/Dip Ed, MA, PACFA reg (Clinical)
Registrations for this workshop are now closed.
* Disclaimer: ABA reserves the right to change the dates, times, program or presenters.
