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Health professional workshops

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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Workshop details*

Infant & maternal nutrition; Use of infant formula - 11 November 2023
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.

Medications and breastfeeding - 2024
Date and time

Saturday 17th February 9am - 12pm AEDT

Delivery

Online - This workshop will be recorded and available to view later.

Learn about 
  • Principles of medications and breastfeeding 

  • Medications commonly prescribed to breastfeeding mothers 

Presenter

Rodney Whyte: BPharm Grad DipHP MPSA MSHPA Therapeutic Medicines Specialist (Medicines Information) Monash Health and Monash University 

 

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Evaluating breastfeeding research - 2024
Date and time

Saturday 23rd March 9am - 12pm AEDT

Delivery

Online - This workshop will be recorded and available to view later.

Learn about 
  • Factors specific to breastfeeding research 

  • 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  

 

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Breastfeeding counselling skills - 2024
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 

 

Assessing breastfeeding - 2024
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

 

Protecting breastfeeding - 2024
Date and time

To be confirmed

Delivery

Online - This workshop will be recorded and available to view later

Learn about 
  • Societal issues that impact on breastfeeding 

  • Breastfeeding friendly environments 

  • Legal and ethical guidelines in lactation practice 

Presented by
Managing breastfeeding - 2024
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
Sleep & Settling; Coping with the challenges of becoming a breastfeeding mother - 2024
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. 

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