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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. Future workshops may have an option to attend face-to-face in Melbourne. 

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 

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Workshop details*

Breastfeeding counselling skills - 20-21 May 2023
Date and time

Saturday 20 May 2023 - 9am to 4pm AEST

Sunday 21 May 2023 - 9am to 4pm AEST

Delivery

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

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

Julie Taylor: IBCLC, Dip Breastfeeding Mgt, Cert IV TAE, Cert IV in Breastfeeding Education, BPhthy, ABA volunteer

Kate Mortensen: IBCLC, ABA volunteer

Professional development points  

IBLCE 14L and 3E Pre-Exam Education and CERPs, Recognition No C202239 

Registrations for this workshop have now closed

Assessing breastfeeding - 17 June 2023
Date and time

Saturday 17 June 2023 - 9am to 4pm AEST

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

Naomi Hull: RN, IBCLC, MPH (Nutrition), ABA Counsellor

Kylie Miller: Midwife, Cert IV TAE, ABA volunteer

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Protecting breastfeeding - 22 July 2023
Date and time

Saturday 22 July 2023 - 9am to 4pm AEST

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

Kathleen Halliday: IBCLC, BNutrDiet, Dietitian (APD), Cert IV Breastfeeding Education  

Kate Mortensen: IBCLC, ABA volunteer

Managing breastfeeding - 26 August 2023
Date and time

Saturday 26 August 2023 - 9am to 4pm AEST

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

Shona Cassels, IBCLC, BSc, ABA Counsellor  

Narelle Dwyer, IBCLC, ABA Counsellor 

Sleep & Settling; Coping with the challenges of becoming a breastfeeding mother - 7 October, 2023
Date and time

Saturday 7 October 2023 - 9am to 4pm AEDT

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) 

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 

Medications and breastfeeding - 2024
Date and time

To be confirmed

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  

Evaluating breastfeeding research - 2024
Date and time

To be confirmed

Delivery

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

Learn about 
  • Factors specific to breastfeeding research 

  • How to analyse breastfeeding research 

* Disclaimer: ABA reserves the right to change the dates, times, program or presenters. 

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