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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Evaluating breastfeeding research
Saturday 23 March 2024
See further details below.
Assessing breastfeeding
Saturday 20 April 2024
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Breastfeeding counselling skills
2024
Details to be confirmed.
Sleep, settling and challenges of becoming a breastfeeding mother
Saturday 14 September 2024
See further details below.
Infant and maternal nutrition; Use of infant formula
Saturday 26 October 2024
See further details below.
Medications and breastfeeding
Saturday 17 February 2024
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Workshop details*
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
Registrations for this workshop are now closed.
Date and time
Saturday 20 April 9am - 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, BN (Post Reg), Grad Cert Crit Care Nursing, Cert IV Breastfeeding Education, IBCLC, MPH (Nutrition), ABA Breastfeeding Counsellor
Shona Cassels BSc, IBCLC, Cert IV Breastfeeding Education, ABA Breastfeeding Counsellor
Registrations now closed
Date and time
Saturday 22 June 2024 9am to 3pm AEST
Delivery
Online - Participants will be required to complete e-Learning modules prior to the workshop.
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
Kathleen Halliday, IBCLC, BNutrDiet, Dietitian (APD), Dip Breastfeeding Management, Cert IV Breastfeeding Education, ABA Counsellor
Dr Jennifer Hocking RN RM PhD, Professional Engagement Lead in Growth & Engagement Team, Project Officer WHO Code Taskforce, Australian Breastfeeding Association
Date and time
Saturday 3 August 9am - 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
Narelle Dwyer: RN, Midwife, IBCLC, ABA Breastfeeding Counsellor
Shona Cassels: BSc, IBCLC, Cert IV Breastfeeding Education, ABA Breastfeeding Counsellor
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
Date and time
Saturday 14 September 9am - 4pm AEST
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)
Date and time
Saturday 26 October 9am - 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
Date and time
To be confirmed
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
To be confirmed
Registrations for this workshop are now closed
* Disclaimer: ABA reserves the right to change the dates, times, program or presenters.