“Alaska Lactation: Gaining Skills to Support Traditional Feeding”
Agenda
Thursday, April 24th, 2025
0800
Sign in & settle in
Registration table outside of room; Light breakfast options inside room
0815 - 0830 Welcome to the Land & Opening
TBD
Native Land acknowledgement & welcome message from President
0830 - 0930 Data Movement - Current State of Breastfeeding in Alaska
Kathy Perham-Hester, MS, MPH Alaska PRAMS Coordinator
0930 - 0945 BREAK
0945 - 1100 Medications & Breastfeeding: What Healthcare Professionals Should Know
Dr. Frank Nice, RPh, DPA, CPHP (75 minutes)
1100 - 1215 Galactagogues
Dr. Frank Nice, RPh, DPA, CPHP (75 minutes)
1215 - 1330 LUNCH Provided
1330 - 1445 Common Digestive Skills, Useful Support Strategies
Melissa Cole, IBCLC (75 minutes)
1445 - 1600 Milk Production Detective Skills
Melissa Cole, IBCLC (75 minutes)
1600 - 1615 BREAK
1615 - 1730 Alaska Native Birthworkers Community - Cultural Competency
Helena Jacobs and Katrina Leary
NETWORKING SESSION AFTER
Friday, April 25th, 2025
0815 - 0845 Mixer/Ice breaker
0845 - 1000 Evaluating Beyond Frenulum: Assessment & Activities for Supporting Optimal Infant Oral Function
Melissa Cole, IBCLC (75 minutes)
1000 - 1015 BREAK
1015 - 1130 Beyond the Basics of Latch: Case Studies for Critical Thinking Skills
Melissa Cole, IBCLC (75 minutes)
1130 - 1200 Annual ABC Membership Meeting
Heidi Koslo, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, IBCLC
1200 - 1315 LUNCH Provided
1315 - 1430 The Recreational Drug/Marijuana Dilemma
Dr. Frank Nice, RPh, DPA, CPHP (75 minutes)
1430 - 1545 Breastfeeding Guidelines for Non-prescription Drugs & Everyday Products
Dr. Frank Nice, RPh, DPA, CPHP
1545 -1600 BREAK
1600 - 1630 Evaluations for CEs
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"The Alaska Native Birthworkers Community is a grassroots group of volunteer Alaska Native reproductive justice advocates, full circle birth helpers (doulas), childbirth educators, breastfeeding counselors, healers, caregivers, public health researchers, scholars, parents, aunties, and a midwife organizing to reclaim Indigenous birth practices and support families from preconception through postpartum with culturally-matched care."
