The application for receiving MidPlus points for the participation of delegates to LCANZ 2012 has been approved.
The following MidPLUS Points have been approved for midwives who complete this activity (equivalent to the number of actual activity hours):
Friday Workshops – 3 MidPLUS Points each
Special Workshops – 6 MidPLUS Points each
Saturday – 6.5 MidPLUS Points
Sunday – 5.5 MidPLUS Points
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RACGP QI&CPD program - 40 group 1 women's health points Activity ID 756226.
CERPs have been allocated to the LCANZ Conference, so attending is an excellent way for all IBCLCs to boost their CERP-count. Please refer to the below table for information relating to point allocation.
| Time | Activity / PresentationCERPS | L CERPS | R CERPS | E CERPS |
| 9.00 - 12.30 | W1. Breastfeeding basics (Gwen Moody) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| W2. Breastfeeding advanced: Strategies for assisting the non-latching infant (Cathy Watson-Genna) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| W3. Introduction to providing online learning (Denise Fisher and Steve Fisher) | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| W4. Critical appraisal of research (Della Forster, Helen McLachlan) | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1.30 – 5.00 | W1. Breastfeeding basics (Gwen Moody) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| W2. Breastfeeding advanced: Strategies for assisting the non-latching infant (Cathy Watson-Genna) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| W3. Ethical issues for lactation consultants (Carol Bartle) | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| W4. Developing your research project (Della Forster, Helen McLachlan) [nb different to morning session] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 12L | 9R | 3E |
| Time | Activity / Presentation | L CERPS | R CERPS | E CERPS |
| 9.30 - 10.15 | Sheela Geraghty "Trends in breastfeeding: It's not only at the breast anymore" |
0.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.15 – 10.35 | Kath Ryan "21st century expressionism" |
0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.35 - 11.00 | Helene Johns "Breastfeeding or breast milk feeding? – results 1000 Melbourne women" | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.30 – 12.30 | Cathy Watson-Genna "Anatomical contributions to infant sucking skills – including posterior tongue-tie" | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.30 - 1.00 | Dr Hisham Abdullah, Auckland - "Laser focus on complex ankyloglossia and fraenectomy management in infants to improve quality of life" | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.00 – 3.30 | Concurrent sessions 1-4 | Refer to table below | ||
| 4.00 – 4.30 | Sheela Geraghty Breastfeeding multiples | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4.30 - 5.00 | Education and support for breastfeeding – Australian Breastfeeding Association | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Time | Activity / Presentation | L CERPS | R CERPS | E CERPS |
| 9.00 – 9.45 | Ann-Marie Widstrom - "The newborn baby's nine developmental stages during the first hours after birth" | 0.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.45 - 10.15 | Lisa Amir - "Is Candida associated with nipple and breast pain? (results of the CASTLE study)" | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.45 – 12.45 | Concurrent sessions 5-8 | Refer to table below | ||
| 2.15 – 3.00 | "Breastfeeding in emergencies" Panel discussion – chaired by Virginia Thorley, with Karleen Gribble, Carol Bartle (NZ), Camilla McAuley |
0.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.00 - 4.00 | Cathy Watson-Genna "Introduction to sensory integration" |
1 | 0 | 0 |
| Type of presentation | Presenter | Title | L CERPS | R CERPS | E CERPS |
| Concurrent 1: Introducing skin-to-skin care in delivery wards | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ann-Marie Widstrom | Introducing skin-to-skin care in delivery wards | ||||
| Concurrent 2: Baby friendly / best practice | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ros Escott |
The last shall be first: the dramatic impact of BFHI in Tasmania | ||||
| Virginia Thorley |
The 10th Step of BFHI and beyond – What professionals need to know about optimal support for mothers | ||||
| Decalie Brown | The journey to being a Baby Friendly Community Health Service – Doing it our way: the implementation of the BFHI community 7 point plan |
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| Julie Smith |
Working while breastfeeding – Health implications of best practice strategies for breastfeeding support in workplace settings |
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| Concurrent 3: Milk expressing / sharing | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tegan Chapman |
Antenatal breast expression – Exploration and extent of teaching practices amongst IBCLC midwives across Australia |
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| Jill Hanson |
Expressing antenatal breastmilk – Preparing the milky way |
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| Sheela Geraghty |
Got milk? Sharing human milk via the internet |
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| Anita Moorhead |
Unscreened, unpasteurised directed donor human breastmilk – Ethics and management |
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| Concurrent 4: Vulnerable populations | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| Zaharah Sulaiman | How working mothers see breastfeeding as an infant feeding choice |
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| Louise Everitt | Breastfeeding and assumption of care of newborns |
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| Debbie Brewis | Tummies to toddlers – Promoting breastfeeding during pregnancy and beyond |
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| Supunnee Thrakul | Exclusive breastfeeding for Thai children – From economic crisis to worst flood | ||||
| Concurrent 5: Breastfeeding management | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barbara Glare |
The glass half full – Successful breastfeeding for women with insufficient glandular tissue |
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| Bridget Ingle |
Clever clefts – No such word as 'can't' |
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| David Todd |
Tongue ties in newborns – At Canberra Hospital in 2008 and 2011 |
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| Alys Brown |
Tongue-tie – Is it? Isn't it? | ||||
| Janet Edmunds |
Breastfeeding an infant with tongue-tie – What is this experience like for women? |
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| Concurrent 6: Hospital practices | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Elaine Burns |
Facilitation of breastfeeding – Lactation Consultant language and practices during the first week after birth |
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| Della Forster |
A randomised controlled trial of caseload midwifery for women at low risk of medical complications (COSMOS) – Breastfeeding intentions, initiation and two month feeding outcomes | ||||
| Tracey Ann Wichman |
Implementing skin-to-skin in theatre and recovery area |
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| Michelle Simmons |
Inviting women to breakfast – Getting them out from behind the curtains |
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| Lyn Slatter |
Supporting breastfeeding in Neonatal Intensive and Special Care (NISC) |
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| Gillian Opie |
The Mercy Health Breastmilk Bank – The first 12 months |
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| Concurrent 7: Community | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Narges Alianmoghaddam |
The influence of partner and maternal grandmother support on breastfeeding initiation and exclusive duration |
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| Susan Donath |
Infant feeding method in the first eight weeks – Not simply the breast |
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| Jane Howard |
Baby-led feeding |
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| Cynthia Peterson |
We've been discharged – Where do I go now? The role of the lactation consultant and Child Health Nurse in implementing the 7 point plan for the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding in community health services | ||||
| Helen McLachlan |
Supporting breastfeeding In Local Communities (SILC) – A cluster randomised controlled trial – study protocol |
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| Cindy Davenport |
Toddlers, sleep and breastfeeding; it's normal to breastfeed beyond the first year! |
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| Concurrent 8: Risks and professional issues | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Karleen Gribble |
Biomedical ethics and peer-to-peer milk sharing |
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| Tricia Taylor |
Calls to MotherSafe regarding medication during lactation: 2000 – 2010 |
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| Joy Anderson |
Adverse food reactions in the breastfed infant |
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| Karleen Gribble |
Milk sharing and formula feeding – Infant feeding risks in comparative perspective |
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| Kath Ryan |
Working at the interface between the art and science of breastfeeding – A qualitative study of UK IBCLCs' experiences. |
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| Time | Presenter | Activity / Presentation | L CERPS | R CERPS | E CERPS |
| 10.15 - 10.45 | Wendy Brodribb | Why breastfeed? Problems with not breastfeeding | 0.5 | ||
| 10.45 - 11.15 | Kate Naylor | Anatomy and physiology | 0.5 | ||
| 11.15 - 11.45 | Megan Elliott-Rudder | Normal breastfeeding management | 0.5 | ||
| 12.00 - 12.45 | Kate Naylor | How babies learn to breastfeed | 0.75 | ||
| 12.45 - 1.00 | Kate Naylor | Questions | 0.25 | ||
| 1.30 - 2.00 | Marnie Rowan | Breastfeeding and maternal medications | 0.5 | ||
| 2.00 - 2.30 | Wendy Brodribb | Managing maternal issues | 0.5 | ||
| 2.30 - 3.00 | Marnie Rowan | Breast problems | 0.5 | ||
| 3.00 - 3.30 | Wendy Brodribb | Poor infant growth | 0.5 | ||
| 3.45 – 4.15 | Marnie Rowan | Nipple problems | 0.5 | ||
| 4.15 – 4.45 | Wendy Brodribb | Supporting breastfeeding women in medical practice | 0.5 | ||
| 4.45 - 5.00 | Wendy Brodribb | Questions | 0.25 | ||
| Total | 5.75L |
| Time | Presenter | Activity / Presentation | L CERPS | R CERPS | E CERPS |
| 9.00 – 9.45 | Vicki Patterson | Fulfilling Step 3 | 0.75 | ||
| 9.45 – 10.30 | Nina Berry | Discussing the risks of Formula Feeding | 0.75 | ||
| 11.00 – 11.45 | A-M Winstrom | BFHI & Skin to skin | 0.75 | ||
| 11.45 – 12.30 | Sue Kuter | BFHI & Skin to skin | 0.75 | ||
| 1.30 - 2.00 | Sue Cox | BFHI & early feeding challenges. The baby who won’t feeding | 0.5 | ||
| 2.00 – 2.30 | Annette Wright | Meeting the individual feeding needs of the late preterm infant | 0.5 | ||
| 2.30 – 3.00 | Dr R. Glover | Ketogenesis in the Newborn | 0.5 | ||
| 3.30 – 4.10 | Dr G Opie | Talking BFHI with Medical Staff | 0.75 | ||
| 4.10 – 4.45 | Decalie C Brown | BFHI @ Home | 0.5 | ||
| 4.45 - 5.00 | Tara Moss | Closing | 0.25 | ||
| Total | 5L | 0.25R | 0.75E |