Speakers
Breastfest 2024
The Inseparable Mother-Baby Dyad
March 15, and 16, 2024
Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center
100 Green Meadows Drive S., Lewis Center, Ohio 43035
Click HERE for a printable brochure!
Updated 3/2/2023
For questions regarding registration, please email breastfestregistrar2020@gmail.com
AGENDA
11:30 - 1:00 pm
Friday, March 15, 2024
Optional: Tour the OhioHealth Mothers' Milk Bank! Click HERE.
Registration
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Register & sign in for Conference. Please visit the Exhibitors & Posters!
Dinner
4:45 - 6:00
Included in registration.
President's Welcome
6:00 - 6:15
Laura Atkinson
Awards
6:15 - 6:45
Laura Atkinson
Keynote Address
6:45 - 7:45
Title and Speaker TBD
Break
7:45 - 8:00
Please visit the Exhibitors and Posters!
Plenary Presentation
8:00 - 9:00
Title and Speaker TBD
Questions and Answers, Evaluations
9:00 - 9:15
Have a good night!
AGENDA
Saturday, March 16, 2024
Sign In
7:00 - 8:00
Continental Breakfast (included in registration). Exhibits Open, Poster Presentations by Authors
President's Welcome
8:00 - 8:15
Laura Atkinson
Plenary Presentation
8:15 - 9:45
Title and Speaker TBD
Break
9:45 - 10:15
Please visit the Exhibitors and Posters!
Plenary Presentation
10:15 - 11:45
Title and Speaker TBD
Lunch Set-Up
11:45 - 12:00
Please visit the Exhibitors and Posters!
Buffet Lunch
12:00 - 12:45
Included with registration.
Grants and Scholarships
12:45 - 1:30
Amber Clary
Plenary Presentation
1:30 - 3:00
Title and Speaker TBD
Break
3:00 - 3:30
Please visit the Exhibitors and Posters!
Plenary Presentation
3:30 - 4:30
Title and Speaker TBD
President's Closing
4:30 - 4:45
Questions and Answers; Evaluations - Laura Atkinson
On-Demand Sessions
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Titles and Speakers TBD
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
OhioHealth Mothers' Milk Bank Tours
For more information, please contact the Milk Bank directly at milkbank@ohiohealth.com
Accommodations
COVID/Illness Refund Policy
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Refunds will not be given. However, if you are unable to attend, audio recordings of the live sessions will be made available after the conference, OR you may transfer your registration to another person. Please check the OLCA website for up-to-date information regarding updates to this policy and in-person attendance.
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In the event that the in-person portion of the conference is impossible due to COVID or other extenuating circumstances, the conference will be held virtually, and all in-person registrations will be honored for the virtual conference.
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OLCA reserves the right to substitute speakers and/or topics without prior notice.
4:45 - 6:00
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Application has been made for IBLCE CERPs and Nursing contact hours.
For CERP and CEU information contact:
Mary Ann Blatz
CONTENT
Sole responsibility for the content of the speaker presentations rests with the speakers.
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OLCA is not responsible for the content of speaker presentations nor for the future actions of participants of our educational events.
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OLCA reserves the right to substitute speakers and/or topics without prior notice.
CHILDREN
Child Attendance Policy: Quiet nursing babies in arms are welcome in the session rooms. As a courtesy, we request your immediate attention to any situation, including happy baby noises, which may interfere with the concentration of attendees.
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There will be a lactation room available for nursing/pumping parents.
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