Save the Date!
OLCA's 33rd Annual Breastfest Conference
March 14 and 15, 2025
Renaissance Columbus Westerville - Polaris Hotel
409 Altair Parkway
Westerville, Ohio
Past
Breastfest 2024
THE INSEPARABLE BREASTFEEDING
MOTHER/BABY DYAD*
March 15, and 16, 2024
Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center
100 Green Meadows Drive S., Lewis Center, Ohio 43035
*OLCA Statement Of Inclusivity
OLCA supports our ongoing commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion in our support of individuals, families, and communities and within our organization. We are committed to serving all families and will not tolerate discrimination based on race, ethnicity, social class, age, size, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, family type, religion, national origin, military status, or culture. We encourage all members to ask families on first consultation what language they use when referring to pregnancy, parenting and infant feeding as well as their preferred pronouns. Any use of the term 'mother/maternal' or 'breastfeeding' is not meant to exclude the transgender or non-binary gender neutral parents. For simplicity, the term breastfeeding includes the practice of chestfeeding as well.
Click HERE for a printable brochure!
Updated 3/11/2024
For questions regarding registration, please email breastfestregistrar2020@gmail.com
Keep scrolling for Registration Links!
Speakers
Jeannette Crenshaw
DPN, RN, LCCE, FACCE, IBCLC, NEA-BC, FAAN
AGENDA
Friday, March 15, 2024
11:30 - 1:00 pm
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 - 7:15
The Breastfeeding Landscape of Ohio Today, Amy Allwood
Break
7:15 - 7:30
Please visit the Exhibitors and Posters!
Plenary Presentation
7:30 - 9:00
Supporting the Dyad When the Inseparable Becomes Separated - A Panel Discussion, Chris Smith, Moderator, Vanessa Shanks, Janet Wasylyshen-Velasco, and Ann Witt, Panelists
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
Breastfeeding and Bedsharing: Evidence and Recommendations, Melissa Bartick
Break
9:45 - 10:15
Please visit the Exhibitors and Posters!
Plenary Presentation
10:15 - 11:45
Supporting staff to accept for SCC during Cesarean births, Jeannette Crenshaw
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 - 2:30
Physiologic Infant Care: Managing Nighttime Breastfeeding in Young Infants, Melissa Bartick
Break
2:30 - 3:00
Please visit the Exhibitors and Posters! LAST CHANCE!!
Plenary Presentation
3:00 - 4:30
Preparing Mothers & Families for Skin to Skin Care During Cesarean Birth Jeannette Crenshaw
President's Closing
4:30 - 4:45
Questions and Answers; Evaluations - Laura Atkinson
On-Demand Sessions
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Implementing Skin-to-Skin Care During Cesarean Surgery: It Can Be Done! Without Separation! - Jeannette Crenshaw
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Breastfeeding Is Harder Than Law School: How “Ed Is Best” Explains the Problem With Modern Attitudes Towards Breastfeeding - Sasha Blaine
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Pediatrician-based Lactation Support and Barriers to Breastfeeding Identified by Families - Divya Denduluri
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Navigating the Intersection of Opioid Use Disorder and Breastfeeding - Rachel Dragovich
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Breastfeeding Twins, Triplets, and Higher Order Multiples - Carly Dulabon
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Breastfeeding the NICU Baby - Carly Dulabon
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Rooming-In: What SHOULD Happen in a Baby-Friendly Hospital - Eileen FitzPatrick
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Engaging Fathers and Partners in Support of the Mother-Baby Dyad - Steve Killpack
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Mind over Matter: Theories in Breastfeeding - Suet Kam Lam
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More Than Just Milk: Supporting Direct Breastfeeding in the NICU - Vanessa Shanks
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Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics: Finding and Understanding Research Related to Breastfeeding - Linda J. Smith
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Keep Milking A Difference - Queen Smith
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Baby-Friendly USA Competency Verification to Ensure Breastfeeding Success: The How-to for Step 2 - Tammy Titus
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
OhioHealth Mothers' Milk Bank Tours
For more information, please contact the Milk Bank directly at milkbank@ohiohealth.com
NEW
VENUE!
Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center
100 Green Meadows Drive S, Lewis Center, Ohio 43035
Make reservations by February 13, 2024, for conference room rate of $133 (plus tax). There are a limited number of rooms available at this rate. Additional rooms may be made available at a non-conference rate. For online reservations: Book your group rate:
Group Code 349214
614-880-4300 or 614-880-4195
Communicable 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.
REGISTRATION
Opens January 15, 2024 with an Early Bird Special!
Member Full Conference
Member On-Demand Only
Non-Member Full Conference
Non-Member On-Demand Only
*NOTE* When purchasing registration, please provide a PERSONAL email address. Many hospitals and agencies will block emails sent from OLCA. Please verify that you have received a confirmation email after making your membership purchase.
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