Conference Add-on Lecture Packs

Expand your conference experience with any of these focused educational series! In addition to the main conference, we are offering the option to extend your conference experience with 4 highly informative add-on lecture packages.

Breastfeeding in the NICU: From Milk to Milestones Lecture Pack

For infants in the NICU, breastmilk and breastfeeding are both crucial for their growth and development. When it comes to infant feeding, especially in the NICU, there's a lot to know because you're working with both parts of the mother-baby dyad. This package provides practical knowledge and skills that can immediately be implemented to help improve breastfeeding outcomes. You'll take a deep dive into specific situations that arise when supporting breastfeeding along with bigger picture frameworks and practical examples for establishing and maintaining breastfeeding in the NICU. Learn more about flange fitting and pumping, lactation care for multiples, when, why and how to use nipple shields, developmentally supportive positioning for breastfeeding and more!

• Flange Fitting in the NICU to Improve Pumping Outcomes
  Amber Clark, RN IBCLC TTP
• From Containment to Coordination: Positioning for Stable Breastfeeding in the NICU
  Emily Spaeth, PT, DPT, IBCLC, CNT, TIP, CIMT II, RPYT, BRM®Pro, EBB®Instructor
• Perinatal Depression and the Breastfeeding Dyad: Exploring Your Role and Responsibilities
  Kathryn Stagg, IBCLC
• Nipple Shields in the NICU: Evidence, Indications, and Best Practices
  Margaret Saltysiak, DrPH, IBCLC
• From Bedside to Discharge: Achieving Breastfeeding Goals in the NICU
  Ramya Kumar, MS.CCC-SLP, BCSS, CNT, IBCLC, NTMTC
• Holistic Lactation Management in the NICU: A Comprehensive, Family-Centered Framework
  Rashmi Poduval, IBCLC, CBS, M.Sc. Dietetics

Effective Pain Relief in the NICU: Tools and Techniques for Neonatal Comfort Lecture Pack

Being skilled at recognizing, assessing and managing neonatal pain is a crucial part of developmental care for the preterm or ill newborn. Research is showing that if newborn pain is not managed effectively and appropriately, there can be long lasting consequences for brain development. Being a witness to their newborn's pain also has a lasting impact on family members and this also needs to be addressed if we are to truly provide family centered care. Advance your bedside skills with this special package focused on the latest research on neonatal pain recognition, assessment and management in the NICU. Join researchers and clinicians from around the world to learn more about tools for pain recognition and management:

• Family Centered Music Therapy to Manage Pain in the NICU
  Alexandra Ullsten, PhD, Music & Art Therapist
• Pain Recognition and Assessment in the NICU: Tools and Parental Engagement
  Emma Olsson, RN, PhD
• Memories of Pain in the NICU: The Impact on Infants and Parents
  Jillian Vinall, PhD
• The Power of Parental Involvement in Newborn Pain Management
  Mats Eriksson, RN, PhD
• A Brain-Derived Approach to the Measurement of Pain in Infants
  Rebeccah Slater, BSc, MSc, PhD, Professor
• Parent Touch as a Therapeutic Tool for Pain Management in the NICU
  Sejal Fichadia, B.Sc. (Microbiology and Clinical Lab Sciences), IBCLC

Protect and Nurture: Developmental Care for Neonatal Neuroprotection in the NICU Lecture Pack

We know from research that the models of Developmental Care and Family Integrated Care are neuroprotective for preterm babies and improve long term outcomes. This special focus package takes a deeper look at the current evidence for Developmental Care and Family Integrated Care, their role in neuroprotection, specific developmental approaches and how to overcome barriers to implement changes in practices:

• Breastfeeding as an Essential Component of Developmental Care in the NICU
  Gretchen Becker Crabb, MSE, LPC, OTR/L, CLC, IMH-E®
• The Power of Presence: Activities to Engage and Empower Families in the NICU
  Jacqueline McGrath, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN
• Is Developmental Care a Necessity or a Luxury: A Long Term Case Study
  Mandy Daly, ACII, DLDU, EUPATI Fellow
• Synchrony in the NICU: Navigating the Benefits and Challenges of Early Vocal Contact Between Parents and Preterm Infants
  Manuela Filippa, PhD
• Linking Neurodevelopmental Care Evidence to Bedside Clinical Practice
  Nadine Griffiths, RN, MNClinEd, GradCertPaeds

Breastfeeding Biomechanics: Functional Approaches to Oral Coordination Lecture Pack

Feeding difficulties in infants rarely stem from a single cause. They emerge from the dynamic interplay of the nervous system, oral and structural development, physiological readiness, and the relational environment surrounding the feeding experience. This advanced, clinically focused session brings together expert speakers to deepen your understanding of breastfeeding biomechanics and the functional foundations of infant oral coordination.

• The Hidden Mechanics of Infant Feeding: Understanding Suck-Swallow-Breathe Coordination
  Dr. Christine Lam Kan, OTD, IBCLC, SWC (Advanced Practice in Feeding Eating and Swallowing)
• Beyond Sensory Defensiveness: A Nervous System Approach to Managing Oral Aversion in Infants
  Effath Yasmin, MA, HDSE, CLEC (USA), IBCLC, BCST (ICSB, SWISS), RCST®️ (BCTA/NA, USA), BFRP (BACH,UK)
• Critical Details You Might Be Missing in Your Oral Assessments
  Johanna Sargeant, BA, BEd, IBCLC