2019 Annual Conference

The Tampa Bay Breastfeeding Task Force’s fourth annual conference theme, “Building Bridges to Better Breastfeeding,” seeks to explore issues surrounding breastfeeding and to create dialogues on potential solutions. 

LOCATION: Tampa General Hospital

DATE: February 15th, 2019

Target Audience: Nurses, Lactation Specialists, Community Health Workers, Doulas, Case Managers, Physicians, Registered Dieticians, Educators, Students

Outcomes: Following the completion of this program, the participant will be able to:

1. Differentiate between and identify medical and implicit biases and their impact on breastfeeding women of color.

2. Outline the step-by-step process of developing a Breastfeeding at Work Program.

3. Explain why many babies do not experience the "fixed" effect of a tethered oral tissue (TOT) release and the role that passive and active range of motion plays in feeding success.

4. Discuss current employer workplace programs that promote breastfeeding and employees’ perceptions of the support provided for breastfeeding.

5. Discuss the importance of daycare centers being breastfeeding friendly and the current policies and education available for daycare providers regarding human milk.

6. Review current breast pumping policies as they vary by state and school districts despite federal and state policies.

7. Identify strategies to overcome challenges in community program design and ways partnership affects breastfeeding rates at the community and family level.

5 Contact Hours will be awarded for this program. CE Broker program number #20-694454

Tampa General is an Approved Providers for the Florida Board of Nursing and multiple

other boards or Councils (Provider #50-1943). Contact hours are approved by Florida Board of Nursing.

This program has been approved for Contact hours are approved by Florida Board of Nursing for RN, LPN, CNS, ARNP, and CNA contact hours.