Every lactation journey is unique and often brings unexpected challenges, particularly in the early days and months. Compassionate and knowledgeable support can make a lasting difference for lactating parents and their families. This conference is designed to empower lactation consultants, breastfeeding counselors, perinatal nurses, home-visiting nurses, doulas, and other perinatal professionals with current research, practical tools, and essential resources. Participants will gain the skills and confidence to provide empathetic, effective care and long-term support throughout the lactation experience.

Instructor: Tyeisha James Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare professionals trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality CPR, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an […]

Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training that teaches people how to identify, understand and respond to signs and symptoms of a mental health or substance use challenge in adults ages 18 and over. The evidence behind the program demonstrates that it builds mental health literacy, providing an action plan that teaches people to […]

Lisa Miller, CNM, JD, returns for a full-day interactive session. This in-person conference is an essential learning experience focused medical and nursing documentation and its relationship with liability. 

Instructor: Kieyeitha Ward Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare professionals trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality CPR, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. Target Audience: The BLS Course from the American Heart Association is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to […]

This AWHONN course addresses principles of fetal heart monitoring and may be used as a knowledge assessment tool to validate the comprehension of experienced perinatal clinicians.