Date
March 23, 2019
Schedule
8:00 am – Registration
8:45 am – Welcome
9:00 am – 10:30 am – The Normal Newborn and Why Breastmilk is Not Just Food
10:30 am -10:45am – Break
10:45 am – 12:15 – Birth Weight, Bilirubin and Blood Sugar: What Do the Numbers Mean for Newborn Care?
12:15 – 1:30 pm – Lunch
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm – The Unique Characteristics of the Late-Preterm Infant
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm – Break
3:15 pm – 4:45 pm – Breastfeeding: Medications, Including Illegal Substances
4:45 pm – Closing remarks, Evaluations
Address
University of Pikeville
Health Professions Education Building, 7th Floor
810 Hambley Boulevard
Pikeville, Kentucky 41501
Lodging
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Pikeville Hampton and can be reserved at http://group.hamptoninn.com/infantnutrition or you can call 1-606-432-8181 and book under the INFANT NUTRITION block for the rate of $109/night.
About the Speaker
Jennifer Rebecca Thomas, MD, MPH, IBCLC, FAAP, FABM
Dr. Jenny Thomas is a pediatrician and breastfeeding medicine specialist at Aurora Healthcare in Franklin, Wisconsin and is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Community and Family Medicine and Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). She received her MD from MCW in 1993, and her MPH in 2011. She has been an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) since 2003. She is now serving on the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Breastfeeding Executive Board after spending several years as the Chief of the Chapter Breastfeeding Coordinators. She recently stepped down after 6 years on the Executive Board of the Wisconsin Chapter of the AAP. She is a founder and an Immediate-past Chairperson of the Wisconsin Breastfeeding Coalition. She is the author of "Dr. Jen's Guide to Breastfeeding." She has received national awards for teaching, advocacy for children, and innovation with in her practice and community. She is one of only a few physicians internationally to be recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (FABM) for her expertise on breastfeeding. Dr. Thomas' interests and research have focused on issues related to the use of social media to support breastfeeding mothers.
You can find her on Facebook (Dr Jen 4 Kids and Dr. Jen 4 Kids Breastfeeding Medicine) on Twitter (@drjen4kids, @ LMCbreastfeed) and on Instagram as drjen4kids (although it is mostly her shoes.) Those interested in having Dr. Thomas as a conference speaker can contact her at drjen4kids@gmail.com.