| Time |
Title |
Presenter |
| 8:30 - 9:00 |
Registrations |
|
| Session 1 Chair: |
Associate Professor Elaine Burns |
|
| 9:00 - 9:10 |
Welcome to Country |
Dr Michelle Locke |
| 9:10 - 9:15 |
Conference Welcome |
A/Prof Elaine Burns |
| 9:15 - 9:30 |
Opening Address |
Prof Virginia Schmied |
| 9:30 - 10:10 |
Keynote 1 The Gomeroi Gaaynggal Breastfeeding Study: A Community-Led Program to Enhance Breastfeeding Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families. |
Ashley Bullock, Amity Smith, Dr Saije Endacott & Prof Kirsty Pringle |
| 10:10 - 10:30 |
Reclaiming Our Tradition - SWSLHD Aboriginal Breastfeeding Resources. |
Kaarina Paasila & Amanda Ritchie |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Morning Tea (Sponsored by Translational Health Research Institute) |
|
| Session 2 Chair: |
Dr Nicole Bridges |
|
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Keynote 2 Scaling up the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in Support of Maternal and Newborn Health |
A/Prof Julie Smith |
| 11:30 - 11:50 |
The journey to BFHI implementation in Western Sydney LHD: Supporting mother to feed baby. |
Michelle Simmons |
| 11:50 - 12:10 |
Development and Evaluation of the Community C&FH Breastfeeding Assessment Tool. |
Dr Karen Myors, Dianne Zammit, & Kerrie Kitchener |
| 12:10 - 12:30 |
"Easy quick snack on the go between meals": Commercial Squeeze Pouch Consumption - Survey Data. |
Dr Catherine Fleming |
| 12:30 - 12:50 |
Neglect of Breastfeeding Support in the Child Protection and Justice Systems: Why the Lack of Interest and What Can We Do About It? |
Prof Karleen Gribble |
| 12:50 - 12:55 |
Wrap-up of morning session and QR Code instructions. |
Chairs |
| 12:55 - 1:45 |
Lunch and Poster Presentations (Sponsored by Translational Health Research Institute) |
|
| Session 3 Chair: |
Dr Catherine Fleming |
|
| 1:45 - 2:15 |
Keynote 3 WHO Complementary Feeding Guidelines. |
Dr Nina Chad |
| 2:15 - 2:35 |
Supporting Families with First Foods and Responsive Feeding. |
Rebecca Emmett |
| 2:35 - 2:55 |
Challenging Breastfeeding Experiences: From Breastfeeding Aversion Response to Other Common Issues - Prevalence, Types, and Implications. |
Dr Mel Morns |
| 2:55 - 3:10 |
Return to Work and Breastfeeding: Recent Landmark Legal Case and Australian National Survey Data. |
A/Prof Elaine Burns |
| 3:10 - 3:30 |
Becoming a Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace: Westmead Hospital, Western Sydney LHD. |
Lynne Henry |
| 3:30 - 3:45 |
Afternoon Tea |
|
| 3:45 - 4:00 |
"MAIF is Dead: Long Live the WHO Code?" - An Update for Clinicians and Researchers on Breastfeeding Protection in Australia. |
Libby Salmon |
| 4:00 - 4:30 |
Conference Wrap-Up: Using AI to Summarise What Matters Most in Infant Nutrition and Nuture Across the Early Years. |
Dr Nicole Bridges |
| 4:30 - 5:00 |
Prizes, Raffles, and Close |
A/Prof Elaine Burns |
