2020 LLL of WI Continuing Education Event Schedule
- This year's conference features live webinar sessions, as well as access to recorded presentations to be viewed once.
- CERPs and CPEUs have been applied for.
- Speaker slides will NOT be emailed to attendees due to speaker contract. Outlines and bibliographies can be found on her website: KathleenKendall-Tackett.com
Cost
One Session (1.5 credits) $25
One Day / Four Sessions (6 credits) $85
Full Conference / Eight Sessions (12 credits) $145
One Day / Four Sessions (6 credits) $85
Full Conference / Eight Sessions (12 credits) $145
Thursday, November 5, 2020
10:00 - 11:30 |
Session 1 - Breastfeeding Makes All the Difference: Breastfeeding's Role in Overcoming Adversity We do not live in a perfect world. Many new mothers have experienced abuse and adversity as children. They want to be good mothers, but they often wonder whether they will perpetuate the cycle of violence that they have experienced. They may also have a history of depression, anxiety, or PTSD, and wonder whether these conditions have harmed their children. Fortunately, we can offer new mothers hope. Recent studies have found that breastfeeding helps mothers mother—even when there is a history of abuse. It’s not about the milk; it’s the physical act of breastfeeding. Breastfeeding improves maternal sleep, lowers the risk of depression, lessens anger and irritability, and even attenuates the negative effects of past sexual assault. Breastfeeding offers mothers a chance to do things differently. When it comes to overcoming adversity and stopping the intergenerational cycle of violence, breastfeeding makes all the difference. |
12:30 - 2:00 |
Session 2 - The Impact of Violence in the Perinatal Period Events from childhood can influence a woman’s current mothering experience and her health and well-being. Fortunately, these experiences do not have to be the blueprint for the rest of her life. This session provides an overview of recent research on the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Intimate Partner Violence. Also covered are the impact of violence on breastfeeding and how it can affect a woman’s body, mind and spirit. You will learn how providers can help and how to stay within your scope of practice as a breastfeeding supporter. |
2:15 - 3:45 |
Session 3 - A New Paradigm in Depression in New Mothers Recent research has revealed that inflammation, part of the stress response, is the underlying physiology of depression. The perinatal period makes women especially vulnerable because inflammation naturally increases during the last trimester of pregnancy, the time when women are most at risk for depression and continues through the postpartum period. In addition, common experiences of new motherhood, such as sleep deprivation, pain, and psychological trauma, cause inflammation levels to rise. This session will describe the inflammatory response as a critical part of the stress response. This session will also show why breastfeeding and antiinflammatory treatments, such as Omega-3s, cognitive therapy, and antidepressants, protect maternal mental health by lowering inflammation. |
4:00 - 5:30 |
Session 4 - Nighttime Breastfeeding and Postpartum Depression/Anxiety Does nighttime breastfeeding elevate the risk of postpartum depression? An increasing number of sources tell mothers not to breastfeed at night in order to prevent depression. While this advice is well-intended, there is little evidence that suggests that it works. It can also be quite problematic for breastfeeding mothers to maintain. Several recent studies, including ours, have found that breastfeeding mothers report more sleep and less daytime fatigue than their formula- or mixed-feeding counterparts. |
Friday, November 6, 2020
8:30 - 10:00 |
Session 5 - Birth Trauma: The Causes and Consequences of Childbirth Related PTSD Trauma after birth is unfortunately quite common around the world. So much so that the World Health Organization has highlighted the problem of women receiving abusive or traumaproduction care during labor and postpartum. In fact, recent studies have found that as many as 1 in 4 women have symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following their births. Many more experience depression or anxiety. What types of symptoms do they have and how do these symptoms impact breastfeeding and women’s emotional health? In this session, you will learn about the DSM-5 criteria for PTSD and why some types of births are more likely to cause symptoms. You will also learn how these symptoms might impact breastfeeding, and what mothers and practitioners can do to help. |
10:15 - 11:45 |
Session 6 - Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Moral Injury in Members of the Perinatal Team Working in perinatal care can be deeply rewarding. It can also lead to job-related burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and moral injury. Secondary traumatic stress (compassion fatigue), or moral injury, can occur when witnessing traumatic events in the workplace. This can occur when witnessing infant death or traumatic births, or when there is too much work, or work that doesn’t seem to make a difference, and little institutional support. Unfortunately, this is remarkably common among caregivers for perinatal women. Burnout, compassion fatigue, and moral injury can lead to physical and mental health sequelae for care providers and have a negative effect on the care they provider. Self-care is essential for being able to provide care to others. In this presentation, participants will learn about the causes and consequences of burnout, compassion fatigue, and moral injury. Fortunately, there is hope for recovery. Participants will learn some specific strategies for integrating self-care into their care for others. |
12:45 - 2:15 |
Session 7 - What We Can Learn From Fed is Best Fed Is Best is an organization with a large social media presence that advocates for supplemental formula to be given to newborns in order to prevent accidental starvation. Although many breastfeeding advocates feel that they do not accurately portray breastfeeding, and they strenuously disagree with their recommendations, Fed Is Best have identified some areas where we could improve motherinfant care. It’s important for breastfeeding professionals to understand and learn from situations where mothers have fallen through the cracks in our system of care. |
2:30 - 4:00 |
Session 8 - Should This Study Change My Practice? Hundreds of breastfeeding studies are published every year. How do you determine if findings from a study should change your practice? This session will focus on what every clinician should know about interpreting research results. You will learn how to evaluate the quality of studies and determine whether they apply to your practice. We will discuss the question the study seeks to address, the quality of the design and methodology, and the application of the findings. Not all studies are created equal. Participants will learn to distinguish between studies that are well done and those that are weaker through plenty of real-world examples. |