Improving

Maternity Care
Practices
Related To
Breastfeeding
Jae Kim, MD, PhD, FAAP
Dr. Kim is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California, San
Diego (UCSD) where he is dually appointed in the Divisions of Neonatology and
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. His special areas of both
clinical and research interests include neonatal nutrition, neonatal bowl injury and
bedside ultrasound. His current active research centers on optimizing human milk
feeding for the premature infant. He is the Nutrition Medical Director of the
Fall Conference: Supporting Premature Infant Nutrition Program (SPIN Program).

Saturday, October 2nd and

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010 Lisa Stellwagen, MD, IBCLC
Dr. Stellwagen is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California, San
Diego, Medical Center in the Division of Neonatology. She is the Medical Director of
the Newborn Service and Lactation DIrector of the Supporting Premature Infant
Join us for an Nutrition Program (SPIN Program). She is a Fellow of the Academy of Pediatrics
and a member of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. Dr. Stellwagen led the
innovative UCSD Baby Friendly Hospital team that resulted in certification by Baby Friendly
USA in May, 2006.
two-day
conference about Melissa Bartick, MD, IBCLC
evidence-based Dr. Bartick is an internal medicine physician. Since 2002, she has been chair of the
Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition, and since 2009, she has served on the US

maternity care Breastfeeding Committee and is now on its Board of Directors. She is also the chair
of the American Public Health Associationʼs new Breastfeeding Forum. In her role as

practices, birth her stateʼs coalition chair, she has been part of Ban the Bags campaign. She
convened the MA Baby-Friendly Collaborative in 2008. She is the author of several

facilities & our peer-reviewed publications, mainly on breastfeeding.

community. Desiree Nelson, RN, IBCLC

Ms. Nelson is working with WIC on a short term project to improve collaboration
between healthcare providers and WIC local agencies. Last year she won a Lane
County Healthy Babies Award for three decades of work as a Maternal and Child
For registration, information Health Nurse. She is staff to the Peace Health Nurse Midwifery Birth Center, and
and early-bird rates go to: co-director of the Eugene/Springfield Baby Connection program with her colleague
www.breastfeedingOR.org Debbie Jensen. Ms. Jensen is a nurse and lactation consultant at Sacred Heart
Medical Center, where she is leading the journey to Baby-Friendly certification.

Hosted by the Women and

Childrenʼs Division of:
Oregon Health
& Sciences University
Additional support from
Community Health Partnership:
Oregonʼs Public Health Institute,
Oregon WIC and Nursing
Mothers Counsel of Oregon.
NW Mothers Milk Bank (NWMMB)
Providing information on local efforts to build a donor human milk bank, and what
that means for fragile infants in our region. Currently, US milk banks cannot meet
the need for donor milk. Oregon and Washington have the highest breastfeeding
rates in the US with the potential to have sufficient breastmilk donors to serve
infants throughout the NW region and other parts of the US.
Nursing Mothers Counsel of Oregon (NMC)
NMC will hold their Fifth Annual Community Award Ceremony and
fundraiser as an on-site, Saturday evening reception to augment the
BCO conference and include statewide attendees in this wonderful
event. Workplace, Spirit of Service, and Leadership awards will be
presented, wine and hors dʼouerves served.
 S E Q U O I A C L U B

Improving Maternity Care Practices

The Breastfeeding Coalition of Oregon is a statewide entity committed to building and linking community partners to support,
promote and protect breastfeeding in Oregon. This fall conference serves as our Fourth Annual Meeting, moving us toward the
goals of educating health care providers on improving maternity care practices related to breastfeeding. We promote evidence
based practice as a means to improving breastfeeding initiation and exclusivity rates in all populations.

Faculty
Full bios available online at
registration site. Speakers Nutritional emergency of
indicated by initials.
Dr. Jae Kim is a
neonatologist, pediatric
gastroenterologist, and
Medical Director for the
UCSD SPIN Program.
Dr. Lisa Stellwagen is a
pediatrician, neonatologist
and Lactation Director for
UCSD SPIN Program.
Dr. Melissa Bartick is a
pediatrician and hospitalist
from Cambridge, facilitates
a Baby-Friendly Hospital
Initiative collaborative.
Desiree Nelson, RN,
IBCLC co-directs the
Eugene/Springfield Baby
Connection program, a
community model of the
Baby- Friendly 10th Step.
Program Sat Oct 2nd
8:00am-6:30pm
neonatal infant (JK)
Basics of milk production
of NICU mothers (LS)
Making sense of formula,
fortifiers, additives (JK)
Supporting the Premature
Infant Nutrition Program
Prevention of NEC (LS)
Preventing malnutrition
(JK)
Making more milk (JK)
Making milk safe (LS)
Get baby to breast (LS)
Nutrition discharge plan
(LS)
Community breastfeeding
award ceremony and
NMC reception.
Program Sun Oct 3rd
8:00am-2:00pm
Cost analysis of not
breastfeeding in the US
(MB)
Evidence based hospital
practice & the Baby
Friendly Hospital Initiative
(MB)
Massachusetts Hospital
Collaborative (MB)
Baby Connection:
Modeling Step 10 in
community (DN)
Continuing Education:
Credits have been
requested for Physicians,
Nurses, Lactation
Consultants, Dietitians,
and Naturopaths.
Registration Get there, take care
Who should attend: Location: OHSU Old
Physicians, Nurses, Library in Portland, OR.
Lactation Consultants, Direction link here.
Dietitians, Naturopaths,
peer counselors, La Parking for this weekend
Leche League Leaders, event is ample and free.
Midwives, Doulas, and The OHSU tram is not in
new family support. service, however.
Registration at BCO site. Hotel rooms reserved at
Avalon Hotel & Spa at the
Professionals, incl WIC: BCO rate of $109/night.
To find a roommate, click
• $220 by Sept. 3rd here to email Marion.
$250 after Sept. 3rd
Professional team,
Healthy food provided
3 or more, save 20% by OHSU’s catering
service, including
Peer counselors & LLL: continental breakfasts,
coffee breaks, and tasty
• $85 by Sept. 3rd
$115 after Sept. 3rd boxed lunches.
Limited partial Registration includes
scholarships available
an on-site, Saturday
evening reception, hosted
Web registration via
by Nursing Mothers
PayPal only. Questions
Counsel of Oregon.
or to pay by check click
here to email Diane.

The BCO conference is supported by Community Health Partnership: Oregon’s Public Health Institute, Oregon WIC,
Oregon Health & Sciences University Division of Women and Children, & Nursing Mothers Counsel of Oregon