Networking & Education for Lactation Professionals
WHAT WE DO
The Bay Area Lactation Associates (BALA) provides lactation education and professional networking for those who work with breastfeeding families. WHO WE ARE Lactation Consultants, Doulas, Childbirth Educators, Dieticians, La Leche League Leaders, Nursing Mothers Counselors, Nurses, Physicians, Pediatric Dentists, WIC staff, Peer Counselors, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and anyone else who is interested in supporting breastfeeding families. MEETINGS: WHERE, WHEN AND AGENDA Meetings are held five times a year at rotating locations around the Bay Area. There is an opportunity to network with other professionals, as well as an educational component at each meeting. Typical Agenda: 10:00 - 10:30 Networking time, coffee 10:30 - 11:30 Educational Component of meeting 11:30 - 12 noon Business meeting |
BALA CalendarPast Meetings:
Thursday, May 11, 2017 - 10-Noon Lafayette Library, Oak Room Speaker: Shervin Yazdi DDS will share insights gleaned from the 2016 IATP conference earlier this year, as well as his own clinical experience providing frenotomies for babies who have Tongue and Lip-Tie Tuesday, March 14, 2017 - Annual Meeting and lunch; 11:00 - 2:00 pm East Bay Lactation, 828 San Pablo Ave # 104, Albany. Please join us for networking and lunch. We will also be electing our board of directors and awarding our annual member scholarship award. Tuesday, January 10, 2017, 10-Noon WIC Program - County of Marin,San Rafael, CA 94901 Speaker: Susan Lawrence, LLLL, IBCLC and RN, works with families in Kaiser outpatient pediatric clinics. She will share her experience of volunteering with Nurture Project International, helping families in Syrian refugee camps in Greece. Thursday, November 10, 2016, 12-2 pm Presidio Branch Library, San Francisco, CA 94115 Speaker: Dr. Susan Lee Char spoke on topics relating to surgical conditions in the lactating breast, and when to refer lactating patients to a breast specialist. Tuesday, September 13, 2016, 10 am-Noon Sequoia Hospital Wellness Center, Redwood City Speaker: Fritzi Drosten, RN, IBCLC Topic: Working with mothers and babies who spend time in the NICU. Learn what we can do to support this special population. Tuesday May 17, 2016, 10 am - Noon UCSF Betty Irene Moore Women's Hospital Speaker: Amy Gordon, MS, L.Ac Topic: Acupuncture and Breastfeeding Monday, March 14, 2016, 10am - 1pm Annual Meeting and Lunch at East Bay Lactation Associates 828 San Pablo Avenue #104, Albany Friday January 15, 2016 Marin General Hospital Speaker: Dr. Jan Alden, DC, CST Topic: Torticollis and other structure & function considerations for breastfeeding. November 17, 2015: St Paul's Church, Burlingame Speaker: Ruth Konoff, OT, IBCLC Topic: Intro to the Beckman Oral-Motor Assessment and Treatment Protocol |
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