Fall Event Update: Expanding Access Across Texas
TXBC’s fall in-person event has been postponed. We’re using this opportunity to develop a virtual option that makes it easier for members and guests across Texas to join us for education, connection, and collaboration.
We’ll share the new date, format, and registration details here as soon as they are confirmed. Registered participants will receive updates by email.
Thank you for your flexibility and continued support of Texas’s breastfeeding community!
What You'll Learn
Donor Human Milk in Texas: Processing, Access, and Community Partnerships to Support Infant Nutrition
Hear from the executive directors of Texas' two nonprofit milk banks as they explore how donor human milk is safely screened, processed, and distributed to improve infant health outcomes. Learn how innovative hospital partnerships, community programs, and statewide collaborations are expanding equitable access to donor human milk while protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding.
Presenters
Kim Updegrove, RN, CNM, MSN, MPH
Shaina Starks-Solis, MPH, CPH
Breastfeeding Skills & Competency Train-the-Trainer
Move beyond traditional lectures in this highly interactive workshop designed to help hospitals and organizations develop sustainable breastfeeding competency programs. Participants will rotate through four hands-on skills stations while learning practical strategies for staff education, competency validation, and quality improvement.
Skills stations include:
Antenatal Breastfeeding Counseling
Latch Assessment & Nipple Trauma Prevention
Milk Expression & Safe Human Milk Storage
Alternative Feeding Methods & Continuity of Care
Presenters
Shannon Scott, MPH, IBCLC, RLC, CPST
Heather Martin, IBCLC, RLC, CEIM
Kathy Parkes, MSN, RN, IBCLC, RLC
Gillerma Trejo-Martin, CNA
Optional Activities
Guided tour of the North Texas Milk Bank
TXBC Task Force Working Sessions
Networking with colleagues from across Texas
Who Should Attend?
This meeting is designed for:
IBCLCs
Lactation Consultants
Physicians
Nurses
Midwives
WIC Staff
Public Health Professionals
Hospital Staff
Students
Community Breastfeeding Advocates
Continuing Education
The Texas Breastfeeding Coalition has received approval of this program for 4 L-CERP continuing education hours as a Prefered Provider by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBCLE®). Continuing education hours (L-CERPs) are offered as an optional addition to the event registration fee at a rate of $10.00 an hour in alignment with the TXBC policies and procedures.
Is your organization interested in sponsoring a TXBC event or having an information table? Email us at admin@TexasBFC.org