27th Annual Douglas CollegeBreast/Chestfeeding Education DaySaturday, May 10th, 2025
Presented online: Melissa Cole, MS, IBCLC, RLC Sarah Coutts, RN, IBCLC
If you have suggestions for speakers or are interested in speaking, please email ce_perinatal@douglascollege.ca.
L-CERPs: TBA Time: 8:45 am to 5:00 pm (PST)
Online: TBA
Early Bird price: TBA |
| Melissa Cole, MS, IBCLC, RLC is a board certified lactation consultant, neonatal oral-motor assessment professional, and clinical herbalist in private practice. Melissa has been passionate about providing comprehensive, holistic lactation support and improving the level of clinical lactation skills for health professionals. She enjoys teaching, researching and writing about wellness and lactation-related topics. Melissa holds a bachelor of science degree in maternal child health and lactation consulting and her master’s work is in therapeutic, clinical herbalism. Melissa actively conducts research and collaborates with several lactation and health care professional associations. |
Sarah Coutts is a registered nurse and lactation consultant with over 15 years experience in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). She currently works as a Developmental Care Specialist in a NICU in Vancouver, Canada. Before this position Sarah was the Kangaroo Care Provincial Coordinator of an implementation science research study to improve uptake of Kangaroo Care in NICUs in British Columbia. She is interested in understanding the barriers and enablers to implementing skin-to-skin contact for term infants and Kangaroo Care for preterm infants from the perspectives of health care providers, families, and health care organizations. Sarah hopes to implement innovative strategies to improve uptake and increase knowledge and understanding of the vital importance of skin-to-skin contact and non-separation for all babies and their families. |
Full-Day Program
8:30-8:45 am: Participants' Registration
8:45-9:00 am: Welcome and Introduction
9:00-10:15 am: A Mindful Approach to Infant Tongue-Tie
10:15-10:30 am: Coffee break
10:30-11:45 am: Low Milk Production Detective Work: Assessment and Care Plan Considerations
11:45-12:45pm: Lunch break
12:45 - 2:00 pm: Sarah Coutts - Skin to Skin Evidence
2:00-3:15 pm: Common Infant Digestive Health Concerns and Useful Support Strategies
3:15-3:30 pm: Coffee break
3:30-4:45 pm: A Case Study Approach to Critical Thinking
4:45-5:00 pm: Questions and Closing Remarks
Will have access to the recording of the day until Saturday, August 31st, 2025.