New Therapies from Ancient Roots

Don't miss this first-ever workshop of its kind in the Chicago area, held September 8-10, 2024 at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL. At this game-changing training, learn from Di Huimin (Daphne), IBCLC and certified practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), as she joins forces with Chicago's own, author and IBCLC Nancy Mohrbacher and special guest (Monday only), breastfeeding medicine physician Dr. Christina Smillie.

For 3 days (CERPs applied for), Daphne will unlock for you the theory and practice of manual therapies that incorporate acupressure and TCM while Nancy and Dr. Smillie provide updates on the lactation problems these therapies resolve. These new skills will take your practice to the next level.

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Improve Clinical Effectiveness

These gentle, hands-on techniques provide holistic and efficient new ways to:

Treat engorgement in mother-baby units or after discharge
Increase mothers' confidence in breastfeeding
Combine gentle breast massage with use of the meridians and acupoints to help mothers of preterm babies make and express more milk
Improve mothers' body response to pumping
Relieve plugged ducts and some types of nipple pain
Boost milk production in cases of low supply, relactation, and induced lactation
Resolve breast pain and mastitis, reduce fever, and maintain lactation after breast surgery

Intended Audience

Lactation consultants, nurses, midwives, physicians, lactation peer supporters, any provider who works with breastfeeding families.

Speakers

Di Huimin (Daphne), MClinPsy, Cert-TCM, IBCLC

Author of China's #1 lactation textbook
Certified in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Traditional Chinese Massage
Trains healthcare providers in China, the U.K., and the U.S.
Founder and CEO, Breastfeeding for Love Project (with Nancy Mohrbacher and Dr. Christina Smillie), which the top hospitals in China commissioned to create breastfeeding education and support systems
Secretary General, Maternal and Child Health and Education Committee, China
·Lactation consultant in Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing

Dr. Christina Smillie, MD, FAAP, IBCLC, FABM

Founded in 1996 the first U.S. medical practice devoted to the specialty of breastfeeding medicine, where she practiced in CT for 25 years
Internationally known speaker and author
Pediatrician and Fellow of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine and the American Academy of Pediatrics

Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, FILCA

Helping nursing families since 1982
Author, Breastfeeding Answers, 2nd Ed. (2020) and other lactation books and digital tools for parents and providers
Co-creator of innovative lactation courses for providers and aspiring and recertifying IBCLCs online at LactaLearning.com

Featured at the Workshop

Hands-on, small-group practice of the Both Hands, Ten Fingers, and Love (BHTFL) techniques with nursing mothers
Integrating the best of Eastern and Western medicine
A positive learning atmosphere with time for attendees to ask questions and share knowledge
At workshop completion, you will feel confident practicing these techniques with families in your care.

For a detailed daily agenda of topics and speakers, click the pink Agenda button.

AGENDA

Credits	CERPs applied for
Location	Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, 1775 Dempster St., Park Ridge, IL 60068
Daily Schedule	8:30 am to 5:00 pm (for details, click on the pink Agenda button)
Cost	September 8-10, 2024, for 3 full days of theory and hands-on practice: $650 Early-bird price ends August 25 $750 Regular price Lunch is available for purchase in the hospital cafeteria

Questions?

Email us at: nancy@nancymohrbacher

This event is sponsored by Nancy Mohrbacher Solutions, Inc. Please register using the button below.