Annual Becoming Baby-Friendly in Oklahoma Summit

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13th Annual BBFOK Summit - Information

The 13th Annual BBFOK Summit will be held on Friday, February 28, 2025 at the Metro Tech, Springlake Campus, Business Conference Center located at 1900 Springlake Dr, Oklahoma City, OK 73111. Lactation room available for pumping/nursing attendees.

The Summit will begin at 8:30am and end at 4:00pm.This is an in-person event with coffee, snacks and lunch provided. Registration is $30 per person and will close on Monday, February 24, 2025 at 5:00pm(CT). Certificate of attendance provided to all who attend and evaluate the Summit. Nursing contact hours credits currently pending.

The goal of the Summit is to provide expert speakers to discuss subjects related to breastfeeding and the process to become (and remain) a Baby-Friendly Designated Hospital. The Baby-Friendly Hospital Designation is an international recognition earned by hospitals who have implemented policies and practices supportive of breastfeeding. Hospitals designated as Baby-Friendly have demonstrated best practice in the care of mothers and newborns & improved breastfeeding rates. Becoming Baby-Friendly in Oklahoma (BBFOK) is a statewide effort to help hospitals improve maternity care and increase the number of Baby-Friendly hospitals in Oklahoma.

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Free Online Education Opportunity for Hospitals!

DON'T MISS OUT!

The first 10 hospitals to have a representative register, attend and evaluate the Summit will receive an Education Stipend for free enrollments to OBRC's online breastfeeding education courses

for hospital staff (15 hour course) and providers (3 hour course).

General Information

  • Date: Friday, February 28, 2025
  • Time: 8:30am - 4:00pm * Agenda coming soon!
  • Cost: $30 per person (covers your seat & your boxed lunch)
  • Location: Metro Tech, Springlake Campus, Business Conference Center
  • Address: 1900 Springlake Dr, Oklahoma City, OK 73111 
  • REGISTRATION OPENS: Monday, January 6, 2025
  • Registration closes: Monday, February 24, 2025 at 5:00pm(CT)

Registration Options: 

  • 1) Pay online (for yourself and/or others)
  • 2) Request an invoice to pay via check (or online)
  • Discover, Mastercard & Visa accepted
  • No account required! A "continue as guest" option is available.

Lodging

Recordings. 

  • This event will be in person only and will not be recorded.

Nursing Contact Hours - Pending

  • This activity has been submitted to the Midwest Multistate Division for approval to award contact hours. The Midwest Multistat.e Division is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. 

Can the Summit Contact Hours be counted as L-CERPs? 

  • YES! After the Summit, submit the agenda & your certificate of attendance to IBLCE. The topics covered during the Summit are listed as appropriate L-CERPs topics in the CERPs Guide.

Keynote Bio: Pamela Berens, MD, IBCLC

Keynote 1 Bio

Keynote Bio: Eileen FitzPatrick, DrPH, MPH, RDN, CLC

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Keynote Bio: Tammy Titus, BSN, RN, IBCLC

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Past Summit & Conference Materials

2024 Summit Agenda - (No recordings available for this event)

2023 Summit Agenda (No videos are available for this event.)

  • State of the State: Breastfeeding & Preterm Infants - by Rebecca Mannel, MPH, IBCLC, FILCA - Slides
  • Evidence-based Lactation Practices in the NICU: What, When, and Why? by Sarah Taylor, MD, MSCR - Slides
  • Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome & Breastfeeding - by Jarold Johnston, DNP, CNM, IBCLC - Slides
  • Soonercare Expansion - by Rebecca Mannel & Barbara O'Brien - Slides
  • Overcoming NICU admission to Achieve the Family's Feeding Goals - by Sarah Taylor, MD, MSCR - Slides
  • The Role of the Father in Breastfeeding - by Jarold Johnston, DNP, CNM, IBCLC - Slides
  • Lactation Care in the NICU - by Rebecca Mannel, MPH, IBCLC, FILCA - Slides

2022 Summit Agenda 

  • State of the State - by Rebecca Mannel, MPH, IBCLC, FILCA - Video / Slides
  • Community Panel - Video / Slides
  • Baby Friendly in Oklahoma Recognition - Video
  • Changes to BFHI Guidelines and new OBRC education offering - Video / Slides

2021 Summit Agenda  

2020 Summit Agenda

  • State of the State: A New Decade! by Rebecca Mannel, MPH, IBCLC, FILCA - Video and Slides
  • Baby-Friendly Guidelines Revisions by Trish MacEnroe, IBCLC - Video and Slides
  • Communities Matter by Kimberly Seals-Allers - Video and Slides
  • Safe Implementation of Baby-Friendly Practices by Trish MacEnroe, IBCLC - Video and Slides
  • Texting the Oklahoma Breastfeeding Hotline! - by Jaclyn Huxford, IBCLC - Video

2019 Summit Agenda

  • State of the State: How Baby-Friendly is Oklahoma? - Video and Slides
  • Talk it Up: Building Connections with Clients and Colleagues - Handout
  • Ten Years of the Oklahoma Breastfeeding Hotline - Video
  • Birthing and Breastfeeding for Black Mothers - Video and Slides
  • Step 10 Panel: Mothers' Experiences with Breastfeeding Support After Discharge - Video
  • Mother Knows Breast: Helping Moms Build Confidence in their Milk Production - Handout
  • Recognizing Baby-Friendly Hospitals of Oklahoma - Video

2018 Summit Agenda

2017 Summit Agenda

  • State of the State: The Breastfeeding Landscape in 2017  View slides
  • Breastfeeding Disparities and Social Marketing   View Slides
  • Lessons Learned and Shared   View Slides

2016 Summit Agenda

2016 Reducing Racial & Ethnic Inequities in Breastfeeding Conference

2016 Inequities Agenda

2015 Becoming Baby-Friendly in Oklahoma Summit

2015 Reducing Racial & Ethnic Inequities in Breastfeeding Conference

2014 Becoming Baby-Friendly in Oklahoma Summit

2013 Becoming Baby-Friendly in Oklahoma Summit