2012 Regional Conferences

ICEA 2012 REGIONAL CONFERENCE  INFORMATION

Preliminary Schedule Posted (Check Back For Further Updates)

ICEA will be holding the following Regional Conferences in place of our normal single major conference/convention we normally hold every year.

Preliminary Conference Schedule

FURTHER DETAILS AND REGISTRATION COMING SOON!

ICEA Regional Conference, Battle Creek, Michigan
Dates: Thursday, April 26th & Friday, April 27th, 2012
Location: Burnham Brook Community Center, Battle Creek, MI
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This conference will be focusing on Mother Friendly Initiative, Breastfeeding Support, Pain Management for Labor & Delivery, Birth Trauma and Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on the Childbearing Women.  This conference will be offered to doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, doulas, midwives, childbirth educators, lactation consultants/counselors, psychologists, social workers, community workers and the community at large.  There will be seven (7.0) nursing CEU’s offered each day.

Day 1: Thursday, April 26th / 8:00am to 4:30pm (Nurses Only) 
Topic: “Mother-Friendly Initiative” &“Changing the Birth Experience”
Speakers: Marilyn Hildreth, RN, IBCLC, IAT-CE-D-CPD & Jeanette Schwartz, RN, IAT-CE-D-CPD

Day 2: Friday, April 27th / 8:00am to 4:30pm (Open To All)
Topic: “Birth and Beyond”
Speaker:  Penny Simkin

ICEA Regional Conference, Nashville, Tennessee
Association of Women's Health, Obstretrics and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Presents:
Tennessee Sectional Conference 2012

• Date:  Thursday, May 31st (Pre-Conference) & Friday, June 1st, 2012
• Location:  Nashville, Tennessee, Gladys Stringfield Owen Center, Baptist Hospital
  Hospital Map / Hospital Parking Information / Hotel Recommendations
• Details:  In conjunction with the Tennessee State AWHONN Convention / www.awhonn.org
• Registration Brochure: Click HERE!
• Break Out Speaker:
  Mariesa R. Severson MSN,RN,WHNP,ICCE
  International Childbirth Education Asociation(ICEA): Research Based Labor Support
• Conference Title:
  Improving Outcomes for Tennessee Mothers and Newborn
• Keynote Address By:
  March of Dimes / An Update on the National Preterm Birth Prevention Campaign
  Karla Damus, PHD, MSPH, MN, RN, FAAN

ICEA Regional Summer Seminar, Sacramento, California
Presented by Childbirth Professionals International
An eight-day summer immersion, June 22nd to June 29th, 2012, especially for Childbirth Professionals to nurture their calling.  Take this week to be richly immersed.  This is an opportunity to receive inspiration, gain knowledge, build community, and be rejuvenated: www.thechildbirthprofession.com/summer-immersion-seminar

June 22: Seminar Begins
               •    Meet & Greet Reception
               •    Called to the Childbirth Profession, Book Signing
June 23: Celebrate Birth Workshop
               •    Bellydancing for Pregnancy
               •    Henna Design 101
               •    Mixing Henna & Drawing
               •    Blessingway Ceremony Facilitation 101
June 23: Girls and Moms Puberty Workshop
June 24: The Power of Birthplace Exploration
               •     Birthstream Homebirth Midwifery Practice
               •     Birthplace Bus Tour
                     o    South Sacramento Kaiser Hospital
                     o    Sutter Davis Hospital
                     o    Sacramento Birth Center
June 25-28:  Writing Workshop for Childbirth Professionals
June 25: Career Journey Workshop
June 26: Birth Business Strategies Workshop
June 25-28: Hangout, Unwind, & Socialize Evenings
               •    Monday        Movie, All My Babies
               •    Tuesday        Knitting and Sewing Circle
               •    Wednesday  Birth Stories, Poetry, & Art Circle
               •    Thursday      Movie, More of the Business of Being Born, VBAC
June 27-29: Certified Lactation Educator Workshop

Click HERE for more information.

ICEA Regional Conference presented by CEA Orange County, California
Date: Saturday, September 29th, 2012, 7:30AM-4:30PM
Location: Embassy Suites – Anaheim South, 11767 Harbor Boulevard, Garden Grove, CA 92840 (not too far from Disneyland!)
Topic: BABY BEHAVIOR 101 – Teaching Parents to Better Understand Their Infant’s Behavior
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Speaker: Dr. Jane Heinig, PhD, IBCLC
• Academic Administrator, Department of Nutrition
• Executive Director, UC Davis Human Lactation Center
• International Board Certified Lactation Consultant

Current topics of investigation include:
1.    Nutritional factors related to infant growth and development.
2.    The relationship between maternal perception of milk supply and milk intake by their infants.
3.    Benefits of breastfeeding for infants and their mothers.
4.    Risk factors for poor weight gain among breastfed infants.

Pricing: Includes handouts, continental breakfast, buffet lunch, contact hours, door prize ticket, free parking:
CEAOC and ICEA Member Rates:
Early $115 / Regular $125 (Dates TBD)
Non-Member Rates:
Early $165 / Regular $175 / Walk-In $200

Houston, Texas
Date: October 11th-12th, 2012

FURTHER DETAILS AND REGISTRATION COMING SOON!
 

Our Regional Conference Sponsors for 2012 will include:
Polly Perez & Cutting Edge Press
Choice in Childbirth
InJoy Birth & Parenting Education
Lamaze International
Stark Producations, Inc. / Baby Baby Oh Baby
Comprehensive Fitness Consulting, LLC
March of Dimes
Leading Lady

A Huge Thank You To All Of Our Sponsors For Their Support!

*If current ICEA Certified Childbirth Educators or Doulas attend any of the listed conferences for recertification purposes, they will fulfill the ENTIRE recertification requirement of 24 ICEA contact hours, even if less hours are given at the conference attended.  For example, if the conference is approved for 8.0 contact hours, an ICEA Certified participant will receive 24.0 contact hours by attending.

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