Join us for the Monmouth/Ocean Breastfeeding Consortium’s 31st Annual Breastfeeding Conference on Tuesday, August 5, 2026, from 8:00 AM to 1:45 PM. This year’s virtual program, Connecting Evidence, Practice, and Community, brings together three dynamic speakers to explore the issues shaping lactation care today.
Laurel Wilson, IBCLC, RLC, INHC, BSc, CLSP, opens with “TikTok Times,” a look at how social media influences parents during pregnancy and lactation. Melissa Cole, MS, IBCLC, PMH-C, follows with “Critical Thinking: Herbal Options in Lactation Care.” The day closes with Jennifer Day, IBCLC, presenting “Reclaiming the First Food: Confronting Social Injustices in Breastfeeding and Human Milk Feeding.”
The conference offers 4.5 L CERPs, and nursing contact hours have been submitted to the New Jersey State Nurses Association for approval. Registration is $30, and a recorded version will be available to registered participants from August 6 through September 5, 2026, so you can attend live or catch up on your own schedule.
Nurses, physicians, lactation consultants, peer breastfeeding counselors, nutritionists, and other health care professionals are all welcome. Register today at www.cjfhc.org.
1994 “Breastfeeding in the 90’s”
1995 “Breastfeeding: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach”
1996 “Breastfeeding: Issues and Challenges”
1998 “Breastfeeding Assessment & Management”
1999 Jack Newman, MD: “Breastfeeding Update: A Day with Jack Newman, MD”
2000 “Breastfeeding: Combining Technical Knowledge with Professional Support”
2001 Marianne Neifert, MD: “Breastfeeding Update: A Day with Marianne Neifert, MD”
2002 Barbara Philipp, MD: “The Path to Baby-Friendly and The Science Behind the Suck”
2003 Marshall Klaus, MD: “Babies, Bonding, and Breastfeeding”
2004 Linda J. Smith & Liz Brooks: “Breastfeeding Matters, 2004”
2005 Tieraona Low Dog, MD: “Evidence-Based Breastfeeding and Herbal Medicine”
2006 Marie Biancuzzo, RN, MS, IBCLC: “Ethics and Evidence: Solving Breastfeeding Dilemmas”
2007 Molly Pessl, BSN, IBCLC: “Breastfeeding: Searching for Excellence”
2008 Amy Spangler, RN, MN, IBCLC: “Keep It Simple”
2009 Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC & Diana West, IBCLC: “Breastfeeding: Searching for Excellence”
2010 Nils Bergman, MD: “Skin-to-Skin: Moving Science Into Practice”
2011 Anne Merewood, PhD, MPH, IBCLC & Lori Feldman-Winter, MD: “Family-Centered Maternity Care and the Baby-Friendly Initiative: Perfect Together”
2012 Maureen Groer, PhD, RN: “How Breastfeeding Protects Maternal Health Throughout the Lifespan” and “The Psychoneuroimmunology of Breastfeeding.” Kajsa Brimdyr, PhD, CLC: “The Magical Hour” and “Saving Lives in Egypt with Skin-to-Skin”
2013 Jane Morton, MD, FAAP, FABM & Elizabeth Myler, RN, IBCLC: “What’s New? Optimizing Nutrition for High-Risk and Healthy Newborns”
2014 Catherine Watson Genna, BS, IBCLC, RLC: “Tongue-Tie: Assessment, Visualization & Movement” and “Breastfeeding Support for the Tongue-Tied Infant.” Todd Wolynn, MD: “Social Media and Breastfeeding Support” and “Health Care Providers and Breastfeeding Support: If Not You, Who?”
2015 “Racial Disparities in Breastfeeding Promotion and Support,” featuring Cynthia Good Mojab, MS, LMHCA, IBCLC, RLC, CATSM & V. Kuroji Patrick (author, illustrator, and breastfeeding and fatherhood advocate)
2016 “Medication and Drugs: Current Issues for Breastfeeding,” featuring Lisa M. Stellwagen, MD & Amy E. Evans, MD, FAAP, CLEC, FABM
2017 E. Stephen Buescher, MD: “A Day with Dr. E. Stephen Buescher: Decoding Mothers’ Milk”
2018 Nils Bergman, MD: “Current Research on Maternal-Newborn Behavior & the Science of Neurodevelopment”
2019 Lisa Marasco, MA, IBCLC & Kimberly Seals Allers: “Current Issues in Breastfeeding”
2020 No conference held (global pandemic)
2021 Laurel Wilson, IBCLC: “Breastfeeding Legacy: Breastmilk Epigenome and Microbiome” and “Lactose Intolerance, Sensitivities, Allergies, and Galactosemia.” Kay Hoover, MEd, IBCLC: “Strategies for the Non-Latching Infant” and “Case Studies”
2022 Catherine Watson Genna, BS, IBCLC, RLC & Johanna Sargeant, IBCLC
2023 Katrina Mitchell, MD, IBCLC: “Lactation and Perinatal Mood Disorders” and “Mastitis and Breast Inflammation.” Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, FILCA: “What’s New in Lactation” and “The Natural Law of Lactation”
2024 Alyssa Schnell, MS, IBCLC: “The Three-Step Framework for Inducing Lactation.” Dominique Gallo: “Happy to Be Done, Why Am I So Glum?” Ellen Maughan: “Breastfeeding: A Human Right.” Nekisha Killings, MPH, IBCLC: “Normalizing Brown Breast: Breast Assessment in Non-White Skin Tones”
2025 Ilana Levene, BM, BCh, MRCPCH, DPhil (Oxon): “Supporting Families in the NICU: Strategies to Maximize Milk Production & How Much Milk Is Enough?” Tenise Hordge, DHA, MBA, BSE, IBCLC: “Going Beyond Supply & Demand.” WIC Panel. Kaytlin Krutsch, PhD, PharmD, MBA, BCPS: “Lactation Pharmacology: How Does Medication Transfer into Milk” and “Lactation Pharmacology: Bridging Research & Reality”
