Possums Education 2017 - New clinical tools for early life care - Mood, breastfeeds, sleep and crying
Possums Education is an arm of the non-profit organisation and registered charity,
Possums for Mothers and Babies Ltd. Possums Education offers a new cross disciplinary
and integrated approach to the complex problems of feeds, sleep, unsettled infant behaviour,
and parent mental health in early life, opening up the latest research and challenging
accepted orthodoxy across a range of topics. Our evidence-base is peer reviewed and
published in national and international medical journals, and is changing practice both
here and overseas.
We invite you to join Associate Professor Pamela Douglas (Adjunct), Professor Helen Ball, Dr Christina Smillie, Dr Howard Chilton, and other experienced clinicians and researchers for this 3 day conference. You'll have opportunity to reflect upon your practice, build upon your existing skills, and update in the evidence. Be prepared for lively discussion and debate as we share our programs with you
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DAY 1: PROGRAM
Thursday 2 February 2017
- 7.45am
- Registrations open - tea and coffee served.
- 8.30am
- Welcome and Open
- 8.45am
- Cry-fuss problems: evidence update - Dr Pamela Douglas and Dr Howard Chilton
- 10.15am
- Morning Tea
- 10.45am
- The hormones of love-bombing; Neurohormonal synchrony from an evolutionary perspective - Dr Sarah Buckley
- 11.30am
- Sleep ecology and infant development - Prof Helen Ball
- 12.30pm
- Lunch
- 1.15pm
- How mothers and babies think, and why this matters - Dr Christina Smillie
- 2.45pm
- Tied to Tongue Tie - Dr Vishal Kapoor
- 3.15pm
- Afternoon tea
- 3.30pm
- What works to improve a mother's mood and baby behaviour? A review of high level evidence - Dr Pamela Douglas and Dr Koa Whittingham
- 4.00pm
- Breast to Bowl: Developing Good Taste - Dr Howard Chilton
- 4.45pm
- Close
DAY 2: PROGRAM
Friday 3 February 2017
- 8.00am
- Registrations open - tea and coffee served.
- 8.30am
- Conference Open
- 8.45am
- Sleep and mood - Prof Helen Ball
- 9.45am
- Safe sleep update - Prof Jeanine Young
- 10.30am
- Morning Tea
- 11.00am
- A new paradigm in the management of parent-baby sleep problems: the Possums sleep intervention - Dr Pamela Douglas and Dr Koa Whittingham
- 12.15pm
- Lunch
- 1.00pm
- Allergy/reflux update - Dr Pamela Douglas
- 1.30pm
- The intuitive fix: Don't overthink breastfeeding solutions - Dr Christina Smillie
- 2.30pm
- Restricted oral tissues in the breastfed baby - Pam and Tina in conversation
- 3.00pm
- Afternoon tea
- 3.30pm
- Gestalt breastfeeding: a new approach to fit and hold. - Dr Pamela Douglas, Renee Keogh and Dr Koa Whittingham
- 4.45pm
- Close
DAY 3 PROGRAM
Saturday 4 February 2017
'Simple Acceptance and Commitment Therapy tools to support perinatal and infant mental health in clinical consultations for feeds, sleep and crying' Presented by Dr Pamela Douglas, Anya Snyder, Dr Koa Whittingham
- 8.15am
- Registrations open - tea and coffee served.
- 9:00am
- Applying ACT perinatally - overview. The challenge of maternity
- 10.30am
- Morning tea
- 10:50am
- Values clarification, mindfulness, self-compassion in the perinatal period Simple strategies to support values clarification, mindfulness
- 12.20pm
- Lunch
- 1:05pm
- Making room for difficult thoughts and feelings in the perinatal period
- 2.35pm
- Afternoon tea
- 3:05pm
- Behavioural activation in the perinatal period
- 4.00pm
- Close
Online Conference
incorporating days 1 and 2
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You can access all the great information, speakers and atmosphere of the seminars right from your computer screen or mobile device by registering for our online seminar. The online seminars are a great option for those who are unable to attend in person.
Please note: the online seminar is not a public broadcast. Access is by registered login only.