14th Annual International Meeting of the
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine planned for November 6-8, 2009
The 14th Annual International Meeting of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) (www.bfmed.org) has been announced for Williamsburg, Virginia from November 6-8, 2009. The meeting hold under the theme “Breastfeeding: Lessons from History, Implications for Tomorrow.” World-class speakers will provide key research materials on current and critical issues in breastfeeding medicine. ABM speakers are among leaders of clinical medicine and research in the world of breastfeeding and human lactation. The meeting will focus on the most authoritative and up-to-date clinical information on breastfeeding, spanning both maternal and child health issues. A significant educational opportunity, the ABM Annual International Meeting is an ideal context for physicians, and other healthcare providers to continue their professional education in a highly respected stimulating environment, while earning continuing education credits. This year’s meeting will also include the updated one-day breastfeeding medicine course, “What Every Physician Needs To Know About Breastfeeding” on November 5, 2009.
“The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine’s Annual International Meeting allows physicians from all over the world to network and hear the latest basic research, public health, and clinical information about breastfeeding and human lactation,” says Conference Chair, Michelle Brenner, MD. Visit the Academy’s website regularly for the most up-to-date information on the meeting ( www.bfmed.org).
The official journal of ABM, Breastfeeding Medicine (www.liebertpub.com/bfm ), now in its fourth year, will publish the selected Conference Abstracts. With growing demands for the best evidence-based research, this interdisciplinary journal provides the international medical and scientific community with the latest peer-reviewed reports of laboratory, field, and clinical investigations, with special emphasis on the risks of not breastfeeding. A free sample issue is available at www.liebertpub.com/bfm
The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (www.bfmed.org) is a worldwide organization of physicians dedicated to the promotion, protection, and support of breastfeeding and human lactation through education, research, and advocacy. An independent, self-sustaining, international physician organization and the only organization of its kind, ABM’ s mission is to unite members of various medical specialties through physician education, expansion of knowledge in breastfeeding science and human lactation, facilitation of optimal breastfeeding practices, and encouragement of the exchange of information among organizations.
Issued in New Rochelle, NY, January 26, 2009
The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine,
140 Huguenot St., 3rd floor,
New Rochelle, NY 10801-521(800) 990.4ABM
Tel:(914) 740.2115 Fax: (914) 740.2101
Email: abm@bfmed.org Website:www.bfmed.org
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