The following individuals are available as speakers on various topics related to breastfeeding. You are encouraged to contact them directly to make arrangements
Jane A. Johnston Balkam, PhD, APRN, CPNP, IBCLC
Owner and Lactation Consultant
Babies ‘n Business, LLC
Bethesda, Maryland
(301) 656-2526
jbalkam@aol.com
Available: Statewide
Topics: Breastfeeding in the workplace
Target Audience: Employers (or other groups interested in this topic)
Fee: Negotiable
Gay Bearzi, RN, IBCLC
Lactation Consultant
Sinai Hospital
2401 West Belvedere Avenue
Baltimore, MD., 21215-5271
gbearzi@verizon.net
Available: Statewide
Topics: Process of breastfeeding: Breast is best; Breastfeeding and the late-preterm infant; Breast pumps
Target Audience: Student Nurses, Hospital-based Nurses, Medical Residents
Fee: Negotiable fee plus travel expenses
JoAnne Silbert Flagg, DNP, CPNP, IBCLC
Assistant Professor,
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Baltimore, Maryland
and
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Columbia Medical Practice
Columbia, Maryland
(410) 614-4082
jflagg@son.jhmi.edu
Available: Statewide
Topics: Breastfeeding process; Maternal and infant factors influencing breastfeeding; Maternal nutrition during lactation; Breastfeeding and the low birth weight infant
Target Audience: Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Parent Support Groups, Professional Health Care Organizations, Educational Institutions
Fee: Negotiable fee plus travel expenses
Vergie Hughes, RN, MS, IBCLC, FILCA
Lactation Consultant
And
Program Director
Lactation Education Resources
6329 Genoa Road
Tracys Landing, MD 20779
(703) 868-1849
ProgramDirector@LactationTraining.com
http://www.LactatiionTraining.com
Available: Statewide
Topics: Baby Friendly Hospital; Initiating breastfeeding; Hospital influences on breastfeeding success; Cultural aspects of breastfeeding; Late preterm or preterm Infants
Target Audience: Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Parent Support Groups, Professional Health Care Organizations, Educational Institutions
Fee: Negotiable fee
Christine K. Shippen, MS, RNC-OB, IBCLC, RLC
Senior Clinical Nurse II
Mother/Baby/Gynecology Unit
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD 21201
cshippen@umm.edu
Available: Baltimore, Frederick area
Topics: Breastfeeding for teens; Breastfeeding and the near pre-term infant; Breastfeeding in obese women
Target Audience: Registered Nurses, Nursing Students
Fee: No charge
Dana Silver, MD, FAAP
Greenspring Pediatric Associates
The Herman and Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai
5101 Lanier Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 601-5324
danapeds@hotmail.com
Available: Statewide
Topics: Breastfeeding science and promotion; Breastfeeding and medications; Breastfeeding mother – issues and complications; Breastfeeding case studies; Assessment and management of the tongue-tied infant; Joys and challenges of breastfeeding; Breastfeeding – The first few weeks; Breastfeeding infant – One month and beyond
Target Audience: Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Midwives, Medical Students, Nurses, Lactation Consultants, Lay Audiences
Fee: Negotiable, but travel expense if >1 hour travel and stipend appreciated