Take a deep dive into the latest research concerning breastfeeding, infant sleep and cry-fuss problems, and maternal mood at the Possums 2021 online Conference.

You will learn from our internationally acclaimed presenters and upskill in the latest evidence-based programs for breastfeeding, parent mood, and unsettled infant behaviour challenges.

Event Details:

• Thursday 9 September 2021
• 8.00am-4.30pm (AEST)
• Online
• RACGP, ACRRM and ACM accredited activity. 
• CPD points pending: IBLCE

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In addition to the Earlybird Discount, HealthcareLink members can claim a further 5% registration discount prior to 30 June 2021 with the code "Health21"

On the Frontline of early life care: advanced clinical skills for breastfeeding, parent mood, and unsettled infant behaviour challenges

Be part of a deep dive into what's new in evidence-based clinical support of mothers and babies!

Hear research updates:

• Changing baby sleep conversations in the UK - the role of DISC and Basis, Professor Helen Ball, Director, Durham Infancy and Sleep Centre (DISC), and Baby Sleep Information Source (Basis) Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom
• Self-Reg in the Early Years, Professor Stuart Shanker, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Psychology and the CEO of the MEHRIT Centre, Ltd. Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
• How do we keep babies close and safe? Translating theory and evidence into practical safe sleep advice. Professor Jeanine Young, Professor of Nursing & Deputy Head of School - Research; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Member, Red Nose National Scientific Advisory Group
• Report on a preliminary case series shows that a brief gestalt intervention changes ultrasound measures of tongue movement during breastfeeding, comparable to ultrasound changes measured post-frenotomy Associate Professor (Adj) Pamela Douglas, GP-Lactation Consultant, Researcher, Medical Director of Possums, Brisbane, Queensland
• What does the latest research tell us about Insufficient Glandular Tissue (or mammary hypoplasia) and breastfeeding? Renee Kam, IBCLC, physiotherapist, NDC practitioner, PhD candidate, Melbourne, Victoria

Learn about new programs

• Tuning into Toddlers Workshop, Associate Professor Sophie Havighurst, University of Melbourne, Victoria

Think critically

• Is it normal for babies to cry and fuss a lot in the first months of life: a review of the evidence, Associate Professor (Adj) Pamela Douglas, GP-Lactation Consultant, Researcher, Medical Director of Possums, Brisbane, Queensland

Hear unique perspectives

• Fact and Fiction: Assessing and Writing Reports on Parenting in Women with a Perinatal Mental Illness Professor Anne Buist, Psychiatrist, Researcher, Novelist, Chair of Women's Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Victoria

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In addition to the Earlybird Discount, HealthcareLink members can claim a further 5% registration discount prior to 30 June 2021 with the code "Health21"

A snapshot of just a few of the leading luminaries in early life care who will present at the Conference 

Possums & Co. Conference Presenter – Professor Stuart Shanker

Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Psychology, internationally celebrated speaker, thinker, writer, and CEO of The MEHRIT Centre, Professor Stuart Shanker is one of the world's leading authorities on emotional self-regulation. Find out more about Professor Shanker's presentation on "Reframing Infant Temperament” at our Conference.

Possums & Co. Conference Presenter – Professor Helen Ball

Renowned Professor in Human Biology and Biological Anthropology, Helen Ball, established the Parent-Infant Sleep Lab at Durham University in 2000 and pioneers the study of infant sleep and the parent-infant sleep relationship from a biopsychosocial perspective. Professor Ball will be presenting on "Changing baby sleep conversations - the role of the Durham Infancy Sleep Centre (DISC) and Baby Sleep Information Source (Basis).

Possums & Co. Conference Presenter – Associate Professor (Adj) Pamela Douglas

Possums' Founder and Medical Director, Dr. Pamela Douglas, has been a GP since 1987, and developed the Neuroprotective Developmental Care (NDC) approach, or Possums programs, out of her clinical experience and 20 years of research with various Australian and international teams. We are excited to announce that Dr. Douglas will be presenting on three topics at our online Conference:

"Is it normal for babies to cry and fuss a lot in the first months of life? A review of the evidence”;

"A preliminary case series shows that a brief gestalt intervention changes ultrasound measures of tongue movement during breastfeeding, comparable to ultrasound changes measured post-frenotomy” and

"Why is basic health professional knowledge about tongue shape during suckling part of a holistic NDC approach to family well-being and infant development?” 

Possums & Co. Conference Presenter – Professor Anne Buist

Professor Anne Buist is the Chair of Women's Mental Health at the University of Melbourne and has thirty years clinical and research experience in perinatal psychiatry, including perinatal medicolegal work for Protective Services, Children's, Family and Criminal courts. We are delighted Professor Buist will feature at our online Conference as she presents "Fact and Fiction: Assessing and Writing Reports on Parenting in Women with a Perinatal Mental Illness”.

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In addition to the Earlybird Discount, HealthcareLink members can claim a further 5% registration discount prior to 30 June 2021 with the code "Health21"