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2021 Annual Conference

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The 2021 Annual Conference (Virtual) took place on 24th November. Thank you to everyone who attended and we hope you found this year’s talks interesting and inspiring.

Speakers at this year’s virtual event included:

  • Dr Kathy Kendall Tackett, PhD, IBCLC, FAPA – access Dr Kathy Kendall Tackett’s blog and references hereย 
  • Nekisha Killings, MPH, IBCLC, Perinatal Equity Strategist, Lioness Lactation LLC
  • David Lawson Clark, International Public Health and Human Rights Lawyer
  • Dr Ruth Bland, Consultant Paediatrician, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
  • Wendy Olayiwola, BEM, FRSA, MSc, Public Health, BA (Hons), RN, BSc (Hons), RM, ILM, National Maternity Lead for Equality, NHS England and NHS Improvement
  • Zainab Yate, Vice Chair โ€“ Research Ethics Committee Panel, National Research Ethics Service, Health Research Authority (HRA)
  • Dr Claire Neill, Specialty Registrar in Public Health Medicine, Public Health Agency Northern Ireland
  • Meghan Azad, Associate Professor, Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba
  • Professor Mary Renfrew, Professor Emeritus, University of Dundee

ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPEAKER SERIES

Approaching care when youโ€™re barely there โ€“ Nekisha Killings

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Breastfeeding & infectious diseases โ€“ Dr Claire Neill

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The Code at Forty โ€“ David Clark

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Promoting cultural safety & intelligence โ€“ Wendy Olayiwola

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