The March 3^rd minutes have been posted on the Download page.
Information about meetings of the PA Breastfeeding Coalition are listed at pabreastfeeding.org.

There is a new download ("Liz Brooks Brochure") on the Download page.

Because of rising costs for our meetings, membership dues for 2008 will be $25.00/year. They are payable now and can be sent to Edi Davidson, 127 Patton Lane, Clinton, PA 15026. Please make your check payable to WPLCA. Meeting fees have also been increased slightly, from $18/member to $20/member. If you are wondering if the membership and meetings are worth it, please check out the following:

We are really excited about the meetings we have planned for you in 2008!

1. Monday, 3/3/08, at Washington Hospital
   Martha Peelor RN, IBCLC, will discuss "Changing Breastfeeding Practices" and Nancy Brent, MD, IBCLC, will present "Giving Bad News in a Lactation Consultant Practice".
   Registration: 8:30-9:00
   Meeting: 9am - 2 pm with a 1 hour business meeting between session
   Registration Fees: WPLCA member $20, non-member $30.
   Please see the registration form under Downloads on this website and get your registration in early!
   
   
2. Monday, 6/2/08, at St. Clair Hospital
   Liz Brooks, JD, IBCLC, will present a full-day Ethics Conference for 5 E Cerps.
   Times and Fees to be announced. Watch the website for news about the mailing of brochures; we will also post it here on WPLCA.net
   
   
3. Friday, 9/19/08, at West Penn Hospital
   Speaker: Nikki Lee
   Times and Fees to be announced
   Topics: To be announced
   
   
4. Thursday, 12/4/08 at the Breastfeeding Center of Pittsburgh
   Registration: 8:30-9:00
   Meeting: 9am - 2pm with a 1 hour business meeting at 11am
   Speakers: Judy Gutowski, BA, IBCLC and Todd Wolyn, MD, IBCLC
   Registration Fees: WPLCA member $20, non-member $30
   Topics: To be announced
   
   So get your calendars marked and those schedule requests in; we really want you all to attend this year.
   
   

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Other news/upcoming events you might be interested in:

1. Ameda has five new podcasts available on ameda.com on the following page: Ameda Podcasts. Each one is like a 20-30 minute radio show on a different topic (a mini-breastfeeding class). On each podcast, Nancy Mohrbacher, Ameda's LC, is interviewed by Elisabeth McLaury Lewin, an LLL Leader from Iowa. Mothers can listen to these podcasts on their computer or download them to their MP3 players. Check them out!
   
   
2. Interested in a breastfeeding cruise? Go to Healthy Children for information about a Bahamas Breastfeeding Cruise and a Mediterranean Breastfeeding Cruise. Believe it or not, these are not only designed for fun, but also for learning.
   
   
3. The November, 2007 issue of the Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health is devoted to breastfeeding topics.
   
   
4. The December issue of the USLCA newsletter has an article by Judy Gutowski responding to a Joint Commission Update which was published in the November issue. We will post this article to the website soon.