Thursday, May 22, 2025 6:00 – 7:00pm Registrations Opening Soon! Missed the last ALPI Meetup? Contact us to get the recording at [email protected] (Only for ALPI Members)
Are you a new ALPI Member? Have you missed past ALPI Member Meet Up Sessions? Do you need continuing education focused on lactation?
Please contact Team ALPI for details about "Lactation Education Packages." All sessions give I-LEH Certificate of Completion (India's Lactation Education Hours) from ALPI.
"Oral Motor Development" (1h) 12/10/18 Aparna Bhat, MSPT CLEC ALPI Member
2019
"Role of tethered oral tissues in breastfeeding: Functional assessment, classifications, diagnosis and management" (1.5h) 15/2/19 Dr. Sarvanakumar, MDS ALPI Honorary Member
"Preparing Families for Breastfeeding Antenatally: What Works and What Doesn't" (1h) 12/4/19 Dr. Shacchee Baweja, IBCLC MBBS IYCF ALPI President
"Effective Counseling in Work with Breastfeeding Families" (1h) 10/5/19 Camilla Conti ALPI Executive Team, IBCLC, CCE, MIPA, MA
"Breastfeeding Challenges in Postnatal Period" 7/6/19 Dana Hardy ALPI Executive Team, IBCLC RN/BSN MA CLE/CCE
2020
"Changing Times: COVID-19 and Breastfeeding" ALPI Member Meet-Up 27/3/20
"Virtual Consult 101: All You Need to Know" 29/4/20 Camilla Conti ALPI Executive Team, IBCLC, CCE, MIPA, MA
"Let's Get Practical" 23/6/20 Shacchee Baweja, Dana Hardy ALPI Executive Team
"Journey to IBCLC" 1/8/20 Dr Priya Shashank ALPI Executive Team
"Tongue Tie: Timely Treatment and Teamwork" 29/8/20 Dr Ankita Shah Dentician, Mumbai
"Oral Health and Infants" 25/9/20 Dr Shivika Agarwal Tooth Tales, Noida
"Torticollis and Breastfeeding" 23/10/20 Dr Anjali Agarwal Physiotherapist and Lifestyle Consultant, Hyderabad
"Conference Discussion, CUIBP 2020" 24/11/20 ALPI Team
2021
"ALPI 2020 Year in Review" 30/1/21
"Let's Get Clinical" 27/2/21 Dr Shacchee Baweja, Dana Hardy
"Mode of Birth and Breastfeeding" 29/3/21 Dr Vinodha Vunnam, Happy Moms India
"Beginning in Private Practice" 24/4/21 Dr Priya Shashank, ALPI
Teaching BF Class ANC 29 May 2021 Nutan Pandit
Sensory Issues 26 June 2021 Dr Shweta Wadhwa
WBW Launching, Celebrating Together: Stories of Hope 31 July 2021
Conference Launching, Common Questions for LPs 26 August, 2021
Wisdom Series (2021-2022)
Wisdom Moments with Indian Lactation Professionals 6-part series including Career Highlights, Early Challenges, Favorite Cases, Insights for new LPs by various leaders in Indian Lactation
Induced Lactation Dr Zinal 18 November 2021 (01 of 6 sessions)
Basics of Latching and Milk Transfer Dr. Prachee Shah 16 December 2021 (02 of 6 sessions)
Highlights and Key Learnings from 2021 Dr. Shacchee Baweja and Dana Hardy 20 January 2022 (03 of 6 sessions)
Setting up a Human Milk Bank Rashmi Poduval 17 February 2022 (04 of 6 sessions)
Wisdom moments with ALPI Advisory Team (Panel Discussion) Camilla Conti and Srikanthi Bodapati 24 March 2022 (05 of 6 sessions)
Wisdom Moments with Dr. Sangeeta 16 June 2022 (06 of 06 sessions)
2022
BFHI as ALPI Members Dana and Dr. Shacchee share and discuss the 10 steps of BFHI with the participants Interview with a special guest - Ms Nupur Bidla (BPNI Central) 14 April 2022
ABCs of Lactation Field in India Dr. Manisha (BPNI Maharashtra), Dr. Zinal (IBCLE Coordinator India), Adhunika (BSIM), Dr. Shacchee (ALPI) and Dana (BEI) join ALPI members for panel discussion to cover questions like: What organizations are supporting lactation work? Who is a lactation consultant? What certification courses are available in India?I'm Certified...how can I work in private practice? How do I build a referral network in my community? and more to cover an overview of the "Lactation Field in India." 05 May, 2022
ALPI July Meetup WBW Launching ALPI Celebrates WBW 2022. ALPI Action Committee Members share with exciting giveaways and resources for ALPI Members to be unsed duning the WBW. 28 July, 2022
ALPI August Meetup - I-OLC Launching ALPI announces opening of India's Online Lactation Conference. An annual collaboration event for growing lactation education all over India. Winners of ALPI WBW contest shared about impacting their communities with skilled lactation care. 25 August, 2022
ALPI December Meetup - ALPI Member Moments ALPI Members share their story and journey of their professional growth in the lactation field. 15 December 2022
Building Lactation Clinical Toolkit Series (2022-2023)
ALPI November Meetup - Building Clinical Lactation Tools Action Committee I - Practice and Protection share Clinical Lactation Tools: ALPI ABM Update - The Mastitis Spectrum infosheet and summarize the protocol with Indian Perspectives. 17 November, 2022
2023
Year End Review 2022 ALPI ET, AT and Action Committee share ALPI's journey and growth in the year 2022 with the participants 19 Jan 2023
Building Lactation Toolkit Series November 2022 - June 2023
ALPI WBW Launching 2023 ALPI Launches WBW by hearing encouraging stories from the lactation field in India and ALPI members contribution towards it.
2024
Crucial Conversations for Lactation Professionals This is a 6 part series completed over 6 months Jan - June 2024 where the ALPI ET and AT came together with the ALPI Members and talk and understand Crucial Conversations in depth and how to implement this in our practice and Lactation Professionals as well as our personal lives.
ALPI Jan Meetup - Foundations of Crucial Conversations
ALPI Feb Meetup - Crucial Conversations in the Workplace
Finances
Job Interviews
Working with Ped/ OB Gynac Team
Deciding where? How? When? To offer lactation services
Boundaries
February 29, 2024
ALPI March Meetup - Crucial Conversations with the Team
Difficult Colleagues
Competition
Dismissive of lactation profession
Building a referral based team
March 28, 2024
ALPI April Meetup - Crucial Conversation with the Lactation Profession In this session we talk about Crucial Conversations affecting the larger Lactation Field in India and review special survey report presentation compiled by Srikanthi Bodapati and Dr. Tarique. April 25, 2024
ALPI May Meetup - Crucial Conversations for YOU
Self-care
Mental Wellness
Shame
Trauma Response, Reaction
May 30, 2024
ALPI June Meetup - Crucial Conversations Review Session In this session we review all the topics discussed throughout the year as we conclude the Crucial Conversations Series. With a special case discussion and interview with Dr. Tarun Joseph from Joseph Hospitals, Chennai. June 27, 2024
ALPI July Meetup - Launching WBW 2024 TOGETHER ALPI Members come together at the launch of another WBW as we reflect on the theme Closing the Gap: Breastfeeding Support for ALL and discuss How is ALPI (and ALPI Members) 'Closing the Gap' July 25, 2024
Lactation Professionals include Lactation Consultants (IBCLC), Certified Lactation Professionals, Lactation Counselors and other recognized certifications with both lactation coursework and clinical lactation experience.
