January 2010
Ventura- January 25-27 and March 25-26
Lactation Educator-Counselor Course. Sponsored by UC San Diego Extension.  For more information
see instructor's website  or call UC San Diego Extension at (858) 964-1010.

February 2010
Sonora- February 3
Tuolumne County Breastfeeding Coalition conference.  Featured speaker is Gini Baker, RN, MPH, FACCE,
IBCLC.  Click here for brochure or contact Lisa Hieb-Stock.

San Diego – February 12, March 4, April 5, May 14, June 24
Lactation Educator-Counselor Course. Sponsored by UC San Diego Extension. For more information see
instructor’s website or call UC San Diego Extension at (858) 964-1010.

Long Beach- February 5
“Stemming the Tide of Supplementation: Thinking Outside of the Box” Presented by Breastfeeding Task
Force of Greater Los Angeles.  Featured speakers are Susan Aldana, IBCLC; Carole Chacon, CCCE,
IBCLC; and Terri Gass, RN, IBCLC.  For more information and online registration, see Task Force website.

Santa Clara- February 17-19 and April 26-27
Lactation Educator-Counselor Course. Sponsored by UC San Diego Extension.  For more information
see instructor's website  or call UC San Diego Extension at (858) 964-1010.

March 2010
Berkeley- March 12-13
"The Myths, Medicine and Management of Mothers' Milk" Presented by SWAG Conferences.  Featured
speakers are Fritzi Drosten, RN, IBCLC, Thomas Hale, RPh, PhD, and Julie A. Mennella, PhD.  Click
here for brochure or see SWAG Conferences website.

Los Angeles- March 17
"Overcoming Barriers to Breastfeeding" Presented by the Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los
Angeles. Featured speakers are Carol Suchy RN, BSN, IBCLC, Barbara M. Tcheng, MD, and Elaine
Robertson, IBCLC.  Click here for brochure or see Task Force website for more information.

West Covina- March 22-24 and May 24-25
Lactation Educator-Counselor Course. Sponsored by UC San Diego Extension.  For more information
see instructor's website  or call UC San Diego Extension at (858) 964-1010.

Online- March 29-June 12
Lactation Educator-Counselor Course. Sponsored by UC San Diego Extension.  For more information
see instructor's website  or call UC San Diego Extension at (858) 964-1010.

Online- March 29- June 12
Lactation Specialist- Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative Course. Sponsored by UC San Diego Extension. 
For more information see instructor's website  or call UC San Diego Extension at (858) 964-1010.

April 2010
Long Beach- April 6-8 and June 7-8
Lactation Educator-Counselor Course. Sponsored by UC San Diego Extension.  For more information
see instructor's website  or call UC San Diego Extension at (858) 964-1010.

San Diego- April 12-16
Lactation Counselor Certificate Program. Sponsored by Healthy Children's Center for Breastfeeding.
See website for more information.

Oakland- April 15-16
"Lactation: An Advanced Update and Review" Presented by SWAG Conferences. Featured speaker is Molly
Pessl, BSN, RN, IBCLC. Click here for brochure or contact SWAG Conferences for more information.

Torrance- April 16
"Depression and the Breastfeeding Mother" Sponsored by the Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los
Angeles.  Featured speaker is Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC.  Click here for brochure or see Task
Force website for more information.

Sacramento- April 28-30 and May 26-27
Lactation Educator-Counselor Course. Sponsored by UC San Diego Extension.  For more information
see instructor's website  or call UC San Diego Extension at (858) 964-1010.

May 2010
San Diego- May 2-5
"WIC Goes Platinum!" California WIC Association 2010 Annual Conference. See California WIC Association
website for more information.

Mission Hills- May 22
Continuing education program presented by the Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los Angeles.
See Task Force website for more information.

June 2010
Salinas- June 14-18
Lactation Counselor Certificate Program. Sponsored by Healthy Children's Center for Breastfeeding.
See website for more information.

Loma Linda- June 21-23 and July 27-28
Lactation Educator-Counselor Course. Sponsored by UC San Diego Extension.  For more information
see instructor's website  or call UC San Diego Extension at (858) 964-1010.

July 2010
Long Beach- July 16
Continuing education program presented by the Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los Angeles.
Featured speaker is Christina Smilie, MD.  See Task Force website for more information.

August 2010

September 2010
San Diego- September 21-23
National WIC Association presents its biennial nutrition education and breastfeeding conference.
See NWA website for more information or call (202) 232–5492.

October 2010
Berkeley- October 1-2
SWAG Conferences presents its Fall 2010 conference.  For more information see website or contact
SWAG Conferences.

November 2010

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