2026 Art of Breastfeeding Conference: Lactation Hot Topics

Join us for the 2026 Art of Breastfeeding: Lactation Hot Topics conference, a dynamic educational program designed for healthcare professionals who support breastfeeding and lactating families. This year’s conference will explore emerging clinical issues, ethical considerations, and evidence-based approaches through expert presentations, interactive panel discussions, case studies, and practical application. Building on the conference’s tradition of providing current, skills-focused lactation education, attendees will gain knowledge and strategies that can be applied immediately in clinical practice.

Topics for 2026 include:

• GLP-1 Medications and Lactation: Examine the growing use of GLP-1 receptor agonists from both medical and nutritional perspectives, including indications for prescribing, mechanisms of action, potential risks and side effects, and evidence-informed nutrition support for lactating patients. Interactive case studies and panel discussions will provide opportunities to address real-world clinical questions.

• Re-Lactation and Induced Lactation: Explore the medical, practical, and emotional aspects of helping families establish or re-establish milk production. Sessions will highlight both healthcare provider and lactation consultant perspectives, followed by a panel discussion focused on clinical application and patient support.

• Level Up on the WHO Code!: Strengthen your understanding of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes through an engaging and interactive session designed to help participants recognize and address common ethical challenges in practice.

• Oh, The Pain! Evidence-Based Assessment and Management of Nipple Pain: Review evidence-based approaches to the assessment and management of nipple pain, with emphasis on improving patient comfort and breastfeeding outcomes.

• Ethically Using Generative AI: Discover the opportunities and challenges of incorporating generative artificial intelligence into healthcare and lactation practice while maintaining ethical standards, professional responsibility, and patient-centered care.

Whether you are a physician, nurse, lactation consultant, dietitian, therapist, or other healthcare professional working with breastfeeding families, this conference offers timely updates, interdisciplinary perspectives, and practical tools to enhance your clinical practice and improve outcomes for the families you serve.

*For brevity, the term “breastfeeding” and “lactation” will be used in written materials and by speakers, however, it is understood to include all possible ways of providing human milk to infant