Mission
Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere (ROSE) is a member network that was founded to address breastfeeding disparities among people of color nationwide through culturally competent training, education, advocacy, and support. With a focus on increasing breastfeeding initiation and duration rates, ROSE seeks to normalize breastfeeding by serving as a catalyst that provides resources and networking opportunities for individuals and communities.
Summit Profile
• The summit audience has included physicians, nurses, nutritionist, social workers, grassroots organizations, community health workers, researchers, lactation consultants, peer counselors, federal, state and local government staff, mothers, and breastfeeding coalitions.
• Summit attendees come from all over the United States.
• The 2017 summit will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana.
• Breakfast refreshments and Lunch is provided for Thursday and Friday.
• The daily schedule will include breaks for networking and visiting vendor tables.
• The ROSE Annual Summit has grown from its 2012 attendance of 150 to 327 attendees in 2016!
Tentative Agenda*
Subject to changes and updates
This activity has been submitted to ROSE for approval to award contact hours.
10.5-L-CERP
1-R-CERP
1-E-CERP
CNE 12.5
Alabama State Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
| Day 1- August 24, 2017 – Thursday | |
| 7:00 – 7:45 am | Breakfast & Registration |
| 7:45 – 8:00 | Welcome |
| 8:00 – 9:00 |
Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Gail Christopher, DN |
| 9:00 – 10:00 |
Advancing Health Equity: A Racial Justice Approach to Birth Equity Torian Easterling, MD |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Break |
| 10:15 – 11:15 |
Baby Friendly Hospital Panel |
| 11:15 – 12:15 pm |
Reaching Our Brothers Everywhere |
| 12:15 – 1:30 | Lunch (Provided) |
| 1:30 – 2:30 |
Ankloglossia |
| 2:30 – 2:50 | Zumba ~ Gloria Rodriguez-Ransom |
| 2:50 – 4:20 |
Sisters Across Cultures Diana Derige, DrPH & Camie Goldhammer |
| 4:20 – 4:50 | Day 1 Wrap Up |
| 5:00 – 6:00 | #StayWokeandBF Twitter Chat |
| Day 2- August 25, 2017 –Friday | |
| 7:30 – 8:00 am | Breakfast & Registration |
| 8:00 – 8:30 | Welcome |
| 8:30 – 9:30 |
National Breastfeeding Trends Carol MacGowan |
| 9:30 – 10:45 |
Attitudes About Breastfeeding |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Break |
| 11:00 – 12:00 pm |
Who’s Been Sleeping in My Bed? Linda J. Smith |
| 12:00 – 1:15 |
Lunch (Provided) & Learn |
| 1:15 – 2:45 | Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
| 2:45 – 3:00 | Break |
| 3:00 – 4:15 |
CSI First Food Cohort & Action Planning Simran Noor |
| 4:15 – 4:30 | Evaluations and Certificates |