Public Event
The Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba will once again be hosting a FREE public event at 7:00PM on October 5, 2021 as part of our 17th at Annual Child Health Research Days conference.
Registration is now open! Please click here to register.
Human Milk: the Ultimate Superfood & Personalized Medicine:
A panel discussion with experts from the Manitoba Interdisciplinary Lactation Center (MILC)
As part of National Breastfeeding Week happening October 1 – 7, 2021, the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba is hosting a free, public event that will share key discoveries on current human milk and lactation research happening at the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba. Attendees will be able to engage in a panel discussion with experts from the Manitoba Interdisciplinary Lactation Center (MILC), who will provide various perspectives on breastfeeding and its impact on maternal and child health.
Panelists:
Meghan Azad, PhD,
Scientific Director, Azad Lab. co-Director, MILC. Research Scientist, CHRIM. Associate Professor, University of Manitoba.
Natalie Rodriguez, MBA, ACC. Program Director, Azad Lab, CHRIM. Operations Director, MILC.
Sarah Turner, MSc. Vanier Scholar & PhD Candidate, Azad Lab, CHRIM.
Merilee Brockway, PhD, RN, IBCLC.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Azad lab.
Janet Macaulay, Midwife, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Dr. Katherine Kearns, MD, CCFP, IBCLC, FCFP, Family Physician, Winnipeg Breastfeeding Centre, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba. 
Carol Dyck, BN, IBCLC, Instructor, Douglas College Perinatal Program