During the weeks leading up to the 2013 ILCA Conference, we will be highlighting a number of conference speakers. Watch this space every Thursday for more profiles.
We are so pleased to have Dr. Patricia Martens as one of the speakers at our conference in Melbourne in just a few short weeks.
Dr. Martens is a Professor in University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Medicine, the Director of the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, and IBCLC since 1987 (designated Fellow of ILCA in 2011). Patricia has spoken over 300 times in the last decade, and published over 200 articles. She co-edited the 2nd and 3rd editions of ILCA’s Core Curriculum, writing the chapter on statistics and research design. She enjoys making statistics and epidemiology relevant to healthcare providers.
On Saturday, July 27th, at 8:00am, Dr. Martens will be presenting a plenary session at this year’s conference entitled “Breastfeeding: A Public Health Imperative”. This session will focus on the population and public health perspectives of breastfeeding promotion, protection and support.
In addition, she will be presenting a workshop session, sharing from her wealth of knowledge and experience. Plan now to attend the following session:
Research Workshop on Thursday, July 25
- 2:00pm: Taking the Mystery out of Planning Research Studies