Join this half day online symposium to learn more about supporting women and birthing people with HIV in their infant feeding journey. Speakers will share updates on data and guidelines regarding breast/chestfeeding for people with HIV, discuss the nuances of shared decision making and the practicalities of guideline implementation across different settings, and provide materials that participants can use to advance informed free choice in infant feeding decisions, combat stigma, empower pregnant and lactating people with HIV, and change culture and policy in their institution.

Register on Zoom here.

Agenda

9-9:10: Welcome and housekeeping

Presenter: Lealah Pollock

9:10-10am: Community panel on HIV and infant feeding

Panelists: Alyssa Crawford, Heather O’Connor, Ciara (Ci Ci) Covin, Ashley Richardson, Bianca Ordoñez 

Moderator: Monique Cowen

10-10:15am: Ethics of infant feeding choice 

Presenter: Marielle Gross

10:15-10:30am: Reproductive justice, bodily autonomy, HIV and infant feeding 

Presenter: Kytara Epps

10:30-10:40 am: Break

10:40-11:20am: Q&A on challenging scenarios in HIV and infant-feeding.  

Panelists: Emily Barr, Laura Cox, Karen Deutsch, Jenny McKinney, Kae Greenberg

Moderator: Lealah Pollock

11:20am-12:15pm: Facilitated small group discussions to troubleshoot facilitators and barriers to implementation of infant feeding guidelines 

12:15-12:45 pm: Panel on current research and future directions 

Panelists: Emily Barr, Laura Cox, Jennifer Qin

Moderator: Lisa Abuogi

12:45-1 pm: Wrap-up, next steps

• The AAFP has reviewed Symposium on HIV and Infant Feeding and deemed it acceptable for up to 3.50 Live AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 05/14/2026 to 05/14/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
• AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.

Nurses: 

• The Perinatal Advisory Council-Leadership, Advocacy, and Consultation (PAC/LAC) is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing. This course is approved for 4 contact hours. PAC/LAC’s provider number is CEP 5862. Licensee must retain this certificate for a period of four years.

LCSW/LMFT: 

• PAC/LAC is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LCSW and LMFT. PAC/LAC maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. This course is approved for 3.5 LCSW/LMFT continuing education units. PAC/LAC’s provider number is 128542.

Speaker list

• Lisa Abuogi, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado
• Ifeyinwa Asiodu, PhD, RN, IBCLC, FAAN, Associate Professor, University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing
• Emily A. Barr, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC, CNM, ACRN, FACNM, FAAN, Associate Professor, University at Buffalo School of Nursing, Director of Translational Innovation and Maternal-Child and Family Health
• Ciarra “Ci Ci” Covin, MS, HS-BCP, Director of Programs, The Well Project
• Monique Cowan, CLD, CPD, CLE, Doula at Mahmme
• Laura Cox, MS, RN, PHN
• Alyssa Crawford, Informed Decision Making Toolkit, IDT
• Karen Deutsch, FNP, MPH, Mother, Child and Adolescent HIV Program at UC San Diego
• Kytara Epps, MPH, Public Health and Advocacy Strategist, Center for HIV Law and Policy
• Kae Greenberg, Public Interest Attorney
• Jennifer McKinney MD MPH, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
• Heather O’Connor, Certified Breastfeeding Counselor
• Lealah Pollock, MD MS AAHIVS, Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
• Ashley Richardson, Founder of HER Voice
• Christiana Smith-Anderson, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, University of Colorado