NZCLA: 2015 Seminar Series

Dr Hazelbaker has been in private practice for nearly 40 years. She has been cross trained in several modalities to best assist her clients. She is a licensed massage therapist, a craniosacral therapist, a pre and perinatal educator, a certified Rhythmic Movement practitioner, and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She teaches the series of classes that comprise the Certified Independent Lactation Therapist Diploma program that features craniosacral therapy as the foundational skill.

Dr Kestenberg has been a dentist in Private Practice for over 30 years. He is a consultant at Monash Medical Centre in Prosthodontics and Clinical Demonstrator and examiner for final year dental students at the University of Melbourne Dental School.  He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons.

Holly Puckering lives in Tasmania, Australia, with her husband and two children. Holly graduated as a Speech Language Pathologist from The University of Queensland and began working in the field of Early Intervention for children with significant disability and delay. From 2006-2014, Holly has been the Senior Speech Pathologist for Rehabilitation at the Royal Hobart Hospital in Tasmania. In this role she has worked with people of all ages with communication disorders and dysphagia. After experiencing first-hand in 2008 with her first child the difficulties that tongue tie can bring, Holly developed a special interest in dysphagia management and oral myofunctional disorders. In 2011 she opened a private practice dedicated to the rehabilitation of oral functional disorders. This practice is now a specialised multidisciplinary team dedicated to cutting edge care and supporting collaborative research into this field. Holly also helped form local networks across Australasia, culminating in 2013 with the formation of ASTLiT. 

After 10 years of postgraduate study in chiropractic paediatrics, clinical neurology and Chiropractic adjusting techniques, Dr Clark achieved an International certification in Craniopathy (the study, diagnosis and treatment of cranial and cranial nerve faults affecting the health and well-being of an individual).Co-Author of ‘Abundant Health’ and now 16 years into his career, Dr Clark loves working with patients and lecturing nationally and internationally on specific aspects of adjusting for these cranial faults. He is continually looking for a greater understanding of the relationship of cranial reflex patterns and their ongoing effect on the health of an individual.

Anna Millichamp is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and PhD scholar. After graduating with first class honors from Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane in 2009, Anna was awarded the highly sought after graduate placement at Sydney Children's Hospital (SCH) as a Paediatric Dietitian. It was during her work at SCH that Anna discovered her interest in paediatric feeding challenges and completed the Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach to Feeding training. In 2011 Anna departed SCH to move with her husband to Byron Bay where she commenced her private dietetics practice and worked as a Research Assistant at Queensland University of Technology on various projects. Anna commenced her PhD in 2012 but took leave to have her first child. During this leave, Anna rediscovered her passion for paediatric feeding issues. She returned to her PhD in June 2014 with her current research focus: Improving available evidence for feeding children with oral anatomical defects to achieve optimal nutritional outcomes and minimise feeding difficulties.

Dr Daniel Ford is a registered specialist in Paediatric Dentistry. He is in private practice with the Paediatric Dental Group, in Brisbane, Toowoomba, Ipswich and the Sunshine Coast. Dr Ford’s qualifications include Honours degrees in Science and Dentistry, Masters in Paediatric Dentistry and Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons. He holds accreditation as a visiting specialist with numerous hospitals in South East Queensland, including the Mater Children’s, Royal Children’s and St Andrew’s Hospitals. Dr Ford is actively engaged in research in his specialty and has numerous national and international publications. He is an examiner of those undertaking paediatric specialty training throughout Australia. Dr Ford is a lecturer at The University of Queensland and Griffith University and is a sought-after presenter at symposiums and conferences.

Dr Ford grew up on the land in south west Queensland. Whilst the calling to the paediatric specialty has always been dominant, he has travelled a somewhat adventurous path along the way, including research in the fields of zoology and conservation at The University of Queensland, working with the awesome saltwater crocodile; and service as an Officer in the health branch of the Royal Australian Air Force for many years.

As a paediatric specialist, Dr Ford has extensive training and experience in the diagnosis and management of oral and dental anomalies, trauma, pathology and disease in infants, children and adolescents. As an expert in his field, lip and tongue tie is a common condition seen in Dr Ford’s practice. Diagnosis, management and research of lip and tongue tie is a priority for Dr Ford.

Pam has been a practicing as a GP since 1987, and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. She is Medical Director of the Possums Clinic, Brisbane www.possumsonline.com; Associate Professor (Adjunct) at the Centre for Health Practice Innovation, Griffith University; and Senior Lecturer, Discipline of General Practice, The University of Queensland.

Pam has specialised clinical interests in early life, mental health, and women’s health. She is qualified as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (1994-2004; 2012 ongoing) and is an infant feeding and breastfeeding medicine specialist. She is trained in the delivery of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Her research focuses on clinical support and optimisation of parent-baby neurohormonal synchrony regardless of feeding method, and integrates the latest medical science, neuroscience, lactation science, evolutionary medicine, attachment psychology, and contextual behavioural science. She is also author of a popular new book for parents, The discontented little baby book: all you need to know about feeds, sleep and crying, which health professionals find useful too because of its detailed exploration of real-life cases.