CHAMPS National Webinars & Events

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Learn about CHAMPS National trainings and see upcoming training sessions here.

CHAMPS National Train-The-Trainer

CHAMPS National has launched our virtual Train-the-Trainer course! This course for CHAMPS National hospitals and relevant community organizations fulfills the requirement that hospitals have an ongoing plan in place to train future staff using CHAMPS National resources.

Why Attend: Gain the skills and confidence to train clinicians using CHAMPS National materials. This course will strengthen your presentation skills and provide practical techniques for effective staff training.

Who Should Attend: Designed for CHAMPS National team leads, trainers, nurse educators, lactation consultants, and others responsible for staff education. Community partners working with CHAMPS National hospitals are also welcome to send their trainers to this course.

Requirement: Participants must complete all 17 CHAMPS National training modules before or after attending the Train-the-Trainer course to become an approved CHAMPS trainer and access CHAMPS National materials.

When: CHAMPS National has one more scheduled session in English:

• Monday, August 3, 2026 | 7-9pm ET
  (Tuesday, August 4, 2026 | 9-11am Palau/10am-12pm Guam & Saipan)

Register here!

This course is for enrolled CHAMPS hospitals and community partners only. Access to the training and training materials will be limited to CHAMPS hospital staff and partners.

Led by CHAMPS Trainers Cathy Carothers, BLA, IBCLC, FILCA, and Trendle Samuel, MPH, BSN, RN, CLC 

CHAMPS National Virtual Conference

A free, full-day virtual conference for CHAMPS National hospitals and community partners to learn, collaborate, and celebrate three years of CHAMPS National.

More details coming soon!

When: September 17, 2026

Register: CHAMPS National health care facilities and community partners can register at 2026champsnationalconference.vfairs.com

The CHAMPS National Conference is supported with funds from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through award number: 1 NU58DP007538-01-00. The information provided is of the speaker and does not represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.