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Pre-certification education of lactation consultants, particularly at the university level, received a great deal of attention at ILCA's strategic planning meeting held in April 2008 at which representatives from IBLCE participated. Strategic goals that resulted from the discussion included the development of a model university curriculum and the restructuring and redirection of our profession's pre-certification education accreditation process.
ILCA established a grant for development of a model curriculum that is slated to be completed by the middle of 2009. The goal is to have a model available that universities can use as a guide in developing programs to provide didactic and clinical instruction in lactation. Announcement of the grant recipients and updates on the project will appear in future issues of the eGlobe.
In order to meet the needs of accrediting university-based programs, ILCA and IBLCE formed a task force to make recommendations on a structure that will enable our profession to continue to recognize short-term certificate courses while also providing accreditation for formal university-based programs. New applications for accreditation will be reviewed under the new structure, which is expected to be in place by September/October of 2008.
The long-term goal for accreditation has always been to establish an independent accreditation organization, which is vital for establishing autonomy between our accreditation, certification, and professional association. The International Lactation Education Accreditation Council (ILEAC) established the profession's accreditation standards and began the process of accrediting short-term certificate courses. This effort by the talented volunteer members of ILEAC established groundwork for moving forward with a new, expanded, and independent accreditation structure.
ILCA wishes to recognize the significant contributions of everyone who has been involved in the International Lactation Education Accreditation Council over the past decade. Special thanks to 2008 ILEAC members Molly Pessl, Gini Baker, Jan Barger, Marina Green, Michele Griswold, Cindy Carter, Marta-Gouth-Gumberger and to other ILCA members who contributed to this effort!
2008 World Breastfeeding Week
Mother Support: Going for the Gold
The WABA website (www.worldbreastfeedingweek.org) has posted the winners of their 2008 Photo contest and their new Video Contest. Visit to see some truly wonderful examples of breastfeeding around the world.
WABA 2008 Action Folder
Background information for the 2008 theme, and some very general action ideas, can be found in this year’s Action Folder, at www.worldbreastfeedingweek.org. Currently, the Action Folder and a Poster are available in English. Check back over the next couple of months to look for other languages.
Virtual Torch Run
Organizing an event? In parallel to the Olympics, WABA has developed a Virtual Torch Run to recognize all breastfeeding advocacy and awareness events occurring between June and December, 2008. Let WABA know about your event by completing a pledge form and they’ll put a torch on a world map to recognize your efforts. Since World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated in over 120 countries worldwide, let’s cover the map with torches! Sharing your wonderful work will show linkage and solidarity with the global campaign.
ILCA World Breastfeeding Week Kit
ILCA's 2008 World Breastfeeding Week kit is on its way! This year's theme "Mother Support: Going for the Gold--When Babies Breastfeed, Everyone Wins!" focuses on the role we all play in protecting and supporting breastfeeding.
ILCA's kit is packed with a number of outreach tools and resources:
-Checklists for families, employers, emergency workers, and healthcare providers
-Reproducible pamphlets for mothers and family members in English and Spanish
-"Going for the Gold" poster
-Reproducible breastfeeding
-friendly waiting room signs in English and Spanish
-samples of new crib cards with this year's theme
-background information on the theme
-action ideas for celebration and outreach planning
-bulletin board ideas
You'll also find a press release, a proclamation, certificates, table tents, and bookmarks in this year's kit.
As always, ILCA Members receive a discount on the kit and have access to free downloadable materials on the ILCA website including a PowerPoint presentation.
NEW ILCA WBW Promotional Items
ILCA has put together several brand new "Going for the Gold" items, including:
--baby onesie (also called a body suit)
--lightweight sling bags for mothers
--promotional button
--door knob hanger
-- Lanyards! In English, Spanish, and French
--writing pens with six clickable messages
Look for an announcement with ordering information soon! ILCA Study Modules — Learn and Earn!
Need a few more CERPs but can't attend a conference? ILCA has them in our extensive set of Independent Study Modules. Visit the Study Module page at the ILCA Website to see the topics available, including several titles that qualify for E-CERPs.
In addition, ILCA is launching a new online study module service, which will allow you to complete modules online and receive a certificate of completion immediately! New online modules will feature content from several 2006 and 2007 conference sessions.
The new online process, expected to be available within the next month, is quick and easy. You will receive a personal student code for each module you purchase which will allow you access to the module materials for one month. Video or audiotapes of conference sessions must be viewed online. Printed module files may be downloaded to read offline if you wish. ILCA members will receive a notice when the new site is active.
Contact education@ilca.org or 919-861-5577, extension 310 with any questions.
Each One Reach One (EORO) Race Heads For The Finish Line!
As the June 30th deadline fast approaches, we have quite a few ILCA members competing for the grand prize of a COMPLIMENTARY REGISTRATION for our 2009 ILCA Conference in Orlando, Florida.
For course directors, a minimum of 25 new ILCA members to their credit qualifies them.
For individuals, a minimum of 5 people acknowledging that YOU were the reason they
joined ILCA puts you in the ring! So, make sure your friends and colleagues specify that YOU were their contact person when they join. Winners will be announced at the ILCA/USLCA conference in July! Will YOU be in the winner's circle?
ILCA Partners Program - Urgent Call for Sponsors!
Recently we have "spotlighted" a set of Partners participants, allowing us all to learn about how this program enriches both the sponsoring Partner and the sponsored person. ILCA Partnership becomes a lifeline to many who would not be able to join otherwise. We thank those who are currently sponsoring someone, and also encourage more ILCA members and affiliates to consider joining their ranks. In particular, ILCA Partners Program applicants from Israel and Rwanda are waiting anxiously for someone to step up and make their membership and participation in ILCA a reality.
Please consider becoming an ILCA PARTNER. For more information contact Glenna Thurston, Membership Coordinator, at glennathurston@ilca.org.
Executive Summary of ILCA Board Meeting Now Available
The Executive Summary of the Meeting of the ILCA Board of Directors, held in April, 2008, is now available on the ILCA website on the Members Only side.
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Rwanda Prepares for Exam
Once again, Beryl Wheeler is preparing a set of candidates for the IBLCE Exam. Nurses, midwives, and an obstetrician at the King Faisal Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda are members of this year’s team. In addition to improving the maternity and breastfeeding care for women in the hospital, a goal of the group is to obtain the Baby-friendly Hospital designation.
Another member of the group is Musa-Asibi Onyioza from Nigeria, who is “on mission” in Rwanda. She hopes to pass the IBCLC exam and return to Nigeria to begin developing a pool of IBCLCs and work towards official acceptance of the BFHI. She is also interested in becoming an ILCA member and finding an ILCA Partner.
ILCA Members Honored by Medela
Kimberly Barbas of Kingston, Massachusetts; Dawn Frank of Long Island, New York; and Rebecca Saenz of Madison, Mississippi are the 2007 inductees into Medela’s Lactation Consultant Hall of Excellence.
The program, now in its second year, recognizes professionals who exemplify best practices and outstanding dedication to their profession. An eligible nominee must be peer nominated and be a practicing IBCLC in the United States. In addition to an entry form and letter of nomination, a letter of support must also be submitted from a past or present client. Each inductee will receive a $5,000 grant to fund research, continue education or donate to the charity of their choice. The inductees will be featured on the Medela web site at www.medela.com.
Read more about Kimberly Barbas, Dawn Frank, and Rebecca Saenz
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Conference Plans for 2008
ILCA-USLCA Conference
July 23-27 at the Red Rock Resort, Las Vegas
Exciting Additional Speaker in Las Vegas
We are very pleased to announce that Dr Randall Craig, an expert in reproductive endocrinology and particularly gigantomastia, will speak on Saturday afternoon. His paper is titled “Gestational Gigantomastia - Clinical and Lactation Management,” and will outline the etiology, incidence, and clinical management of gestational gigantomastia.
Special Interest Groups
These information discussion groups will take place in two time periods and qualify for CERPs: Thursday, 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm:
Hospital IBCLCs with Deanne Francis and Shannon Cleg
Private Practice IBCLCs with Terriann Shell and Liz Brooks
Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative with Sue Cox
Friday 12.30-1.30 pm (boxed lunches will be provided)
IBLCE and ILCA with Roberta Hewat and Becky Mannel
Baby Cafés with Lucia Jenkins
NICU IBCLCs with Karen Querna
Committee Meetings
Volunteering is a very important part of ILCA and USLCA because without volunteers we would have no Boards and no committees to assist you in your professional development. There are a number of committee meetings during the conference which you are invited to attend as onlookers to learn how and why they function and to learn of their plans for the future and how you might become involved.
On Wednesday evening there will be USLCA chapter meetings and an Education Forum. Over the next four days there will be meetings of all committees and you are particularly invited to attend those being held between 12.30 and 1.30 pm. on Friday with your boxed lunch. CERPs will be awarded for these meetings.
Volunteering - ILCA needs YOU to be involved.
Hotel Reservations
The deadline is fast approaching to make room reservations for the Red Rock Resort, Spa and Casino. A special discounted rate will be given to ILCA registrants for room stays between July 17 and July 29. Rates are US$148.99* per night for a single or a double, US$35 night/room fee for triple occupancy, and a US$70 room/night fee for quad occupancy. The room rate includes the daily Resort Amenity Fee of $19.99.
Reservations must be made by June 23, 2008, to receive the discounted room rate and to be assured a room for the Conference.
Register online via Red Rock's ONLINE RESERVATION system – Password LACAT
Registration can also be done via phone or website:
US Phone Calls: 1-866-767-7773
International Phone Calls : 1-702-797-7625
Website: www.redrocklasvegas.com
Looking for a Roommate?
Find a roommate at the ILCA Discussion Board. Choose “ Conference Related Items”, then “ Attending a conference? Find a roommate!”
VELB-ILCA Conference
October 1-3, 2008 at the Austria Center, Vienna, Austria.
Registrations are still being accepted for this exciting conference. Although the workshops are full, concurrent lectures at the same times are still available. For more information, visit the VELB-ILCA Conference page. Online registration can still be done at https://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Register/
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A Fun Way To Get CERPs
By Kay Hoover
One year several IBCLCs who were recertifying by CERPs emailed me to ask about conferences where they could get CERPs. All the local conferences were over for the year, so I suggested that we get together to write exam questions. Each person only needed a few CERPs. A group of 5 of us did just that. It was fun. We started out with a few photos, because we thought they might be easier to write questions for. Then we ventured into other questions.
This year several IBCLCs mentioned that they would like to study together, so we meet every other month for 3 hours in the evening. We decide on two topics for the evening and we work together on questions. Those who attend have said it is helpful for them in their studies.
A question earns 1 CERP, a photo alone earns 2 CERPs, and a photo with questions earns 3 CERPs. Photos must be accompanied by a photo release form. Current IBCLCs can work together and both earn CERPs. Further details, tips for writing questions, a photo release form and the application form can be found at http://americas.iblce.org/documents/
EXAMQUES.pdf.
MILCC Scholars Worldwide
By Anne Andrianos, MILCC Coordinator
Once again, Monetary Investment for Lactation Consultant Certification (MILCC) received a record number of applications for financial assistance to take the IBCLC certifying exam in 2008. Applicants come from many countries, including Argentina, Australia, Bosnia, Canada, Egypt, Germany, Hungary, Portugal, Rwanda, Slovenia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States. It is encouraging that the IBCLC credential is gaining recognition in many parts of the world, and that the number of health professionals seeking the credential is growing. With this global enthusiasm and dedication, change is bound to occur!
Best wishes to all IBCLC exam candidates for great success on the credentialing exam and in fulfilling their professional goals. For more information, to make a donation or to purchase an IBCLC Pin, visit www.milcc.org.
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NEW! Quick Reference for the Lactation Professional
This handy pocket-sized book is an excellent resource for new and experienced IBCLCs, hospital, public health and clinic staff, and is especially helpful for preceptors or those studying for the IBCLC exam. Based on the Counseling the Nursing Mother text (also available in the ILCA bookstore), each chapter discusses both the supportive and technical aspects of breastfeeding help and provides a tutorial at the end of each chapter with questions and scenarios to challenge the learner. The appendices are especially helpful with useful documents, such as the ILCA Standards of Practice, IBLCE Code of Ethics, and other useful tools for the IBCLC in one location.
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Book and Multimedia Reviews
ILCA members can access reviews on the Members Only page. Click on a title to read the review. All reviews will remain on the website as new ones are added.
Books:
Breastfeeding The Healthy Newborn . Linda Pugh and Diane Spatz. March of Dimes, 2008.
Lactation Management: Techniques, Tips, and Tools for the Health Care Provider. Maureen Hoag Dann, PNP, IBCLC, 2007.
The Little Green Book of Breastfeeding Management, Fourth Edition. Gail S. Hertz, MD, IBCLC. Pocket Publications, 2007.
DVDs:
Breastfeeding: You Can Do It! LA Publishing; 2007 (English and Spanish).
¡Tú Puedes Dar Pecho! LA Publishing, 2007, (Spanish).
Readers interested in writing reviews of books, CDs, photo/slide collections, videos, DVDs and websites for 2008 issues should contact Nicole Bernshaw, IBCLC, Review Editor.
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Help at the Annual Conference
Numerous volunteers are needed for varying periods of time during the conference to assist with registration, introduce speakers, monitor session rooms, and help at the ILCA Bookstore. Please note your interest in volunteering by making this selection on your conference registration materials or by emailing registrar@ilca.org. Volunteers will attend an orientation session either Tuesday, July 22 or Wednesday, July 23.
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Did your Affiliate just host an exciting conference? Have you discovered a new metaphor for breastfeeding? Did you visit another country or do something exciting? Share your professional stories with your colleagues by submitting an article to eGlobe. Photos and text of about 500 words are welcome. Send your submission to the eGlobe Editor.
EGlobe is Archived! Sign in to the Members Only area at www.ilca.org to see previous issues of the eGlobe!
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