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 USLCA/ILCA Conference Highlights
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Over 800 attendees from 15 countries attended the USLCA/ILCA Conference last week in Las Vegas. This issue of the eGlobe provides some conference highlights. More highlights will appear in the September issue and on the ILCA Website.
Thank You to Our 2008 Conference Sponsors
The International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners was our " Red Rock Canyon" sponsor, available only to a non-profit organization.
Our 2008 Conference Lanyard sponsor was Ameda.
Thanks to both of these organizations for their extra support of our Conference.
Fellows of the International Lactation Consultant Association (FILCA)
Congratulations to the Fellows of the International Lactation Consultant Association! The first group of Fellows were inducted and honored on Friday, July 25. ILCA proudly bestows this honor on the following inspiring leaders and experts in the field of lactation consulting.
Virginia H. Carney, RD, LDN, IBCLC; Mary Kay Smith, RN, CLE, IBCLC; Kay Hoover, MEd, IBCLC, RLC; Karen Gromada, MSN, RN, IBCLC; Janice M. Riordan, RN, EdD, IBCLC; Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC; Barbara Wilson-Clay, BSEd, IBCLC; Angela Jacobi, RN, APN/CNS, MN, IBCLC; Carol Ryan, RN, MSN, IBCLC; Angela Smith, RN, BA, CM, IBCLC; Amy Spangler, MN, RN, IBCLC; Elizabeth Brooks, JD, IBCLC; Suzanne Cox, AM, RM, IBCLC; Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC.
Not pictured:
Jeanne L. Rago, BA, IBCLC and Virginia Thorley, OAM, Dip Ed, PhD, IBCLC
Look for their biographies in the eGlobe over the next year.
Each One Reach One
Congratulations to Gini Baker, winner of the 2008 Each One Reach One contest. As a Course Director, Gini brought in 35 new ILCA members. Gini won a free registration to the 2009 Conference, which she has donated to help another colleague attend.
In 2007, no one qualified for the Individual Award by bringing in 5 or more new members, though we thank those members who participated. The Each One Reach One campaign brought in 227 new ILCA memberships - a 5% increase over last year.
Above and Beyond Award
Maureen Fjeld , outgoing ILCA Delegate to the IBLCE Board (a position appointed by ILCA), was awarded this year’s Above and Beyond Award fto recognize her exemplary and dedicated service on behalf of ILCA and IBCLCs worldwide for her role in improving communications between the certifying body (IBLCE) and the professional association (ILCA). Maureen receives a full registration for the 2009 ILCA Conference.
Research Committee Awards
Each year, the Research Committee awards several competitive items at the Annual Conference.
The Annual Research Grant for 2008 was a $10,000 award granted to Sallie R. Permar, MD, Ph.D of Children's Hospital, Boston, for her project "Cytomegalovirus-specific cellular immunity in breast milk."
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"Xena Grossman" |
Two awards were made for the best posters presented at the conference. The winner for the Research Poster was Xena Grossman for "Hospital Education in Lactation Practices (Project HELP). The winners for the Project Poster were Lucia Jenkins and Mary Foley for "The First USA Baby Café: Development of a Hospital-linked Community Lactation Program."
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"Lucia Jenkins and Mary Foley" |
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"Judith Ann Frilingos and Mary Ann Kotyk" |
The Research Committee also coordinated the Conference Research Presentation Award, a new award sponsored in 2008 by Barbara Wilson-Clay, Kay Hoover, and Rebecca Mannel to help beginning researchers to bring their work to publication. The two $500 awards were given to Rachelle Lessen for "Prenatal Counseling for Families in the Fetal Heart Program" and Mary Ann Kotyk et al. for "Screening Tool for Poor Suck: When to Refer."
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Congratulations to all of these exemplary researchers!
JHL Best Article for 2007
Membership awarded the best article appearing in the Journal of Human Lactation in 2007 to Patricia Martens and Linda Romphf for " Factors Associated with Newborn In-Hospital Weight Loss: Comparisons by Feeding Method, Demographics, and Birthing Procedures," which appeared in the August 2007 issue.
Share Your Conference Experience!
Would you like to share a photo or short anecdote from the recent USLCA/ILCA Conference? Photos can be sent to the eGlobe Editor and added to our annual Conference Slideshow to be posted on the Members Only side of the website. Stories can be posted to the USLCA/ILCA Conference "Stories" thread on the ILCA Discussion Board. Reminisce with fellow attendees and let other members have a taste of what they may have missed. After all, we all couldn’t go to every session in this jam-packed conference!
Conference Lost and Found
Did part of what you had in Vegas stay in Vegas? The ILCA Office recovered the following items:
1 pair of bifocal sunglasses in hard case
2 pair of reading glasses (can’t remember the color)
1 gold mesh bow pin
1 earring
2 syllabi with notes
Contact info@ilca.org if you lost any of the above items!
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2008 Conference Syllabus
This handbook and CD-ROM includes all tracks and sessions for the entire 2008 ILCA Conference, July 23-27 (including Pre-Conference and Main Conference days). The 260-page, spiral bound printed handbook contains session objectives, outlines and abstracts. The CD-ROM contains the PowerPoint slides and handouts provided by each speaker. Rich in information and inspiration, this is a valuable tool to share with colleagues. Visit ILCA’s on-line Bookstore to see this and other hot deals from the USLCA/ILCA Conference.
2008 Conference Souvenir Pin
New this year, a pin to commemorate the annual ILCA Conference. Let this 1" diameter pin be the first in your collection!
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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.
Book
Sunlight, Vitamin D and Skin Cancer. Jörg Reichrath, editor. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB), Volume 624. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2008 DVDs
The Business of Being Born. New Line Home Entertainment; 2008.
Tummy 2 Tummy: THE Babywearing Instructional DVD. Parenting Revolution, LLC, 2005.
Website
Attachment Parenting International, USA. URL: www.attachmentparenting.org/
Reviewers are needed!
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VELB-ILCA Conference
October 1-3, 2008 at the Austria Center, Vienna, Austria
There are still a few days to save with a standard registration to the Vienna conference before September 1. Register online via www.ilca.org or via www.velb.org .
Participants may attend a these presentations, amongst others:
- Sir Richard Bowlby on 50 years of attachment theory.
- Kerstin Uvnäs Moberg on the various impacts of oxytocin, including that oxytocin during labor makes mothers calmer and more socially competent.
- A round table with Sarah Bluffy Hrdy, Sir Richard Bowlby, Kerstin Uvnäs-Moberg, Heidi Keller, Nelson Annunciato and Michael Abou Dakn exploring mothering and breastfeeding in modern societies.
- Dr. Skadi Springer, Germany, on how breastfeeding counselling has raised the rate of exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months in patients of a pediatric practice to 50%.
- Dr. Maria Beatriz Reinert do Nascimento, Brazil, and Dr. Barbara Krolak-Olejnik, Poland, showing that high breastfeeding rates can be achieved even in NICU settings.
- Anna- Pia Häggkvist, Norway, Erika Nehlsen, Germany, Dr. Issac Cherian, Ragnhild Alquist Norway and a number of posters reporting about projects to adapt BFHI-Initiative to different settings like to the NICU, to the community or to well baby ambulances.
- Elise Chapin, and Paola Negri, Italy, presenting the European Blueprint for Action for Breastfeeding Promotion, its field testing and a project for Code watch.
The complete electronic program with brief descriptions of the presentations will soon be available at www.velb.org and www.ilca.org.
"Table of Ideas" Cooperative Retail and Sharing Area
There are still a few days to register for the "Table of Ideas" described at https://ssl.framecom.net/www.velb.org/english
/docs/congress_2008-table-of-ideas.pdf. You can register via http://www.velb.org/english/docs/congress_
2008-table-of-ideas-registration.pdf by September 1, 2008. For more information, contact Marianne Reber, IBCLC, Switzerland, at m.reber@europe.com.
Evening Events
Enjoy three special evenings in Vienna, one of the most beautiful cities in the world with a very special charm. Enjoy Viennese hospitality in the famous "Piaristenkeller" with typical Viennese delicacies and wines from Austrian vineyards. The Mayor of the City of Vienna invites you to a reception at the City Hall of Vienna. And finally enjoy "Dinner and Waltz on the Blue Danube", a Dinner Cruise with live Waltz Music and a Chance to Dance.
The conference will also host the World First Night Showing of the new edition of the award-winning film "Breast is Best." The DVD is updated, entertaining and full of humor, has been translated into 28 languages and is used in at least 50 countries. Gro Nylander will give a short introduction.
Hotel Reservations
Hotel rooms in several price categories have been reserved by the Conference Office for VELB-ILCA Conference participants at special rates. You can find the various possibilities under www.velb.org or www.km-potsdam.de/ VELB-ILCA Conference/Accommodations. Please book directly with the hotel and indicate upon booking that you are attending the VELB-ILCA Conference. Addresses of Bed & Breakfast, youth hostels and hotels can also be found on the VELB Homepage/Travel Options/last page/links/accommodations.
Looking for a Roommate?
Find a roommate at the ILCA Discussion Board. Choose " Conference Related Items", then " Attending a conference? Find a roommate!"
Travel planning
For all your travel planning, look at the travel information at www.velb.org and www.ilca.org . Use the opportunity to connect participation at this exciting conference with visiting Vienna, traveling in Austria and Europe.
ILCA Conference and Annual Meeting, 2009
The 2009 ILCA Conference & Annual Meeting will be held at JW Marriot Orlando Grande Lakes Hotel, Orlando, Florida, USA from July 22-26, 2009. The theme is "Relating Evidence to Practice: An International Perspective."
Program planning for the 2009 conference is well advanced. The Conference Program Committee is delighted that invitations to overseas and North American speakers have been accepted. Speakers have been paired for their research and practice expertise.
Invited speakers and their presentations.
Later this month you will receive a notice about the opening of the online site for your research or practice focused proposal/abstract for concurrent presentations for the 2009 conference. We encourage you to submit early and ILCA offers assistance to those who are not familiar with online submissions.
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World Breastfeeding Week is HERE!
Mother Support: Going for the Gold
Everyone Wins When Babies Breastfeed
We've heard some very exciting celebration ideas for World Breastfeeding Week! Here are just a few:
—Michelle Ryan received a grant to hold a photo exhibition depicting beautiful breastfeeding families.
—Betsy O'Hern reported that the Florida Hospital Lactation Center in Orlando is sponsoring a prayer service in celebration of WBW to be held at the Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche in St. Augustine, Florida.
—Beth Alber of California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco took gorgeous pictures for an invitation to their WBW event which included a free lunch, massage, and entertainment for the children.
Be sure to send your ideas and photos of your events so we can include them as part of the 2008 WBW slideshow or in the 2009 WBW kit: kendallcox@ilca.org.
Remember to send your colleagues a WBW greeting.
If you would like to order an ILCA WBW kit or any other WBW items, contact the office for details at info@ilca.org.
Happy World Breastfeeding Week to all!
JHL’s Impact Factor Increases in Thomson Reuters’ Journal Citation Reports ®
We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Human Lactation (JHL) increased its impact factor from last year, as reported in the recently released 2007 Journal Citation Reports ® (JCR). With an impact factor of 1.359 in 2007 (up from 1.133 in 2006), JHL is now ranked 6 th out of 46 journals in the Nursing category (up from 15/36 in 2006) and 32 nd out of 60 journals in the Obstetrics & Gynecology category (up from 39/59 in 2006). A journal's impact factor is a measure of the frequency with which a journal's articles in a previous two-year period have been cited in a given year. JHL is ranked the highest of the six journals published by SAGE that are ranked in the Nursing category!
The JCR, published by Thomson Reuters (formerly known as ISI), is a comprehensive and unique resource for journal evaluation, using citation data drawn from over 7,500 scholarly and technical journals worldwide. Coverage is both multidisciplinary and international, incorporating journals from over 3,300 publishers in 60 nations. To be included among the journals in the JCR is indeed a great accomplishment.
You can help assure JHL's continued success in the JCR and help build its editorial quality by
- Citing recent JHL articles in your own writing, when relevant;
- Recommending recent JHL articles to colleagues for their own research and writing;
- Keeping a list of the articles JHL published in the two prior years when doing reviews to make sure that all relevant articles from JHL are cited in forthcoming articles;
- Recruiting promising articles from colleagues and presenters at conferences and poster sessions;
- Signing up for JHL 'Email Alerts' and forwarding interesting article links to colleagues.
August JHL in Your Mailbox AND On-Line
Access each issue of the Journal of Human Lactation on-line through the Members Only side of the ILCA website. All articles and commentaries can be downloaded by members as free PDF files. You can view the table of contents for the August, 2008 issue at http://jhl.sagepub.com/content/vol24/issue3/?etoc
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Participants Sought for Research in Induced Lactation
Individuals who have induced lactation within the last three years are being sought immediately to participate in a study being conducted by Lenore Goldfarb, B. Comm., B. Sc., Dip. C., IBCLC, for her doctoral research. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the practices and outcomes of women who followed a protocol or procedure to induce lactation to provide breastmilk to their babies and the experiences they have had. Study participants will complete an internet-based survey.
For more information about this study, or to assist in soliciting participants, visit www.inducedlactationsurvey.com or contact Lenore Goldfarb at Lenore.Goldfarb@tui.edu
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Reviewers Needed
Read/view the latest publications in the field of lactation and get your review published on the ILCA website. As a volunteer revieweryou will be contacted when a book (or DVD or other publishing medium) in youe specialty area becomes available for review. The review is usually due within 6 to 8 weeks and the item you review is yours to keep. All editing correspondence is done by e-mail. Reviewers from all countries and languages are needed.
For more information, contact: Nicole Bernshaw, MSc, IBCLC, Review Editor, at nicole.bernshaw@comcast.net
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