IBCLC
What’s That?! For Me?!
IBCLC Webinar Series
May 26, 2015 - 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Contact Information
Project Coordinator- Cortney MacTaggart, MLC, CLC
cortney@nebreastfeeding.org
Communications Coordinator- Kelli Hansen
kelli@nebreastfeeding.org
Debi Ferrarello. MSN, MS, RN, IBCLC, NE-BC
• Director of Marketing, President-elect
USLCA
• Experience with in-pt, out-pt, and
private practice lactation
• Co-developer, adjunct professor,
Drexel University’s Lactation Program
• Director of Family Education,
Lactation, Pennsylvania Hospital,
Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania
Hospital, the
nation’s first
New
Pathway
2
Program
Pam Weber, CAE
International Director of Certification
• Started at IBLCE in 2014
• Background in association
management and credentialing
• Breastfed both children
Professional Lactation Support Status in NE
• IBCLC – Internationally Board-Certified Lactation
Consultant
• Gold Standard
• 26,000 babies born every year in NE
• Only 115 IBCLCs to help
• State Health Improvement Plan Objective
IBLCE
• International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners®
(IBLCE®)
• International Board Certified Lactation Consultant®
(IBCLC®)
• Worldwide, with over 27,450 certificants
• 8 Countries represented on board
Background of IBCLCs
Demonstrated the following:
1. Lactation and breastfeeding care clinical hours
2. Education in primary health science subjects
3. Education in lactation specific subjects
4. Competence in areas presented on the IBLCE exam
5. Continued competence through continuing education and reexamination
6. Agreement to abide by the Code of Professional Conduct for IBCLCs
and the IBLCE Disciplinary Procedures
Certificant Spotlight
Mudiwah Kadeshe, MSN, RNC-OB, IBCLC
• Career of 25 years in women’s health nursing
• Became an IBCLC in 2000
• Works as a community-based lactation consultant in
Washington, DC
• Oversees peer counsellor services
• Breastfeeding the norm in her family
IBCLC Scope of Practice
• Activities IBCLCs are educated in and
authorized to engage
• Protect the public by promoting that IBCLCs
provide the following care
• Safe
• Competent
• Evidence-based
• International in scope
Key Areas of Scope of Practice
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Duty to uphold the standards of the IBCLC profession
Duty to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding
Duty to provide competent services for mothers and families
Duty to report truthfully and fully to the mother and/or
infant’s primary health care provider and to the health care
system
• Duty to preserve client confidence
• Duty to act with reasonable diligence
Who Should Become an IBCLC
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Nurses
Nutritionists
Occupational/Speech/Physical Therapists
Physicians
NPs/Pas
Anyone with a passion for helping mothers meet their
breastfeeding goals and is pursuing a professional role
Where Do IBCLCs Work?
Eligibility Requirements
1.
Education in specified health science subjects - via
health profession or 14 course subjects
2.
Education in human lactation and breastfeeding –
90 hours
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Clinical practice in providing care to
breastfeeding families – through Pathway options
Health Science Education Requirements
If educated in one of the following health professions or can provide evidence that
profession is recognized by a governmental entity as a clinical health profession, then
meet this requirement:
• Dentist
• Dietician
• Midwife
• Nurse
• Occupational Therapist
• Pharmacist
• Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist
• Physician or Medical Doctor
• Speech Pathologist or Therapist
Health Science Education Requirements
If not educated in one of the areas on the Recognized Health Professions List, then must
meet the 14 health science subject requirements.
The following 8 subjects must be taken from an accredited institution of higher learning:
• Biology
• Human Anatomy
• Human Physiology
• Infant Child Growth and Development
• Introduction to Clinical Research
• Nutrition
• Psychology or Counselling Skills or Communication Skills
• Sociology or Cultural Sensitivity or Cultural Anthropology
Health Science Education Requirements
What to look for in these 8 subjects:
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Completed from an accredited institution – ACE Credit will
also meet this requirement
• Obtained a passing grade – Passing letter grade or Pass
• Minimum of one academic credit session in length –
minimum of 25 hours in length
• Content must be on the subjects listed in the Health Sciences
Education Guide
Health Science Education Requirements
For remaining 6 subjects, courses may be offered by an institution of
higher learning or continuing education courses:
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Basic Life Support
Medical Documentation
Medical Terminology
Occupational Safety and Security for Health Professionals
Professional Ethics for Health Professionals
Universal Safety Precautions and Infection Control
Lactation Specific Education
• Complete at least 90 hours of education in human lactation and
breastfeeding
• Completed within the 5 years immediately prior to applying
• Obtained through conferences, classroom, distance learning, and/or
online education
• One hour = 60 minutes
• May be a part of a Pathway 2 Academic Program verified by IBLCE
Clinical Practice Requirements
Lactation specific clinical practice hours must be obtained within 5 years immediately
prior to exam application. The number of hours required depend upon the pathway being
followed.
• Pathway 1: Report at least 1000 hours of lactation specific clinical experience
obtained through paid or volunteer employment.
• Pathway 2: Graduate from an academic program that includes at least 300 hours
of directly supervised lactation specific clinical experience. These programs are
verified by IBLCE.
• Pathway 3: Complete at least 500 hours of lactation specific clinical experience
under the direct supervision of certified IBCLCs.
Clinical Practice Hours
Appropriate Supervised Settings:
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Birth Centre
Community Clinic
Hospital
Lactation Care Clinic/Practice
Primary Care Practitioner’s Practice/Office
Midwifery Practices
Clinical Practice Hours
• Clinical hours count hour-for-hour
• Flat-rate hours for Recognized Mother Support
Counsellor Organizations
• Organizations recognized by IBLCE
• Primarily provide in-person group or individual
breastfeeding support receive 500 hours for each
full year of volunteer service
• Primarily provide telephone, email or web-based
breastfeeding support receive 250 hours for each
full year of volunteer service
Examination
• 4 hour exam
• 175 questions
• Offered in July traditionally, moving to April and October
in 2016
• Delivered in 17 languages
• Offered at Pearson VUE testing centres world-wide
• British (UK) English
• Exam results available within 3 months of exam
Recertification
• Certified for 5 years
• At the five-year mark, an IBCLC can
recertify by re-examination or by CERPs
• Must recertify by examination every 10
years
Promoting the Profession
USLCA advocates for the IBCLC in the USA
• Advocate for licensure and reimbursement
• increase access to families
• increase financial viability of the profession
• Exhibit at professional conferences
• Publish materials to help employers and families sort
through the alphabet soup
• Inform third party payers about unique role of the IBCLC
USLCA advocates for the IBCLC in the USA
Facebook pages for professionals and public: United
States Lactation Consultant Association
And
Breastfeeding Talk with USLCA
Promoting IBCLCs
• IBLCE exhibits at breastfeeding conferences
• Involved in national breastfeeding groups (USBC,
etc.)
• Recently, IBLCE conducted a radio media tour
that aired on nearly 1,400 radio stations in the
USA!
• Listen to the radio interview here
Contact IBLCE
IBLCE International and Americas Office
6402 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 350
Falls Church, VA 22042
Phone: 703-560-7330
Toll-Free Phone: 888-994-2523 (888-99IBLCE) – USA only
Fax: 703-560-7332
www.iblce.org
Contact USLCA
United States Lactation Consultant
Association
4410 Massachusetts Ave., NW #406
Washington, D.C. 20016
Email us: info@uslca.org
or
Call us: 202-738-1125
www.uslca.org
IBCLC Webinar Series
Join Us for the next two webinars:
Webinar 2:
Calling Nurses & Doctors for IBCLC -June 9 12:00-1:00
Webinar 3:
Community-Based IBCLC- June 22 - 12:00-1:00
jackie.moline@nebraska.gov
jackie.moline@nebraska.gov
jackie.moline@nebraska.gov
Certified Lactation Counselor Training
• Application Deadline - June 1, 2015
• Class Location - Harms Advanced Technology Center, Scottsbluff,
NE.
• Class Dates - August 17 through August 21, 2015
• Scholarships offered though the Nebraska Department of
Health and Human Services
• Please contact Jackie for registration and scholarship forms
• jackie.moline@nebraska.gov
Contact Information
Project Coordinator- Cortney MacTaggart, MLC, CLC
cortney@nebreastfeeding.org
Communications Coordinator- Kelli Hansen
kelli@nebreastfeeding.org
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