IBLCE: International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners: the first 25 years. Anna Utter, Regional Director IBLCE in the Americas

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1 IBLCE: International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners: the first 25 years Anna Utter, Regional Director IBLCE in the Americas 1

2 IBLCE in brief Established in 1985 to develop and administer a certification program for International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC) Since 1988, the exam process has been accredited every 5 years by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) 2

3 IBLCE: Vision & Mission Vision IBLCE will advance the health and well-being of mothers and children worldwide by improving the quality and increasing the number of practitioners of lactation and breastfeeding care. Mission IBLCE is the global authority that determines the competence of practitioners in lactation and breastfeeding care. 3

4 Structure of IBLCE International Office in Virginia, USA Three regional offices IBLCE in the Americas (USA) IBLCE in Asia Pacific (Australia) IBLCE in Europe and the Middle East (Austria) Supported by a team of IBLCE Country Coordinators in most countries where there are IBCLCs Board of Directors and committees 4

Vaughan Regional Director, Asia Pacific Anna Utter Regional

5 Marcia Lutostanski, Interim Executive Director IBLCE Senior staff Isle Bichler Regional Director, Europe and the Middle East Karolyn Vaughan Regional Director, Asia Pacific Anna Utter Regional Director, The Americas Cindy Hogan Executive Assistant, International Office 5

6 IBLCE Board 2010 Ellen Gail Jeanne Angela Broad geographical and professional representation Padmini Wendelmoet Paula Becky Julie Jim Tomoko Rachelle Kaili 6

7 I in International IBLCE has had an international focus from the beginning The Lactation Consultant profession was established across cultural, social, religious and political borders 21,203 currently certified IBCLC Lactation Consultants practice in 82 countries around the world (March 2010). 7

8 IBLCE Board Chairs Judy Good, RN IBCLC Delegate, LLLI Jan Riordan, RN, IBCLC Educator, Researcher, Author Arnold Tanis, MD, FAAP, IBCLC, Delegate, LLLI Med Assoc Allan Coleman, MD, FAAP, IBCLC, Observer, AAP Sylvie Vannier-Savard, BA, IBCLC, Canadian Delegate Arnold Tanis, MD, FAAP, IBCLC, Delegate, LLLI Med Assoc Molly Pessl, BSN, IBCLC, Educator Judith B. Roepke, RD, PhD, Delegate, ADA Wendy Brodribb, MBBS, IBCLC Delegate, NMAA Roberta Hewat, PhD, RN, IBCLC, Researcher Claibourne Dungy, MD, MPH, FAAP, Delegate, AAP 2008 Ellen McIntyre, OAM, PhD, IBCLC, Delegate, ABA 8

9 IBCLCs in Brazil 62 currently certified IBCLCs live in Brazil 55% are physicians; 61% work in hospitals First Brazilian IBCLC was certified in 1993 Elsa Giugliani served as IBLCE s country coordinator in Brazil for many years and she continues to translate the exam into Portuguese was the first year there were exam sites in Brazil and exam was offered in Portuguese Until 2008, exam was given every 2 years; now offered every year 9

10 IBLCE Exam in Brazil 1998 to 2009 Year Sat Exam Passed Exam Pass Rate % % % % % % % Total % 10

11 IBCLCs in Brazil Elsa R J Giugliani Maria Beatriz Do Nascimento Roberto Mario S. Issler Honorina de Almeida 11

12 IBCLCs in Brazil Ariane Nadolskis Severine Analia Ribeiro Heck Andrea dos Santos Ione Queiroz de Jesus Evanguelia Santos Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho Correa Clea Machado de Carvalho Marcus Renato de Carvalho Silvana Salgado Nader Marcia Dorcelina Trindade Cardoso Angela M. Amancio de Avila Ana Maria Calaca Prigenzi Maria Fernanda Dornaus Suzana Lopes Melo 12

13 IBCLCs in Brazil 2006 Luciana Herrero Eunice Amaral Jefferson Pereira Guilherme Vania Olivetti Steffen Abdallah Daniela Marques Lima Mota Ferreira Walkiria S. Pinheiro dos Santos Marion Kohlmann Aline Rodrigues Correa Sudo Erasmo Eustaquio Cozac Elida Peixoto Moreira de Farias Nidia de Castro Bastos Angela Maria De Morais Oliveira Maria do R de Fatima R Kehrle Marcia Mizrahy Lima Marcia Cristina Guerreiro Reis Rosane Siqueira V Pereira Akemi Nagata Magda Regina Silva Moura Marcia Olmos Moucachen Antonio Carlos de Moraes Catarina Terumi Abe Mendonca Andrea Paula Dos Santos Pinto 13

14 IBCLCs in Brazil 2008 Maria Haydee Augusto Brito Fabiane Elias Mizobuchi Marcia Regina Silva Patricia Pires Queiroz Ruy Medeiros Oliveira Leandro Meirelles Nunes Dalton Luis Chiaradia Virginia B. de R. Silva Denize Menezes Lourenco Rosemeire A. Gandolfo Chiaradia Maristela de Marchi Benassi Tania Maria C. Batista Ana Paula Melo Viana Ana Carla Zuccoli Kelly Pereira Coca 14

15 IBCLCs in Brazil 2009 Stella M. Siqueira Martins Elisabeth Kuehn de Souza Edson Borges Souza Angela Narcisa M Soares Milene Da Rosa Sandra Valeria Martins Pereira Sandra Da Silva Monteiro 15

16 The IBLCE Exam 16

competency standards An IBCLC anywhere in the

17 Worldwide Standard All candidates are assessed against exactly the same body of knowledge and competency standards An IBCLC anywhere in the world should have the same entry level knowledge and skills 17

18 Exam data Since the first exam in 1985, there have been 25 annual exams held on the last Monday in July Exam changes: from slides to photos (1996), and now more photos (2010, n=100) with fewer questions (175) while still improving the quality 41,112 have sat this exam since

than English IBLCE s strict exam translation and retranslation procedures have

19 Translations The exam has been translated into 18 languages determined by need and availability of resources Over 25% have sat the exam in a language other than English IBLCE s strict exam translation and retranslation procedures have been validated and are now accepted as the standard used by other examining bodies. 19

Taiwanese There are also adaptations to accommodate different versions of the same language eg

20 Exam Languages Translations (since 1987): Arabic Croatian Dutch French German Hebrew Hungarian Indonesian Icelandic Italian Japanese Korean Polish Portuguese Slovenian Spanish Swedish Taiwanese There are also adaptations to accommodate different versions of the same language eg European and Canadian French, American and British English, and European and South American Spanish. 20

21 Future Plans 21

22 Future plans Online exam application and recertification Online exam Enhancing the credential Strengthening recertification New translations New countries New credentials 22

23 2012 Exam Eligibility Requirements 1000 hours clinical experience as a health professional or as a breastfeeding support counselor Experience must be obtained in an appropriately supervised setting Higher education in 14 subjects that are typically studied by health professionals during their formal education 90 hours of education in human lactation and breastfeeding 23

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25 Anna Utter & Ellen McIntyre Cutting the 25 th Anniversary Cake in March

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