IBLCE: International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners: the

IBLCE: International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners: the

IBLCE:
International Board of Lactation
Consultant Examiners:
the first 25 years
Anna Utter, Regional Director
IBLCE in the Americas
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IBLCE – in brief
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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)
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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.
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Structure of IBLCE
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International Office in Virginia, USA
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Three regional offices
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IBLCE in the Americas (USA)
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IBLCE in Asia Pacific (Australia)
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IBLCE in Europe and the Middle East (Austria)
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Supported by a team of IBLCE Country
Coordinators in most countries where there are
IBCLCs
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Board of Directors and committees
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IBLCE Senior staff
Isle Bichler
Cindy Hogan
Regional Director,
Executive Assistant,
Europe and the
International Office
Middle East
Anna Utter
Karolyn Vaughan
Regional Director,
Regional Director,
The Americas
Asia Pacific
Marcia
Lutostanski,
Interim
Executive
Director
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IBLCE Board 2010
Jeanne
Gail
Ellen
Angela
Broad geographical
and professional
representation
Padmini
Julie
Jim
Wendelmoet
Tomoko
Paula
Rachelle
Becky
Kaili
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‘I’ in International
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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).
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IBLCE Board Chairs
1985 – 1987
1987 – 1989
1989 – 1990
1990 – 1993
1991 – 1993
1993 – 1998
1998 – 2000
2000 – 2002
2002 – 2005
2005 – 2007
2007 – 2008
2008 –
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
Ellen McIntyre, OAM, PhD, IBCLC, Delegate, ABA
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IBCLCs in Brazil
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62 currently certified IBCLCs live in Brazil
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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.
1998 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
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IBLCE Exam in Brazil
1998 to 2009
Year
Sat Exam
Passed Exam
Pass Rate
1998
61
30
49.2%
2000
36
12
33.3%
2002
29
14
48.3%
2004
34
30
88.2%
2006
32
22
68.8%
2008
28
15
53.6%
2009
19
7
36.8%
Total
239
130
54.4%
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IBCLCs in Brazil
1993-1999
Elsa R J Giugliani
Maria Beatriz Do Nascimento
Roberto Mario S. Issler
Honorina de Almeida
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IBCLCs in Brazil
2000-2005
Ariane Nadolskis Severine
Marcus Renato de Carvalho
Analia Ribeiro Heck
Silvana Salgado Nader
Andrea dos Santos
Marcia Dorcelina Trindade Cardoso
Ione Queiroz de Jesus
Angela M. Amancio de Avila
Evanguelia Santos
Ana Maria Calaca Prigenzi
Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho Correa
Maria Fernanda Dornaus
Clea Machado de Carvalho
Suzana Lopes Melo
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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
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IBCLCs in Brazil
2008
Maria Haydee Augusto Brito
Virginia B. de R. Silva
Fabiane Elias Mizobuchi
Denize Menezes Lourenco
Marcia Regina Silva
Rosemeire A. Gandolfo Chiaradia
Patricia Pires Queiroz
Maristela de Marchi Benassi
Ruy Medeiros Oliveira
Tania Maria C. Batista
Leandro Meirelles Nunes
Ana Paula Melo Viana
Dalton Luis Chiaradia
Ana Carla Zuccoli
Kelly Pereira Coca
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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
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The IBLCE Exam
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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
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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 1985
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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.
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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.
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Future Plans
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Future plans
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Online exam application and recertification
Online exam
Enhancing the credential
Strengthening recertification
New translations
New countries
New credentials
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2012 Exam Eligibility
Requirements
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1000 hours clinical experience as a health
professional or as a breastfeeding support
counselor
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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
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Anna Utter & Ellen McIntyre Cutting the
25th Anniversary Cake in March 2010
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For more information visit
www.americas.iblce.org
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