IBLCE: International Board of Lactation

Consultant Examiners:the first 25 years

Anna Utter, Regional DirectorIBLCE in the Americas

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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)

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IBLCE: Vision & Mission

VisionIBLCE 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.

MissionIBLCE is the global authority that determines the

competence of practitioners in lactation and breastfeeding care.

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

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IBLCE Senior staff

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Anna UtterRegional Director, The Americas

Isle BichlerRegional Director, Europe and the Middle East

Karolyn VaughanRegional Director, Asia Pacific

Cindy HoganExecutive Assistant,International Office

Marcia Lutostanski, Interim Executive Director

IBLCE Board 2010

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Broad geographical and professional representation

Ellen Gail Jeanne Angela

Padmini Wendelmoet Paula Becky

Julie Jim Tomoko Rachelle Kaili

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‘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).

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IBLCE Board Chairs

1985 – 1987 Judy Good, RN IBCLC Delegate, LLLI 1987 – 1989 Jan Riordan, RN, IBCLC Educator, Researcher, Author1989 – 1990 Arnold Tanis, MD, FAAP, IBCLC, Delegate, LLLI Med Assoc1990 – 1993 Allan Coleman, MD, FAAP, IBCLC, Observer, AAP 1991 – 1993 Sylvie Vannier-Savard, BA, IBCLC, Canadian Delegate1993 – 1998 Arnold Tanis, MD, FAAP, IBCLC, Delegate, LLLI Med Assoc1998 – 2000 Molly Pessl, BSN, IBCLC, Educator2000 – 2002 Judith B. Roepke, RD, PhD, Delegate, ADA2002 – 2005 Wendy Brodribb, MBBS, IBCLC Delegate, NMAA2005 – 2007 Roberta Hewat, PhD, RN, IBCLC, Researcher 2007 – 2008 Claibourne Dungy, MD, MPH, FAAP, Delegate, AAP2008 – Ellen McIntyre, OAM, PhD, IBCLC, Delegate, ABA

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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.

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 Brazil1998 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 Brazil1993-1999

Elsa R J Giugliani

Maria Beatriz Do Nascimento

Roberto Mario S. Issler

Honorina de Almeida

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IBCLCs in Brazil2000-2005

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 Brazil2006

Luciana Herrero Angela Maria De Morais Oliveira

Eunice Amaral Maria do R de Fatima R KehrleJefferson Pereira Guilherme Marcia Mizrahy LimaVania Olivetti Steffen Abdallah Marcia Cristina Guerreiro ReisDaniela Marques Lima Mota Ferreira Rosane Siqueira V Pereira

Walkiria S. Pinheiro dos Santos Akemi NagataMarion Kohlmann Magda Regina Silva Moura

Aline Rodrigues Correa Sudo Marcia Olmos MoucachenErasmo Eustaquio Cozac Antonio Carlos de MoraesElida Peixoto Moreira de Farias Catarina Terumi Abe MendoncaNidia de Castro Bastos Andrea Paula Dos Santos Pinto

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IBCLCs in Brazil2008

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 Brazil2009

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

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 25annual 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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TranslationsThe 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 LanguagesTranslations (since 1987):

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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.

ArabicCroatianDutchFrench GermanHebrewHungarianIndonesianIcelandic

ItalianJapaneseKoreanPolishPortugueseSlovenianSpanishSwedishTaiwanese

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Future Plans

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Future plans

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

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

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Anna Utter & Ellen McIntyre Cutting the 25th Anniversary Cake in March 2010

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For more information visitwww.americas.iblce.org