RE: Re: WOW ILCA Registration

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it just so happens I do

 

The La Leche League of Washington Conference will be held October 15-17, 2010 in Redmond, WA.  We have an amazing line up of speakers and topics.  Incredible really.  I'm so excited about it...although I'm not looking forward to the cumbersome application for nursing contact hours with this many speakers and sessions...  www.lllwaconf.org

 

A couple of highlights:  Sessions on breastfeeding and feminism, tongue-tie from an embryologic perspective, an ethics session with Diane Wiessinger that is a working session to develop your own 'personal code of ethics', new research on vitamin D, and more.  I'll attach the flyer with info about the special early-early discount rate (starting yesterday and only until 50 spots are filled).  Become a member for the best rate.  If you can set aside money now, it will be well worth it!  If you are a LLL Leader, don't register at this time, you will be elgible for additional discounts when regular registration opens in the summer.

I also do the GOLD online conference.  It is worth the money for the CERPs and the speakers are international.  I prefer in-person events, but this one is too good of a deal to pass up.  I will also being organizing a group (hopefully of more than 15) to get the group rate of $165.  Let me know if you want on the list.  www.goldconf.com

 

Birth and Beyond in Seattle will also have a conference this year (usually in May).  Details have not been announced yet.  The speakers are always local to the Seattle area, but we have some really awesome experts around these parts!  www.birthandbeyond.com

 

Oh, and what was the training with Tow in Portland?  I keep meaning to look that up again...

 

Peace,

Healy

Seattle, WA

 

 

 

Yes, it would be very nice if ILCA could do a conference every now and then at a regular location. I am not looking for pampering, just professional dialogue, cerps and general learning. Even if I had $1400 to spare, I'd rather keep it for emergencies than blow it all on an ILCA conference, especially with the economy right now! I wonder how many others of us out there exist who also feel the same way? It would be nice if every other year ILCA would do an eco-conference.

btw does anyone know of any cerp offering conferences in the pacific NW? I keep hearing of stuff in the NE states but not much in OR, WA, CA area. Info would be appreciated! Thanks. >> I'm dying to go to the conference but it is SO expensive. For those of us who have to pay for it on our own, that is seriously steep. By the time I factor in airfare, hotel , food and incidentals, I'm easily looking at $1400 for the whole trip. Yikes!

> > Carroll>

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the la leche league conference is coming up in october in the seattle area! it's always great, and i bet emily will post something about it, too!

Beebe, M.Ed., IBCLC Lactation Consultant/Postpartum Doula www.second9months.com

See breastfeeding articles at www.fertilefoods.com---

Subject: Re: WOW ILCA RegistrationTo: Date: Saturday, January 2, 2010, 8:22 PM

Yes, it would be very nice if ILCA could do a conference every now and then at a regular location. I am not looking for pampering, just professional dialogue, cerps and general learning. Even if I had $1400 to spare, I'd rather keep it for emergencies than blow it all on an ILCA conference, especially with the economy right now! I wonder how many others of us out there exist who also feel the same way? It would be nice if every other year ILCA would do an eco-conference. btw does anyone know of any cerp offering conferences in the pacific NW? I keep hearing of stuff in the NE states but not much in OR, WA, CA area. Info would be appreciated! Thanks.>> I'm dying to go to the conference but

it is SO expensive. For those of us who have to pay for it on our own, that is seriously steep. By the time I factor in airfare, hotel , food and incidentals, I'm easily looking at $1400 for the whole trip. Yikes!> > Carroll>

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oh, , please post the portland thing for us. i hadn't heard about that..or just wasn't paying attention!

Beebe, M.Ed., IBCLC Lactation Consultant/Postpartum Doula www.second9months.com

See breastfeeding articles at www.fertilefoods.com---

Subject: Re: Re: WOW ILCA RegistrationTo: Date: Saturday, January 2, 2010, 8:49 PM

it just so happens I do

The La Leche League of Washington Conference will be held October 15-17, 2010 in Redmond, WA. We have an amazing line up of speakers and topics. Incredible really. I'm so excited about it...although I'm not looking forward to the cumbersome application for nursing contact hours with this many speakers and sessions... www.lllwaconf. org

A couple of highlights: Sessions on breastfeeding and feminism, tongue-tie from an embryologic perspective, an ethics session with Diane Wiessinger that is a working session to develop your own 'personal code of ethics', new research on vitamin D, and more. I'll attach the flyer with info about the special early-early discount rate (starting yesterday and only until 50 spots are filled). Become a member for the best rate. If you can set aside money now, it will be well worth it! If you are a LLL Leader, don't register at this time, you will be elgible for additional discounts when regular registration opens in the summer.I also do the GOLD online conference. It is worth the money for the CERPs and the speakers are international. I prefer in-person events, but this one is too good of a deal to pass up. I will also being organizing a group (hopefully of more than 15) to get the group rate of

$165. Let me know if you want on the list. www.goldconf. com

Birth and Beyond in Seattle will also have a conference this year (usually in May). Details have not been announced yet. The speakers are always local to the Seattle area, but we have some really awesome experts around these parts! www.birthandbeyond. com

Oh, and what was the training with Tow in Portland? I keep meaning to look that up again...

Peace,

Healy

Seattle, WA

On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 8:22 PM, <blueflamingahava@ yahoo.com> wrote:

Yes, it would be very nice if ILCA could do a conference every now and then at a regular location. I am not looking for pampering, just professional dialogue, cerps and general learning. Even if I had $1400 to spare, I'd rather keep it for emergencies than blow it all on an ILCA conference, especially with the economy right now! I wonder how many others of us out there exist who also feel the same way? It would be nice if every other year ILCA would do an eco-conference. btw does anyone know of any cerp offering conferences in the pacific NW? I keep hearing of stuff in the NE states but not much in OR, WA, CA area. Info would be appreciated! Thanks. >> I'm dying to go to the conference but it is SO expensive. For those of us who have to pay for it on our own, that is seriously steep. By the time I factor in airfare, hotel , food and incidentals, I'm easily looking at $1400 for the whole trip. Yikes!> > Carroll>

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Okay, found it.  Date for Portland had not been set as of this message.  , do you still have plans to do this?

Thanks,

 

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:23:28 -0500To: < >

Subject: Holistic Practices for Pregnancy, Birth and Breastfeeding

  I get emails and calls from colleagues almost daily asking me about my holistic practice--either specific questions to assist clients (like how to treat plugged ducts and mastitis or thrush, or how to detect food allergies and do gut healing) or more general questions about how I practice and where LCs can learn the holistic practices I have learned. I am extremely passionate about de-medicalizing this profession and broadening the knowledge, wisdom and skill set of LCs (and doulas and midwives) to include the practices that I use everyday. I am currently writing a book, creating a series of workshops and adding additional means by which I can teach this information.

I have been teaching a parenting series for several years now that has been very successful. It feels like the perfect time for me to offer these workshops to colleagues.

So, if you will be in Colorado next weekend, I am teaching this workshop for practitioners on Saturday. If you live in the area and are interested or have interested clients, I am giving an introductory lecture for parents on Sunday afternoon. I am also making plans to be in Portland ME and Portland OR early next year and hopefully lots of other places as well!

Also--if you are in the CO Springs area--I will actually be there b/c I em lecturing at the annual Chiropractic Convention--I will be talking to a couple of hundred chiropractors about collaboration between chiros and LCs to help breastfeeding babies. Hopefully, one of more of them will come from your community and eventually we will all have a pretty easy time grooming someone who can work on out tongue-tied, traumatized and otherwise structurally restricted babies!

 

Holistic Practices for Pregnancy, Birth and Breastfeeding:A Workshop for Lactation Consultants, Midwives and Doulas with Tow, IBCLC More and more women are interested in using non-pharmaceutical approaches for treating the most common physical and emotional concerns of pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding. Practitioners who recognize the normalcy of birth and breastfeeding are well-equipped to support mothers in accessing and utilizing holistic approaches to care. Practitioners can easily gain basic knowledge and skills in homeopathy, energy medicine such as Bach Flowers and EFT, herbs, home remedies and nutrition specific to the needs of pregnant and nursing mothers. In using these therapies, mothers are offered an alternative to more interventive care, while the practitioner also models a holistic approach that the mother can integrate into her own care and the raising of her family.

 These holistic approaches are simple and practical and can be integrated immediately. Some are both preventive and therapeutic such as the use of nutrition in pregnancy, while others are deeply supportive such as the use of Bach Flowers or EFT during labor. Most have acutely therapeutic applications such as the use of home remedies, herbs or homeopathy for treating mastitis or plugged ducts, normalizing milk supply or healing birth trauma.

  Tow, IBCLC practices Holistic Lactation in Connecticut. It is her experience that integrating holistic therapies into her practice has provided a far broader support system for women who are planning to conceive (especially those having difficulties), are pregnant, birthing or breastfeeding. Knowledge of holistic modalities has also helped her to establish a support system for her clients among other holistic practitioners in her community, further expanding opportunities mothers have for successful birth and breastfeeding experiences.

  is the mother of three children 1988, 1992, 1998, born at home and raised from the premise that all life seeks its own well-being and acts in its own best interests. Primary is a trust that through the practice of raising vibrational energy we allow the body’s own intelligence to direct its own healing and find balance. is the owner of Intuitive Health Network in which she combines her 20 years of passionate information-gathering, learning and training in her work as an intuitive, vibrational healer, nutritional consultant, educator, mentor and lactation consultant. is co-creator of the Sumati Home Remedy Kit. Her passion is in working with women and babies in the primal period, the four years from pre-conception through the age of three to optimize our deepest potential for well-being.

  Cost: $100 (application will be made for continuing education credits, but not guaranteed)Box Lunch Included  To register, contact Gerboth at , or by email at ginapueblo@...

 

Raising Children HolisticallyAn Introduction for Parents In our culture, the concept of well-child care has trained us to rely on doctors to treat the simplest of ailments from coughs and colds, to stomach aches and insect bites. Yet, taking care of our own children—keeping them well and treating them ourselves--can be the most empowering of experiences.

 Using excellent nutrition as a foundation, we can raise functionally healthy children who respond well to supportive measures, such as home remedies, homeopathy, Bach Flowers and energy medicine.  This lecture provides an introduction to the concepts and tools available to us as parents in raising our children holistically. The content offers some of the key points contained in the 4-part series " Raising Children Holistically: A Series for Parents " which covers nutrition, home remedies, energy medicine and integration of practices into family life.

 

Cost $35To register, contact Gerboth at , or by email at ginapueblo@....

 

Combine with the professional workshop: " Holistic Practices for Pregnancy, Birth and Breastfeeding: A Workshop for Lactation Consultants, Midwives and Doulas with Tow, IBCLC " on 11/21 for $120.

  

Tow, IBCLC, CT, USAIntuitive Parenting Network, LLC

 

oh, , please post the portland thing for us.  i hadn't heard about that..or just wasn't paying attention!

 

Beebe, M.Ed., IBCLC Lactation Consultant/Postpartum Doula www.second9months.com

See breastfeeding articles at www.fertilefoods.com---

Subject: Re: Re: WOW ILCA Registration To: Date: Saturday, January 2, 2010, 8:49 PM

 

it just so happens I do

 

The La Leche League of Washington Conference will be held October 15-17, 2010 in Redmond, WA.  We have an amazing line up of speakers and topics.  Incredible really.  I'm so excited about it...although I'm not looking forward to the cumbersome application for nursing contact hours with this many speakers and sessions...  www.lllwaconf. org

 

A couple of highlights:  Sessions on breastfeeding and feminism, tongue-tie from an embryologic perspective, an ethics session with Diane Wiessinger that is a working session to develop your own 'personal code of ethics', new research on vitamin D, and more.  I'll attach the flyer with info about the special early-early discount rate (starting yesterday and only until 50 spots are filled).  Become a member for the best rate.  If you can set aside money now, it will be well worth it!  If you are a LLL Leader, don't register at this time, you will be elgible for additional discounts when regular registration opens in the summer.

I also do the GOLD online conference.  It is worth the money for the CERPs and the speakers are international.  I prefer in-person events, but this one is too good of a deal to pass up.  I will also being organizing a group (hopefully of more than 15) to get the group rate of $165.  Let me know if you want on the list.  www.goldconf. com

 

Birth and Beyond in Seattle will also have a conference this year (usually in May).  Details have not been announced yet.  The speakers are always local to the Seattle area, but we have some really awesome experts around these parts!  www.birthandbeyond. com

 

Oh, and what was the training with Tow in Portland?  I keep meaning to look that up again...

 

Peace,

Healy

Seattle, WA

 

 

On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 8:22 PM, <blueflamingahava@ yahoo.com> wrote:

 

Yes, it would be very nice if ILCA could do a conference every now and then at a regular location. I am not looking for pampering, just professional dialogue, cerps and general learning. Even if I had $1400 to spare, I'd rather keep it for emergencies than blow it all on an ILCA conference, especially with the economy right now! I wonder how many others of us out there exist who also feel the same way? It would be nice if every other year ILCA would do an eco-conference.

btw does anyone know of any cerp offering conferences in the pacific NW? I keep hearing of stuff in the NE states but not much in OR, WA, CA area. Info would be appreciated! Thanks.

>

> I'm dying to go to the conference but it is SO expensive. For those of us who have to pay for it on our own, that is seriously steep. By the time I factor in airfare, hotel , food and incidentals, I'm easily looking at $1400 for the whole trip. Yikes!

> > Carroll>

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It's much cheaper overall if you just plan to take the test every 5 years. Then you don't need to worry about a certain number of CERPs or anything. Obviously you will attend conferences because you are a professional, but if you just take the test instead, you will do fine.

I've only recertified by CERPs one time -- at 5 years. At 10, 15 & 20 I took the exam, and should I live to my 25th (2012) I'll take the exam again.

Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC, FILCA

www.lactationeducationconsultants.com

I took the Jan Riordan course for my initial 45 hours of CERPs to sit for the exam...it was fabulous, but it's a lot of work and if you just need individual CERPs, there are definitely more flexible ways to go. Tuition was somewhat expensive and it's a semester-long online class. That said, I'd recommend it to anyone that needs the entire blueprint to sit for the exam or if you really need 45 CERPs. Because I was not a graduate student nor a nurse, I had to appeal to the Wichita State U nursing department to be allowed to take the course.

My main objective in attending the ILCA conference wouldn't be CERPs, as I attend several La Leche League conferences each year and will be able to get the CERPs required to re-certify that way. I was hoping to go to ILCA for the up-to-date information, meeting other LCs, because I am a member of ILCA and an IBCLC and I love conferences.

As a conference planne r, I am aware of what it costs to put together a conference, pay speakers, find a suitable location, etc, but I guess my sticker shock comes from the fact that I've planned LLL conferences, where CERPs are generally a flat fee on top of incredibly low registration fees, even for the very large conferences. We did always make a little bit of money, but that's not always easy.

Anyway, whatever the reasons for the cost, as an IBCLC just starting out, I cannot imagine being able to pay approximately $1400 between airfare, hotel and registration and it just bums me out, but that's the way the cookie crumbles. Maybe next year.

Isn't that about $22-$23 dollars a CERP? I think that's actually pretty typical. I can atttend an all day conference that carries 6-7 CERPS for about $100-$130 or so.For what it is worth, I have worked in a hospital setting for over 10 years in various roles that were contingent to my professional certification in one capacity or another and they have never paid for my continuing education. In the past I have worked as a per diem educator for 3 hospitals in my county, none of them paid anything for my CEU's to retain my credentials and now I work as a LC for one of the hospitals I was previously per diem, and I now have a FTE and they still do not pay anything toward my continuing ed. If you work in a facility that does reimburse I would consider that exceptional. Perhaps it is the standard in your locale but certainly not in mine.What my facility does do however is offer a small tuition reimbursement for degree granting education so I have actually considered enrolling in the online graduate course Jan Riordan teaches (is it U of Wichita??) for the CERPS which would be covered. But it must be affiliated with an accredited college or university, this is the only one I know of....I know the USC extension courses are also offered but I don't think they require you to be enrolled as a student (and I need it to be graduate leve)....anyhow...just wanted to throw it out there in my area not reimbursing for CEU's would not be unique. I so wish it were the case, I spend hundreds of dollars a year for continuing ed to retain my various credentials...and some of these organizations are exclusive meaning they do not recognize the accredited CEU's of other bodies...which makes it very difficult!>> I just looked at the ILCA Conference Registration form and the early bird registration for a MEMBER is $735 for the full conference or $600 for the main conference (minus one day). I know that there are cheaper ways to get CERPs and continuing ed through LLL Conference and such, but I was a little surprised at the cost of this conference. I am a member and want to go, but I'm just not sure if the facility I'm going to be working with will be willing to pay that for a conference...maybe I should try to negotiate that as part of my sign-on package! Or I'd better start saving now and forgo any other conferences!> > , IBCLC> NC>

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I took the Jan Riordan course for my initial 45 hours of CERPs to sit for the exam...it was fabulous, but it's a lot of work and if you just need individual CERPs, there are definitely more flexible ways to go. Tuition was somewhat expensive and it's a semester-long online class. That said, I'd recommend it to anyone that needs the entire blueprint to sit for the exam or if you really need 45 CERPs. Because I was not a graduate student nor a nurse, I had to appeal to the Wichita State U nursing department to be allowed to take the course.My main objective in attending the ILCA conference wouldn't be CERPs, as I attend several La Leche League conferences each year and will be able to get the CERPs required to re-certify that way. I was hoping to go to ILCA for the up-to-date information, meeting other LCs, because I am a member of ILCA and an IBCLC and I love conferences.As a conference planner, I am aware of what it costs to put together a conference, pay speakers, find a suitable location, etc, but I guess my sticker shock comes from the fact that I've planned LLL conferences, where CERPs are generally a flat fee on top of incredibly low registration fees, even for the very large conferences. We did always make a little bit of money, but that's not always easy. Anyway, whatever the reasons for the cost, as an IBCLC just starting out, I cannot imagine being able to pay approximately $1400 between airfare, hotel and registration and it just bums me out, but that's the way the cookie crumbles. Maybe next year.

Isn't that about $22-$23 dollars a CERP? I think that's actually pretty typical. I can atttend an all day conference that carries 6-7 CERPS for about $100-$130 or so.

For what it is worth, I have worked in a hospital setting for over 10 years in various roles that were contingent to my professional certification in one capacity or another and they have never paid for my continuing education. In the past I have worked as a per diem educator for 3 hospitals in my county, none of them paid anything for my CEU's to retain my credentials and now I work as a LC for one of the hospitals I was previously per diem, and I now have a FTE and they still do not pay anything toward my continuing ed. If you work in a facility that does reimburse I would consider that exceptional. Perhaps it is the standard in your locale but certainly not in mine.

What my facility does do however is offer a small tuition reimbursement for degree granting education so I have actually considered enrolling in the online graduate course Jan Riordan teaches (is it U of Wichita??) for the CERPS which would be covered. But it must be affiliated with an accredited college or university, this is the only one I know of....I know the USC extension courses are also offered but I don't think they require you to be enrolled as a student (and I need it to be graduate leve)....anyhow...just wanted to throw it out there in my area not reimbursing for CEU's would not be unique. I so wish it were the case, I spend hundreds of dollars a year for continuing ed to retain my various credentials...and some of these organizations are exclusive meaning they do not recognize the accredited CEU's of other bodies...which makes it very difficult!

>

> I just looked at the ILCA Conference Registration form and the early bird registration for a MEMBER is $735 for the full conference or $600 for the main conference (minus one day). I know that there are cheaper ways to get CERPs and continuing ed through LLL Conference and such, but I was a little surprised at the cost of this conference. I am a member and want to go, but I'm just not sure if the facility I'm going to be working with will be willing to pay that for a conference...maybe I should try to negotiate that as part of my sign-on package! Or I'd better start saving now and forgo any other conferences!

>

> , IBCLC

> NC

>

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,

Please talk to me a little bit about "blackboard" or at least how I could learn more about it.

Jan

That is so ambitious! I am going to consider those topics. It takes quite a while to develop curriculum, typically anywhere from 3-5 hours of time developing curriculum per hour of presentation time. And that's assuming the facilitator is familiar with the topic. And completing the accrediting agencies documentation can take some time.I haven't developed anything for IBLCE CEU's but I am definitely considering it. We could do quite a bit with the technology. I have had IBCLC's in some of my breastfeeding courses for CLE's because that class carries ICEA contact hours for ICCE's and some IBCLC's are also ICCE's! How's that for some alphabet soup?? www.ICEA.org.It involves submitting the curriculum, a CV and usually paying a fee. I am definitely going to consider it and I would love to see the topics you have listed as well. There seems to be sparse material for advanced or experienced clinicians available distance. It seems to be easier to access the core blue print topics, but less for advanced practice so I will definitely be keeping that in mind.Interestingly enough all this discussion regarding CEU's and sitting the exam for recert and so forth brings to my mind that RN's in my state (WA) are not required to produce evidence of ANY continuing ed whatsoever to renew their licenses. Isn't that interesting? Here's something else I've been thinking about. I really wish the IBLCE would identify a way to award CEU's to IBCLC's who formally mentor IBLCE exam candidates, and who facilitate research related to breastfeeding. These tasks are time intensive and those who mentor certainly learn as well as teach and model. The perinatal educator training I facilitate consists of 3 quarters didactic, and subsequent individual co and student teaching under a trained evaluator/mentor. I definitely see potential for a similar model to train IBCLC's. >> That sounds wonderful!> Are your CEU's accepted by IBLCE? IF not, do you think you would be able to get them accepted by IBLCE?> Here are some courses I made up that I would love to see available:> > Breast Surgery: How past surgery affects the breast/Conditions leading to Breast surgery and how to counsel the nursing mother> > Understanding chronic Low Milk Supply FOR THE CLINICIAN: An in-depth look at the anatomy and physiology of low milk supply> > Science and Breast Health: what the research shows about yoga/exercise, diet/nutrition, Breastfeeding, self-breast exam, Mammography and other Breast Cancer Preventatives> > How Developing Countries view Breasts and Breastfeeding: cultural beliefs and practices in developing countries, what works well and what doesn't> > Infant Oral abnormalities: How to recognize them and specialized techniques for the Lactation Professional to facilitate breastfeeding of those infants> > Legislation and the Lactation Consultant: Steps to take to make your community a breastfeeding-friendly place to live, work and play> > I'm sure I could think of more, but those would be my top suggestions. I'd love to see in-depth courses (with lots of diagrams & references) about those topics directed towards LC's and other clinicians. I have taken some courses that sort of claimed to cover those topics, but ended up being more of a summary than a really in-depth look at the topic. If these could be IBLCE CEU's and at a reasonable price, that would just be terrific! : )> >

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Dear Kathy,

Thanks for the “inside story”.

Ellen in Florida

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Subject: Re: WOW ILCA

Registration

There have been several comments

about resort locations and the need for " regular " locations for ILCA

conferences. Remember, though, ILCA is very limited

in the hotels that can host such a very large conference. Not many exist throughout the USA that can hold 500-1000

participants with dozens of conference sessions, large plenary sessions, food

needs for that many attendees, room needs for that many,

etc. The JR Marriott chain has always offered ILCA a very good deal (although

to you it seems very high priced) on

all its conference deals. If you compare

the Hale/Hartmann conference, a two

day offering at almost $400, to the

ILCA conference, a 5 day offering at $700, they are very comparable. In fact, it works that way for many of the large conference offerings.

The ILCA conference is not a huge money maker

for ILCA; membership

is our main income. Most of the conference income goes right back out to cover the cost of the

conference. We keep the cost as low as possible for our membership

in order to encourage attendance by as many

as possible. And we hope you will consider saving your dollars and

attending the 25th Anniversary of ILCA in San

this coming

July.

Kathy Parkes, ILCA Treasurer