KNOWLEDGE

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KNOWLEDGE: We believe knowledge guides our practice, strengthens our value, and supports our role in transforming global health.

ILCA connects members to leading experts in the field and to the research that guides practice and policy while fostering the conversations that result in innovations in your work and the growth of our profession.

 

Learn more about how ILCA members tap into all that ILCA has to offer.

Journal of Human Lactation

Journal of Human Lactation (JHL) is the official journal of the International Lactation Consultant Association and the top-ranked breastfeeding journal in the world. This quarterly, peer-reviewed journal publishes original research, commentaries relating to human lactation and breastfeeding behavior, case reports relevant to the practicing lactation consultant and other health professionals, debate on research methods for breastfeeding and lactation studies, and discussions of the business aspects of lactation consulting.

Journal of Human Lactation

ILCA Annual Conference

At ILCA conferences, you will learn new clinical techniques; absorb fresh methods of communicating; and challenge old ways of thinking. Take this opportunity to reconnect with and learn from your peers, be inspired by those who have built our profession, and glean new insights from emerging leaders in the field. Coming together helps us develop a unified message in the international community. Together, we can promote the IBCLC® worldwide.

Annual Conference

ILCA Knowledge Center

Get the evidence-based information you need to guide your practice and build your career. ILCA offers education on the key topics you want to learn about most. Participate in live webinars, watch recorded sessions on demand, and complete study modules on select JHL articles. All with opportunity to earn the CERPs and Nursing Contact Hours you need with special discounts for ILCA members. ILCA members are eligible to earn up to ten free CERPs and Nursing Contact Hours! Our new learning platform is designed to simplify your online experience.

Knowledge Center

 

 

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All ILCA educational programs comply with the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and its subsequent World Health Assembly resolutions.

ILCA is an official sponsor of the Lactation Education Accreditation and Approval Review Committee (LEAARC). Information about accreditation and recognition of lactation courses is available on the LEAARC website.

ILCA encourages all providers of lactation education to meet the following criteria:

  • Adhere to the profession's Standards of Practice and Code of Professional Conduct.
  • Adhere to the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and its subsequent World Health Assembly resolutions.
  • Include areas of the IBLCE Detailed Content Outline.
  • Support and promote ILCA membership and IBCLC certification to students.
  • Have an established process for developing and administering programs that adhere to standard business practices.
  • Disclose commercial support and any potentially biasing factors resulting from that support.
  • Furnish an inclusive and supportive learning environment, learning resources, and a program planned and conducted by qualified individuals.
  • Prepare graduates with the competencies necessary to provide safe, competent, and ethical care in a variety of settings through a curriculum that incorporates current research findings and the best available evidence to guide lactation consulting practice.
  • Have written learning outcomes based on identified needs and methods to evaluate a participant's attainment of the specified learning outcomes.
  • Issue certificates of completion to and record the participation of each individual who qualifies for the award of contact hours.

For more information, explore our Lactation Management Course Directory.


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