Ethics Extravaganza 2025

Online June 1 - 30, 2025

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Ethics Extravaganza 2025, offers 5.25 E CERPs for IBCLCs around the world to help satisfy the requirement for a minimum of 5.00 E CERPs on ethics and related topics for IBCLC recertification.

Some of the presentations for Ethics Extravaganza are new and some are drawn from previous iLactation conferences. Anyone is welcome to register, but please note that for IBLCE re-certification, you can claim only for presentations that you have not viewed previously. CLCs can also use these CERPs for re-certification.
 

The good, the bad & the unethical: Being an IBCLC in the age of social media

Caoimhe Whelan, BEng, IBCLC, MSc(research) - Read more

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The good, the bad & the unethical: Being an IBCLC in the age of social media

Caoimhe Whelan, BEng, IBCLC, MSc(research)

Caoimhe Whelan is an IBCLC working in private practice in Dublin, Ireland. She is interested in maternal mental health, feminism, qualitative research, low milk production and epistemology (as it pertains to breastfeeding and lactation).

The good, the bad & the unethical: Being an IBCLC in the age of social media

This presentation will explore the realities and challenges of being an IBCLC in an era where people are increasingly turning to social media platforms for information. It will look at how parents’ feeding choices and mental health are influenced by content they see on social media and ethical and professional considerations for IBCLCs who post on social media. The presentation will also consider the addictive nature of social media platforms and the predatory marketing tactics of non WHO-code complaint companies.

1.25 E (VII) CERP

Conflicts of interest and the protection of breastfeeding

Katie Pereira-Kotze, RD (SA), M Nutr, PhD - Read more

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Conflicts of interest and the protection of breastfeeding

Catherine Pereira-Kotze, RD(SA), MNutr, PhD

Dr Catherine Pereira-Kotze has been working in the field of public health nutrition since 2005. Her work experience includes the programme management of, training, and research in maternal, infant, and young child nutrition. She is passionate about the protection, promotion, and support of breastfeeding and striving to make a difference to the lives of the most vulnerable groups. Her skills include public health nutrition research and policy advocacy, communications, education, training and mentorship. She has worked in low-, middle- and high-income country settings. Catherine spent most of her life in Cape Town (South Africa), and in 2020, relocated to the UK. She is currently working as a part-time Senior Nutritionist at First Steps Nutrition Trust and a consultant to Alive and Thrive East Asia Pacific.

Conflicts of interest and the protection of breastfeeding

This presentation will provide an overview of the concept of “conflicts of interest” and examples of how conflicts arise in the area of breastfeeding protection, promotion and support. Most recent guidance on how to avoid and manage conflicts of interest will be shared, together with advice on the responsibilities of health care workers.

1.00 E (V,VII) CERP

A balancing act. How to assess risk vs benefit ratio when it comes to depressive spectrum disorders medications in lactation.

Karolina Morze, Mpharm - Read more

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A balancing act. How to assess risk vs benefit ratio when it comes to depressive spectrum disorders medications in lactation.

Karolina Morze, MPharm

Karolina Morze is a pharmacist and specializes in pharmacotherapy in lactation. She works as a consulting pharmacist in a private practice in Poland. In her clinical practice she works with lactating individuals with various health issues, helping mothers with both common problems, chronic or rare diseases to reconcile the therapy and breastfeeding with as little intervention as possible, respecting mothers’ wishes and needs.
She conducts training for IBCLCs, midwives, doctors, pharmacists and other medical professionals as well as non-medical lactation supporters in the field of medication and breastfeeding, attempting to explain complex pharmacological problems in an easy to understand way. She conducts research on the Drug Related Problems and outcomes of maternal medication on the breastfed children.
She is a member of the Polish Society of Clinical Pharmacy and Polish Society of Pharmacovigilance. She is also an author of several books and publications.

A balancing act. How to assess risk vs benefit ratio when it comes to  depressive spectrum disorders medications in lactation.

This presentation explores the complexities of assessing medication safety for depression in lactating women. It delves into the challenges of weighing risks and benefits, common obstacles faced in this evaluation, and various scenarios to consider. Risks associated with medication, infant exposure via breastmilk, formula feeding, not breastfeeding at all, and the consequences of untreated depression will be discussed. Additionally, the presentation will explore how patient autonomy laws impact decision-making in this context.

1.00 E (IV,VII) CERP

Also known as the WHO Code: understanding and making the International Code relevant

Lourdes Santaballa Mora, MS, IBCLC, CLAAS, IYCFS - Read more

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Also known as the WHO Code: understanding and making the International Code relevant

Lourdes Santaballa Mora, MS, IBCLC, CLAAS, IYCFS

Lourdes Santaballa is a community activist and community organizer, having worked in the domestic violence, housing equity and reproductive rights/infant feeding movements. In lactation, Lourdes has worked as a volunteer peer counselor, IBCLC, mentor, researcher and trainer. She is the co-founder of Alimentación Segura Infantil, an organization focused on increasing breastfeeding, leadership, and capacity building in traditionally marginalized communities, with a focus on disaster preparedness, response and recovery, which speaks in non-binary and gender inclusive terminology in the binary language of Spanish. Formed after Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, and still working after the earthquakes of 2019-2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic. ASI is currently the largest non-profit community-based infant and young child feeding organization in Puerto Rico, also providing services wherever Spanish speaking assistance is needed. ASI has also been an IBCLC Care Award recipient and is a mentorship path for aspiring IBCLCs. Lourdes is a former La Leche League leader and has been active in the United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC), IFE (Infant Feeding in Emergencies) Core Group and United States Lactation Consultant Association (USLCA) and has received various awards and recognitions in the field for her activism and research. Amidst two category 5 hurricanes, earthquakes, and a global pandemic, she was able to finish her master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition and Integrative Health in 2020. You can listen to her weekly podcast in Spanish, Teta y Pecho: Lactancia Interseccional on all the major platforms.

Also known as the WHO Code: understanding and making the International Code relevant

The International Code on Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes is one of the most important documents regarding ethical conduct on education and the promotion of products to our service population. But how many of us have (or will) really read it? In simple words and with everyday examples, we will dissect the most important aspects of the document and give concrete examples of what the International Code covers and doesn’t, some of its problems and limitations, and how we can ethically apply its intentions to our work as lactation support professionals.

2.00 E (VII) CERP