Ethics Extravaganza 2022

June 1 - July 15, 2022

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Photo credit: Paul Carter, We Do It In Public. Used with permission.

Our 8th online ethics conference, Ethics Extravaganza 2022, is made up of E CERP presentations from our conferences in the previous years plus some new presentations. iLactation offers 5 E CERPs for IBCLCs around the world to help satisfy the requirement for a minimum of 5 E CERPs on ethics and related topics for IBCLC re-certification. We have 5 speakers, 2 are listed below. See link at bottom left for full details.

Dangerous liaisons: conflicts of interest and breastfeeding protection

Constance Ching, MSW - Read more

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Dangerous liaisons: conflicts of interest and breastfeeding protection

Constance Ching, MSW

Constance Ching currently works for Alive & Thrive (FHI 360), providing technical support in Code advocacy and improved implementation in the ASEAN region. Prior to that, she worked for IBFAN-ICDC, was involved in capacity building with governments, UN agencies and NGOs on Code implementation and monitoring. Constance also participated in the World Health Assembly and other global forums to advocate for stronger Code-related measures. Her other work experiences include supervising a university-wide service-learning program in Hong Kong and managing community programs for homeless people living with HIV/AIDS and mental illness in New York City, USA. She is currently based in Penang, Malaysia.

Dangerous liaisons: conflicts of interest and breastfeeding protection

Health workers and the health system are the primary source of trusted health advice for parents and therefore have immense influence over infant and young child feeding decisions. Because of that, they have always been the prime channel for promotion of breastmilk substitutes. Health workers are increasingly faced with the question of whether to participate in industry sponsored seminars, conferences, and research. Companies also forge financial links with medical establishments, professional associations, and public health agencies. These practices are fraught with conflicts of interest and compromise the integrity, professional judgement, and public credibility at individual and institutional levels. In this webinar, we will identify some examples of conflicts of interest in the health systems, how they come in the form of “help in disguise”, and how conflicts of interest undermine breastfeeding. Definition and meaning of conflicts of interest in the context of the Code will be examined, along with recommended actions that can help strengthen COI safeguards to protect breastfeeding.

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.