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Heleen Hayes <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:49:43 +0200
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Melissa, please, don't you ever do this again! You raised my blood 
pressure and I am still recovering from the palpitations your message 
gave me...

Heleen

Op 25-8-2011 14:08, Melissa Vickers schreef:
> Hi, all
>
>
>
> After reading Liz's urgings to read IBLCE's new "Code" I must admit I don't
> see what the fuss is all about. Following the WHO Code is certainly ideal,
> but if we find we just can't adhere to it, not following it is good enough.
> That WHO Code is such an ideal, why should we expect that all IBCLCs would
> be able to achieve such a high goal? After all, we know that following the
> WHO Code is better, but some IBCLCs have problems trying to follow that
> Code. Shouldn't the choice be up to the individual IBCLC? Following the Code
> just won't fit the lifestyle of many IBCLCs and we shouldn't do anything
> that might make them feel guilty. And for IBCLCs who need help trying to
> follow the WHO Code, I understand that starting next year, as IBCLC
> candidates leave the exam, they will be given an "exit bag" full of coupons
> and samples designed especially to help the new IBCLC just in case she finds
> that following the WHO Code just doesn't work for her. I understand there
> are a number of corporations who have generously offered to fund such bags.
> A couple of them even plan to have a WHO Code Hotline that IBCLCs can call
> if they have questions about how to follow the Code in challenging
> situations.
>
>
>
> So what's the problem?
>
>
>
> Melissa Vickers, IBCLC, with tongue digging a serious hole in cheek.
>
>
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Heleen

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