Liz, thank you so much!! Great post...I'm going to keep it for further
reference. One thing you noted:
<<Jan, look at the very bottom of the IBLCE page at
_http://americas.iblce.org/what-are-cerps_ (http://americas.iblce.org/what-are-cerps) ; that has a
little summary note about CERPs not going to commercial entities that
sell Lactation-related Stuff. See p. 3 and p. 9, in particular, of the IBLCE
CERPs Provider Packet,
_http://americas.iblce.org/upload/CERPsProviderPacket-2010.pdf_ (http://americas.iblce.org/upload/CERPsProviderPacket-2010.pdf) .
If you visit the international portion of the IBLCE site, you will see
their BOD Exectuive Summaries of March and Sept 2009 discuss a Task Force
created to review awarding of CERPS. I thought IBLCE issued a statement,
too, but I can't seem to dig that up on the their website now; perhaps it has
been removed.
I am similarly stumped: what the heck *is* a "commercial entity?" I
suspect -- merely suspect -- they are trying to describe the medical-device and
pharmaceutical manufacturers who have been the object of recent scrutiny by
the ethics arms of various medical and health care societies ... but
you'll have to ask IBLCE what they mean by that one to know for sure. Now ya'll
know why Lawyer Liz is constantly yapping about the importance of
definitions in documents or policies which we are honor- or duty-bound to follow.
It makes a big honking difference.>>
I went to the website, and this is what it says:
<<programs organized by individuals or companies that manufacture, market
or distribute products that are in any way related to breastfeeding and/or
infant and young child feeding, nutrition and care, including products
within the scope of the WHO International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk
Substitutes (e.g. infant formula, bottles or teats) or programs where these
company or company personnel had input into the choice of speakers or the
content of the presentations>>
So, I'm thinking....BOOKS. Definitely related to breastfeeding. Now,
part of me is quite positive that books do not come under their definition --
otoh, they are "products" that are related to breastfeeding and/or infant &
young child feeding. So -- does that preclude ILCA? LLLI? Hale &
Hartmann? Jones & Bartlett -- should they ever want to put on a conference?
So, Ms. Lawyer Liz -- what do you think? Would you classify
BOOKS/literature/information as a "product?" Could, in fact, the Gooeypaste Nipple
Cream company come after IBLCE and say -- hey -- you let ILCA provide CERPS AND
they not only have input into the conference, but they choose the speakers
AND they market ISMs that they write and books and literature
and...and...and... -- all products related to breastfeeding!! Same w/ LLLI, or with
almost any of the individuals that provide lactation education via programs,
courses, or conferences....
I'm with you on the definitions....it needs to be spelled out.
Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC, FILCA
Lactation Education Consultants.
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