I started off as a NON-RN IBCLC, and have only acquired my RN recently. Many who are familiar with RN programs around the country know that lactation turns out to be a paragraph, or if we are really lucky, a few pages in the nursing OB text. I was appalled at what was considered Lactation education in my own RN program. I am not writing this to debate an already well-debated topic between RN and NON-RN IBCLC. My purpose is to point out that all IBCLCs get the majority of their lactation education from IBCLC educational programs, and more needs to be done in Nursing schools. Rather than moan about it, I decided to DO something, so I will be going back to my alma mater to teach their lactation section, and I am suggesting that this is one way to promote lactation to 60-100 impressionable fledgling nurses at one time. I hope to give current talk about latch and follow it up with a discussion about IBCLE certification and ILCA membership. I think this is something that many of us could do, and in most cases--SHOULD DO. it would just take 2 hours of our time per college semester. This is a focus that I feel our profession desperately needs to pursue. Debbie Albert, RN, Ph.D., LMHC, IBCLC, RLC Tampa Lactation Counseling Tampa, FL *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html