Consistent with the IBLCE Code of Professional Practice (CPC) #1, analyze ethical dimensions of promoting, protecting, and supporting breastfeeding.
Objectives
- Given a scenario about a mother who is asking the IBCLC to lie about an issue, determine what steps could/should be used for ethical decision-making.
- Given a scenario where a new mother is giving her baby up for adoption, identify whether the problem is an ethical dilemma, ethical distress, or locus of authority issues.
- Given a scenario where two lesbian mothers wish to feed a new baby, recognize the potential strong and weak rationales for ethical decision-making in that situation.
- Discuss the use of off-label drugs for lactating clients in terms of their characteristics, considerations, legality, and governing principles.
- Recognize the presence of and possible strategies to deal with conflict of interest in research as well as clinical situations.
- Identify at least 5 strategies that IBCLCs have used to help resolve ethical dilemmas.
Materials Required to Complete Course
Credits
This learning program is approved for 5.0 E-CERPs in the Clinical Skills discipline and 5.0 contact hours.
Requirements for Obtaining Credits
- Complete all required assignments in the course.
- Complete Post-test with 100% accuracy.
- Complete the course evaluation.
Includes:
Continuing Education Credits Included:
- 5.0 E-CERPs
- 5.0 contact hours
CERPs for topic areas of the IBCLC Detailed Content Outline:
- 5.0 E-CERPs in the Clinical Skills/Ethics