Published: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 – 10:00am A resounding agreement was reached on three updates to Australian infant feeding advice by all participants, including key industry bodies at a recent Summit. The Centre for Food & Allergy Research (CFAR) Australian Infant Feeding Guidelines Summit was hosted by Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) on Friday 13th May […]
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Lyn Slatter Memorial Scholarship Criteria 2019
LCANZ Lyn Slatter Memorial Scholarship 2019 Lyn Slatter worked tirelessly in her commitment to the profession of IBCLC and to the promotion of breastfeeding. Countless mothers and babies benefited from her knowledge, experience and wisdom. Lyn was a great mentor and role model for many IBCLC’s, midwives and other health professionals and had a great […]
LCANZ Member Profile: Jayne Vidler
My name is Jayne Vidler. I am an IBCLC and a registered nurse from Karana Downs, West Brisbane. We are just on the border of Brisbane and Ipswich. I spent some of my child hood growing up out here, and when I had children of my own, we moved back here to be closer to […]
LCANZ Member Spotlight: Anita Bearzatto
My name is Anita Bearzatto. I am a General Practitioner and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant from Melbourne. I work in private practice and do some sessions at the The Royal Women’s Hospital. I see families with complicated breastfeeding problems and I continue to see general practice patients with a focus on maternal and child […]
LCANZ Member Spotlight: Kristy Newnham
I don’t remember a time when it was a conscious decision to become a Nurse, it was more something that I always knew I’d become. I was always baby crazy as a child. I was that kid at a BBQ begging for a cuddle, or helping out with the toddlers. When I was 12 my […]
MEDICARE REBATE APPLICATION
Dear Members, It is with great disappointment, but not discouragement, that we write to inform you that our 2017 efforts to advocate for Medicare Rebates for IBCLCs has been rejected. I am informed by some inaugural and historical members of the Professional and Political Advocacy Committee (PPAC) that the 2017 application progressed further than any […]
