14 December, 2017 I write today on behalf of the ILCA Board of Directors to make members aware of events surrounding the 2017 ILCA Conference “Knowledge, Diversity and Equity: Global Access to Skilled Lactation Care” in Toronto, Canada in July. While many aspects of the conference are remembered fondly, the purpose of this letter is […]
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LCANZ Member Spotlight: Ruth O’Donovan
Ruth O’Donovan trained as a nurse and midwife in Dublin, Ireland before moving with her family to her husband’s home town of Christchurch in 2007. It was after the birth of her third baby in 2008 that she decided to follow her interest in breastfeeding and became an IBCLC in 2010. She worked at Christchurch […]
Lyn Slatter Memorial Scholarship Winner: Michelle Mitchell
Hello, I’m Michelle Mitchell (Hamrosi) and I live on the South Coast of NSW, near Batemans Bay. I work part time as a General Practitioner in two different clinics (one purely in general practice and the other is a private midwifery clinic). I also work part time for ANU as a lecturer in the Department […]
Join the UNGA 72 Social Media Relay!
Join the UNGA 72 Social Media Relay! The 72nd Regular Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 72) has convened and the General Debate on the theme ‘Focusing on People: Striving for Peace and a Decent Life for All on a Sustainable Planet’ will open on 19 September 2017. A sustainable planet can only be […]
LCANZ Member Profile: Dr Yvonne LeFort
Dr. Yvonne LeFort is a Canadian-trained family physician who is based in Auckland, New Zealand. She is a graduate of Dalhousie Medical School and University of Calgary Family Medicine in Canada. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine and a member of the Board of Directors. She is a founding member of […]
