Kathy O'Grady Venter is a registered nurse and retired midwife. She has been an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) since 1990.
Kathy is a WHO|UNICEF trained BFHI Assessor and Trainer (1991) through IBFAN Africa and currently she is a CoChair of the BFI assessment committee of the Breastfeeding Committee for Canada (BCC), BFI Lead Assessor – BCC Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) Assessment Committee, Lactation consultant Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto and Breastfeeding educator and BFI consultant.
In the past, Kathy has been Chair for the BCC, Chair of the BFI assessment/education committee of the Baby Friendly Initiative Ontario and the recipient of the Canadian Lactation Consult Association Award for Clinical Excellence.
We will review the importance of recognizing social influences that impact women’s breastfeeding success, selecting strategies to support successful infant feeding outcomes for vulnerable women and ways to empower women to breastfeed with confidence.
Approaching clinical care in an ethical manner is a core component of providing care as an IBCLC. Sometimes however, it can be hard to figure out what the ethical response is during everyday practice. Through the lens of clinical scenarios, this presentation encourages delegates to think critically about ethical practice and raises awareness of potential inconsistencies in care and subtle ethical issues which are sometimes overlooked. Learn more about your ethical responsibilities and ways to manage ethical dilemmas in clinical practice.
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