SELCA is excited to announce our upcoming Mini Conference & Quarterly Meeting May 8th 10 am – 4 pm Rich Auditorium at Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia Claim your ticket here to RSVP and receive reminders, directions, room information and your 4 CERPs (for members) Need CERPs? Join SELCA here Agenda (subject to change) 10 am: Achieving Health Equity[…]
SELCA is here to help you help families breastfeed . . . Today, we celebrate International Board Certified Lactation Consultants, and say THANK YOU for all you do to help Georgia families. Find your SELCA IBCLC Day 2019 Appreciation Certificate here. We also have more ways to help you celebrate! Check in on Social Media Join[…]
Last year, in response to a listicle challenge by Stacy Davis, BA, IBCLC, SELCA highlighted Kiana Ayers, RN, IBCLC with this #BBW post. As an update to last year’s #BBW post on emerging leaders, we come back to SELCA Treasurer Kiana Ayers, who has in 2018 moved beyond emerging and established herself as a leader[…]
Dear SELCA members, We are happy to announce that the 100th lactation consultant license was issued this week! Congratulations! The many applications that have been submitted recently will continue to be processed by the Georgia Secretary of State’s office. Those who meet the requisites for licensure can still apply, as well. Many have questions[…]
As Georgia IBCLCs begin getting their licenses, and the upcoming deadline of July 1, 2018 looms, questions arise about the process. SELCA is committed to being a resource to all who support breastfeeding throughout the Southeastern United States. We have many resources available on our website licensure page, and you can find our licensure FAQs here. We are also committed to[…]
As with anything new, licensure and the upcoming deadline of July 1, 2018 raises questions. SELCA stands ready to help as a resource to all who support breastfeeding throughout the Southeastern United States. We have many resources available on our website licensure page, but find our FAQs here:
SELCA is here to help you help families breastfeed . . . Today, we celebrate International Board Certified Lactation Consultants, and say THANK YOU for all you do to help Georgia families. Find your SELCA IBCLC Day 2018 Appreciation Certificate here. We also have more ways to help you celebrate! ILCA #happyIBCLCday goodies USLCA members can access[…]
Georgia Lactation Consultant Practice Act ALREADY improving access to care! The Georgia Lactation Consultant Practice Act will go into effect on July 1, 2018, but we are already seeing INCREASED ACCESS TO LACTATION CARE in Georgia. We are thrilled to report that CareSource, a Medicaid CMO, has recently begun credentialing IBCLCs in Georgia! Importantly, our[…]
Licensure for IBCLCs in Georgia is here, and the deadline is approaching- July 1, 2018! We are already seeing positive results (did you see our post about Medicaid coverage in GA?) and we need licensed IBCLCs. We know the process can seem daunting, but SELCA is here to help you help breastfeeding families, and we can[…]
SELCA appreciates the continued support of International Board Certified Lactation Consultants in Georgia by Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies of Georgia. Read their most recent blog here!