CAROLE DOBRICH is a Montreal-based registered nurse and international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC) who frequently lectures on the topics of birth and breastfeeding. She is coordinator of The Goldfarb Breastfeeding Clinic at the Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital and of a weekly mother and baby support group held at the hospital. Ms. Dobrich also has a private practice, doing both home visits and telephone consultations. She obtained her general nursing certificate in 1983 from the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Australia, later pursuing further nursing studies at Montreal’s Vanier College. Ms. Dobrich became an international board certified lactation consultant in 1996 and recertified in 2001.
Carole is the mother of four boys, all breastfed.
Education
- 2001
- International Lactation Consultant Recertification (IBCLC)
- 1996
- International Lactation Consultant Certification (IBCLC)
- 1994
- Vanier College, Montreal
Biology 301 - 1986 - 1987
- Vanier College, Montreal
Nursing V & VI - 1984
- St. Vincent’s Hospital, Australia
Student Midwife - Incomplete - 1980 - 1983
- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Australia
General Nursing Certificate
Employment
- 2002 - Present
- Goldfarb Breastfeeding Clinic
Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital
Lactation Consultant / Coordinator - 2000 - 2002
- Breastfeeding Clinic (VMS Clinic - Outremont)
Lactation Consultant / Coordinator - 1997 - Present
- Coordinator - Mother and Baby Support Group
Royal Victoria Hospital (Tuesdays) - 1992 - Present
- Self Employed
- Lactation Consultant in private practice
- Telephone Consultations & Home Visits
- Professional in-service training
- Breast pump rental station
- 1994 - 2001
- Childbirth Education - Toula Hatherall
Royal Victoria Hospital
Breastfeeding Educator / Prenatal Educator - 1994 - 1997
- Dr. Susanne Steinberg, Montreal
Registered Nurse / Research Assistant
Postpartum Depression / Premenstrual Syndrome
Data Entry, Interviews, Blood Work, Questionnaires - 1994 - 1997
- Childbirth Education - Kathy Waghorn
St. Mary’s Hospital
Childbirth Educator / Hospital Tour - 1993 - 2000
- St. Mary’s Hospital, Montreal
Obstetrics / Gynaecology
Prenatal Clinic (May - December 1993)
Women’s Clinic - N.S.T. Nurse (March - July 1994)
Registered Nurse - OBS availability - 1991 - 1992
- Dr. William Bilek, Montreal
Obstetrics / Gynaecology
Private Office / Registered Nurse - 1991
- Dr. Edmond Shahin
Paediatrics / Allergist
Private Office / Registered Nurse - 1991
- Prince Charles Hospital, Australia
Aged Care
Registered Nurse - 1990
- Australian Catholic University, McAuley Campus, Australia
Nursing Laboratory Technician - 1989 - 1990
- Royal Brisbane Hospital, Australia
Gynaecology
Registered Nurse - 1987 - 1989
- St. Mary’s Hospital, Montreal
Obstetrics / Gynaecology
Registered Nurse
Lectures
- 2006
- Healthy Children Project International Conference on the Theory and Practice of Human Lactation Research and Breastfeeding Management, Orlando, Florida, USA.
- 2006
- Healthy Children Project International Conference on the Theory and Practice of Human Lactation Research and Breastfeeding Management Pre-Conference Workshop: Case Studies in Breastfeeding: A Clinical Skill Building Lab, Orlando, Florida, USA.
- 2006
- Healthy Children Project International Conference on the Theory and Practice of Human Lactation Research and Breastfeeding Management Pre-Conference Workshop: Bedsharing, Orlando, Florida, USA
- 2006
- Healthy Children Project International Conference on the Theory and Practice of Human Lactation Research and Breastfeeding Management Pre-Conference : Ethics of Donor Human Milk Banking, Orlando, Florida, USA
- 2006
- Healthy Children Project International Conference on the Theory and Practice of Human Lactation Research and Breastfeeding Management Pre-Conference Workshop: Learning from Our Sisters of the Sea: Pregnancy, Birth, and Lactation of Aquatic Mammals, Sea World, Orlando, Florida, USA
- 2006
- Infact Canada - Breastfeeding: Good health for the family: Toronto, Canada.
Nils Bergman, James McKenna, Barbara Wilson-Clay, Gail Blair Storr - 2006
- Breastfeeding: a Public Health Imperative: Ottawa, Ontario.
Molly Pessl and Kathryn G. Dewey - 2005
- Human Milk Banking: A Global Perspective on Best Practices: Alexandria, Virginia, USA HMBANA International Conference.
- 2005
- Protecting the Mother-Baby Continuum: Ottawa, Ontario. Dr. Nils Bergman and Linda Smith
- 2005
- International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA) Annual Conference: Breaking the Barriers to Breastfeeding: Research, Policy and Practice, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- 2005
- The Niagara Breastfeeding Coalition & Hamilton Regional Lactation Committee Conference : Art and Evidence in Breastfeeding, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
- 2004
- Montreal Lactation Consultants: Case Studies, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- 2004
- The Vermont Lactation Consultant Association 11th Annual Professional Lactation Conference, Burlington, Vermont, USA
- 2004
- International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA) Annual Conference: Best Practice: Supporting Breastfeeding Worldwide, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
- 2003
- La Leche League Symposium on Breastfeeding: Breastfeeding and the World: Science and Our Doors, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- 2003
- Texas Tech University School of Medicine & Women’s Health Research Institute: Human Lactation: Current Research and Clinical Implications, Amarillo, Texas, USA
- 2003
- International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA) Annual Conference: Milk, Mammals and Marsupials: An International Perspective, Sydney, Australia
- 2003
- The Vermont Lactation Consultant Association 10th Annual Professional Lactation Conference, Burlington, Vermont, USA
- 2002
- La Leche League Symposium on Breastfeeding: All of the Same Vision, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- 2002
- 12th Annual National Breastfeeding Seminar for Health Professionals, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- 2002
- Lactation Institute Special Challenges in Lactation Seminar: Infant Issues, B & D, Encino, California, USA.
- April 18 & 19, 2002
- Birth & Breastfeeding
Burlington, Vermont
Speakers - Linda Smith & Thomas Hale - January 10, 2001
- Breastfeeding Today - Meeting the Challenges
Montreal, Quebec
Speaker - Dr. Jack Newman
(Conference Chairperson) - April 06 & 07, 2001
- 'OVLC News & Cues Conference'
Ottawa, OntarioSpeakers - Peter Hartmann & Ann-Marie Widström - June 16, 2000
- Latch, Supply and Language, Clinical Applications in Breastfeeding
Ottawa, Ontario
Speakers - Diane Wiessinger & Pamela Hill - June 8, 2000
- 5e Journée Annuelle de Périnatalité de Montréal-Centre
Être parent aujourd'hui - April 13 & 14, 2000
- Birth & Breastfeeding
Burlington, Vermont
Speakers - James McKenna & Kittie Frantz - April 29 & 30, 1999
- Birth & Breastfeeding
Burlington, Vermont
Speakers - Michael Woolridge & Barbara Wilson-Clay - July 5, 1998
- Birth & Breastfeeding
Burlington, Vermont
Speaker - Dr. Kathleen Auerbach - May 9 & 10, 1997
- Birth & Breastfeeding - From Theory to Practice
Burlington, Vermont
Speaker - Chloe Fisher - November 29, 1996
- Fathers, Mothers, Babies and Postpartum Depression
Montreal Children’s Hospital - November 8, 1996
- Mood and Anxiety Disorders in the Childbearing Cycle
Ottawa Civic Hospital
Speaker - Jeanne Watson Driscoll - October 5, 1996
- Birth & Breastfeeding - Current Approaches to Ancient Arts
Burlington, Vermont
Speaker - Kittie Frantz - November 24, 1995
- The Politics of Breastfeeding
Speakers - Dr. Jack Newman & Dr. Suzanne Dionne - May 12, 1995
- Cultural Influences on Birth & Breastfeeding
Speaker - Dr. Jack Newman - April 7 & 08, 1994
- Lactation Science and Support
Speakers - Dr. Kathleen Auerbach & Donna Corrieri - October 22, 1993
- Breastfeeding Seminar for Health Professionals
La Leche League Canada - 1991
- Montreal Breastfeeding Seminar
Speaker - Jackie Glover - 1991
- 8 Day Professional Development Course, Australia
Sexuality and Family Planning - 1990
- Hospital In-service, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Australia
Personal / Professional Development
Cardiac Monitoring
Law & Ethics
Workshops & Presentations Given
- June 2002
- Breastfeeding in-service for nurses
St. Mary’s Hospital
IBCLC training course for nurses
St. Mary’s Hospital - May 2002
- Breastfeeding in-service for nurses
St. Mary’s Hospital
IBCLC training course for nurses
St. Mary’s Hospital
Breastfeeding in-service for nurses
CLSC Bordeaux - Cartiville - April 2002
- Breastfeeding in-service for nurses
St. Mary’s Hospital
IBCLC training course for nurses
St. Mary’s Hospital - March 2002
- Breastfeeding in-service for nurses
St. Mary’s Hospital
IBCLC training course for nurses
St. Mary’s Hospital
Breastfeeding in-service for nurses
CLSC Bordeaux - Cartiville - February 2002
- Breastfeeding in-service for nurses
St. Mary’s Hospital - January 2002
- Breastfeeding in-service for nurses
St. Mary’s Hospital - December 2001
- Breastfeeding in-service for nurses
St. Mary’s Hospital - November 2001
- Breastfeeding in-service for nurses
St. Mary’s Hospital - February 2001
- Breastfeeding in-service for nurses and lay mother councilors
C.L.S.C. Pierrefonds - September 2000
- Breastfeeding Problems in the First Week
St. Mary’s Hospital Family Medicine Residents - March 2000
- Breastfeeding in-service for nurses and lay mother councilors
C.L.S.C. Cote-des-neiges - February 1999
- Breastfeeding in-service for nurses and lay mother councilors
C.L.S.C. Pierrefonds - May 1998
- Breastfeeding in-service for nurses and lay mother councilors
C.L.S.C. Lachine - February 1998
- Breastfeeding in-service for nurses and lay mother councilors
C.L.S.C. Pierrefonds - December 1997
- Breastfeeding Information to New Mothers
Westmount YMCA - February 1997
- Breastfeeding Problems in the First Week
St. Mary’s Hospital Family Medicine Residents
Breastfeeding and Postpartum Depression
Montreal Lactation Consultants Chapter - September 1996
- Prenatal Breastfeeding Workshop for Childbirth Educators
Toula Hatherall - Royal Victoria Hospital - March 1996
- Breastfeeding Information to New Mothers
Westmount YMCA - Fall 1995
- Breastfeeding Community Resources
St. Mary’s Hospital - Obstetrical Nursing Staff
Memberships
- Quebec Order of Nurses
- Montreal Breastfeeding Promotion Committee
(Chairperson 1995 & Nov 2001 - present) - Montreal Lactation Consultants Chapter
(Secretary 1997 - 1998)