Scientific Programme and Speakers

Evidence Based Medicine and Child Nutrition
09:00 – 09:10 Introductory remarks
Prof. Andreas Konstantopoulos, President of the European Paediatric Association EPA/UNEPSA, University of Athens, Greece

Prof. Armido Rubino, Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the “Evidence Based Medicine and Child Nutrtion”, University Federico II, Naples, Italy

  Infant feeding
Chairpersons: Prof. Marcello Giovannini, University of Milan, Italy
Prof. Maurizio De Martino, University of Florence, Italy
09:10 – 09:40 Breast feeding
Prof. Dominique Turck, University of Lille, France
09:40 – 10:10 Challenges in complementary feeding
Prof. Carlo Agostoni, San Paolo Hospital, Milan, Italy
10:10 – 10:40 From basic research to practice in nutrition for preterm infants
Dr. Walter Mihatsch, Chfarzt der Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Germany
10:40 - 11:00 Coffee break
  WHO growth standards
Chairperson: Dr. Giorgio Tamburlini, Institute of Child Health Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
11:00 – 11:20 Pros and cons
Prof. Kim Fleischer Michaelsen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
11:20 – 11:40 Implications for everyday practice
Dr. Mercedes de Onis, World Health Organization, Switzerland
11:40 – 12:00 Discussion
  Gluten in child nutrition
Chairperson: Prof. Salvatore Auricchio, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
12: 00 – 12:20 Gluten: when and how
Prof. Riccardo Troncone, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
12:20 – 12:40 Oats in celiac disease: yes or no
Prof. Raanan Shamir, Schneider Children’s Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel
12:40 – 13:00 Discussion
  Prevention of food allergy
Chairperson: Prof. David Branski, Hadassah University Hospitals, Jerusalem, Israel
14:30 – 14:50 Prevention of allergy through dietary interventions: what is the evidence?
Prof. Hania Szajewska, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
14:50 – 15:10 Prebiotics in allergy prevention
Prof. Christian Braegger, Zurich Children's Hospital, Switzerland
15:10 – 15:30 Discussion
  Practical approach to prolonged artificial nutrition
Chairperson: Prof. Alfredo Guarino, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
15:30 – 15:50 Enteral nutrition
Prof. Berthold Koletzko, University of Munich, Germany
15:50 – 16:10 Parenteral nutrition
Dr. John Puntis, Leeds General Infirmary, UK
16:10 – 16:30 Discussion
16:30 – 16:50 Coffee break
  Obesity
Chairperson: Dr. Michael Smith, Craigavon Hospital , UK
16:50 – 17:10 Early determinants
Dr. Adriano Cattaneo, Institute of Child Health Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
17:10 – 17:30 Prevention and treatment
Prof. Claudio Maffeis, University Of Verona, Italy
17:30 – 17:50 Discussion