16th International ISRHML Conference

Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk Science & Practice

September 28 – October 1, 2012

(Preconference Short Courses Available on September 27)

Savoia Excelsior Palace Hotel

Trieste, Italy

Program Chair: Dr. Riccardo Davanzo (Italy)

ISRHML Oganizing Committee: Drs. Peter Hartmann (Australia), Paula Meier (USA), Shelley McGuire (USA), Mark McGuire (USA), Theresa Ochoa (Peru)

Local Organizing Committee: Drs. Riccardo Davanzo (Trieste), Carlo Agostoni (Milan), Pierpaolo Brovedani (Trieste), Sergio Demarini (Trieste), Fabio Mosca (Milan), Laura Travan (Trieste), Marcello Giovannini (Milan)

Preliminary Program: Trieste Preliminary Program  (Updated April 2, 2012)

If you have trouble opening the program link above, please contact Shelley McGuire (smcguire@wsu.edu) for a complete program of events.

Abbreviated Schedule of Events 

Preconference Short Courses (parallel format; registration separate from main conference)

Sept. 27 (Thursday)

Course A: Breast anatomy and milk ejection during breastfeeding (morning) and Evidence-based human milk use in neonatal intensive care units (afternoon)

Course B: Gut microflora and newborn infant diet (morning) and Oligosaccharides in the nutrition of early life (afternoon)

Main Conference

Sept. 28 (Friday) – Use of human milk in neonatal intensive care units; The health status of the exclusively breastfed infant (including a “point-counterpoint” debate on the optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding)

Sept. 29 (Saturday) – Update on macronutrients in human milk/Infant diet and body composition

Sept. 30 (Sunday) – Viruses in human milk/Updates on immunology of human milk/Stem cells in human milk

Oct. 1 (Monday) – Maternal health concerns/Psychotropic drug use during breastfeeding/Plenary lecture – Evidence-based promotion of breastfeeding: a gobal scaling up project