The Changing Landscape of Pediatric Nutrition: Latest Trends & Future Directions
Discover more about the future of nutrition science in today’s ever changing world.
From early nutrition and lifelong health, to the role of the food ladder and the gut microbiome in infancy, to the technological advances shaping clinical practice, our global experts will walk us through the various developments in childhood nutrition.
Friday, February 24th | ||
Chair: HANIA SZAJEWSKA | ||
Session 1: Early nutrition and life-long health | ||
08:50-09:15 | Infant feeding and later health: Exploring mechanisms to improve preventive approaches | Berthold Koletzko (Germany) |
09:15-09:40 | COVID-19 pandemic and nutrition status in children: A bidirectional negative relation | Sanja Kolaček (Croatia) |
09:40-10:05 | Breast milk, mother & infant triad as a biological complex | Aristea Binia (Switzerland) |
10:05-10:30 | Panel Discussion | |
Session 2: Recent developments in food allergy | ||
11:00-11:25 | Can food allergy in children be prevented? | Hania Szajewska (Poland) |
11:25-11:50 | The role of food ladder and whole food matrix | Gary Wong (Hong Kong) |
11:50-12:15 | Panel Discussion | |
Session 3: Gut microbiome shaping health from infancy to adulthood | ||
14:00-14:25 | Personalized Nutrition: The role of genetics, microbiome and digitalization | Giles Major (Switzerland) |
14:25-14:50 | Diet-microbiome interactions in pediatric gastrointestinal disease | Konstantinos Gerasimidis (UK) |
14:50-15:15 | Panel Discussion | |
Saturday, February 25th | ||
Chair: SANJA KOLACEK Co-chairs: MUSLIM AL SAADI and FAWAZ ABDULLA ALREFAEE | ||
Session 4: New directions in nutrition over the globe | ||
08:40-09:05 | New Dietary patterns across the world and its consequences on growth and development | Wejdan Abdulkarim (KSA) |
09:05-09:30 | Children’s diets and their sustainability in a changing world | Jose M. Saavedra (USA) |
09:30-09:55 | Human milk oligosaccharides: impact on infant gut microbiome and health | Martin Laursen (Denmark) |
09:55-10:20 | Panel Discussion | |
Session 5: Topics for future research | ||
10:45-11:10 | Multiomics, Artificial Intelligence, and Prematurity | Josef Neu (USA) |
11:10-11:35 | Nutrition and Early Life Immune Health | Philip Calder (UK) |
11:35-12:00 | Panel Discussion | |
Session 6: Development in technology; transition in clinical practice | ||
13:30-14:10 | The benefits and challenges of digital health | Guilherme Rabello (Brazil) |
14:10-14:25 | Tips on Effective Online Engagement (virtual) | Marvin Olaes (Philippines) |
14:25-14:45 | Panel Discussion | |
14:45-15:00 | Closing Remarks | Josephine Yuson Sunga Global Head, NNI Nestle KSA |