Pregnancy and programming and later risk of obesity and related disease
The course will build on the understanding of the developmental origins of obesity and related diseases. It will provide a comprehensive overview of the latest developments with regard to mother-infant nutritional programming research and offer advice on prevention diagnosis and management of early nutrition and adult diseases. In addition, it will enhance the understanding of the complex interactions between nutrient, genetics and biological factors during pregnancy. The programme will thus permit attendees to improve their knowledge in this field with updated overviews.
- Time & place
- Who can attend?
- Learning objectives
- Programme
- Speakers
- Organisers
- Registration & course information
Time & Place
Date: January 28- February 1st 2019
Venue: Research Unit for Dietary Studies, Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Nodre Fansanvej 57, (main road 8, stairway 19), 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark.
Who can attend?
The course is directed at PhD students with basic knowledge in epidemiology, medicine and/or nutrition.
Admission to PhD students from Danish universities will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and according to the rules in force. Anyone can apply for the course, but if you are not a PhD student, you will be placed on the waiting list for the course until enrollment deadline. After the deadline of enrollment, available seats will be allocated to students on the waiting list.
Learning objectives
A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:
1. Understand how fetal life may be an important determinant for later disease development.
2. Understand how exposure to certain dietary nutrients or environmental pollutants early in life may influence disease later in life.
3. Understand how early weight and growth relates to later obesity and co-morbidities
4. Know and understand effects of lifestyle interventions in pregnant women in relation to maternal and offspring health
Programme
The course will build on the understanding of the developmental origins of obesity and related diseases. It will provide a comprehensive overview of the latest developments with regard to mother-infant nutritional programming research and offer advice on prevention diagnosis and management of early nutrition and adult diseases. In addition, it will enhance the understanding of the complex interactions between nutrient, genetics and biological factors during pregnancy. The programme will thus permit attendees to improve their knowledge in this field with updated overviews.
Speakers
Amanda R Amorim Adegboye, PhD, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Westminster, London, UK.
Berit L. Heitmann Professor, Institute of Public health, Section for general Practice, Copenhagen University, and Research Unit for Dietary Studies at the Parker Institute
Thorkild I.A Sørensen, Professor, Dr.Med.Sci, Institute of Preventive Medicine, Copenhagen and The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Copenhagen
Ellen Aa. Nohr, Prof.,Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense
Organisers
Course diretor: Professor Berit L. Heitmann, Reasearch Unit for Dietary Studies, the Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital. E-mail: berit.lilienthal.heitmann@regionh.dk
Course coordinator: Fanny Thorsteinsdottir. E-mail: fanny.thorsteinsdottir@regionh.dk
Registation & Course information
Registration deadline: January 2nd 2019
Please notice, the course has a limited number of 14 seats.
Students are allocated 4 ECTS points for the course.
This course is free of charge for PhD students at Danish universities (except Copenhagen Business School). Special rules apply for research year students enrolled at Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at UCPH.
All other participants must pay the course fee of 7.080 DKK.