Main Conference Program (English)

Enjoy Elacta Conference 2024! Enjoy Liège!

Thursday, 16 May 2024 Workshop

At this conference ELACTA is offering workshops in several languages. Please, choose the workshop of your mother or the language you learned.

 8:00     Conference Registration (until 17.00)

9.00      Workshops 1-6* part I

 10.30    Break

11.00    Workshops 1-6* part II

 12.00    Lunch

13.30    Workshops 7-12* part I

15.00    Break

15.30    Workshops 7-12* part II

16.30    End workshop sessions

 18.00    Social program (information soon)

20.00    Reception

              Workshops

WS1     ENGLISH Medication during breastfeeding Hands-on practice exercices 2,5 L

             Eline Tommelein, BELGIUM

WS2     ENGLISH Restricted tongue, lip or buccal tie, do we have more options then lasering or

cutting? 2,5 L

             Nathalie Baeyens and Katia Wilbroorts, BELGIUM

WS3    FRENCH Nécrose du sein et adénomatose érosive du mamelon durant l’allaitement 2,5 L

             Anne Niset, BELGIUM

WS4     ENGLISH Maternal mental health 2,5 L

            Marija Bagdoniené, LITHUANIA

WS5     GERMAN Mental health and breastfeeding, diagnoses and support of mothers 2,5 L

            Natalie Groiss, GERMANY

WS6     ENGLISH How to apply the WHO code in practice 2,5 E

            Elise Chapin – ITALY

WS7     FRENCH La diversification alimentaire – du sein à la forchette 2,5 L

            Katelijne Moreau and …. – BELGIUM

WS8     ENGLISH Feminism and breastfeeding (topic name, will be revised) 2,5 L

            Milli Hill, UNITED KINGDOM

WS9     GERMAN Intuitive breastfeeding 2,5 L

            Simone Lehwald, GERMANY

WS10   ENGLISH Neurological reflexes and breastfeeding 2,5 L

            Adina Popov, ROMANIA

WS11   Abstract presentations/Oral communications 2,5 L

            Selected abstracts

WS12   Presidents’ meeting    

            On invitation for Presidents of the member associations of ELACTA

 Friday, 17 May 2024

8:00      Registration

8.45      Introduction

ELACTA and BVL Presidents

THE POWER OF CONNECTING – WOMENS BODY

9.30      Sexual experiences during breastfeeding 0,75 L

             Sam Geuens, BELGIUM

10.15    Feminism and breastfeeding (topic name, will be revised) 0,75 L

           Milli Hill, UNITED KINGDOM

 11.00    Break

 THE POWER OF CONNECTING – ANATOMY AND NEONATAL SUCKING

11.30    The anatomy of the lingual frenulum 0,75 L

            Marta Guoth-Gumberger, HUNGARY

12.15    Neonatal sucking reflexes and breastfeeding 0,75 L

             Adina Popov, ROMANIA

 13.00    Lunch

 THE POWER OF CONNECTING –BM PRODUCTION

14.00    Breastfeeding frequency in the first 24 hours of life 0,75 L

            Ina Aasen, NORWAY

14.45    Overproduction and under production, how to use medication and galactagogues 0,75 L

            Eline Tommelein, BELGIUM

 15.30    Break

 THE POWER OF CONNECTING – BFHI AND the CODE

16.00    Combining Baby Friendly and the WHO code, what’s new 0,75 E

             Maryse ARENDT, LUXEMBURG

17.00    General Assembly ELACTA

19.30    Closing

 20.00-22.00      Social: Science dinner

 Saturday, 18 May 2024

8:00     Registration

 THE POWER OF CONNECTING – IMMUNITY

9.00      Who knew? The Estrobolome and the Mammary Gland 0,75 L

              Laurel Wilson, USA

9.45      Vaccination during breastfeeding, immunisation through milk 0,75 L

              Kirsten Maertens, BELGIUM

10.30    Milk bank: how to handle donor milk in the NICU 0,75 L

              An Eerdekens, BELGIUM

 11.15    Break

THE POWER OF CONNECTING – EMOTIONS AND MENTAL HEALTH

 11.45    Breastfeeding and postpartum depression 0,75 L

             Andreea Ola, ROMANIA

 THE POWER OF CONNECTING – RESEARCH and SCIENCE

 12.30    General Poster Session 0,5L

13.00    Lunch

 THE POWER OF CONNECTING – BREASTFEEDING AND DIABETES

14.00    The role of breastmilk exosomal microRNAs in pancreatic β-cell proliferation and diabetes prevention 0,75 L

             Bodo Melnik, GERMANY

14.45    Breastfeeding and diabetes type 1 and 2 0,75 L

             Ann Debie, BELGIUM

 15.30    Break

THE POWER OF CONNECTING – BREASTFEEDING MANAGEMENT

16.00    Management of chronic breast pain 0,75 L

             Kika Baeza, SPAIN

16.45    Candida infection during breastfeeding, diagnosis and treatment 0,75 L

            Joke Muyldermans, BELGIUM

17.30    Poster and abstract winner announcement

            Closing remarks

17:45    End of the conference

The conference organisers reserve the right to change the program for unforeseen reasons.