Main Conference Program

Welcome to Elacta Conference 2026! Enjoy Bucharest!

Conference language is ENGLISH

Program DRAFT 

Friday, 15 May 2026 Conference Day 1

8:00      Registration

9.00      Introduction (ELACTA and ACLR Presidents)

SECTION I Shaping the Future: Communication, Code and Clarity

10.00    Jeanette McCulloch – Communication / misinformation

10.45    Maryse Arendt – Don’t Be Afraid of the Code

11.30    Break

SECTION II Shaping the Future: Ties that Matter – Frenulum Insights

12.00    Gina Weissman – Lip Tie – Maxillary Frenulum Dilemma: Current Classifications and Clinical Guidelines

12.45   Marta Guoth-Gumberger – Update on Tongue Ties

13.30    Lunch

SECTION III Shaping the Future: From First Taste to Lifelong Support

14.30    Carole Herve – Exploring Early Oral Experiences and the Role of Breastfeeding in Shaping Taste and Tolerance

15.15    Laurel Wilson – Perimenopause and Lactation Hormonal Harmony – Lactation support through Life Stages

 16.00    Break

SECTION IV

16.30    Talk 1

17.15    General Assembly ELACTA (only for ELACTA members)

18.30    Closing

20.00 – 22.30      Social: Science dinner

 

Saturday, 16 May 2026 Conference Day 2

8:00      Registration

SECTION I Shaping the Future: Navigating Clinical Challenges in Lactation

9.00      Joke Muyldermans – Candida and Wound Management

9.45      Robert Boyle – Allergy in Infants

10.30    Micaela Notarangelo – Pump Study – Practice and Theory, Clinical Aspects

11.15    Break

SECTION II Shaping the Future: Stories, Screens & Science

11.45     Mara Ricoy Olariaga – Breastfeeding in the Movies, the Directors Cut

12.30     General Poster Session

13.00    Lunch

SECTION III Shaping the Future: Resilience and Infant Wellbeing through Breastfeeding

14.00    Viktoria Nesterova – Infant and Young Child Feeding in Wartime Europe: Breastfeeding Trends, Resilience, and Gaps

from Ukraine

14.45    Nike Mencke – Infant Mental Health and breastfeeding / (breast)feeding from an infant mental health perspective

15.30    Break

SECTION IV Shaping the Future: Bonding Beyond Daylight

16.00    to be confirmed

16.45     to be confirmed

17.30     Poster and abstract winner announcement + Closing Remarks

18.00    End of Conference

 

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