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Nutrition Workshop
Hong Kong Society of Paediatric Respirology and Allergy Annual Scientific Meeting 2018 (20 October, 2018)
Topic
- Early microbiome, immune system development, nutrition and later health in term and preterm infants
- Practical nutritional management of babies at risk of allergies
Speaker
Prof. Dr. Ruurd van Elburg
Professor of Early Life Nutrition, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Preterm Science and Program Director & Chief Medical Officer at Nutricia Research
20 OCT 2018 (Sat)
10:00 - 13:25
7th Ballroom, Cordis, Hong Kong
About the Speaker
Prof. Dr. Ruurd van Elburg is the Preterm Science and Program Director & Chief Medical Officer at Nutricia Research in Utrecht since May 2011. Until 2011, he worked as a paediatrician & neonatologist at the VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Ruurd van Elburg is responsible for the clinical/medical evaluation of the research program of Early Life Nutrition, especially for preterm born infants. As of May 2015, he holds a position as Professor of Early Life Nutrition at the Emma Children’s Hospital, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
His main research interests are: Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition and Neonatology. He has published >135 peer-reviewed papers, >20 book(chapters), and has a H-factor of 28. In addition, he is a member of the European Society of Pediatric Research (ESPR), European Society Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN), international society of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD), the Dutch Pediatric Association, and the Dutch Society of Perinatal Medicine.
About the Event
Chairpersons: Mr. Gordon Cheung and Professor Ellis Hon
Sponsor: Danone Nutricia Early Life Nutrition
10:00 – 10:15
Introduction
10:15 – 10:50
Assessing the dietary adequacy in children with chronic respiratory diseases Mr. Gordon Cheung (KWH)
10:50 – 11:25
Early microbiome, immune system development, nutrition and later health in term and preterm infants
Prof. Dr. Ruurd van Elburg (The Netherlands)
11:25 – 11:40
Break
11:40 – 12:15
Vitamin D and asthma Ms. Sandy Ko (KWH)
12:15 – 12:50
Practical nutritional management of babies at risk of allergies
Prof. Dr. Ruurd van Elburg (The Netherlands)
12:50 – 13:25
Quantifying Quality of Life in childhood atopic diseases Professor Ellis Hon (CUHK)
20 OCT 2018 (Sat)
7th Ballroom, Cordis, Hong Kong
10:00 - 13:25
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