Graduate School of health and Medical Sciences

Pregnancy and programming and later risk of obesity
Provider: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Activity no.: 3213-16-00-00
	Enrollment deadline: 06/12/2016

Date and time	12.12.2016, at: 09:00 - 16.12.2016, at: 16:00
Regular seats	18
Course fee	7,080.00 kr.
Lecturers	Berit Lilienthal Heitmann
ECTS credits	4.00

Contact person	Fanney Þorsteinsdóttir E-mail address: fanney.thorsteinsdottir@sund.ku.dk

Enrolment Handling/Course Organiser	PhD administration E-mail address: phdkursus@sund.ku.dk

Aim and content 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. 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. The course will build on the understanding of the developmental orgins of obesity and related diseases. It will provide a comprehensive overview of the latest developments with regard to mother-infant nutritional programming research and to offer advise 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. The course will be held in English. Learning objectives A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to: a. To better understand how fetal life may be an important determinant for later disease development. b. To understand how exposure to certain dietary nutrients or environmental pollutants early in life may influence disease later in life. Content 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 Participants PhD students with basic knowledge in epidemiology, medicine and/or nutrition Language English Form Lectures Course director Berit L. Heitmann, berit.lilienthal.heitmann@regionh.dk Teachers Many, both national and international. The programme includes lectures on: - prenatal early nutrition programming, - impact of diet in pregnancy in offspring health, - maternal neonatal gut bacteria, - dietary fat and other nutrients during pregnancy, - epigenetics, - the immune system and inflammation. Course secretary Fanney Thorsteinsdottir, fanney.thorsteinsdottir@regionh.dk Dates Week 50 Course location Enheden for Epidemiologisk Kostforskning, Parker Instituttet, Frederiksberg Hospital, Nordre Fasanvej 57, Hovedvejen, opgang 5, stuen, 2000 Frederiksberg Registration: Please register before 14/11 2016 Admission to PhD students from Danish universities will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and according to the rules in force. Applications from other participants will be considered after the last day of enrollment. Note: All applicants are asked to submit invoice details in case of no-show, late cancellation or obligation to pay the course fee (typically non-PhD students) If you are a PhD student, your participation in the course must be in agreement with your principal supervisor.

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