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Clubs

Breastfeeding/Human Milk

Clinical Research

General Pediatrics

Health Equity/Social Determinants of Health

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Neonatology

Pediatric Nutrition

Well Newborn
Session Type: Clubs in Convention Center

Milk Club: Optimizing human milk delivery to the most vulnerable infants

Sunday, May 5, 2024
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 103
CE: Live CME: 1.5

Disclosure(s):
Sarah N. Taylor, MD, MSCR: Baxter (Terminated, May 5, 2023) (Products/Services: Consultant); Ferring Pharmaceuticals (Terminated, February 15, 2023) (Products/Services: Research Support including clinical trials & the principal or named investigator); Pfizer (Terminated, January 15, 2022) (Products/Services: Research Support including clinical trials & the principal or named investigator); Prolacta Bioscience (Terminated, September 15, 2023) (Products/Services: Research Support including clinical trials & the principal or named investigator)
Sarah Keim, PhD MA MS: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Session

Description: Human milk feeding protects infant health outcomes, but it remains a restricted resource for many populations who struggle to reach their lactation goals. For a population such as very preterm infants, exposure to human milk bioactives is critical for infant health, yet nutritional supplementation is needed to achieve infant growth and development goals. In the 2024 PAS Milk Club, we will delve into two populations in which innovative interventions are optimizing human milk delivery. Dr. Sharon Unger from Sinai Health in Toronto will present her comprehensive work to determine the human milk feeding approach to harmonize the very preterm infant’s nutritional and immunologic needs. Dr. Alison Mildon from the University of Toronto will present her work to empower socially and economically vulnerable women to achieve their lactation goals.

Learning Objectives:

  • Determine how the variation in human milk and the available human milk fortification strategies impact very preterm infant health outcomes.
  • Identify the importance of community-based research to inform systems change.
  • Determine community-based innovations to support human milk feeding.

Presentations:

  • 12:30 PM – 12:40 PM ET
    Welcome to Milk Club

    Speaker: Sarah Keim, PhD MA MS (she/her/hers) – Nationwide Children's Hospital

  • 12:40 PM – 1:20 PM ET
    Optimizing human milk in the NICU: Best practices in human milk fortification

    Speaker: Sharon L. Unger, MD, FRCP(C) (she/her/hers) – Sinai Health

  • 1:20 PM – 2:00 PM ET
    Community Supports for Human Milk Feeding among Families Facing Challenging Life Circumstances

    Speaker: Alison Mildon, PhD RD – University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine