Provisional schedule
Day 1
| Time | Session | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 10.00‑10.15 |
Registration and Welcome | |
| 10.15‑10.20 | Introduction | |
| 10.20‑11.20 | Early childhood development as a marker of Life Course Health | |
| 11.20‑12.45 | The value of breastfeeding. The evidence behind public health advice | |
| 12.45‑14.00 | Lunch break* | |
| 14.00‑15.00 | Vitamin D and child health - The return of an old problem. | |
| 15.00‑16.00 | Control of growth - hormonal and non-hormonal timing and physiology of puberty | |
| 16.00‑16.20 | Break | |
| 16.20‑17.20 | Early Nutrition - What is the advice and why? | |
| * Please note that due to lack of on-site catering facilities, lunch will not be provided. |
Day 2
| Time | Session | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 09.30‑10.45 |
Control of fetal growth and environmental influences on growth before birth | |
| 10.45‑11.00 | Break | |
| 11.00‑11.30 | Assignment briefing | |
| 11.30‑13.00 | Perspectives on obesity - its origins and what social and health services can do | |
| 13.00‑14.00 | Lunch break* | |
| 14.00‑15.00 | Paper appraisal and discussion | |
| 15.00‑15.15 | Break | |
| 15.15‑16.30 | Understanding genetic influence on growth and development - lifecourse approach | |
| 16.30 | Close | |
| * Please note that due to lack of on-site catering facilities, lunch will not be provided. |