Dear Lactnetters,
I should like to draw your attention to a two-day conference on bf to be held in beautiful Innsbruck, Austria in October this year. With international speakers, it will provide in-depth information on current topics in the field of bf and lactation.
The congress is organised by the ILCA-affiliate VELB, which is the umbrella organisation of the LC associations of Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Netherlands. Congress languages will be German and English. Simultaneous translation service will be provided. CERPs will be awarded for lectures. 
Please find a program outline enclosed. 
Innsbruck is an ancient but lively city beautifully located in the heart of the European Alps. Munich/Germany, Verona and Venice/Italy, Vienna and Salzburg are all comfortably accessible in a few hours. The organizers will be happy to assist you with accomodation and travel organisation. An optional postconvention program including guided tours to Vienna and Salzburg is available.
For further program information please contact VELB at www.velb.org
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postal address: VELB,  P.O. Box 139,   CH - 6055 Alpnach Dorf,  Switzerland;    Fax +41/ (0)41 / 6710171
If you have time and opportunity, please come and enjoy both Austrian hospitality and state-of-the-art lectures in the heart of Europe ! 
Yours Andrea 

Andrea Susanne Willeitner, M.D.
Munich, Germany

      CONFERENCE: BREASTFEEDING AND LACTATION 1999

      8./9. October 1999, Congress-Innsbruck, A - Innsbruck 

      VELB Verband Europäischer Laktationsberaterinnen

      Association of European Lactation Consultants
     


      Friday, October 8, 1999
     


      10.00 a.m. Welcome 
     


      10.15. - 10.45 a.m. 
             
        The Breastfeeding Mother in the Arts, Ilse Bichler, IBCLC und Anne-Marie Kern, IBCLC, A
     


      11.00 - 11.50 a.m.
             
        The Baby’s Choice, Ann-Marie Widström, S
     


      12.00 - 12.50 p.m.
             
        Social and Cognitive Effects 

      of Breastfeeding 

      Prof. Dr. Dr. mult. hc. 

      Theodor Hellbrügge, D
       Comprehensive Breastfeeding 

      Programs: Connecting 

      Hospitals and Communities 

      Molly Pessl, IBCLC, USA
       Modular Patient Education for Diabetes and Pregnancy: Breastfeeding Promotion with Chronically Ill Mothers 

      Dr. Kinga Howorka, IBCLC, A
     


      1.00 - 2.30 p.m. Lunch
     


      2.30 - 3.20 p.m. 
             
        Maternal Illness During Breastfeeding 

      Ruth A. Lawrence, MD, USA
       Breastfeeding and Osteoporosis 

      Judith B. Roepke, Ph.D., USA
       The Influence of Suckling at the Breast on 

      Oral-Facial Development and Speech 

      Mathilde Furtenbach, Logopädin, A
     
      3.30 - 4.20 p.m.
             
        Physiology of Human Milk Lipids 



      Prof. Dr. Berthold Koletzko, D
       Breastfeeding Devices 

      in the Past and Present 

      Verena Marchand, IBCLC

      Jean-Pierre Marchand, CH
       Breastfeeding in Emergencies 



      Elizabeth Hormann, IBCLC, D
     
      5.00 - 5.45 p.m.
             
        The New Breastfeeding Policy Statement of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Lawrence M. Gartner, MD, USA
     


      5.45 - 6.45 Uhr
             
        Round Table: Breastfeeding Policy Statement of the AAP, Moderation: Madeleine Lehmann, IBCLC, CH
     


      Saturday, October 9, 1999
     


      09.00 - 10.00 a.m.
             
        'Lactoengineering' Mother’s Own Milk for Preterm Infants, Paula P. Meier, RN, DN Sc, USA
     


      10.10 - 11.10 a.m.
             
        Medical-Psychological Work 

      with Mothers and Children 

      in Neonatal Units 

      Prof. Adik Levin, MD, Estland
       Breastfeeding and Osteoporosis 



      Judith B. Roepke, Ph.D., USA
       Modular Patient Education for 

      Diabetes and Pregnancy: Breastfeeding Promotion with Chronically Ill Mothers 

      Dr. Kinga Howorka, IBCLC, A
     
      11.40 - 12.30 p.m.
             
        Medical-Psychological Work 

      with Mothers and Children 

      in Neonatal Units 

      Prof. Adik Levin, MD, Estland
       Do Sore Nipples React to 

      Low Level Laser Therapy? 

      Christa Herzog-Isler, IBCLC, CH
       Substances of Abuse in Pregnancy – 

      Effects on Birth and Breastfeeding 

      Dr. André Golser, A
     
      12.30 - 2.00 p.m. Lunch
     


      2.00 - 2.50 p.m.
             
        Breastfeeding against Diseases 

      Dr. Alfredo Pisacane, MD, I
       Breastfeeding the Adopted Baby Márta Guóth-Gumberger, 

      Dipl. Ing., IBCLC cand., D
       Communication in Breastfeeding Counseling 

      Renate Bruhn, IBCLC, D
     
      3.00 - 3.50 p.m.
             
        In the Cot under the Mobile - Needs and Realities in Early Childhood, Prof. Dr. Wulf Schiefenhövel, D
     


      3.50 - 4.30 p.m.
             
        Closing Session
             

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