Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMO) Academy Tutorials
What is the program about?
Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs) are an exciting and central area of research in infant nutrition. Scientific advances on HMOs are helping to better understand the role and importance of these essential components of Human milk...
Some of the topics included are in this program are: HMOs’ basic science and physiological significance; HMOs effects on microbiota and beyond; the role of HMOs’ on prevention of infections and necrotizing enterocolitis; and HMOs clinical evidence. The program consists in 5 modules, each of them divided in 2 parts. Each module takes between 45-65 minutes to complete and contains objectives, course material, transcript, quizzes and references.
Why this program will benefit you?
While there are a number of publications and resources available on HMOs, busy physicians and other healthcare professionals often find it difficult to devote enough time to researching and keeping updated on scientific advances on this field...
The HMO tutorials Program has collated the latest science and research on HMOs. It aims to support the learning of HMOs in an easy and interactive way to all healthcare professionals working in infant nutrition area. The Program can be completed at your own pace, and is available across devices. Together, we can help enhance the quality of feeding for healthy infants.
HMO Tutorials - CPD UK Certified
The HMO Tutorials are certified by Continuing Professional Development (CPD) certification service in United Kingdom. The program contains 5 modules, each of them provides in 1 CPD credit point (5 CPD points in total).
The HMO Academy Tutorials were developed by Nestlé Nutrition Institute. This program is hosted, accessed, and managed through Indegene. If you have any technical issues with the course or relating to obtaining your certificate, please contact the NNI Global team at nni@nestle.com, or contact the Indegene Team at: contact-hmoacademy@indegene.com
Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Basic Science and Physiological Significance
This section focusses on the unique composition of oligosaccharides in human breast milk, how they support infants’ immunity and factors affecting their quality and quantity.
Effects of Human Milk Oligosaccharides on Gut Microbiota and beyond.
This section provides an overview of the role of HMOs on the growth of gut microbiota and immune-modulation, and also the systemic beneficial effects that they confer.
Role of Human Milk Oligosaccharides in the Protection against Infections and Necrotising Enterocolitis
This section reviews the role of gut microbiota in the immune health of infants and the recent evidence on the role of HMOs in protection against infections and necrotising enterocolitis.
Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Complex structure and Specific Functional Benefits
This section will provide an overview of the most researched HMOs, the functional benefits of HMOs on the health of breastfed infants, and how they differ from non-human oligosaccharides like galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) and fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS).
Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Clinical Evidence
This section discusses the safety and current regulatory perspectives of the addition of the HMO-2’FL and LNnT to infant formulae and supporting evidence on the prospective immune benefits.