Main Programme

Day 1 :

January 9, 2027
07:00 - 11:00
LLL Nutritional support in intensive care patients
Target audience: allied healthcare professionals working on an ICU (nurses, dietitians, physicians etc…) • Pierre Singer: "Physiology of Damage & Stress in ICU" • Elizabeth de Waele: "Time and Route" • Elizabeth de Waele: "Composition: Lipids and Carbohydrates, How to Prescribe" • Pierre Singer & Jean-Charles Preiser: "Monitoring and the Post-ICU Period"
12:00 - 12:10
Opening Remarks and Welcome
12:10 - 14:30
Session I: Foundations of ICU Nutrition
• Jean-Charles Preiser " Pathophysiology of Critical Illness and its relevance for Nutrition Support " • Jan Gunst: "Timing is Everything – When to Start Feeding, how much energy and protein is needed” • Arthur van Zanten: "Beyond BMI: Assessing Nutrition Risk in 2027 on the ICU" • Wolfgang Hartl “What the role of Omega 3 – Hype or Hope?" Panel discussion
14:30 - 15:00
Coffe Break
15:00 - 16:20
Session II: From Evidence to Practice
• Pierre Singer "ESPEN Guidelines: Where Evidence Meets Reality" • Stanislaw Klek: “New insights and perspectives from the ESPEN Nutrition Surgery guidelines." • Kristine Koekkoek: "Micronutrients: Small Molecules, Big Impact?" • Arthur van Zanten: “Refeeding Syndrome:– From Physiology to Clinical Practice" Panel discussion
16:20 - 17:20
Session III: Clinical Case Challenge
"The Sarcopenic Septic Patient: Nutrition Dilemmas" (Interactive discussion led Elisabeth de Waele / Kristine Koekkoek and Antonella Cotoia)

Day 2 :

January 10, 2027
07:30 - 09:00
Session IV: Advanced ICU Nutrition Strategies
• Wolfgang Hartl: "The Protein Paradox in ICU Patients: How Much is Enough" • Christian Stoppe “Immunonutrition in Critical Care: Hope, Hype, or Harm?” • Heidegger/DeWattville: "Indirect Calorimetry: Essential Tool or Obsolete?" • Jan Gunst: "Future Strategies: Ketogenic Diets, Autophagy Modulators" Panel discussion
09:00 - 09:30
Coffee Break
09:30 - 10:00
Session V: Pro/Con Debate: move to the end of the meeting
When to feed and when not to feed? • Pro: Christian Stoppe • Con: Wolfgang Hartl • Audience discussion
10:00 - 11:00
Session VI Meet the experts
• All speakers – time for interactive discussions • Moderator Pierre and Christian Concluding remarks & Takeaways