LLL Courses

LLL Final Exam

This is to inform our LLL participants that the next Final Examination for the ESPEN EUROPEAN DIPLOMA IN CLINICAL NUTRITION AND METABOLISM will be conducted at the 45th Congress of ESPEN.

The ESPEN LLL program in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism has become one of the most challenging educational projects and initiatives in Continuing Medical Education. Around 60 000 users were registered to the LLL program online, and more than 85 000 have participated in more live courses in the last 18 years.

The first LLL diplomas were awarded at the 2010 Congress in Nice after the first Final Exam. Join the enthusiastic group of ESPEN EU Diploma holders in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism in Vienna. Become a proud holder of the ESPEN Diploma!

Please observe the pre-requisites to take the final Exam before applying.

Further information on the Final Exam, the pre-requisites and the application process is available here.

HorarySession
Morning LLL sessions
09:00 - 13:00Session 1: Nutritional assessment and techniques
09:00 - 13:00Session 2: Nutritional support in neurological diseases
09:00 - 13:00Session 3: Nutritional support in cancer
09:00 - 13:00Session 4: Approach to oral and enteral nutrition
09:00 - 13:00Session 5: Nutrition and physical activity
Afternoon LLL sessions
14:00 - 18:00Session 6: Nutrition in liver and pancreatic diseases
14:00 - 18:00Session 7: Nutritional support in intensive care patients
14:00 - 18:00Session 8: Nutrition in metabolic syndrome
14:00 - 18:00Session 9: Nutritional support in the perioperative period
14:00 - 18:00Session 10: Chronic intestinal failure and home parenteral nutrition in adults
HorarySession
Morning LLL sessions
08:00 - 12:00Session 11: Nutritional support in the older adults
08:00 - 12:00Session 12: Nutritional support in diabetes and dyslipidemia
08:00 - 12:00Session 13: Nutrition and prevention of diseases
08:00 - 12:00Session 14: Nutrition in pediatric patients II
08:00 - 12:00Session 15: Nutrition support in obesity
09:00 - 12:00Session 16: SCI-LLL: Presentation and publication skills
HorarySession
Morning LLL sessions
08:00 - 10:00LLL Live Course 1 - Nutrition in pediatric patients I
10:30 - 12:30LLL Case Discussion and Test will be provided in a special room for those registered to this topic
08:30 - 12:30Teach The Teacher Course for LLL programme
Afternoon LLL sessions
13:30 - 15:30LLL Live Course 2 - Nutritional support in Gl diseases
16:00 - 18:00LLL Case Discussion and Test will be provided in a special room for those registered to this topic
HorarySession
Morning LLL session
08:00 - 10:00LLL Live Course 3 - Nutritional support in renal diseases
10:30 - 12:30LLL Case Discussion and Test will be provided in a special room for those registered to this topic
Afternoon LLL sessions
13:00 - 17:00Final LLL examination for the ESPEN European Diploma in Clinical Nutrition And Metabolism
13:30 - 15:30LLL Live Course 4 - Approach to parenteral nutrition
16:00 - 18:00LLL Case Discussion and Test will be provided in a special room for those registered to this topic

What are the LLL Courses?

The ESPEN Leonardo da Vinci Life Long Learning Project is an ESPEN – EU global effort to improve daily practice in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism and develop quality care in nutrition by means of an innovative educational initiative.

What are the main objectives?

To improve the knowledge, competence and skills of health professionals and students in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism while providing CME credits and European certification for medical doctors. The courses are open not only to medical doctors. Pharmacists, dieticians and nurses can attend.

The duration of each course is 4 hours.

Paying courses are to be reserved upon registration to the Congress (cf. online registration form) and are open for all nutritional caregivers (medical doctors, pharmacists, dietitians and nurses).

Overview

Overview of all the modules proposed. You can attend a maximum of 8 modules as some of the modules are running in parallel.

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The LLL Live Courses (4 hours each) are linked with the Educational Programme and are open to all the Congress participants. However, participants wishing to take the LLL case discussions and do the test that follows the corresponding educational session must register specifically for the latter.

T-LLL

Teach the Teachers for Life Long Learning (T-LLL) programme initiated by ESPEN is a recent educational project which is already a success by qualifying new teachers to spread the knowledge and education in nutritional care. Furthermore, the growing interest into the T-LLL is related to its training healthcare professionals using the latest innovative educational concepts.

The T-LLL course is scheduled during the annual ESPEN Congress on 12 September 2023 from 08:00- 12:00.

To register for participation to the T-LLL course, applicants should comply with the following prerequisites and submit the following documents:

  • Being 30 years old or more
  • Being an ESPEN member for the current year
  • Being a member of a national PEN society, which is block member and council member of ESPEN
  • To complete three LLL live courses (12 CREDITS) and three LLL topics online (8 CREDITS)

 Click on the link below for further information on the Teach the Teachers for Life Long Learning (T-LLL) and to download the application form for the TLLL Course: https://lllnutrition.com/mod/page/view.php?id=4607

LLL Courses Registration Fees

ModulesESPEN
Member
ESPEN
Non-member
1 moduleEUR 35EUR 105
2 modulesEUR 65EUR 155
3 modulesEUR 95EUR 185
4 modulesEUR 100EUR 190
5 modulesEUR 125EUR 225
6 modulesEUR 130EUR 230
7 modulesEUR 140EUR 255
8 modulesEUR 165EUR 270

*Registration to the Congress is mandatory to attend the LLL courses.

NOTE!

All the LLL courses will take place at Centre de Congres de Lyon (CCL). To register to any of the LLL courses, you need to be fully registered to the 42nd ESPEN Congress.

The LLL case discussion and tests will take place after the session at Centre de Congrès Lyon and participants must be registered to the corresponding LLL Courses. The corresponding vouchers will be provided together with the name badge.

Maximum 50 participants for each LLL Course & Tests (registration on a “first come, first served” basis).