WHAT ARE THE LLL COURSES?
The ESPEN Leonardo da Vinci Lifelong 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 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 for medical doctors. Pharmacists, dieticians, and nurses can attend.
THE DURATION OF EACH COURSE IS 4 HOURS
Paying courses to be reserved upon registration to the Congress (cf. online registration form) and are open for all nutritional care givers (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, delegates wishing to participate to the LLL case discussions and take the test that follows must register specifically to the latter.
SCHEDULE
*LLL Schedule is subject to change
Friday 12 September 2025
Morning LLL sessions
- LLL01 – Screening, diagnosis and assessment of malnutrition
- LLL02 – Nutritional support in neurological diseases
- LLL03 – Nutritional support in renal diseases
- LLL04 – Nutritional support in pulmonary diseases
- LLL05 – Approach to parenteral nutrition
Afternoon LLL sessions
- LLL06 – Nutrition in liver and pancreatic diseases
- LLL07 – Nutrition in cancer
- LLL08 – Nutritional support in diabetes and dyslipidemia
- LLL09 – Nutritional support in the perioperative period
- LLL10 – Nutrition in pediatric patients lI
Saturday 13 September 2025
Morning LLL sessions
- LLL11 – Nutritional support in Gl diseases
- LLL12 – Nutritional support in intensive care patients
- LLL13 – Chronic intestinal failure and home parenteral nutrition in adults
- LLL14 – Nutrition and prevention of diseases
- LLL15 – Approach to oral and enteral nutrition
Sunday 14 September 2025
Morning LLL sessions
- LLL Live Course 1 – Case discussion and test: Nutritional support in the older adults
- Teach The Teacher Course for LLL Programme
- LLL Case Discussion and Test will be provided in a special room for those registered to this topic
Afternoon LLL sessions
- LLL Live Course 2 – Case discussion and test: Basic in clinical sports nutrition
- LLL Case Discussion and Test will be provided in a special room for those registered to this topic
Monday 15 September 2025
Morning LLL sessions
- LLL Live Course 3 – Case discussion and test: Obesity
- LLL Case Discussion and Test will be provided in a special room for those registered to this topic
Afternoon LLL sessions
- Final LLL examination for the ESPEN EUROPEAN DIPLOMA IN CLINICAL NUTRITION AND METABOLISM
- LLL Live Course 4 – Case discussion and test: Micronutrients in clinical nutrition
- LLL Case Discussion and Test will be provided in a special room for those registered to this topic
| LLL Courses Registration Fees* | |
|---|---|
| ESPEN MEMBER | ESPEN NON-MEMBER |
| 1 module: EUR 55 | 1 module: EUR 105 |
| From 2 modules: 10% discount | From 2 modules: 10% discount |
*Registration to the Congress is mandatory to attend the LLL courses.
NOTE!
All the LLL courses will take place at the Prague Congress Centre. To register to any of the LLL courses, you need to be fully registered to the 47th ESPEN Congress.
The LLL case discussion and tests will take place after the session at the congress centre 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).
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 47th 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.
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 14 September 2025.
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 here for further information on the Teach the Teachers for Life Long Learning (T-LLL) and to download the application form for the T–LLL Course.
