48th ESPEN Congress 2026 — Clinical Nutrition & Metabolism
05 Sep 2026 – 08 Sep 2026 · Estrel Congress Center (ECC), Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany · In-Person
The 48th ESPEN Congress 2026 — the leading global event in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolism — takes place 5-8 September 2026 at the Estrel Congress Center, Berlin, hosted by ESPEN with the German Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (DGEM). Congress President: Prof. Matthias Pirlich.
LEONARDO DA VINCI LIFELONG LEARNING (LLL) COURSES — 4 hours each, max 50 participants per course (first-come, first-served). Open to all fully-registered congress participants.
— Friday 4 Sep, 09:00-13:00:
• LLL01 Screening, diagnosis & assessment of malnutrition
• LLL02 Nutrition & prevention of diseases
• LLL03 Nutritional support in renal diseases
• LLL04 Clinical nutrition in sport-related health problems
• LLL05 Approach to parenteral nutrition
• DE-LLL01 Ernährung bei Krebs (Deutsch)
— Friday 4 Sep, 14:00-18:00:
• LLL06 Nutrition in liver & pancreatic diseases
• LLL07 Micronutrients in clinical nutrition
• LLL08 Nutritional support in diabetes & dyslipidemia
• LLL09 Nutritional support in the perioperative period
• LLL10 Nutrition in pediatric patients I
• DE-LLL02 Ernährungstherapie bei älteren Erwachsenen
— Saturday 5 Sep, 08:00-12:00:
• LLL11 Nutritional support in GI diseases
• LLL12 Nutritional support in intensive care patients
• LLL13 Obesity
• LLL14 Nutritional support in pulmonary diseases
• LLL15 Nutritional support in older adults
• DE-LLL03 Ernährung bei Adipositas
— Saturday 5 Sep, 13:00-17:00:
• DE-LLL04 Ernährung bei Leber- und Pankreaserkrankungen
— Sunday 6 Sep, 08:00-12:00:
• LLL Live Course 1 — Chronic intestinal failure & home parenteral nutrition in adults
• T-LLL: Teach the Teachers for Lifelong Learning
— Sunday 6 Sep, 13:00-17:00:
• LLL Live Course 2 — Nutritional support in neurological diseases
— Monday 7 Sep, 08:00-12:00:
• Live-LLL03 Approach to oral & enteral nutrition
— Monday 7 Sep, 13:00-17:00:
• Live-LLL04 Nutrition in cancer
• ESPEN European Diploma in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolism — Final Examination
LLL FEES (VAT excl.): ESPEN Member €50 / module · Non-member €95 / module · From 2 modules: 10% discount.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS: Late-breaking abstracts open until 5 June 2026 (e-Posters only). Submit: https://b-com.mci-group.com/Abstract/ESPEN2026/Submission/Index
This edition also celebrates the 20th anniversary of ESPEN's Nutrition Day project.
