Main Programme

Programme subject to final confirmation and change. Speaker names and session details are shown as currently agreed.

Friday, 21 May 2027

Morning: LLL Topic 31 – Nutrition in Behavioural Disorders

TimeSession / presentation
09:00–09:05Welcome – Jane Fletcher & Stanislaw Klek
09:05–09:35Nutrition in anorexia – Fran Moroni & Paul Robinson
09:35–10:05Nutrition in bulimia and binge eating disorder – Sarah Fuller & Ursula Philpot
10:05–10:35Nutritional and metabolic alterations in alcohol abuse: risks of ethanol-related health problems – Regina Komsa
10:35–11:00Coffee and tea break
11:00–11:30Ethics in artificial nutrition in patients with disordered eating – Stephen Anderson & Jacinta Tan
11:30–13:00Four cases, feedback and test – session speakers & Maria Cordovez

Afternoon: Atypical Eating Disorders & Better Understanding of DGBIs

TimeSession / presentation
14:00–14:30Nutrition support in ARFID and atypical eating disorders – Sarah Fuller
14:30–15:00Disentangling dysmotility and DGBIs – Tim Vanuytsel
15:00–15:30Coffee and tea break
15:30–16:00Evidence-based drug therapy in DGBIs – Asma Fikree
16:00–16:30Nutrition support in DGBIs – Lee Martin
16:30–17:00Role of the low-FODMAP diet in IBS – Sanna Nybacka

Saturday, 22 May 2027

Clinical Dilemmas in Nutrition Support for Severe DGBI

TimeSession / presentation
09:00–09:302026 ESPEN position statement on nutrition support – Simon Lal
09:30–10:15Case 1: Oral-to-enteral progression. Preventing treatment escalation through an MDT approach – case presentation by Jenny Tham; facilitated by Emma Parsons & Uchu Meade; panel: Robert Nowak, Lee Martin, Jane Fletcher & Peter Paine
10:15–11:00Case 2: Weaning parenteral nutrition in patients without intestinal failure. De-escalating treatment through an MDT approach – case presentation by Anahita Sharma; facilitated by Emma Parsons & Uchu Meade; panel: Sarah Zeraschi, Lisa Gemmell, Jane Fletcher & Tim Vanuytsel
11:00–11:30Coffee and tea break
11:30–12:15Avoiding surgery in patients with DGBI – Stanislaw Klek
12:15–13:15Lunch
13:15–14:15Reflective forum: Helping clinicians cope – facilitated by Callum Moulton & Katherine Twist; stories and reflections to be confirmed
14:15–14:45BSG guidelines on managing gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with hypermobility – Ching Lam
14:45–15:00Concluding remarks – Stanislaw Klek & Jane Fletcher
15:00Finish