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THE EUROPEAN

SOCIETY FOR

CLINICAL

NUTRITION AND

METABOLISM

Nutrition Networking

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Preliminary ProgrammePreliminary

Programme

Vienna, AustriaFrom Saturday 29 August

to Tuesday 1 September 2009

3 Welcome Message

4 Dates & Deadlines

5 Venue & ContactsCongress VenueOrganising SecretariatOther Contacts

6 CommitteesESPEN 2009Central ESPEN

7 Abstracts

10 ESPEN Awards

12 Preliminary ProgrammeMain Topics of ESPEN 2009Time ScheduleProgramme OverviewProgramme Day by Day

21 LLL CoursesWhat are the LLL Courses?OverviewDetailed LLL CoursesProgrammeLLL Courses Registration Fees

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

25 RegistrationProceduresRegistration FeesLLL Courses FeesPaymentOther Registration Guidelines

29 AccommodationAccommodation InformationList of Hotels

33 Congress Information

35 Social Events & ExcursionsSocial EventsExcursions

37 General Information

39 Access & Transportation

40 Sponsoring & Exhibition

Dear Colleagues, dears Friends,

On behalf of the Austrian Society for Clinical Nutrition (AKE) it is a pleasure and a privilegeto invite you to the 31st ESPEN Congress on Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism to be held inVienna from August 29th to September 1st, 2009. Located in the heart of a Europe meltingmore and more together, lying at the banks of the Danube, an European artery connectingWest and East, Vienna with its great scientific and cultural heritage and a centuries oldtradition of hosting people of various cultures certainly is predestined for organizing thisESPEN Congress 2009 (actually the ESPEN congresses in 1982 and 1992 have already beenin Vienna). The modern Messe Congress Centre is situated at the Vienna Prater, a largerecreational area and is easily accessible from all parts of the city by underground. Our motto“Nutrition Networking - From the Cell to Europe” suggests a holistic view of metabolism andnutrition from isolated cellular events to a patient as a whole, from an isolated metabolicintervention to a therapy which is an essential component in the global therapeutic approachof the patient, from a single individual to society. “Networking” also indicates an interdiscipli-nary and interprofessional cooperation of physicians, nutritionists, dietitians, pharmacists, anintegration of basic science, clinical medicine and education and last but not least also apromotion of international exchange and cooperation. Today, Vienna is a cosmopolitan,dynamic city with a booming cultural and economic life. With its rich architecture, the soundof music in the air, the “Kaffee- Haus” and wine at the “Heuriger”, an acclaimed CentralEuropean “fusion cuisine”, we can certainly offer you in Vienna not only a high pitchedscientific programme but also an ambiance where you can relax, meet friends, and exchangeideas. Networking also means meeting people, see old and make new friends. We are invitingall of you warmly to the 31st ESPEN Congress and hope to welcome you in Vienna 2009 !

Prof. Michael HIESMAYRPresident of the ESPEN 2009 Congress

Prof. Erich ROTHChairman of the Local Scientific Committee

Prof. Wilfred DRUMLChairman of the Local Educational Committee

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WELCOME MESSAGE

Opening of Abstract submission 12 January 2009

Closing of Abstract submission 3 April 2009

Opening of Late Breaking Abstract submission 1 May 2009

Early registration deadline 7 June 2009

Deadline for Late Breaking Abstracts (posters only) 26 June 2009

No refunds for registration cancellation after 3 July 2009

No refund for hotel / excursion cancellation after 3 July 2009

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DATES AND DEADLINES

NOTEAll the LLL courses will take place

at the Reed Messe Congress Centre (inthe Schubert rooms located on the first floor).

To register to any LLL courses, you need to be fullyregistered to the 31st ESPEN Congress. Kindly note that

some LLL courses on Sunday and Monday are linked withthe Educational Programme and are open to all the Congress

participants. However participants wishing to take the LLL teststhat follow the corresponding Educational session must registerspecifically to the latter. The LLL tests on Sunday and Monday will take place after thesession (respectively from 10:30 to 12:30 & from 16:00 to 18:00)at the Reed Messe Congress Centre (in the Schubert rooms onthe first floor), and participants must be registered to thecorresponding LLL Courses. The corresponding vouchers willbe provided together with the name badge.

Maximum 50 participants for each LLL Course &Tests (registration on a “first come, first

served” basis). Registration to theCongress is mandatory to attend

the LLL courses.

Congress Venue

ESPEN 2009 will be held at the Reed Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Centre. This Congress Centre,inaugurated in 2004, is located on the edge of the inner city of Vienna. Vienna International Airport isa mere 30 minutes away and the historical city centre can be reached in 15-20 minutes. Over 1'700national and international conferences and meetings, attended by around 275'000 delegates - mostof them from abroad - take place in this stimulating setting each year.

Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress CentreMesseplatz 11021 ViennaAUSTRIAwww.messecongress.at

Organising Secretariat

MCI is Central ESPEN's official Congress Organiser. As such, MCI is in charge of the overall manage-ment of the Congress including processing the registrations, the hotel reservations, and the excursions.Information on the commercial exhibition, as well as organisation and sponsorship of special events,may also be obtained from the Organising Secretariat.

All correspondance should be sent to:

ESPEN 2009C/O MCI Suisse SARue de Lyon 751211 Geneva 13SwitzerlandPhone: +41 (0) 22 33 99 580Fax: +41 (0) 22 33 99 631Email: [email protected]

Information regarding the scientific programme of the Congress is available on the ESPEN website www.espen.org and is updated on a regular basis.

Other Contacts

Registration & AccommodationPhone: +41 (0) 22 33 99 580 Fax: +41 (0) 22 33 99 631Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Abstract submissionsPhone: +41 (0) 22 33 99 629Fax: +41 (0) 22 33 99 601Email: [email protected]

Sponsoring & ExhibitionPhone: +41 (0) 22 33 99 627Fax: +41 (0) 22 33 99 601Email: [email protected]

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VENUE AND CONTACTS

ESPEN 2009

LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Michael Hiesmayr, PresidentWilfred Druml, Vice-PresidentErich Roth, Vice-PresidentIbrahim ElmadfaPeter FaschingAndrea HofbauerKlara JadrnaFriedrich LängleKurt Widhalm

LOCAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Erich Roth, ChairpersonSabine GaborOliver GalvanMichael JoannidisJürgen KönigMonika LechleitnerGerhard PragerBrigitte Winklhofer-Roob

LOCAL EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE

Wilfred Druml, ChairpersonAnna Maria EisenbergerThomas FrühwaldSonja FruhwaldKarin SchindlerBarbara SchmidChristian Vaculik

NATIONAL AUSTRIAN SOCIETYAKE - Austrian Society for Clinical NutritionWilfred Druml, PresidentKlara Jadrna, Scientific secretaryRomana Schlaffer, Scientific assistant

CENTRAL ESPEN

CENTRAL ESPEN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Chairperson Olle LjungqvistGeneral Secretary Miguel Léon-SanzTreasurer André van GossumPresident 2009 Vienna Michael Hiesmayr

CENTRAL ESPEN SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Chairperson Yves BoiriePermanent Members Stephan C. Bischoff

Olav RooyackersEdouardo Cabre-y-Gelada

Rotating Member Erich Roth

CENTRAL ESPEN EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE

Chairperson Alastair ForbesPhysicians Noël Cano

Zeljko KrznaricDietitian Emese AntalNurse Mette HolstRotating Member Wilfred DrumlIT Officer Alessandro LavianoLLL Course Directors Rémy Meier

Claude Pichard

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COMMITTEES

Guidelines for Abstracts Submission

1. IMPORTANT DATESSubmission start: 12 January 2009Submission deadline: 3 April 2009, Midnight CETLate breaking submission start: 1 May 2009Notifications to submitters: 20 May 2009Late breaking submission deadline: 26 June 2009, Midnight CET

Abstracts received after the deadlines will not be accepted!

2. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTSThe internet abstract submission system works best with Mozilla Firefox.Cookies need to be enabled.All pop-up blockers should be turned off.

3. GENERALAbstracts can only be submitted on-line via the on-line abstract submission formthat can be found in the section “Abstracts” on the official ESPEN 2009 Congress website:http://www.espen.org

Abstracts sent by post or email will not be accepted. No exceptions will be made.

Submission Process

K Delegates, who would like to present their work at the Congress, either orally or as a poster, areinvited to submit an abstract for consideration by the Abstract Grading Committee.

K A paper should not be submitted to the 31st ESPEN Congress if it has been already presentedinternationally.

K Abstract submission is only possible via Internet: go to www.espen.org on the Internet. Click on''ABSTRACTS'' and follow the instructions as given. Abstracts should be submitted on-line onlyusing the electronic abstract form on the website.

K Please read carefully all the instructions available on theInternet and on the on-line abstract submissionsystem before preparing your abstract.

K During registration, the abstract submitter willbe required to provide his/her email addressas the login and a preferred password.These details enable the abstractsubmitter to return at a later stage toupdate/edit the submitted abstract. Tosave the abstract all required fields mustbe filled in. The submitted abstractscannot be edited after the submissiondeadline (3 April 2009, Midnight CET).

K Fill out carefully all the fields of the abstractform (detailed information is provided tohelp you submitting your abstract).

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ABSTRACTS

K Abstracts are accepted on a wide range of topics in clinical nutrition and metabolism. The submitterhas to select the right topic for the abstract on the submission form. Available topics are:

1. Nutritional assessment

2. Nutritional epidemiology

3. Carbohydrate and lipid metabolism

4. Protein and amino acid metabolism

5. Genes and nutrition

6. Hormones, mediators and immunity

7. Vitamins, antioxidants and minerals

8. Critical Care

9. Liver and gastrointestinal tract

10. Nutrition and chronic diseases

11. Obesity and the metabolic syndrome

12. Nutrition and cancer

13. Paediatrics

14. Nutritional techniques and formulations

15. Geriatrics

For standardization, the acceptable length of the abstract is of not more than 2000 printablecharacters, headers included. This includes non visible characters, such as spaces and line breaks.Authors details are not included in the character count.

Please refer to the word count of the system as slight differences may occur when counting withWORD or similar programmes.

Available space must be used as follows and contain the following sections:– Rationale– Methods– Results– Conclusions

K The Rationale section should contain 1-2 sentences that clearly indicate the scientific question ofthe study and its clinical (or other) importance.

K The Methods section should contain sufficient information to be able to understand theexperimental design, the analytical techniques and the statistics used in the study.

K The Results section should contain objective data to answer the scientific question(s). K The Conclusions section should provide only conclusions of the study directly supported by the

results, along with implications for clinical practice, avoiding speculation and overgeneralization.

One table can be included, but the total number of cells (columns + rows) may not exceed 16. Pleasenote that tables may significantly reduce the number of the remaining allowed characters.

A paper cannot be accepted if the conflict of interest disclosure is not signed. On the on-line abstractform, tick the appropriate box and enter the required details.

If you have successfully submitted your abstract, you will receive a confirmation number. If noconfirmation number is received, the abstract has not been submitted correctly.

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ABSTRACTS

RulesThe rules for preparing the abstracts can be found on the Internet at www.espen.orgFailure to observe these guidelines may result in disqualification.

Late Breaking AbstractsLate breaking abstracts may be accepted until 7 June 2009, Midnight, CET with a payment fee ofEURO 100 that has to be paid upon submission (if no payment is made, the late breaking abstractwill not be reviewed nor taken into account).

Late breaking abstracts will be available as posters. However, it is to be noted that they will NOT beprinted in the ESPEN Journal.

Presentation of Abstracts

K Abstracts can be accepted either as poster or oral communication.K The Abstract Grading Committee will select submitted abstracts and determine whether they are

accepted for oral or poster presentation, also considering the author’s preference.K If your abstract is accepted as a poster, you will be requested to be available for discussion during

the corresponding poster viewing session. K The usable surface of the display panels measures 150cm (height) x 95cm (width). Adhesive

material will be provided.K Please use letters large enough to be read from a distance of 1.5 meters.

Publication Accepted abstracts will be published in the Congress Abstract Book, “Nutrition and Metabolism – theESPEN Journal”, and will be available on the Internet one month prior to the Congress as submittedby the authors.

General Remarks

K The Author of the abstract selected for presentation must be registered at the Congress.K Abstracts must contain data and meet international ethical standards. K Abbreviations should be defined.K Trade names can not be mentioned in the title. However, trade names in brackets will be accepted

in the body of the text. K The name, address, telephone, fax number and e-mail address of the corresponding author should

be given as indicated. The submitting author and the contact author must be the same person.K Please ensure your abstract does not contain spelling, grammar, or scientific mistakes, as it will be

reproduced exactly as submitted. Linguistic accuracy is your responsibility. No proof reading willbe done.

K No changes can be made to the abstract after the submission deadline.K The reviewers will judge the abstracts according to the relevance to ESPEN, standard of English,

objectivity of statements, description of what was done, suitability of methods to aims, conclusionsconfirmed by objective results, ethics, scientific value, potential clinical value, originality of work andoverall impression.

K Submitting authors will be notified by 20 May 2009 whether their abstract has been accepted,and they will be informed at the same time about the date, time and form of their presentation.All notifications will be sent out to the email address given on the submission form.

K If you want to withdraw your abstract, a written statement reflecting the reasons for this decisionmust be sent to the ESPEN Secretary not later than 01 June 2009.

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ABSTRACTS

Best Abstracts, Travel Awards, Outstanding and Clinical Nutrition Symposium

Best Abstracts 2009K The 3 Best Abstracts are selected by the Abstracts Referees and the Scientific Committees.K They are presented in a Plenary session.K They are indicated on the ESPEN website.K Corresponding Diplomas are given during “ESPEN Best Abstracts 2009”, after the Sir David

Cuthbertson Lecture.

Travel AwardsK When an abstract is being submitted (exclusively while submitting on-line), a special dedicated box

must be ticked to apply to the Travel Awards (only for those submitters filling the criteria).K The selected 30 Travel Awards are given to young investigators under the age of 35 (one per

country) for their best first presented abstract. They will be granted EURO 500 each, awardedaccording to the abstract score.

K The young investigator must come in person to get his/her diploma and to get his/her grant (atthe registration desk) after the Sir David Cuthbertson Lecture. No payment will be made before orafter the Congress.

K Deadline for application is 03 April 2009.

Outstanding PostersK The best 10% posters will be marked as being «Outstanding Posters», according to the abstract

score.K They will be indicated in the abstracts Book (by an asterisk).K A «rosette» will be placed on the given posters.

Clinical Nutrition SymposiumK Original papers that contributed most to the impact factor of Clinical Nutrition 2008.K They are presented in a special symposium (indicated in the final programme).K They are indicated on the ESPEN website.

Further information regarding these grants and the appropriate application forms are available upon request from:

Professor Miguel Léon-Sanz Clinical Nutrition Unit, Endocrinology Service Hospital Doce de Octubre Avenida de Cordoba, s/n 28041 MADRID Spain E-mail: [email protected]

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ESPEN AWARDS

Main Topics of ESPEN 2009

Networking with your microbiota

The new world of lipid mediators

Reverse Epidemiology: Fatter is better?

Optimal energy to the critically ill

A critical view to the oxidative/ antioxidative network

From genomics to metabolomics

Maintenance of musculoskeletal mass: interplay of nutrition and exercise

Orexigenics: Fighting appetite loss

Anabolic steroids in malnutrition of chronic disease

Metabolic care in high risk patients: The chronic alcoholic

Cancer malnutrition

Protein-energy wasting in kidney disease

The elderly: A Vitamin-D deficient species

Tracing metabolic networks

Inter-splanchnic networking

Bariatric surgery and metabolic syndrome

New ways for treating obesity

Catch up growth and children obesity

Metabolism and Nutrition in critically ill children

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PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

Friday 28 August 2009

08:00 - 22:00 Exhibition set-up (not opened to delegates)

08:30 - 18:00 LLL Registration17:00 - 19:00 Congress Registration09:00 - 13:00 Three LLL Courses13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break14:00 - 18:00 Three LLL Courses

Saturday 29 August 2009

08:00 - 21:00 Registration11:00 - 18:00 Exhibition08:30 - 10:30 Special Interest Groups 09:00 - 13:00 Three LLL Courses11:00 - 12:30 Satellite Symposia12:30 - 13:30 Lunch Break13:30 - 14:30 Opening Ceremony14:00 - 18:00 Five LLL Courses14:30 - 16:00 Scientific & Educational

Sessions14:30 - 16:00 Oral Communications16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break16:30 - 18:00 Scientific & Educational

Sessions18:00 - 21:00 Welcome Party

Sunday 30 August 2009

07:30 - 19:00 Registration09:00 - 17:45 Exhibition09:00 - 17:45 Poster Viewing07:30 - 08:30 Special Interest Groups 08:00 - 10:00 Educational LLL session08:30 - 10:00 Scientific Sessions08:00 - 12:00 One LLL Course10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break10:30 - 11:15 Sir David Cuthbertson Lecture11:15 - 12:00 ESPEN Best Abstracts 2009 &

ESPEN Travel Awards12:00 - 12:30 Lunch & Poster viewing12:30 - 14:00 Chaired poster visit13:30 - 15:30 Educational LLL session

13:30 - 15:30 Educational Session14:00 - 18:00 One LLL Course14:00 - 15:30 Scientific Sessions15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break16:00 - 17:30 Scientific & Educational

Sessions16:00 - 17:30 Oral Communications17:45 - 19:15 Satellite Symposia

Monday 31 August 2009

07:30 - 19:00 Registration09:00 - 17:45 Exhibition09:00 - 17:45 Poster Viewing07:30 - 08:30 Special Interest Groups 08:00 - 10:00 Educational LLL session08:00 - 12:30 One LLL Course08:30 - 10:00 Scientific & Educational

Sessions10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break10:30 - 11:15 Arvid Wretlind Lecture11:15 - 12:00 Fight Against Malnutrition12:00 - 12:30 Lunch & Poster viewing12:30 - 14:00 Chaired poster visit13:30 - 15:30 Educational LLL session13:30 - 17:30 One LLL Course14:00 - 15:30 Scientific Sessions14:00 - 15:30 Oral Communications15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break16:00 - 17:30 Satellite Symposia17:30 - 19:00 ESPEN General Assembly

Tuesday 1 September 2009

08:00 - 12:00 Registration09:00 - 12:00 Exhibition08:00 - 12:00 Two LLL Courses08:30 - 10:00 Scientific & Educational

Sessions08:30 - 10:00 Oral Communications10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break10:30 - 12:00 Scientific & Educational

Sessions10:30 - 12:00 Oral Communications

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PRELIMINARY PROGRAMMETime Schedule

Friday 28 August 2009

L 09:00 - 13:00 LLL Courses

L 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break


Saturday 29 August 2009

L 08:30 - 10:30 Special Interest Groups


L 11:00 - 12:30 Satellite Symposia

L 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch Break

L 13:30 - 14:30 Opening Ceremony


L 14:30 - 16:00 Lipid supplementation in critical illness

L 14:30 - 16:00 Maintenance of musculoskeletal mass: Interplayof nutrition an exercise

L 14:30 - 16:00 Oral Communications

L 14:30 - 16:00 Educational session - Neglected deficiencies in severe malnutrition: phosphate and thiamine

L 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break

L 16:30 - 18:00 Bariatric surgery and metabolic syndrome

L 16:30 - 18:00 Recommended or optimal protein intake?

L 16:30 - 18:00 Hot topic

L 16:30 - 18:00 Educational session - Nutritional implications of renal replacement therapy in ICU

L 18:00 - 21:00 Welcome Party

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Sunday 30 August 2009


L 08:00 - 10:00 Educational LLL session - Nutritional support in paediatric patients

L 08:30 - 10:00 Metabolism and Nutrition in the critical ill children

L 08:30 - 10:00 Reverse Epidemiology: Fatter is better?

L 08:30 - 10:00 Educational session - Dietitians´ Scientific Session


L 10:30 - 11:15 Sir David Cuthbertson Lecture

L 11:15 - 12:00 ESPEN Best Abstracts 2009 & ESPEN Travel Awards

L 12:00 - 12:30 Lunch & Poster viewing

L 12:30 - 14:00 Chaired poster visit

L 13:30 - 15:30 Educational LLL session - Nutrition support in SIRS and sepsis


L 14:00 - 15:30 Orexigenics: Fighting appetite loss

L 14:00 - 15:30 From genomics to metabolomics

L 14:00 - 15:30 Educational session - Networking with your microbiota

L 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break

L 16:00 - 17:30 Malnutrition-Inflammation-Atherosclerosis syndrome in renal disease: the players

L 16:00 - 17:30 The new world of lipid mediators


L 16:00 - 17:30 Educational session - Better hospital food - alternatives to supplements


L Plenary Sessions

L Scientific Sessions

L Educational Sessions

L Educational LLL Sessions

L LLL Courses

L Satellite Symposia

L Special Interest Groups

L Lunch / Coffee Break

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L Scientific Sessions

L Educational Sessions

L Educational LLL Sessions

L LLL Couses

L Satellite Symposia

L Special Interest Groups

L Lunch / Coffee Break

Monday 31 August 2009


L 08:00 - 10:00 Educational LLL Session -Nutrition in obesity


L 08:30 - 10:00 Cancer malnutrition


L 08:30 - 10:00 Educational session - Nurses´ Session


L 10:30 - 11:15 Arvid Wretlind Lecture

L 11:15 - 12:00 Fight Against Malnutrition

L 12:00 - 12:30 Lunch and poster viewing

L 12:30 - 14:00 Chaired poster visit

L 13:30 - 15:30 Educational LLL Session -Nutrition and diseaseprevention


L 14:00 - 15:30 Inter-splanchnic networking

L 14:00 - 15:30 Clinical nutrition symposium


L 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break


L 17:30 - 19:00 General Assembly

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Tuesday 1 September 2009


L 08:30 - 10:00 Catch up the growth and children obesity

L 08:30 - 10:00 Optimal energy to the critically ill


L 08:30 - 10:00 Educational session - Jejunal tubes - a missed opportunity?


L 10:30 - 12:00 Metabolic care in high risk patients: The chronic alcoholic


L 10:30 - 12:00 Educational session - Normoglycaemia in the acute patient

L 10:30 - 12:00 Educational session - Nutrition after discharge from hospital

Educational & Clinical Practice Sessions

Scientific Sessions

TIME Friday 28 August 2009 SPEAKERS

09:00 - 13:00 LLL Courses (see LLL information)

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break

14.00 - 18.00 LLL Courses (see LLL information)

TIME Saturday 29 August 2009 SPEAKERS

08:30 - 10:30 Special Interest Groups09:00 - 13:00 LLL Courses (see LLL information)11:00 - 12:30 Satellite Symposia

NestléBaxter

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch Break

13:30 - 14:30 Opening Ceremony

Clemens von Pirquet Lecture: Networking in W. Druml (Austria)the Nutritional Care


14:30 - 16:00 Lipid supplementation in critical illnessApolipoproteins in sepsis J. Berbée (The Netherlands)Should we ever give iv lipids in hyperlipidaemia? A. Garcia De Lorenzo (Spain) Do we need cholesterol supplementation: in ICU? W. Druml (Austria)

14:30 - 16:00 Maintenance of musculoskeletal mass: Interplay of nutrition an exerciseAnabolic action of hormones G. Biolo (Italy)Optimal protein intake during exercise L. Van Loon (The Netherlands)

14:30 - 16:00 Oral Communications 1

14:30 - 16:00 Educational session - Neglected deficiencies in severe malnutrition: phosphate and thiamineCase-based introduction M. Panisic (Serbia)Case-based introduction A-M. Liberati - Cizmek (Croatia)Commentary - phosphate J.-C. Melchior (France)Commentary - thiamine E. Doberer (Austria)

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PROGRAMME DAY BY DAY

16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break

16:30 - 18:00 Bariatric surgery and metabolic syndromeFrom surgical techniques to metabolic changes G. Prager (Austria)Hormonal changes T. Alexandrides (Greece)Starvation signals R. Barazzoni (Italy)

16:30 - 18:00 Recommended or optimal protein intake?High protein intake in healthy subjects J. Kondrup (Denmark)Protein intakes in aging S. Walrand (France)Protein intakes in ICU R. Griffiths (United Kingdom)

16:30 - 18:00 Hot topic

16:30 - 18:00 Educational session - Nutritional implications of renal replacement therapy in ICUWhy and how renal replacement therapy is used M. Joannidis (Austria)Nutritional consequences of RRT E. Fiaccadori (Italy)Nutritional support - how much nitrogen? W. Druml (Austria)

18:00 - 21:00 Welcome Party

TIME Sunday 30 August 2009 SPEAKERS

07:30 - 08:30 Special Interest Groups

08:00 - 10:00 Educational LLL session - Nutritional support in paediatric patientsNutritional requirements in neonats J. Van Goudoever (The Netherlands)Nutritional support in ICU pediatric patients J. Schweiser (The Netherlands)Nutritional interventions in the obese child/adolescent B. Koletzko (Germany)Nutritional requirements in pregnancy and lactation I. Hösli (Switzerland)


08:30 - 10:00 Metabolism and Nutrition in the critical ill childrenAre critically ill kids growing and do we need to feed them TBCaccordingly?Energy and protein metabolism and feeding K. Joosten (The Netherlands)Oral communications TBCOral communications TBC

08:30 - 10:00 Reverse Epidemiology: Fatter is better?Survival benefit of obesity in the acute care setting M. Hiesmayr (Austria)Protective effect of adiposity in heart failure S. Anker (Germany)Potential explanations for reverse epidemiology K. Kalantar-Zadeh (USA)in chronic disease

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08:30 - 10:00 Educational session - Dietitians´ Scientific SessionPresentations from selected abstracts TBCFree Abstracts TBC


10:30 - 11:15 Sir David Cuthbertson Lecture L. Cynober (France)

11:15 - 12:00 ESPEN Best Abstracts 2009 & ESPEN Travel Awards

12:00 - 12:30 Lunch and poster viewing

12:30 - 14:00 Chaired poster visit

13:30 - 15:30 Educational LLL session - Nutrition support in SIRS and sepsisMetabolic changes in SIRS and sepsis M. Hiesmayr (Austria)Substrates for enteral and parenteral nutrition in trauma W. Druml (Austria) and septic patientsNutritional support in sepsis C. Pichard (Switzerland)Nutritional support in trauma I. Grecu (Romania)

14:00 - 15:30 Orexigenics: Fighting appetite lossGut-brain crosstalk in appetite regulation S. Bloom (United Kingdom)Dysregulation of appetite during cancer A. Laviano (Italy)Clinical trials on orexigenic therapies A. Jatoi (USA)

14:00 - 15:30 From genomics to metabolomicsGenomics and Proteomics in Nutrition research H. Daniel (Germany)Opportunities and challenges of metabolomics M. Gibney (Ireland)Network analysis of amino acids T. Kimura (Japan)

14:00 - 15:30 Educational session - Networking with your microbiotaInfluence of microbiota on energy balance N. Delzenne (Belgium)Prophylactic use in all hospital patients? S.M. Schneider (France)Specific evidence-based indications H. Lochs (Germany)

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break

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16:00 - 17:30 Malnutrition-Inflammation-Atherosclerosis syndrome in renal disease: the playersInflammation: A key element in the wasting process A. Ikitzler (USA)Inflammation and vascular calcification in renal disease - P. Stenvinkel (Sweden)partners in crimeIs inflammation a reversible cause of malnutrition? D. Fouque (France)

16:00 - 17:30 The new world of lipid mediatorsNew lipid mediators with anti inflammatory properties N. Chiang (USA)Omega 3 index W.S. Harris (USA)Membrane composition and cell functions P. Calder (United Kingdom)


16:00 - 17:30 Educational session - Better hospital food - alternatives to supplementsThe 24 hour diet R. Wilson (United Kingdom)Improving the taste P. Moller (Denmark)Individual delicacies for the individual patient M. Pedersen (Denmark)

17:45 - 19:15 Satellite Symposia

TIME Monday 31 August 2009 SPEAKERS

07:30 - 08:30 Special Interest Groups

08:00 - 10:00 Educational LLL session - Nutrition in obesityNutrition and prevention of obesity A. Dulloo (Switzerland)Nutritional support in severe obese patients A. Palmo (Italy)Nutritional support in ICU obese patients I. Chermesh (Israel)Nutritional support after bariatric surgery A. Thorell (Sweden)


08:30 - 10:00 Cancer malnutritionCancer cachexia: from pathogenesis to therapeutic targets J. M. Argilés (Spain)Genetic issues in cancer cachexia K. Fearon (United Kingdom)Oral communications TBC


08:30 - 10:00 Educational session - Nurses´ Session

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10:30 - 11:15 Arvid Wretlind Lecture C. Pichard (Switzerland)

11:15 - 12:00 Fight Against Malnutrition

12:00 - 12:30 Lunch and poster viewing

12:30 - 14:00 Chaired poster visit

13:30 - 15:30 Educational LLL session - Nutrition and disease preventionNutrition in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases Y. Carpentier (Belgium)Nutrition in prevention of osteoporosis P. Ammann (Switzerland)Nutrition in the prevention of cancer M. Muscaritoli (Italy)Nutrition in the prevention of irritable bowel syndrome, constipation and diverticulosis E. Cabré (Spian)

14:00 - 15:30 Inter-splanchnic networkingHormonal networking M. Krebs (Austria)Amino acid networking C. Moinard (France)Microbial networking R. Burcelin (France)

14:00 - 15:30 Clinical nutrition symposium


15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:30 Satellite SymposiaFresenius KabiAbbott

17:30 - 19:00 General Assembly

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TIME Tuesday 1 September 2009 SPEAKERS


08:30 - 10:00 Catch up the growth and children obesityImpact of fetal growth restriction on metabolic and hormonal profiles in the future adult J. Beltrand (France)Catch up growth or catch up fat? A. Dulloo (Switzerland)Dynamics of fat cell turnover throughout life P. Arner (Sweden)

08:30 - 10:00 Optimal energy to the critically illHyponutrition or "normocaloric" nutrition P. Singer (Israel)Inflammation-mediated energy expenditure M. Elia (United Kingdom)How much glucose for optimal energy supply? W. Hartl (Germany)


08:30 - 10:00 Educational session - Jejunal tubes - a missed opportunity?Warranted in all ICU patients? J. Hallay (Hungary)Is it really different from gastric feeding? A. Weimann (United Kingdom)New methods of placement C. Madl (Austria)Practical measures to improve effectiveness M. Wentzel-Persenius (Sweden)


10:30 - 12:00 Metabolic care in high risk patients: The chronic alcoholicAlcoholism in the clinic (incidence and outcome) C. Spies (Germany)Alcohol related malnutrition E. Gonzales-Reimers (Spain)Alcohol induced liver alterations V. Preedy (United Kingdom)


10:30 - 12:00 Educational session - Normoglycaemia in the acute patientDebate: Critically important M. Hiesmayr (Austria)Debate: Not so crucial (and potentially hazardous) F. Brunkhorst (Germany)Practical difficulties in achieving normoglycaemia TBCWhat is on the horizon to help? J.-C. Preiser (Belgium)

10:30 - 12:00 Educational session - Nutrition after discharge from hospitalThe surgeon´s responsibility O. Ljungqvist (Sweden)The nurse´s role M. Holst (Denmark)The hospital community interface H. Rollins (UK)

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What are the LLL Courses?The ESPEN Leonardo da Vinci Life Long Learning Project is an ESPEN - EU global effort to improvedaily practice in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism and develop quality care in nutrition by means of aninnovative educational initiative.What are the main objectives?To improve knowledge, competence and skills of health professionals and students in Clinical Nutritionand Metabolism while providing CME credits and European certification for medical doctors.Paying courses to be reserved upon registration to the Congress (cf. on-line registration) and formedical doctors only.

OverviewOverview of all the modules proposed. You can attend a maximum of 9 modules as some ofthe modules are running in parallel.

Friday morning Nutritional support in intensive care patientsNutritional assessment and techniquesNutritional support in cancer patients

Friday afternoon Approach to oral and enteral nutritionNutritional support in perioperative periodNutritional support in the elderly patients

Saturday morning Nutritional support in liver and pancreatic diseasesHome parentral nutrition in adult patientsNutrition in metabolic syndrome

Saturday afternoon Nutrition in paediatric patientsApproach to parenteral nutritionNutritional support in neurological diseasesNutritional support in diabetes and dyslipidemiaLLL Session in German: Ernährung bei Erkrankungen der Leberund des Pankreas

Sunday morning Educational session - LLL: Nutritional support in paediatric patientsLLL Session in German: Ernährungsteams

Sunday afternoon Educational session - LLL: Nutritional support in SIRS and sepsisNutritional support in intestinal diseases

Monday morning Educational session - LLL: Nutrition in obesityLLL Session in German: Orale und Enterale Ernährung

Monday afternoon Educational session - LLL: Nutrition and disease preventionNutritional support in respiratory diseases

Tuesday Morning Nutritional support in renal diseaseLLL Session in German: Ernährung auf Intensivstationen

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NOTEAll the LLL courses will take place at the Reed Messe Congress Centre (in theSchubert rooms located on the first floor). To register to any LLL courses, youneed to be fully registered to the 31st ESPEN Congress. Kindly note thatsome LLL courses on Sunday and Monday are linked with the EducationalProgramme and are open to all the Congress participants. However partici-pants wishing to take the LLL tests that follow the corresponding Educationalsession must register specifically to the latter. The LLL tests on Sunday and Monday will take place after the session at theReed Messe Congress Centre (in the Schubert rooms on the first floor), andparticipants must be registered to the corresponding LLL Courses. The corre-sponding 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). Registration to the Congress is mandato-ry to attend the LLL courses.

Detailed LLL Courses Programme

ESPEN Member ESPEN Non-Member

1 module: EUR 35 1 module: EUR 105

2 modules: EUR 65 2 modules: EUR 155








All the LLL courses will take place at the Reed Messe Congress Centre (in the Schubert rooms located on the first floor).

Friday morning Nutritional support in intensive care patients09:00 - 13:00 J.C. Preiser (Belgium), P. Singer (Israel)

Nutritional assessment and techniquesR. Meier (Switzerland), L. Sobotka (Czech Republic)

Nutritional support in cancer patientsK. Fearon (UK), A. Laviano (Italy)

Friday afternoon Approach to oral and enteral nutrition14:00 - 18:00 M. Pirlich (Germany); J. Ockenga (Germany)

Nutritional support in perioperative periodCHC. Dejong (Netherlands), K. Fearon (UK)

Nutritional support in the elderly patientsS.M. Schneider (France), C. Sieber (Germany)

Saturday morning Nutritional support in liver and pancreatic diseases 09:00 - 13:00 R. Meier (Switzerland), J. Kondrup (Denmark),

J. Ockenga (Germany)

Home parentral nutrition in adult patientsA. van Gossum (Belgium), M. Staun (Denmark)

Nutrition in metabolic syndromeM. Leon Sanz (Spain), M. Ballesteros (Spain), C. De la Cuerda (Spain)

Saturday afternoon Nutrition in paediatric patients14:00 - 18:00 S. Kolacek (Croatia), B. Koletzko (Germany)

Approach to parenteral nutritionA. Laviano (Italy), A. van Gossum (Belgium)

Nutritional support in neurological diseasesM. Planas (Spain), S.M. Schneider (France)

Nutrition support in diabetes and dyslipidemiaL. Sobotka (Czech Republic), I. Chermesh (Israel), M. Leon-Sanz (Spain)

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Sunday morning Educational session - LLL: Nutritional support in paediatric patients08:00 - 10:00 Moderator: B. Koletzko (Germany)

Nutritional requirements in neonats - H. van Goudover (The Netherlands)Nutritional support in ICU paediatric patients - J. Schweizer (The Netherlands)Nutritional interventions in the obese child/adolescent - B. Koletzko (Germany)Nutritional requirements in pregnancy and lactation - I. Hösli (Switzerland)

08:00 - 12:00 LLL Session in German: Ernährungsteams

Sunday afternoon Educational session - LLL: Nutritional support in SIRS and sepsis13:30 - 15:30 Moderator: M. Hiesmayr (Austria)

Metabolic changes in SIRS and sepsis - M. Hiesmayr (Austria)Substrates for enteral and parenteral nutrition in trauma and septic patients -W. Druml (Austria)Nutritional support in sepsis - C. Pichard (Switzerland)Nutritional support in trauma - I. Grecu (Romania)

14:00 - 18:00 Nutritional support in intestinal diseasesP. Soeters (The Netherlands), A. Forbes (United Kingdom), R. Meier (Switzerland)

Monday morning Educational session - LLL: Nutrition in obesity08:00 - 10:00 Moderator: I. Chermesh (Israel)

Nutrition and prevention of obesity - A. Dulloo (Switzerland)Nutritional interventions in severe obese patients - A. Palmo (Italy)Nutritional support in ICU obese patients - I. Chermesh (Israel)Nutritional support after bariatric surgery - A. Thorell (Sweden)

08:00 - 12:00 LLL Session in German: Orale und enterale Ernährung

Monday afternoon Educational session - LLL: Nutrition and disease prevention13:30 - 15:30 Moderator: M. Muscaritoli (Italy)

Nutrition in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases - Y. Carpentier (Belgium)Nutrition in prevention of osteoporosis - P. Ammann (Switzerland)Nutrition in the prevention of cancer - M. Muscaritoli (Italy)Nutrition in the prevention of irritable bowel syndrome, constipation and diverticulosis - E. Cabré (Spain)

13:30 - 17:30 Nutritional support in respiratory diseasesC. Pison (France), A. Schols (The Netherlands)

Tuesday morning Nutritional support in renal diseaseN. Cano (France), E. Fiaccadori (Italy)

LLL Session in German: Ernährung auf IntensivstationenW. Druml (Austria), M. Hiesmayr (Austria)

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ProceduresAll participants must be registered.For Congress Registration, Hotel Reservation, Social Programme and Excursions, all participants mustsubmit a complete on-line registration form.The ESPEN Congress requires the full data for each individual participant, including updated postal ad-dress and e-mail address. Incomplete registrations cannot be processed. Confirmation of the registra-tion will be sent only when the corresponding payment is received.While registering on-line, it is possible to create an user-account, enabling you to come back to yourdata to update them.For further information regarding the registration, kindly contact:ESPEN 2009c/o MCI Suisse SARue de Lyon 75P.O. Box 5021211 Geneva 13 - SwitzerlandPhone: +41 (0)22 33 99 580Fax: +41 (0)22 33 99 631Email: [email protected]: www.mci-group.com

Registration Fees*ESPEN 2009 Registration FeesSave on the registration fees by registering before 7 June 2009!!

Registration categories Until 7 June 2009 From 8 June 2009

ESPEN Member EURO 390 EURO 480

Non Member EURO 495 EURO 585

Nurse - ESPEN Member EURO 270 EURO 325

Nurse - Non Member EURO 325 EURO 380

Dietitian - ESPEN Member EURO 270 EURO 325

Dietitian - Non Member EURO 325 EURO 380

Student** EURO 215 EURO 270

Accompanying Person EURO 080 EURO 095

* Fees payable in EURO only, 20% VAT included.** For Students (under 35), a letter of confirmation from the Head Unit must be sent upon registration.Early registrations will be accepted until 7 June 2009, midnight CET. The reduced fees will only applywhen early registration is accompanied by payment and received before said deadline (7 June 2009).If your payment is not received before the deadline, the late registration fee will be automaticallycharged.

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Delegates' registration fee includes: Accompanying Persons' registration fee includes:– Admission to all scientific sessions – Welcome Reception– Access to Exhibition – Vienna City Tour– Welcome Reception – Information Brochures on Vienna– Congress Bag – Transportation Pass on the Public Vienna Network – Final Programme (airport not included)– Abstracts Book– Certificate of Attendance– Scheduled coffee breaks– Lunch box on Sunday 30 and Monday 31 August– Transportation Pass on the Public Vienna Network – (airport not included)

LLL Courses FeesThe LLL Courses are paying courses to be reserved upon registration (cf. on-line registration form) andare for medical doctors only.

NOTEAll the LLL courses will take place at the Reed Messe Congress Centre (in the Schubert roomslocated on the first floor). To register to any LLL courses, you need to be fully registered tothe 31st ESPEN Congress. Kindly note that the LLL courses on Sunday and Monday are linkedwith the Educational Programme and are open to all the Congress participants. However par-ticipants wishing to take the LLL tests that follow the corresponding Educational session mustregister specifically to the latter. The LLL tests on Sunday and Monday will take place after the session (respectively from 10:30to 12:30 & from 16:00 to 18:00) at the Reed Messe Congress Centre (in the Schubert roomson the first floor), and participants must be registered to the corresponding LLL Courses. Thecorresponding vouchers will be provided together with the name badge.Maximum 50 participants for each LLL Course & Tests (registration on a “first come, firstserved” basis).Registration to the Congress is mandatory to attend the LLL courses.

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LLL Courses Registration Fees

ESPEN Member ESPEN Non-Member

1 module: EUR 35 1 module: EUR 105








Overview of all the modules proposed. You can attend a maximum of 9 modules as some ofthe modules are running in parallel.

Friday morning Nutritional support in intensive care patientsNutritional assessment and techniquesNutritional support in cancer patients

Friday afternoon Approach to oral and enteral nutritionNutritional support in perioperative periodNutritional support in the elderly patients

Saturday morning Nutritional support in liver and pancreatic diseasesHome parentral nutrition in adult patientsNutrition in metabolic syndrome

Saturday afternoon Nutrition in paediatric patientsApproach to parenteral nutritionNutritional support in neurological diseasesNutritional support in diabetes and dyslipidemiaLLL Session in German: Ernährung bei Erkrankungen der Leberund des Pankreas

Sunday morning Educational session - LLL: Nutritional support in paediatric patientsLLL Session in German: Ernährungsteams

Sunday afternoon Educational session - LLL: Nutritional support in SIRS and sepsisNutritional support in intestinal diseases

Monday morning Educational session - LLL: Nutrition in obesityLLL Session in German: Orale und Enterale Ernährung

Monday afternoon Educational session - LLL: Nutrition and disease preventionNutritional support in respiratory diseases

Tuesday Morning Nutritional support in renal diseaseLLL Session in German: Ernährung auf Intensivstationen

PaymentFull payment should be received before the relevant deadline (7 June 2009). To facilitate processing,participants should clearly indicate in all remittances their name, address and the purpose for whichthe payment is made. Either of the following means can be used for payment:1. Credit CardAmerican Express, EuroCard/MasterCard and Visa cards will be accepted.Please fill in your card number and expiration date on the registration form as indicated.2. Bank transferPayable in Euros to ESPEN 2009 c/o MCI Suisse SAUBS SA - CP 2600 - 1211 Geneva 2 - SwitzerlandAccount N° 240-369.393.71L - Clearing 240Swift UBSWCHZH80A / IBAN CH 18 0024 0 240 36 93 93 71LBank Address: UBS SA, CP 2600 - 1211 Geneva 2 - SwitzerlandPlease indicate “ESPEN 2009 - free of charge for the receiver account”.Copy of bank transfer should be sent together with registration form.

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Other Registration Guidelines

Group RegistrationFor group registration, a minimum of 20 participants is required. Please contact the CongressSecretariat, MCI Suisse SA at [email protected], to obtain the group registration form. It ishighly advised to collect Congress documents and bags as early pick-up. Kindly contact the CongressSecretariat, MCI Suisse SA.

ConfirmationConfirmation will be sent only when the corresponding payment is received. Participants should bringtheir letter of confirmation to the registration desk at the Congress Venue when collecting theirdocuments.

Registration at the VenueThe Registration desk at the Reed Messe Vienna will open on Friday 28 August 2009 at 08:00 andwill stay open throughout the Congress (according to opening hours indicated in the programme). TheRegistration Desk is located at the entrance of the Congress Centre. Kindly note that by registeringon-site, you are not guaranteed to get the Congress bag & documents, and that availability of hotelaccommodation at that time may be limited. Please arrive early if you wish to register on-site.

Hotel AccommodationMCI has reserved a large number of hotel rooms in various hotels in different price categories. Kindlymake your reservation while you are registering on-line. Since Vienna attracts many tourists,reservations will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. Individual participants are asked to booktheir hotel on-line. More information are available under the section “Accommodation”.Hotel reservations are handled by MCI:Rue de Lyon 75, P.O. Box 5021211 Geneva 13 - SwitzerlandPhone: +41 (0)22 33 99 580Fax: +41 (0)22 33 99 631Email: [email protected]: www.mci-group.com

Modification & CancellationAll modifications or cancellations must be notified in writing (by mail, fax or e-mail) to the ConferenceSecretariat, MCI Suisse SA. For each modification requested by the participant, EUR 35 will be chargedfor administrative costs. In case of cancellation up to 01 July 2009, deposits will be refunded lessEUR 70 for administrative costs. After this date, no refund will be possible.

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General InformationMCI Suisse SA is pleased to offer a hotel booking service for the ESPEN 2009 Congress to be held inVienna. Our hotel rates include room, breakfast, VAT and all taxes. All star ratings shown are the officialratings as displayed by the hotels in Vienna.

Hotel BookingThe majority of the hotels chosen for this Congress are located in the city centre and surrounding areas.For exact location of hotels, please see the map of Vienna. Early registration is recommended sinceMCI Suisse SA will operate on a “first come, first served basis”. Please note that hotel accommodationis subject to availability. Thank you for making your hotel booking before 01 July 2009. Requestsreceived after this date will not be guaranteed. Names of persons sharing rooms must be indicated.Rates are in Euros and are per room, per night, service and VAT included. If you wish to book your accommodation through MCI (official housing bureau), please use the on-line system when registering at www.espen.org . You simply need to make your selection out of thelist of hotels available and note your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice. We will do our utmost to allocate you aroom in your preferred hotel. Rooms will be assigned on a first-come, first served basis.

PaymentWe accept the following credit cards: American Express, VISA and Master Card. Alternatively you maypay by bank transfer. Please remember to mention your name as the reference on the bank transfer.Only guaranteed reservations will be accepted. To guarantee your reservation a deposit covering onenight is required, either by bank transfer or by credit card (deposits will be deducted from the finalhotel bill when paid by the participant directly to the hotel upon departure). Your reservation will beconfirmed when MCI Suisse SA has received your Accommodation booking together with your hoteldeposit. Please be aware that all extras you might incur during your stay (i.e. mini-bar, laundry,telephone, etc) have to be paid directly to the hotel upon your departure.

InquiriesAny inquiries or requests for additional information, changes or cancellations of room reservations areto be addressed directly to MCI Suisse SA.

Change of Hotel BookingAll changes to hotel reservation will be performed by MCI Suisse SA. Please DO NOT contact the hoteldirectly. All changes must be requested in writing. A handling fee of EUR 35 per hotel room will becharged for every accommodation modification received after 01 July 2009.

Cancellation of AccommodationAll cancellations must be sent to MCI Suisse SA in writing (fax, letter, or e-mail). For cancellations receivedbefore 01 July 2009 deposits will be refunded less EUR 70 for administrative costs. After this date, norefund will be possible. In case of late cancellations (after 01 July 2009), rooms cancelled, cancellednights or no-show, we reserve the right to charge the full stay if the hotel room can not be re-sold.

Check-in/ Check-out timeHotel check-in time is 15:00 or later. If arriving after 18:00, please notify the hotel in advance.Check-out time is noon.

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Group ReservationsIf you would like to book five or more rooms, there is a special group service open to you. For more information, please contact our group reservation department tel. +41 22 33 99 649, or fax+41 22 33 99 631 or email us directly at [email protected] to the attention of Boris Millet.

Methods of PaymentPayment of registration, hotel deposit and excursions may be made by :

– Credit card: EuroCard/ MasterCard, Visa, American Express

– Bank transfer to the account of MCI Suisse SA - ESPEN 2009

Name of Bank: UBS SAName of Account: ESPEN 2009 c/o MCI Suisse SAAccount no: 240-369.393.71L - Clearing 240Swift code: UBSWCHZH80A / IBAN: CH 18 0024 0 240 36 93 93 71LBank Address: UBS SA, CP 2600 - 1211 Geneva 2 - SwitzerlandMention: «ESPEN 2009» and participant's name

Please indicate “free of charge for the receiver account”

– Payment by personal cheques cannot be accepted

– All payments have to be made in EUROS

– For hotel reservation: additional expenses such as mini-bar, laundry, etc. must be paid directly to the hotel when checking out.

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5* Palace

GRAND HOTEL 230 260 incl. 1 20 min by subway

IMPERIAL 310 370 incl. 2 20 min by subway

5*

HILTON VIENNA PLAZA 199 219 incl. 3 New line U2 - 3 stops to Wien Messe

LE MERIDIEN 285 305 incl. 4 15 min by subway

RADISSON SAS PALAIS 244 269 incl. 5 20 min by subway

NC*

COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT WIEN MESSE 217 234 incl. 6 05 min walking

DAS TRIEST 238 278 incl. 7 20 min by subway

DE FRANCE 220 245 incl. 8 New line U2 - 3 stops to Wien Messe

HILTON VIENNA STADTPARK 199 219 incl. 9 20 min by subway

INTERCONTINENTAL 199 219 incl. 10 20 min by subway

RADISSON SAS STYLE 238 253 incl. 11 25 min by subway

THE RING 230 260 incl. 12 20 min by subway

4L*

ARCOTEL KAISERWASSER 195 215 incl. 13 10 min by subway

4*

ANATOL 130 145 incl. 14 25 min by subway

HILTON VIENNA DANUBE 155 175 incl. 15 15 min by tram

HOLIDAY INN VIENNA CITY 168 199 incl. 16 30 min by subway

KUMMER 180 200 incl. 17 25 min by subway

MERCURE JOSEFSHOF 171 206 incl. 18 25 min by subway

NH DANUBE CITY 180 200 incl. 19 20 min by subway

NOVOTEL WIEN CITY 176 202 incl. 20 15 min by subway

HOTEL AM KONZERTHAUS (ex SOFITEL) 221 241 incl. 21 25 min by subway

3*

AUSTRIA TREND MESSE WIEN 155 170 incl. 22 05 min walking

IBIS WIEN MESSE 79 107 incl. 23 10 min by tram or 15 min walking

SUITEHOTEL WIEN MESSE 131 143 incl. 24 10 min walking

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Location from HOTELS IN VIENNA Single Double Breakfast Location Congress Centre

rate (€) rate (€) (€) on Map Wien Messe

Rates shown are per room, per night, in Euros. Breakfast, service and VAT are included.Rates are valid as at January 2009, and subject to fluctuation.Rates are shown for standard rooms. Other types of rooms - superior room, deluxe room, junior suite, etc.are available on request.

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BadgesA name badge will be provided on-site with your registration documents. Name badges must be visibleand used at all times anywhere within the Congress Centre.

Certificate of AttendanceA certificate of attendance will be included in the Congress bag together with some instructions. It isto be filled directly by the participant.

CMEThe organisers have applied for Continuing Medical Education credits for full attendance to theEuropean Accreditation Council for continuing Medical Education (EACCME). The EACCME is aninstitution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). EACCME credits are recognised bythe American Medical Association towards the Physicians' Recognition Award (PRA). Delegates wishingto claim CME points must fill in the CME evaluation form (to be found in the delegate's bag) and placethe latter in the “Evaluation Box” located at the registration area. No CME will be given unless theevaluation form has been filled in and returned during the event ONLY.

Congress DocumentsThe Congress documents should be collected on-site at the Registration Desk during opening hours,at the Vienna Congress Centre.

DisclaimerESPEN and MCI Suisse SA, as the Congress planner, claim no liability for the act of any supplier to thismeeting, nor liability for personal injury, the safety of any attendee while in transit to or from this event,for any loss or damage, for delays in transport by air, sea, rail, road, weather, in case of strikes, sickness,war or other causes.

Exhibition InformationThe ESPEN 2009 exhibition, featuring commercial displays of International Organisations,Pharmaceutical Companies, Media Publishers and Scientific Societies, will be located at the groundfloor of the Reed Messe Congress Centre. Coffee breaks and lunch boxes will be distributed aroundthe exhibition.

Exhibition ScheduleSaturday 29 August 2009 11:00-18:00Sunday 30 August 2009 09:00-17:45Monday 31 August 2009 09:00-17:45Tuesday 1 September 2009 09:00-12:00

Food & BeverageCoffee/tea and light snacks during official breaks are included in the registration fees and will be servedaround the exhibition area. There is a cash bar located on the first floor, above the Registration Desk.It will be opened during the Congress opening hours. A lunch box will be offered to each registereddelegate (not to the accompanying persons) on Sunday 30 and Monday 31 August 2009 around theexhibition area.

Italian Pharmaceutical CompaniesESPEN 2009 has chosen AIM Group to collect, on our behalf, all applications from ItalianPharmaceuticals Companies and file them with the appropriate Italian Health Ministry officials.For further information, please contact:AIM GroupVia Flaminia 106800189 Roma, ItalyPhone: (+39) 0633053206Fax: (+39) 063333650Email: [email protected]

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Languages English is the official Congress language. No translation will be provided.

Lost and FoundA lost-and-found service will be available at the registration desk.

Mobile PhonesDelegates are kindly requested to keep their mobile phones in the off position in the rooms wherescientific and educational sessions are being held, as well as during poster sessions' rounds.

Official letters of InvitationShould you require an official letter of invitation to obtain your visa to enter Austria, please contact theCongress Secretariat, MC Suisse SA. Please note, however, that the Organisers do not undertake anyobligation to pay any expenses incurred by supplying these letters. Furthermore, for some countries, aconfirmation of registration with payment may be asked by the authorities. Should you need apersonalised letter, a fee of CHF 50,- will be applied.

On-siteThe desk for registration, information and distribution of documents will be open as follows:Friday 28 August 2009 08:00-18:00Saturday 29 August 2009 08:00-21:00Sunday 30 August 2009 07:30-19:00Monday 31 August 2009 07:30-19:00Tuesday 1 September 2009 08:30-12:00

Poster SessionsPosters sessions will be located on the ground floor of the Reed Messe Congress Centre, in the mainCorridor. They should be mounted on the assigned board in the Poster Display area. Please contactthe Posters desk (in the registration area) to get the necessary material. The author should be presentin front of his/her poster during Poster viewing for free discussion.

RegistrationAll participants, including speakers and chairmen, must submit a completed on-line registration form.

Smoking PolicyThe ESPEN 2009 Congress wishes to be a non-smoking event. Participants are kindly requested torefrain from smoking in the Congress venue, including within the exhibition & posters area.

Speaker's Preview RoomThe Speakers' Preview Room is located on the ground floor of the Reed Messe Congress Centre,opposite the Registration desks. Speakers are kindly requested to provide their PC formatted USB keys(PowerPoint presentations) to the Speaker's Preview Room centre at least two hours before theirsession. All conference rooms contain state-of-the-art technical equipment.

The Speakers' Preview Room will be opened as follows:Saturday 29 August 2009 08:00-18:00Sunday 30 August 2009 08:00-19:00Monday 31 August 2009 08:00-19:00Tuesday 1 September 2009 08:00-12:00

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Social Eventsk Opening Ceremony on Saturday 29th August 2009.k Welcome Reception on Saturday 29th August 2009 at the Reed Messe Congress

Centre, in the Main Foyer. Come and enjoy a drink with your colleagues and friends!

ExcursionsExcursions will be confirmed if a minimum of 15 participants is met. Full refunds will bemade if an activity is cancelled due to a lack of participants. Meeting point for all tours: in front of the Excursions Desk located in the Registration area,at the Reed Messe Congress Centre.

1. Half-Day Excursion (walking tour): Historic ViennaThis tour takes you to the Old City of Vienna, where no bus is allowed to drive through. Walkthrough the fascinating complex of the Hofburg, which also houses the Spanish RidingSchool. Pass by the so-called “Loos Haus”, a famous Art Nouveau building which nowhouses a bank, have a look into quiet old courtyards and tiny streets and take time to visitone of Vienna's most famous sites, St. Stephen's Cathedral.k Rate per person: € 23,00

except for accompanying persons for whom this tour is included in their feek Minimum participants: 15k Maximum participants (per group): 25k Date: Saturday 29th August 2009 at 14:00 & Monday 31st August 2009 at 09:00k Duration: ~ 2 h

2. Half-Day Excursion (walking tour): City of MusicGet to know some stations of Mozart's time in Vienna, like the House of Mozart and St.Stephens Cathedral. Come to know Johann Strauss who is said to be the ”hero“ of the musicworld of the 19th century. Vienna is unimaginable without Strauss and his music - wellknown all over the world. A life full of sensations and incredible details will be narratedduring our walk!k Rate per person: € 28,00 - including guide, entrance fee House of Mozartk Minimum participants: 15k Starting time: 14:00k Date: Sunday 30th August 2009k Duration: ~ 2 h

3. Half-Day Excursion (walking tour): Excursion - The Naschmarkt“Marschansker, Grumpern, Karotten, Paradeiser, Karfiol, and Krauthappl” - Austrian delicaciesbelong to a class of its own. Surrounded by original Viennese vendors as well as bysalespersons from all cultural backgrounds you will be told numerous stories about thisfamous market dating back to the 18th century. Here exotic sweets from eastern andsouthern regions were traded long ago and still compete with local specialties.k Rate per person: € 23,00 - including guidek Minimum participants: 15k Starting time: 14:00k Date: Saturday 29th August 2009k Duration: ~ 2 h

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4. Half-Day Excursion (Bus): Excursion - Grand City Tour including Schönbrunn Palace

We will give an overall impression of the most significant historical sights: Starting with a touralong Ringstrasse with magnificent buildings like the State Opera House, the Museum ofFine Arts, the imperial palace “Hofburg”, the Houses of Parliament, the City Hall and theUniversity, we continue to the former summer residence of the Habsburg Family -Schönbrunn Palace. The highlight is of course your private tour through the imperial summerapartments.k Rate per person: € 35,00 - including bus, guide, entrance fees Imperial summer

apartmentsk Minimum participants: 25k Starting time: 09:00k Date: Sunday 30th August 2009k Duration: ~ 3 h

5. Full Day Excursion (bus and boat): Romantic Danube Valley “Wachau”“Wachau“ is the name of the part of the Danube valley between Melk and Krems. It isindeed one of the most romantic and almost magic river landscapes in the world. The areais very famous for its excellent white wines. After a guided tour through the famous MelkAbbey, one of the most beautiful monasteries in Austria, the group will go by boat fromMelk to Dürnstein (the most beautiful part of the Wachau valley). Dürnstein, situated onthe northern banks of the Danube, is supposed to be the most beautiful and picturesquevillage. On a rock jutting into the river stands a chapel, which once belonged to anAugustinian monastery. The ruins of an old castle, formerly owned by famous robber knightscreate an unique atmosphere in the small town. The group will have typical Austrian lunchin a nice restaurant. k Rate per person: €116,00 - including bus, boat, guide, entrance at Melk and lunch k Minimum participants: 25 k Date: Monday 31st August 2009 k Starting time: 08.00 k Duration: ~ 8 h

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About ViennaThe capital of Austria, a city with about 2 million inhabitants, is situated at the heart of Europe, and islying on the banks of the majestic Danube River. The City's ever-changing history has left an indeliblemark, manifested in a rich cultural heritage. Vienna's ultimate fascination stems from combiningimperial grandeur with cosmopolitan spirit, a composition which emerged after the break-up of theAustro-Hungarian Monarchy. Viennese writers, musicians, artists, and scientists have influenced manyaspects of our modern world. Today, it offers old historical palaces and modern shopping centres,traditional hotels, Austrian food and haute cuisine, typical Viennese coffee houses and restaurants,outstanding opera performances, classical concerts and open-air festivals, antique shops and elegantboutiques – all joined in incomparable Viennese harmony.

Climate and ClothingVienna has a temperate continental climate, with warm, sunny summers and cold winters. The averagetemperature range in January is between –4°C to 1°C (23 °F and 34°F), while in August/Septembertemperatures range between 15°C and 25°C (60°F and 76°F).

CommunicationFor international calls to Austria, dial the international code +43 and the correspondent's number(with the 0).

Credit cards / Cash machinesCredit cards are widely accepted in Vienna by numerous hotels, restaurants, shops and petrol stations.The accepted credit cards are indicated by their logos displayed on the exterior facade of the respectivebusiness (usually on the entrance door). Cash machines are easily available in most areas, and alsoinside the Congress Centre. Be prepared to present a picture ID when using a credit card.

Currency The local currency is the Euro (EUR / €). 1€ = 100 cents. Banks and post offices are the most reliableplaces to change travellers' cheques and generally offer the best rates. Credit cards are widely acceptedin Austria and the exchange rate is usually better than for cash or travellers cheques. It is advisable tofind out what the commission is before proceeding with the transaction.

CustomsPlease mind the following regulations when importing tobacco products from neighbouring countries.When coming to Austria by car or ship, the ceiling of 25 cigarettes continues to apply. Limited quantitiesalso apply when importing tobacco products from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, or when youarrive by plane from one of the adjoining new states.

ElectricityAustria, like most other European countries, has 220-volt AC, 50Hz current and uses two-pincontinental plugs. Visitors from the UK will need an adaptor for electric appliances, whereasNorth Americans need a transformer in order to use their 110/125V appliances.

220V 50Hz

Emergency numbersCall free (only from within Austria): Fire 122Police 133Ambulance 144Doctor 141European SOS 112

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LanguageGerman is the official language in Austria. French and English are common in hotels and tourist places.

Opening HoursMost shops are open from 09:00 to 18:00 and till 17:00 on Saturdays in the main cities. In Vienna,many of the shops are open on Sundays.

Public transportationThe public transport system in Vienna is one of the most modern and efficient in the world with5 underground lines, 32 tram routes, 90 bus routes (including 20 night services). At peak times theunderground runs every three minutes on average, trams and buses every three to five minutes.

SafetyVienna is a safe city to walk around. Assaults are rare. However, common sense must also be used. Atnight, try to stick to busy areas. As in any city, keep a close eye on your valuables at all times.

TaxisThe concierge of your hotel can call a taxi for you, or you may want to call the following taxi companies:Tel. 60160, Tel. 40100, Tel. 31300, Tel. 81400.

TimeAustria follows Central European Time (CET) which is one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time(GMT) and six hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time (EST). At the time of the conference, summerdaylight saving will be in operation which is two hours ahead of GMT.

TippingService is normally included in restaurant, hotel and taxi bills, so any further tip should only be givenfor good service. It is common, however, to round up the bill.

Travel InsuranceA travel insurance policy to cover theft, loss and medical problems is recommended. Neither theOrganising Secretariat nor ESPEN will be held liable for illness, accidents or thefts suffered byParticipants or Accompanying Persons during the Congress or their stay in Austria before, during or afterthe Congress. Participants are strongly recommended to seek insurance coverage for health andaccident, lost luggage and trip cancellation.

VATThe standard V.A.T. rate in Austria is 20%. There is a reduced V.A.T. rate of 10%. The reduced VAT rateapplies to tourism services, food and agriculture. Everybody who visits Austria as a tourist and who isnot a resident of an EU country is eligible for the VAT reimbursement. Note that value added tax inAustria is almost always included in the price that is indicated in shops. A minimum value of EUR 75must be purchased to be eligible for V.A.T. refund. More information at www.globalrefund.com

VisasIf you are an EU citizen, you must either present a passport or an ID card valid for the duration of yourstay in order to enter Austria for tourist visits of up to three months. Citizens of other countries musthave a valid passport. Some non-EU citizens are required to produce a visa. Please contact your travelagent or the nearest Austrian diplomatic authority for further information. Should you need a letter ofinvitation to obtain an Entry Visa, please contact MCI (see page Contacts section). Please note that MCIcannot enter into correspondence with the Austrian authorities on your behalf and any invitation letterdoes not imply any financial liability on MCI’s part.

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Travelling to ViennaBy air: Vienna Airport (airport code VIE) is 15 km (8 miles) from the city centre of Vienna. A taxi takes20-30 minutes depending on the traffic for a fare of € 20-30. There is an excellent connection by fasttrain called “CAT” which departs in the direction of Wien Mitte every 30 minutes and takes approxi-mately 16 minutes. Return ticket cost: €15 and single ticket: €8. The cheapest way to get to and fromthe airport is by S-Bahn 7 (Federal Railway System - ÖBB). This terminates at Wien-Nord (Praterstern),passing through Wien-Mitte, and takes around 25-30 minutes.By rail: The 3 main stations serving Vienna are Westbahnhof, Südbahnhof and Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof.The stations are connected to Vienna's public transport system by U-Bahn, tram and bus services.Bus connections: Vienna Airport Line buses can be taken to and from the centre of Vienna(Schwedenplatz/ Morzinplatz) and other destinations in Vienna. Journey time: approximately 25-35minutes.From Bratislava Airport to Vienna:The M.R.Stefanik Airport Bratislava is the principal international airport of Slovakia, with 24 hours oper-ation. Vienna and Bratislava are the two closest capital cities in the world, only 60 km (40 miles) apart.Numerous trains and buses also run daily between Vienna city and Bratislava Airport. The transfer timeis between 75 and 120 minutes depending on traffic and additional stops at the Vienna Airport. Coach companies charge between 65 and 90. Taxi or pick-up services are between 65 and 90. Furtherinformation on: www.letiskobratislava.sk

Travelling to the Reed Messe (stops: “Messe Prater” or “Krieau”)Underground (U-Bahn) from Wien Mitte: U4 (green line) to “Schottenring” then U2 (violet line) to“Messe Prater” or “Krieau”.Underground (U-Bahn) from Wien-Nord (Praterstern): U2 (violet line) to “Messe Prater” or “Krieau”.Taxi: From the city centre the journey takes between 10 to 20 minutes, depending on the traffic.Download Vienna Public Transport Map.http://www.ectsoc.org/vienna2009/images/metro.gif

Free Public Transport PassAll delegates and accompanying persons are offered a public transport pass. To receive your pass,please exchange your “transportation voucher” for the pass at the Bag & Transportation pass deliverydesk located within the Registration area.

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Exhibition InformationThe ESPEN 2009 Exhibition, featuring commercial displays of International Organisations,Pharmaceutical Companies, Media Publishers and Scientific Societies, will be located at the groundfloor of the Reed Messe Congress Centre. Coffee breaks and lunch boxes will be distributed aroundthe Exhibition.

Exhibition ScheduleSaturday 29 August 2009 11:00-18:00Sunday 30 August 2009 09:00-17:45Monday 31 August 2009 09:00-17:45Tuesday 1 September 2009 09:00-12:00

Sponsoring & ExhibitionPhone: (+41) 22 33 99 627Fax: (+41) 22 33 99 601Email: [email protected]

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