EFAD Congress - October 24 & 25, 2025

Program 2

Preliminary Conference Program

Friday Session 1

Plenary Opening

08.30 – 08.45

Welcome & Opening

President EFAD

President Swedish Dietetic Association

08.45 – 09.00

Coffee break

Visit to the exhibition area

09.00 – 09.45

Integrated nutritional care in Primary Health Care systems in Europe

Kremlin Wickramasinghe

09.45 – 10.30

Nordic Nutrition Recommendations

Rune Blomhoff

10.30 – 11.00

Coffee break

Visit to the exhibition area

Friday Session 2

Plenary Session

11.00 – 11.45

AI & Ethics

Gert Helgesson

11.45 – 12.15

Sponsored Presentation

Platinum Sponsor

12.15 – 13.30

Lunch break

Friday - Session 3A

AI and Dietetic Practice

Chair: Vasiliki Karaginanni

13.30 – 15.00

Presentation 1

Ioannis Ioakimidis

Billy Langlet

Presentation 2

Ioannis Papathanail

Panel Discussion

G. Helgesson

Vasiliki Karagianni (chair)

15.00 – 15.30

Coffee break

Friday - Session 3B

Clinical Nutrition 1 - Obesity-NCD

Chair: Liisa Tolvanen

13.30 – 13.55

Words that nourishes: How dietitians can foster lasting partnership with families in obesity care

Paulina Nowicka

13.55 – 14.20

Medical nutrition therapy, obesity and cancer – what is the role of the dietitian?

Maria Hassapidou

14.20 – 14.45

Nutritional challenges after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (MBS) – what is the role of the dietitian?

Anna Laurenius

14.45 – 15.00

Discussion

Liisa Tolvanen

15.00 – 15.30

Coffee break

Friday - Session 3C

Education, IPL, LLL and career development (oral)

10 minutes

Private practice dietetics: Insights on workforce development

Jennifer Donnelly

10 minutes

Development of online courses on nutrition and dietetics at central asian universities​

Manuela Konrad

10 minutes

Views of Czech dietitians on expanding their scope of practice

Ľubica Olajcová

10 minutes

European Federation of Associations of Dietitians (EFAD) Advanced Competences – where are we now?

Fiona McCullough

10 minutes

The first years of freelancing - experiences of self-employed dietitians in austria​

Klaus Nigl

10 minutes

“We don’t get a say in what food we get… ”: Students’ views on school food

Sarah Browne

10 minutes

Benefits of an on-campus interdisciplinary experiential health promotion learning initiative

Nicola Dervan

Friday - Session 3D

Sponsored Session

Company: Nestlé

13.30 – 15.00

Highlighting NIAS projects on regenerative agriculture impacts on food safety, environment (bio diversity, carbon footprint) and nutrient density

Isabella Privat

15.00 – 15.30

Coffee break

Friday - Session 4A

Evidence based practice

Chair: Sofie Joossens

15.30 – 15.55

Gaps and Future for EBP in Europe - upskilling the whole dietetic workforce

Ludivine Soguel

Katarzyna Janiszewska

Elwira Gliwska

15.55 – 16.20

Launch of Community of Practice - NDA research leaders in Europe

Yvonne Jeanes

16.20 – 16.45

Emerging leaders

PhD researchers from Scandinavia

16.45 – 17.00

Discussion

Sofie Joossens (chair)

17.00

End of Congress Day 1

Friday - Session 4B

Clinical Nutrition 2 - Metabolic changes

Chair: Elisabet Rothenberg

15.30 – 15.55

Nutritional strategies to influence disease progression in chronic liver disease - what is the role of the dietitian?

Catarina Lindqvist

15.55 – 16.20

Catabolic Disease and Body Composition: Clinical Challenges and the Dietitian’s Role

Ola Wallengren

16.20 – 16.45

Refeeding syndrome in older adults – what is the role of the dietitian?

Sissel Urke Olsen

16.45 – 17.00

Discussion

Elisabet Rothenberg (chair)

17.00

End of Congress Day 1

Friday - Session 4C

Food Service 2 - Sustainable public meals

Chair: Agneta Hörnell

15.30 – 15.55

Sustainable Nutrition: Tools for Creating Nutritious and Environmentally Friendly Meals

Catarina Lindqvist

15.55 – 16.20

SWITCH Food Hub Sweden - a mission-oriented approach with public meals as a successful model for a transition to healthy and sustainable eating habits.

Maria Biörklund Helgesson

16.20 – 16.45

Virtual Reality and Sustainable Food Choices

Billy Langlet

16.45 – 17.00

Discussion

Agneta Hörnell (chair)

17.00

End of Congress Day 1

Friday - Session 4D

Sponsored Session

15.30 – 17.00

T.B.A

17.00

End of Congress Day 1

19.00 - 23.30

EFAD Conference Dinner

This dinner takes place at the conference hotel

09.00 - 10.30

Parallel Sessions - Round 3

Medical nutrition therapy in combination with anti-obesity drugs

Emerging issues in gastroenterology health and disease

Food insecurity

Driving change in Primary Care: the role of Dietitians in a Transforming Healthcare Landscape

10.30 - 11.00

Coffee break

Visit to the exhibition area

11.00 - 12.30

Parallel Sessions - Round 4

Cancer care continuum:⁠ from nutritional assessment to nutritional diagnosis

Dietitians working with older adults at the forefront of change'

The female athlete

Emerging topics in diabetes and nutrition

12.30 -13.30

Lunch break

Visit to the exhibition area

13.30 - 14.45

Plenary Keynote session

The future dietitian

14.45 - 15.00

Coffee break

Visit to the exhibition area

15.00 - 15.45

Plenary Closing

Fellowship lecture

Awards and closing ceremony

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