Nutrition Summer School

July 08 - 11 2026
SAUZE D`OLUX, ITALY

General Information

Nutrition is a bridge over different age groups and different paediatric specialties. During four exciting days in the middle of Italian Alps we will try to give you the basis of nutritional knowledge and to tease your nutritional research appetite. Don’t miss this opportunity!

The ESPGHAN Nutrition Summer School is designed to:

  • Provide evidence-based advice on nutrition for the prevention, diagnosis, and management of paediatric nutrition-related diseases
  • Serve as an introduction to evidence-based medicine in the field of nutrition
  • To offer a focus on current ‘hot topics’ 
  • To give you the opportunity to present your research and receive feedback from Faculty
  • To boost international network possibilities of young scientists aiming to work on paediatric nutrition

The course language is English.

This school is supported by the ESPGHAN Education Partner Programme.

Registration & Fees

Application Deadline: application will open in early 2026
Registration Fees:

ESPGHAN Member: EUR 200 .00
ESPGHAN Trainee Member (YE) and AHP: EUR 150.00
Non-Members General: EUR 300.00

Kindly use the online application form on this page. Applications by email cannot be accepted. If you experience any issues with the online tool, please contact office@espghan.org.

Your application documents will be reviewed after the submission deadline with results expected 1-2 weeks after review has commenced. Please do not make travel arrangements before you receive an official confirmation of acceptance from the ESPGHAN Office. 

PROGRAMME

DAY 1: July 08

13:00 Participant Registration

13:45 – 14:00 welcome and introduction: Elvira and Lorenzo

Session 01 – Macronutrients and micronutrients in nutrition
14:00- 14:30 The role of macronutrients in paediatric nutrition 
14:30 – 15:00 Micronutrients in nutrition and their impact on growth
15:00 – 15:30 Nutritional excesses and implications
15:30 – 15:40 1 case from students
15:40 – 16:00 Discussion
16:00 – 16:30 coffee break

Session 02 - Nutritional screening and malnutrition
16:30 – 17:00 Nutritional screening and body composition in neonates and infants 
17:00 – 17:30 Nutritional screening and body composition in children
17:30 – 18:00 Screening for micronutrients deficiency 
18:00 – 18:10 1 case from students – 10 min
18:10 – 18:30 Discussion – 20 min

18:30 – 19:30 free time

19:30 Dinner and Networking

DAY 2: July 09

 Session 03 – Nutrition in the first 1000 days 
8:30 – 9:00 Impact of early nutrition on growth and neurodevelopmental stage 
9:00 – 9:30 Special needs for preterm infants 
9:30 – 10:00 Nutrition of newborn post-discharge

  • 1 case from students – 10 min
  • Discussion – 20 min

10:30 – 11:00 coffee break

Session 04 – Nutrition in healthy children
11:00 – 11:30 Different weaning strategies for different children
11:30 – 12:00 Impact of different nutritional pattern on children’s growth and health 
12:00 – 12:30 Special diets and health 
12:30 – 12:40 1 case from students – 10 min
12:40 – 13:00 Discussion – 20 min

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch and free time

Session 05 – Nutraceutical and intestinal modulation 
14:30 – 15:00 Intestinal modulation in the first days of life 
15:00 – 15:30 Impact of different supplementation on child health 
15:30 – 16:00 The role of microbiota modulation on gastrointestinal disorders 
16:00 – 16:10 1 case from students – 10 min
16:10 – 16:30 Discussion – 20 min

16:30 – 17:00 coffee break

Session 06 – Nutrition in children with special needs– case scenario with Q&A
17:00 – 17:30 Nutrition and GI surgeries – 2 case with Q&A 
17:30 – 18:00 Nutrition in patients with progressive neurological diseases – 2 case with Q&A
18:00 – 18:30 Nutrition in patients with extensive burns – 2 case and Q&A
18:30 – 18:40 1 case from students – 10 min
18:40 – 19:00 Discussion – 20 min

19:00 – 20:00 free time

20:00 Dinner and Networking

DAY 3: July 10

Session 07 – Nutrition in GI disorders 
8:30 – 9:00 How to build a safe and balanced gluten free diet 
9:00 – 9:30 Nutrition and eosinophils in the GI tract
9:30 – 10:00 Nutrition and intestinal inflammation
10:00 – 10:10 1 case from students – 10 min
10:10 – 10:30 Discussion – 20 min

10:30 – 11:00 coffee break

Session 08 – Clinical nutrition – enteral route 
11:00 – 11:30 Principle of pediatric enteral nutrition 
11:30 – 12:00 Enteral nutrition in cerebral palsy
12:00 – 12:30 Challenges of long term home enteral nutrition 
12:30 – 12:40 1 case from students – 10 min
12:40 – 13:00 Discussion – 20 min

13:00 – 14:30 lunch and free time

14:30 – 18:30 Networking  “Nutritional orienteering on e-bike” and Dinner

Day 4: July 11

Session 09 – Clinical nutrition – parenteral route 
8:30 – 9:00 Parenteral nutrition in a NICU 
9:00 – 9:30 Parenteral nutrition needs for different type of intestinal failure 
9:30 – 10:00 Complications of long term – PN 
10:00 – 10:10 1 case from students – 10 min
10:10 – 11:00 Discussion – 20 min

10:30 – 11:00 coffee break

Session 10 – Research possibilities in pediatric nutrition 
11:00 – 11:30 Microbiological research and nutrition 
11:30 – 12:00 The help of AI in nutritional research 
12:00 – 13:00 Let’s build together a nutritional research project (team game) 

Closing remarks.

13:00 lunch and departure

Cost Coverage

ESPGHAN will cover the following for onsite delegates

  • up to 3 nights accommodation (arranged by ESPGHAN)
  • Dinners (arranged by ESPGHAN)
  • Meals on course days
  • Course Material

The registration fee is understood as a small contribution to the overall costs for organisation and can therefore not be reduced for local delegates or delegates not requiring accommodation.

CONTACT

If you have any questions, please contact the ESPGHAN Office for details.

Phone: +41 (0)22 9000 401
Email: office@espghan.org

Application

Application will open in early 2026. Please monitor this section for updates.

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