Programme

Pre-Congress Workshop

(Thursday, April 3rd, 2025)

Theory and practice in clinical nutrition

Lead Organizer Iustin-Nicolae Bilibou, RD, MS

Clinical Lead Dietitian, Cygnet, UK

9:00 – 12:00

Theory

  • Assessment: anamnesis, nutrition assessment, integration for precision nutrition
  • Labwork & other assessments, including microbiota assessment
  • Establish nutrition diagnosis
  • Assessment of dietary input (acute / chronic)
  • Intervention plan – including: targets, lifestyle & psychology, the roles of guidelines
  • Outcomes
  • Follow-up & reassessment

Iustin-Nicolae Bilibou

Mihai Niculescu

Mihai Covașă

Nicoleta Elena Pop

12:00 – 13:00

Break

13:00 – 16:00

Practice – practical tools used in dietetics

  • Online tools for dietary assessment (validation, databases, circumstantiation
  • Portion size guide & food models
  • Nutrition assessment in practice (FFQ, 24-hr dietary recalls, Food journal) – how to choose
  • Anamnesis in nutrition
  • Meal planning (nutribase, good processes, etc.)
  • Education & counseling tools

Iustin Nicolae Bilibou

George Vrapcea

Mihai Niculescu

First Congress of The Society for Nutritional Sciences, Romania

(Friday to Sunday, April 4-6, 2025)

Friday, April 4, 2025

10:00 – 10:30

Welcome – Introduction from the SSN President

Mihai Niculescu, MD, PhD

10:30 – 11:00

Keynote address

TBD

Session 1

Research for sustainable and innovative systems

Session chair: Dan Vodnar

11:00 – 11:20

Introduction

Dan Vodnar, MS, PhD

11:20 – 12:00

Rethinking microbial processing for functional ingredients

Iulian Boboescu, PhD

12:00 – 12:40

Innovative protein solutions: advancing sustainable nutrition

Monica Trif, PhD

12:40 – 13:20

Counteracting malnutrition in elderly: innovative food applications and concepts

Alexandru Rusu, PhD

13:20 – 14:00

Molecular gastronomy and modern biotechnological processes involved in the development of valuable compounds

Dan Vodnar, PhD

14:00 – 14:10

Conclusion

Dan Vodnar, PhD

14:10 – 14:30

„Coffee break”: meet the speakers

Session 2

Dietary Approaches in Modulating Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease

Session chair: Mihai Covașă

14:30 – 14:50

Introduction

Mihai Covașă, PhD

14:50 – 15:30

Microbiome, nutrition, and diabetes: dietary strategies for better health

Grațiela Grădișteanu, PhD

15:30 – 16:10

The microbiota in the context of precision nutrition

Ignacio Rangel, PhD

16:10 – 16:50

Disentangling the nutrition-microbiota liaison in inflammatory bowel disease

Raffaella Gadaleta, MsC, PhD

16:50 – 17:30

Restoring Microbial Balance: Preventative Strategies Against Gut Dysbiosis

Mihai Covașă, PhD

17:30 – 17:40

Conclusion

Mihai Covașă, PhD

17:40 – 18:00

„Coffee break”: meet the speakers

Saturday, April 5th, 2025

Session 3

Sponsored presentations

Session chair: Nicoleta Tupiță

9:00 – 9:20

Introduction

Nicoleta Tupiță, MS, RD

9:20 – 9:40

Slot available

TBD

9:40 – 10:00

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10:00 – 10:20

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10:20 – 10:40

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10:40 – 10:50

Conclusion

Nicoleta Tupiță, MS, RD

10:50 – 11:10

„Coffee break”: meet the speakers

Session 4

From research to clinical application and back

Session chair: Mihai Niculescu

11:10 – 11:30

Introduction

Mihai Niculescu, MD, PhD

11:30 – 12:10

The efficacy evaluation of the Program 10-10. How clinical data can be used as research data sets.

Anca Ignat Sâncrăian, RD

12:10 – 12:50

Clinical nutrition for the Romanian oncological patient – identifying barriers and possible solutions

Irina Mateieș, MD, RD

12:50 – 13:30

Betaine in human nutrition and metabolism

Agata Chmurzyńska, ME, PhD

13:30 – 14:10

MASLD can be reduced by a nutrient-based intervention

Mihai Niculescu, MD, PhD

14:10 – 14:20

Conclusion

Mihai Niculescu, MD, PhD

14:20 – 14:40

„Coffee break”: meet the speakers

14:40 – 15:30

Lunch break

Session 5

From basics to best practices: exploring  the foundations of food safety

Session chair: Daniela Cîrnațu

15:30 – 15:50

Introduction

Daniela Cîrnațu, MD, PhD

15:50 – 16:30

Safety assessment of novel foods, food enzymes and food additives derived from agro-food by-products by EFSA

Gabriela Precup, PhD

16:30 – 17:10

Food safety from theory to practice

Monica Neagu, Eng

17:10 – 17:50

Acrilamide in our daily diet: health implications and safety concerns

Elena Pogurschi, PhD

17:50 – 18:30

Food hygiene vs food safety

Daniela Cîrnațu, MD, PhD

18:30 – 18:40

Conclusion

Daniela Cîrnațu, MD, PhD

18:40 – 19:00

„Coffee break”: meet the speakers

Session 6

Poster competition awards

19:00 – 19:10

Introduction

Leading judge

19:10 – 19:30

To be announced before this date

Winner 1

19:30 – 19:50

To be announced before this date

Winner 2

19:50 – 20:10

„Coffee break”: meet the awardees of the poster competition

Sunday, April 6, 2025

9:00 – 10:00

Poster presentations

Session 7

Bridging the gaps in eating disorder care: identification, intervention, and collaboration

Session chair: Iustin Nicolae Bilibou

10:00 – 10:20

Introduction

Iustin Nicolae Bilibou, RD, MS

10:20 – 11:00

Spotting the signs: early identification and referral pathways for eating disorders

Elena Nicoleta Pop, MS, FCD

11:00 – 11:40

Nutrition in hospitalized patients: refeeding, stabilization, and challenges in eating disorders treatment

Iustin Nicolae Bilibou, RD, MS

11:40 – 12:20

Eating disorders: the partnership between psychiatry and nutrition in treatment approaches

Thushara Stanly, MBBS, MRCPsych, PGDip

12:20 – 13:20

Debate session & conclusion

13:20 – 13:50

Final address – concluding remarks. Thanks & invitation for next year’s congress.

Mihai Covașă, PhD, SSN Vicepresident

Congress adjourns