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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TBD
10:00 – 10:20
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TBD
10:20 – 10:40
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TBD
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