Medical University – Varna is pleased to invite you to a two-day international scientific event dedicated to modern approaches in pediatric clinical nutrition, organized under the MUVE-TEAM project.
This year, the event will consist of two parts:
Date: 11 October 2025
Language: English (no translation provided)
The ESPEN Summer School will feature two specialized modules from the ESPEN LLL platform, focusing on nutrition in children with gastrointestinal, inflammatory, and neurological diseases, as well as approaches to enteral and parenteral feeding.
Confirmed Lecturers:
Hristo Mumdzhiev (Bulgaria)
Koen Huysentruyt (Belgium)
Kostas Gerasimidis (UK)
Miglena Georgieva (Bulgaria)
Tena Niseteo (Croatia)
Date: 12 October 2025
Language: English with simultaneous translation into Bulgarian
The conference will bring together leading specialists from the UK, Belgium, Austria, Portugal, Germany, Croatia, Bulgaria.
Key Topics:
- Nutritional screening and assessment in children
- Feeding and nutrition in children with cerebral palsy, inflammatory bowel disease, eosinophilic esophagitis, liver and pancreatic diseases
- Early childhood feeding, eating disorders, and neurodiversity
- Approaches to food allergy and enteral nutrition
- Presentation of the NutriLect Project results – “What did we learn?”
- Poster session with oral presentations
Програма: Международна конференция по детско клинично хранене
Confirmed Speakers Include:
Almuthe Hauer (Austria)
Andrej Goncharov (Bulgaria)
Denitsa Kofinova (Bulgaria)
Ilse Broekert (Germany)
Irina Vladimirova (Bulgaria)
Ivan Yankov (Bulgaria)
Jorge Dias (Portugal)
Koen Huysentruyt (Belgium)
Kostas Gerasimidis (UK)
Kremena Grozdeva (Bulgaria)
Miglena Georgieva (Bulgaria)
Mila Baycheva (Bulgaria)
Patrick Bontems (Belgium)
Stanislav Stefanov (Bulgaria)
Tena Niseteo (Croatia)
Yordanka Uzunova (Bulgaria)
📌 Important Information
- Participation in both the ESPEN Summer School and the International Conference is free of charge.
- Venue capacity is limited to 50 participant for the ESPEN school and 140 participants for the Conference.
- Registration includes conference materials, coffee breaks, lunch, and dinner.
📌 Dates to Remember
- Poster title submission: 20 September 2025
- Notification of acceptance: 25 September 2025
- Final registration deadline: 2 October 2025
🔗 Registration Links
- ESPEN Summer School (11 October): Register here
- Conference on Child Clinical Nutrition (12 October): Register here
Organizing Committee
Ruzha Pancheva (MU-Varna)
Rositsa Chamova (MU-Varna)
Silviya Nikolova (MU-Varna)
Albena Toneva (MU-Varna)
Dimitar Marinov (MU-Varna)
Rozalina Braykova (MU-Varna)
Stanislava Hadzhieva (MU-Varna)
Nikoleta Yoncheva (Karin Dom Foundation)
Stefka Tsvetanova (Karin Dom Foundation)
