• Discuss the evidence surrounding enteral (EN) and parenteral nutrition (PN) during the different phases of the metabolic response to critical illness.
• Understand and analyze the value of observational and controlled studies in assessing patient-centred outcomes (particularly physical function) with reliable estimates of treatment effect and translation to the bedside.
• Understand the value and limitations of scores and biomarkers for assessing nutrition status, timing of nutrition and risk of refeeding syndrome.
• Understand and analyze the indication for different PN & EN formulations and different access-modalities (nasal/oral tube versus percutaneous access to the stomach, duodenum or jejunum)
• Outline and assess the target for energy (including indirect calorimetry), protein, micronutrients and electrolytes and blood glucose levels and their translation into pragmatic protocols and quality improvement strategies

• Importance of Feeding
• Understanding Nutrition research
• Nutritional Assessment
• Nutritional Targets
• Nutritional Therapy
• Enteral Nutrition
• Parenteral Nutrition
• Monitoring and Complications
• Protocols
• Quality improvement and knowledge transfer to the bedside
• Novel perspectives

A total of 10 fellowships fully supported by Fresenius Kabi will be conducted in centres around Europe, giving fellows the opportunity to experience nutrition in the critically ill in real-life settings and learn directly from experts. Fellowship-related costs (accommodation and travel) up to 1000 EUR/fellow will be reimbursed.

Eligibility for fellowships:

• Must be a member of the ESICM (so join us now if not already a member!)
• Fellowships will be awarded on basis of attendance at the course and highest performance in the post-course evaluation.

Fellowship centres, mentors and dates:

• Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska, Sweden – Olav ROOYACKERS, Martin SUNDSTRÖM REHAL and the local team (November 18-22, 2024)
• University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium – Michael CASAER, Jan GUNST and the local team (August 26-30, 2024)
  

The fellowships are fully funded by Fresenius Kabi.

Note! Priority will be given to those participants who haven’t benefitted from a fellowship on this topic before.

• Intensive care doctors, nurses and allied health care professionals (N&AHPs) with high interest in patient nutrition in intensive care.

IMPORTANT! A total of 10 places will be offered for FREE to participants coming from Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC), as per the World Bank classification. If you are interested to apply for an LMIC place, send us your letter of interest and CV to education@esicm.org. Applicants from LMIC may be selected for a maximum of 3 ESICM eCourses for FREE every year. Applicants who have participated in 1 eCourse as a free LMIC applicant need to have an active ESICM membership for the current year before applying again. 

The Nutrition in Critical Illness, Virtual, Belgium 24/04/2024 – 25/04/2024, has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 12.0 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association,physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications .

Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.