12th Nutrition Symposium: Evidence-based practice in nutritional counselling/therapy
27 January 2026
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Registration closes 15 December 2025
Location University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich Large lecture theatre OST (HOER B10)
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12th Nutrition Symposium: Evidence-based practice in nutritional counselling/therapy
This nutrition symposium will focus on the practical application of Evidenced-based Practice (EBP) in clinical nutrition. The three components of EBP will be examined in three learning slots: Scientific evidence, professional expertise and the values, preferences and specific situation of patients. All participants will take part in all three learning slots in rotation. Using concrete examples from everyday clinical practice, participants will practise various methods and tools that can be used to systematically implement EBP. The aim of the symposium is to ensure that the methods and tools presented can subsequently be applied in practice to other issues.
| Credit-Type | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SVDE / ASDD | Credits | 4 |
This slot focusses on scientific evidence processing and evaluation. Based on the question of zinc supplementation in wound healing, it will be demonstrated and practised how a question from everyday practice can be reformulated into a specific scientific question in a first step. In a second step, participants are instructed in how to identify and evaluate evidence in a structured manner. Finally, participants are instructed on how to derive implications for practice from the available evidence.
| PAUSE |
In this learning slot, we look at the application of professional expertise. We will look at the factors that influence it, share experiences and bring together different perspectives in order to visualise and reflect on joint decision-making processes. The topic of artificial nutrition will serve as an example of joint decision-making in a multi-professional team.
This learning slot uses an example of a chronic illness to show why client values, perceptions and preferences are important and how these can be recorded. Various multi-professional perspectives are discussed and the extent to which these can also collide with patient values. Shared decision making is then practised with the participants.