LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Describe the basic metabolic pathways affected in metabolic disease
Recognize signs and symptoms concerning for metabolic disease
Formulate a nutrition support plan for the acutely ill patient with known or suspected metabolic disease
Summarize strategies to help the patient with newly diagnosed metabolic disease succeed with their nutrition support plan

FACULTY AND TOPICS
Metabolism 101: What Nutrition Support Practitioners Need to Know About Metabolic Disease
Andrew Stergachis, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Nutrition Support for the Patient with Suspected Metabolic Disease
Kris Mogensen, MS, RD-AP, LDN, CNSC, Lead Dietitian Specialist, Department of Nutrition, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Survival Skills: Caring for the Acutely Ill Child with Metabolic Disease
Erin Phelps, MS, RD, CD, Biochemical Genetics Dietitian, Nutrition Services, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA

MODERATOR
Kris Mogensen, MS, RD-AP, LDN, CNSC

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This session includes pediatric content