Welcome to the

SSIEM Adult Course

March 20-22, 2025

Barcelona

Hospital Sant Joan de Déu

The SSIEM IMD Adult Course is a comprehensive educational program designed for medical professionals specializing in adult medicine. It offers in-depth training on the latest advancements, treatment protocols, and best practices in adult healthcare

About the SSIEM-Adult Course

Find out more about the SSIEM IMD Adult Course.

This course aims at providing an introduction into the biochemical basis, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of Inherited Metabolic Diseases (IMDs) in adult medicine. Lectures and workshops will cover the biochemical basis, clinical manifestations and pathophysiology of the different (groups of) disorders. Diagnostic strategies and interpretation of metabolic diagnostic investigations will be explored. Treatment of both acute and chronic manifestations, the rationale for using specific drugs and/or supplements and long-term complications will be addressed. Special attention will be given to the dietary treatments.

The course will be divided in 2 steps:

  • Step 1 – January 20: participants will get access to a teaching platform with the provision of 21 short lectures (total of eight hours teaching) to cover fundamental knowledge about IMDs in adults. Access to the platform will be possible until April 30.
  • Step 2 – March 20-22: participants will join adult metabolic specialists in 4 consecutive workshops dedicated to the main organ system involved in IMDs: liver, muscle, nervous system and multi-organs, respectively. Workshops will be structured based on the case reports submitted by the delegates.
  • understanding the biochemical basis of inherited disorders of carbohydrates, proteins, fatty acids and intermediate metabolism, as well as complex molecules (e.g., glycosphingolipids, glycosaminoglycans)
  • basic knowledge of the available metabolic laboratory tests and interpretation of their results
  • basic knowledge of the pathophysiology of disease manifestations of IMDs
  • knowledge on acute treatment of metabolic decompensations as well as chronic treatment (including dietary treatment) and care of adult patients with IMDs
  • knowledge of the potential complications and mode of follow up for the most prevalent IMDs
  • clinical-based approach to diagnose patients with IMD in adult medicine
  • knowledge on information sources available for physicians treating patients with IMDs

Course application will open on December 5, 2024 at www.imd-adultcourse.congresspilot.com – potential delegates need to apply on the platform by submitting a one-page CV and a letter of motivation, which should describe in detail which current or future role the applicant shall play in the field. As places are limited, if the course is oversubscribed there will be a selection process and completion of the application form will not guarantee a place on the course.

  1. Application Deadline: 7 January 2025 (midnight CET).

  2. Delegate Notification: 20 January 2025

 
  • SSIEM members that have paid a 2025 membership fee: EUR 50,-
  • Non-SSIEM members:  EUR 200,-  |  Non-members are encouraged to become SSIEM members – please see membership information on the SSIEM website.

Cancellations have to be sent written form by email to studio12 gmbh (office@studio12.co.at). Refunds will be issued for cancellations received up to February 20, 2025 less a 50 EUR administrative fee (VAT is not applicable). No refund will be issued for cancellations received after this date.

Certificate of attendance will be submitted to all delegates after the course.

For further information please contact: zto@studio12.co.at

Programme

TimeProgramme
09.00 – 09:15Introduction
Fanny Mochel, Mirjam Langeveld
09:15 – 09:30Studies about training in adult metabolic medicine
Annalisa Sechi
09:30 – 11:00Emergencies and metabolic diagnostics
Elaine Murphy, Robin Lachmann, Amanda Lam
11:00 – 11:30Coffee
11:30 – 13:00Liver diseases, therapies, and case discussion
Margreet Wagenmakers, Annalisa Sechi, David Cassiman, Janneke Langendonk
13:00 – 14:00Lunch
14:00 – 15:30Lysosomal storage disorders, therapies, and case discussion
Robin Lachmann, Gonnie Alkemade, Annalisa Sechi
15:30 – 16:00Coffee
16:00 – 16:45Diagnostic challenges of IEMs in adulthood
David Cassiman, Janneke Langendonk
16:45 – 17:30PKU treatment in adulthood, cases and controversies
Elaine Murphy, Mirjam Langeveld
17:30 – 18:00Tasting session (dietician)
Cameron Arbuckle
from 20:00Dinner

TimeProgramme
09.00 – 10:30Neurological presentations of IEM, therapies and case discussions
Fanny Mochel, Rita Horvath, Diego Martinelli
10:30 – 11:00Coffee
11:00 – 12:00Metabolic forms of leukodystrophies, therapies and case discussions
Fanny Mochel
12:00 – 13:00Mitochondrial diseases affecting the CNS, case discussions
Rita Horvath
13:00 – 14:00Lunch
14:00 – 15:30Neuromuscular diseases, therapies and case discussions
Mirjam Langeveld, Margreet Wagenmakers
15:30 – 16:00Coffee
16:00 – 16:30Cardiac manifestations of IEM
Elaine Murphy
16:30 – 17:30Organic aciduria and MSUD, case discussions
Margreet Wagenmakers
from 20:00Dinner

TimeProgramme
09.00 – 10:30Pregnancies in IEM, case discussions
Elaine Murphy, Janneke Langendonk, Annalisa Sechi
10:30 – 11:00Coffee
11:00 – 12:30Diagnostic tools: biochemical vs genetic tools; tools for the interpretation of chromatographies and acylcarnitine profiles (IMD and others)
Amanda Lam, Gonnie Alkemade
12:30 – 13:30Lunch
13:30 – 15:30Selected case presentations by participants
Janneke Langendonk, Fanny Mochel
Farewell

Application

The application deadline is January 7, 2025 (midnight CET).

The application platform is closed.