KetoCollege UK 2020 Programme - Matthew's Friends KetoCollege

KETOGENIC DIETARY THERAPIES

Course Contents and Mentors

12th, 13th, 14th May 2020

CROWNE PLAZA FELBRIDGE, LONDON ROAD, EAST GRINSTEAD, WEST SUSSEX,

RH19 2BH, ENGLAND, UK

Audience: Neurologists, Neuro-oncologists, Paediatricians, General Practitioners, Dietitians & Dietetic Assistants.

RCPCH CPD applied for

Certificates of Attendance will be sent out after the meeting upon completion and receipt of the evaluation form.

Attendance at KetoCollege does NOT provide a qualification to administer ketogenic therapy.

Ketogenic therapies always require strict medical supervision and should only be prescribed by a registered dietitian working with a medical team.

Programme endorsed by ERN EpiCARE

Day 1 – Medical Master Class – Tuesday 12th May 2020

Chair:	Professor Helen Cross OBE
9.30am – 10am	Registration and Coffee
10am – 10.05am	Welcome and Housekeeping	Emma Williams
10.05 – 11am	Introduction to ketogenic Dietary Therapy& When to consider these therapeutic options. History of these dietary therapies Efficacy Data Mechanisms of Action When to consider diet Indications and Contra-indications for Ketogenic Therapy New uses in Epilepsy The concurrent use of Ketogenic therapy and other medical treatments (VNS, Anti-Epileptic Drugs) QUESTION/DISCUSSION TIME	Helen Cross
11– 11.15am	COFFEE BREAK
11.15am– 12.15pm	Ketogenic Dietary Therapies for Adults Literature overview Efficacy and other benefits Dietary protocols and practical considerations, including pregnancy and Status Epilepticus. Case study examples Transition Setting Up an Adult Service QUESTION/DISCUSSION TIME	Manny Bagary
12.15 – 12.45pm	How to set up a Paediatric Service Draft a Business Case Calculating the funding needed Obstacles to overcome Things to take into consideration QUESTION/DISCUSSION TIME	Anita Devlin
12.45 – 1.45pm	LOW CARB OPTIONS LUNCH
CHAIR:	DR ANITA DEVLIN
1.45 – 2.15pm	KDT and AED’s AEDs and ketogenic therapy - risk of interactions AED weaning during diet therapy and when Why you need to work alongside a managing neurologist QUESTION/DISCUSSION TIME	Frances Gibbon
2.15 – 2.45pm	Management of emergency situations (illness, status, ICU) Management of illness in the patient on ketogenic therapy Status epilepticus and initiation of ketogenic therapy Intensive care situations General anaesthesia and surgery Case study examples Rare side effects QUESTION/DISCUSSION TIME	Archana Desurkar
	NON-EPILEPSY USES
2.45 – 3.15pm	Diabetes Management Hypothesis of use Evidence Use in a primary care setting Does managing the diet need to differ? QUESTION/DISCUSSION TIME	Vipan Bhardwaj & Helen Rutherford
3.15– 3.30pm	TEA BREAK
3.30 – 4pm	Cancer Management – Brain Tumours Hypothesis of use Evidence Available Clinical Studies and Trials underway Does managing the diet need to differ? QUESTION/DISCUSSION TIME	Susan Wood
4 – 5pm	Metabolic Disorders – Glut 1 Deficiency and Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Deficiency. Background to GLUT 1 DS and PDHD Ketogenic therapy in neurometabolic disease - when to use, which diet, literature update Case study examples How treatment and condition changes from childhood to adulthood QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION TIME	Joerg Klepper

FREE EVENING FOR DELEGATES

DAY TWO – Wednesday 13th May 2020

Chair:	TRACY CAMERON RD
9am – 9.05am	Welcome and Housekeeping	Tracy Cameron
9.05 – 9.30am	Preparing a family for KDT What are you dealing with when a family comes through the door? How to prepare them for ketogenic therapy Examples of how to get patients onto the diet What to take into consideration? Building confidence for the family AND the patient Question/Discussion Time	Emma Williams
9.30 – 10am	Considerations of type of Ketogenic therapy to use with each patient. Pre-diet evaluations Overview of each diet, comparing the protocols and which to choose Question/Discussion Time	Helena Champion
10 – 10.30am	COFFEE BREAK
10.30 - 12.30pm	CONCURRENT SESSIONS – Please choose one when booking:
Session 1	Classical Diet Workshop and Cookery Demonstration How to Calculate the classical diet Fine-tuning Side effects Case studies Cookery demonstration (Product and non- product demonstrations) QUESTION/DISCUSSION TIME	(Led by Dr Elizabeth Neal RD and Dietetic Mentors)
Session 2	Nurses and Dietetic Assistants workshop Ketone Testing – Bloods, Urine and Breath Monitoring Use mealplanners/food choice lists for professionals and families Going on Holiday – General Practicalities Multicarer settings Eating out Recipe manipulation Family support QUESTION/DISCUSSION TIME	(Led by Lisa O’Brien and Val Aldridge)
12.30 – 1.30	LOW CARB OPTIONS LUNCH
CHAIR:	SUE WOOD RD
1.30pm - 3.30pm	CONCURRENT SESSIONS – Please choose one when booking:
SESSION 3	MCT Workshop and cookery demonstration How the MCT diet is calculated and when to use it. Fine Tuning Side Effects Case Studies Cooking demonstrations with MCT product QUESTION/DISCUSSION TIME	(Led By Dr Elizabeth Neal RD and Dietetic Mentors)
SESSION 4	Nurses and Dietetic Assistants workshop Discussion with new families Training new families Case Study discussion Overcoming problems – most common QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION TIME	(Led by Lisa O’Brien and Val Aldridge)
3.30 – 4pm	TEA BREAK
4pm – 4.30pm	Practical Solutions to overcome with feeding issues	Camilla Salvestrini
4.30 – 5pm	Ketogenic Dietary Therapy for Infants. Using classical diets with infants Special considerations in this age group including initiation and monitoring Feeding methods including use of breast milk and weaning into solid food QUESTION/DISCUSSION TIME	Nicole Mills
5pm	CLOSE OF THE DAY

7.30pm – EVENING RECEPTION/DINNER AT THE HOTEL FOR THOSE WHO HAVE PURCHASED TICKETS
(FREE EVENING FOR THOSE WITHOUT TICKETS)

DAY THREE – Thursday 14th May 2020

Chair:	Dr. ELIZABETH NEAL RD
9am – 11am	Modified Dietary Workshop and Cookery Demonstration How to calculate modified diets The difference in the modified diets Modified diets for adults Fine tuning Case studies Cookery demonstration QUESTION/DISCUSSION TIME	(Led by Sue Wood and Dietetic Mentors)
11 – 11.30am	COFFEE BREAK
11.30 – 12.15	Monitoring and Side Effects Home monitoring - blood/urine ketones, weight, recording seizures Clinic monitoring - biochemistry, growth, optional other tests (renal ultrasound, EEG, DEXA, ECG) Common side effects and their management NB early ones will be covered during initiation talk) Questions/Discussion Time	Natasha Schoeler
12.15 – 1pm	Supplementation and medications Importance of low carbohydrate and reading labels in medications - AEDs and other prescription medications and choosing appropriate over-the-counter products Routes of administration - oral or enteral tube, IV Vitamin, mineral and trace element requirements on ketogenic therapy Choosing an appropriate supplement and current available products for both children and adults Carnitine Essential fatty acids	Tracy Cameron
1pm – 2pm	LOW CARB OPTIONS LUNCH
CHAIR:	HELENA CHAMPIAN RD
2pm – 2.45pm	Switching and/or weaning KDT Switching to a different type of diet or discontinuing diet therapy Once weaned off the diet, is it worth revisiting again in the future if needed?	Rachel Meskell
2.45 – 3.15pm	Tube feeding and blended diets Enteral feeding with case study examples Managing Blended ketogenic diets	Kathryn Lightfoot
3.15 – 3.45pm	Ketogenic parenteral nutrition for paediatrics	Eimear Forbes
3.45 – 4.15pm	How do psychological factors impact on adherence?	Stewart Rust
4.15pm	How can MF support your centre?	Emma Williams
4.30	Close of the day

This programme is subject to change without prior notice.

“Note: BDA endorsement applies only to the educational content of the learning activity.
Certificates of Attendance will be given out at the end of the meeting upon completion and receipt of the evaluation form.
Programme subject to change“