KetoCollege Advance 2026 Agenda
| Date | Commence | End |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 12th May | 09:30 | 17:15 |
| Wednesday 13th May | 09:00 | 17:00 |
| Thursday 14th May | 09:00 | 17:00 |
Social Events:
Tuesday 12th May KetoCollege 10th anniversary dinner (included in registration)
Commence 7pm
Wednesday 13th May free evening for delegates
Speakers
KetoCollege Advance 2026 Programme
| Day One – Tuesday 12th May KETOCOLLEGE ADVANCE | ||
| CHAIR – PROFESSOR HELEN CROSS | ||
| 09.30-09.45 | Welcome and Introduction | Professor J. Helen Cross OBE The Prince of Wales’s Chair of Childhood Epilepsy and Director of UCL-Great Ormond Street, London, UK |
| 09.45-10.15 | Mechanisms of the Ketogenic Diet | Professor Robin Williams Professor of Molecular Cell Biology Royal Holloway University, UK |
| 10.15-10.45 | Prediction of responders in paediatrics | Professor Ingrid Scheffer AO Chair of Paediatric Neurology Research University of Melbourne, Australia |
| 10.45-11.15 | Break | |
| 11.15-12.00 | KDT in paediatrics, neonates to 16 | Professor J. Helen Cross OBE The Prince of Wales’s Chair of Childhood Epilepsy and Director of UCL-Great Ormond Street, London, UK |
| 12.00-12.30 | KDT Practicalities in Paediatrics | Victoria Whiteley RD Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Ketogenic Therapies Manchester Children’s Hospital, UK |
| 12.30-12.45 | Q&A | |
| 12.45-1.45 | Lunch | |
| 1.45-2.15 | Advanced Nutritional Assessment in KDT: Translating Technology into Clinical Practice | Dr Marisa Armeno Paediatrician, Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Ketogenic Therapy Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 2.15-2.45 | Update from Paris INKS Global Symposium | Professor Eric H. Kossoff Professor of Neurology and Paediatrics Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA |
| 2.45-3.00 | Q&A | |
| 3.00-3.30 | Break | |
| 3.30-4.00 | Efficacy of Ketogenic Diet Therapies for adults with epilepsy | Professor Mackenzie Cervenka Professor of Neurology and Medical Director Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA |
| 4.00-4.30 | Ketogenic Dietary Therapy in Adults: Case based insights | Dr Laura Healy RD Clinical Specialist Dietitian St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland |
| 4.30-4.45 | Q&A | |
| 7pm | KetoCollege Dinner | All attendees |
| Day Two – Wednesday 13th May KETOCOLLEGE ADVANCE | ||
| CHAIR – DR ARCHANA DESURKAR | ||
| 09.00-09.45 | Gold-standard and non-standard KDT applications | Professor Joerg Klepper Chief Physician Aschaffenburg Clinic, Germany |
| 09.45-10.00 | Glut1 lived experience | |
| 10.00-10.15 | Q&A | |
| 10.15-10.45 | Break | |
| 10.45-11.30 | Managing side-effects of KDT, short & long-term | Dr Anita Devlin Consultant Paediatric Neurologist Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle, UK |
| 11.30-12.00 | The role of the pharmacist in the Ketogenic team | Susan George Paediatric Neurosciences Pharmacist Sheffield Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK |
| 12.00-12.30 | Blended Ketogenic Diets | Tracy Cameron RD Ketogenic Diet Coordinator for the North of Scotland Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital |
| 12.30-12.45 | Q&A | |
| 12.45-1.45 | Lunch | |
| CHAIR – DR LAURA HEALY RD | ||
| 1.45-2.15 | Fuelling the Long Haul: Evidence-based Strategies to Boost Keto Adherence | Dr Natasha Schoeler RD Senior Research Fellow, UCL Great Ormond Street ICH, Specialist Paediatric Dietitian at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK |
| 2.15-2.45 | Beyond Seizure Control: Exploring the Non-Seizure Benefits of the Ketogenic Diet | Zoe Simpson RD Advanced Clinical Practitioner Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK |
| 2.45-3.15 | The end of the journey: How to wean KDT | Professor Eric H. Kossoff Professor of Neurology and Paediatrics Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA |
| 3.15-3.30 | Q&A | |
| 3.30-4.00 | Break | |
| 4.00-4.30 | Plant-based KDT and global warming | Dr Elles J.T.M. van der Louw RD Postdoc ketogenic dietitian Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands |
| 4.30-5.00 | Interesting KD Case Studies | To be announced |
| Free Evening | ||
| Day Three – Thursday 14th May KETOCOLLEGE ADVANCEPLUS | ||
| CHAIR – DR ANITA DEVLIN | ||
| 09.00-09.30 | Managing KDT in status epilepticus | Dr Archana Desurkar Consultant Paediatric Neurologist Sheffield Children’s Hospital, UK |
| 09.30-10.00 | Practical aspects of initiating patient on KD in ICU setting | Agnes Szmurlo RD Specialist Ketogenic Dietitian Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK |
| 10.00-10.15 | Q&A | |
| 10.15-10.45 | Break | |
| 10.45-11.15 | KDT pregnancy & breastfeeding | Magnhild Kverneland RD Registered Clinical Dietitian, PhD Oslo University Hospital, National Centre for Epilepsy, Norway |
| 11.15-11.45 | Mitochondrial Disease & KDT | Professor Bobby McFarland Action Medical Research Professor of Neuromuscular Disease, Newcastle University, UK |
| 11.45-12.00 | Q&A | |
| 12.00-12.30 | Interesting KD Case Studies | To be announced |
| 12.30-1.30 | Lunch | |
| 1.30-2.00 | Interesting KD Case Studies | To be announced |
| 2.00-2.20 | KDT in Mental Health | Helen Grossi RD Research Ketogenic Dietitian University of Edinburgh and NHS Lothian, Scotland |
| 2.20-2.40 | KDT in Migraine | Dr Lenycia Neri RD Clinical Dietitian, Research Fellow University of Pavia, Italy |
| 2.40-3.00 | KDT in Cancer | Dr Jen Carroll RD Consultant Ketogenic Dietitian The Keto Dietitian Ltd. |
| 3.00-3.20 | KDT in Type 1 Diabetes | Magnhild Kverneland RD Registered Clinical Dietitian, PhD Oslo University Hospital, National Centre for Epilepsy, Norway |
| 3.20-3.30 | Q&A | |
| 3.30-3.50 | Break | |
| KDT Research Updates: | ||
| 3.50-4.00 | Ketogenic diets and the lived experience of children and their families: a qualitative study | Tracy Cameron RD Ketogenic Diet Coordinator for the North of Scotland Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital |
| 4.00-4.10 | Carnitine profile as a predictor of ketogenic diet response in children with drug resistant epilepsy | Agnes Szmurlo RD Specialist Ketogenic Dietitian Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK |
| 4.10-4.20 | Bringing the world of keto together: ‘Keto-Reg’ longitudinal feasibility study | Dr Natasha Schoeler RD Senior Research Fellow, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and Specialist Paediatric Dietitian at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK |
| 4.20-4.30 | Ketogenic Diet Therapy in Children: A Retrospective Observational Study on Circulating Branched-Chain Amino Acids and their Association with Seizure Response | Alexander Höller RD Clinical Dietitian Head of the Division of Nutrition and Dietetics at University Hospital Innsbruck, Austria |
| 4.30-4.40 | KDT Clinical Psychology Guidelines | Dr Sally Willis Clinical Psychologist Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle, UK |
| 4.40-4.50 | Bridging the Gap: Transition from paediatric to adult services | Victoria Whiteley RD Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Ketogenic Therapies Manchester Children’s Hospital, UK |
| 4.50-5pm | KDRN update | Dr Natasha Schoeler RD Founder & Co-Chair, KDRN |
| 5pm | Close of day. | |
The programme is subject to change without notification.
KetoCollege Foundations Session (Registered Dietitians/Dietetic Assistants only)
| Date | Commence | End |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 11th May | 12:30 | 17:45 |
| Monday 11th May | KetoCollege Foundations In-person Pre-Advance session for dietitians only |
Venue – Seminar room via Willow suite |
| 12.30-1.30pm | Arrival – Light lunch provided | |
| 1.30-2.00 | Introducing Ketogenic Dietary Therapies – an overview | Professor J. Helen Cross OBE The Prince of Wales’s Chair of Childhood Epilepsy and Director of UCL-Great Ormond Street, London, UK |
| 2.00-2.30 | Classical Ketogenic Diet in infants: Step‑by‑Step Calculations | Tracy Cameron RD Ketogenic Diet Coordinator for the North of Scotland Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital |
| 2.30-3.00 | Calculating the Modified Ketogenic Diet | Dr Jen Carroll RD Consultant Ketogenic Dietitian The Keto Dietitian Ltd. |
| 3.00-3.30 | Ketogenic Diet and Enteral Nutrition across the age-spectrum: Clinical Applications and Considerations | The Foundations Team |
| 3.30-4.00 | Refreshments Break – networking | |
| 4.00-4.30 | MCT and the Ketogenic Diet for epilepsy: A Practical Guide | Zoe Simpson RD Advanced Clinical Practitioner Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK |
| 4.30-5.00 | From Preparation to practice: initiating the ketogenic diet and supporting patients and families | Dr Jen Carroll RD Consultant Ketogenic Dietitian The Keto Dietitian Ltd. |
| 5.00-5.30pm | Navigating the First 4 Weeks: Strategies, Troubleshooting – Interactive Panel Discussion | All Mentors |
The programme is subject to change without notification
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Certificates of Attendance will be given out at the end of the meeting upon completion and receipt of the evaluation form.