Professional Programme 19th – 22nd October 2021
- All presentations will be available on the virtual platform, along with poster abstracts.
- All times shown are in British Summer Time (BST).
- This programme is subject to change without notification.
Registration Times:
| Day & Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 19thOctober | 9am – 5pm |
| Wednesday 20thOctober | 8am – 12 noon |
| Thursday 21stOctober | 8am – 12 noon |
| Friday 22ndOctober 8am | 8am – 12 noon |
| Saturday 23rdOctober | 8am 12 noon |
Exhibition Times:
| Day & Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 19thOctober | 6pm – 8pm |
| Wednesday 20thOctober | 9am – 5pm |
| Thursday 21stOctober | 9am – 5pm |
| Friday 22ndOctober 8am | 9am – 3pm |
| Saturday 23rdOctober | 8am – 4pm |
Poster Viewing inHall 4:
| Day & Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 20thOctober | 9am – 5pm |
| Thursday 21stOctober | 9am – 5pm |
Tuesday 19th October 2021
| Tuesday 19th October 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1.30pm | Welcome to Brighton | Helen Cross |
| Ketogenic Diet Therapy – “Past, Present and Future” | ||
| Chair: TBC | ||
| 2-2.30pm | Past - 100 Years of Ketogenic Dietary Therapies | Eric Kossoff |
| 2.30-3pm | Present – RCT’s, Consensus Guidelines, Clinical Widespread use | Helen Cross |
| 3-3.30pm | Future - Adults, First line therapy, beyond Epilepsy, INKS etc | Jong Rho |
| 3.30pm | TEA | |
| Mechanisms of Action – Have we moved on? | ||
| Chair: TBC | ||
| 4-4.30pm | The Microbiome – from animal to human; are we closer to understanding it? | Elaine Hsiao |
| 4.30-5pm | Medium chain fatty acids & Ketone Esters | Robin Williams |
| 5-5.30pm | The effect of the KD on dopamine metabolism - Implications for epilepsy and other diseases | Simon Heales |
| 5.30-6pm | DNA Methylation | Katja Kobow |
| 6pm | Close of Sessions | |
| 6.00–8pm | WELCOME RECEPTION IN EXHIBITION AREA | |
Wednesday 20th October 2021
| Wednesday 20th October 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Utilising Ketogenic Dietary Therapies in special scenarios | ||
| Chair: TBC | ||
| 8.30-9am | Ketogenic Diet in Pregnancy | Elles van der Louw |
| 9-9.30am | Ketogenic Diet in Status Epilepticus | Rima Nabbout |
| 9.30-10am | Epilepsy Syndrome specific response | Ingrid Scheffer |
| 10-10.30am | Metabolic approaches for treating Complications & comorbidities of epilepsy | Kristina A. Simeone |
| 10.30am | COFFEE | |
| Metabolism & Epigenetics based paradigms for anti-seizure drug discovery | ||
| Chair: Professor Jong Rho | ||
| 11-11.30am | Cellular & mitochondrial metabolic changes Seen in epileptic rodents and zebrafish | Manisha Patel |
| 11.30-12pm | A novel in vitro model of mitochondrial Epilepsy. | Mark Cunningham |
| 12-12.30pm | Novel approaches for the discovery of Epigenetically based antiepileptonic therapies | Detlev Boison |
| 12.30-1pm | How does this move us forward? | Susan Masino |
| 1-2.30pm | LUNCH | |
Nutricia UK - KETOCONFERENCE | ||
| Practicalities of Administration 1 | ||
| Chair: Susan Wood RD | ||
| 2.30-2.50pm | What factors are related to compliance And efficacy? | Jennifer Fabe |
| 2.50-3.10pm | Developing a ketogenic diet service | Christina Bergqvist |
| 3.10-3.30pm | Tailoring a service to resource | Kath Megaw |
| 3.30-3.50pm | Delivering a service during a pandemic | Valentina de Giorgis |
| 3.50-4pm | Q&A | All |
| 4pm | TEA | |
| Utilising the Ketogenic Diet across the age spectrum | ||
| Chair: TBC | ||
| 4.30-5pm | Use in Infants – a treatment of choice? | Anastasia Dressler |
| 5-5.30pm | Guidelines for use of the KD in Adults | Mackenzie Cervenka |
| 5.30-6pm | Practicalities of adult provision – a reality? | Colin Doherty |
| 6-6.30pm | Effect of Ketogenic Dietary Therapies on Growth and bone density | Marisa Laura Armeno |
| 6.30pm | Close of Sessions | |
| 6.30-8pm | SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM & DRINKS RECEPTION | |
| Nutricia Global – Satellite Symposium – Benefits of the Ketogenic Diet Beyond Seizure Reduction | ||
Thursday 21st October 2021
| Thursday 21st October 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Exploring Ways of Administration | ||
| Chair: TBC | ||
| 8.30-9am | Plant based – Vegan | Susanne Baum |
| 9-9.30am | Parenteral Nutrition | Stephane Auvin |
| 9.30-10am | Blended diets and tube feeds | Eunjoo Lee |
| 10-10.30am | Best Lipid selection for Ketogenic Diet | Sehee Kim |
| 10.30am | COFFEE | |
| Practicalities of Administration 2 | ||
| Chair: | Dr Elizabeth Neal RD | |
| 11-11.30am | Flexibility between diets and protocols | Beth Zupec-Kania |
| 11.30-12pm | How long to know the diet is working and when to stop | Heidi Pfieffer |
| 12-12.30pm | Management of concomitant medication | Magnhild Kverneland |
| 12.30-2pm | LUNCH | |
| Vitaflo sponsored symposium | ||
| Beyond the Epilepsies 1 | ||
| Chair: TBC | ||
| 2-2.30pm | Glut 1 | Jörg Klepper |
| 2.30-3pm | Tauopathies | Hoon-Chul Kang |
| 3pm-3.30pm | Autism | Omniael-Rashidy |
| 3.30-4pm | Dementia | Janak Nathan |
| 4pm | TEA | |
| 4.30- 6pm | Poster Session – Stand by your boards! | |
GLOBAL GALA DINNER FOR PRE-BOOKED TICKET HOLDERS ONLY THE GRAND HOTEL – 7pm
Friday 22nd October 2021
| Wednesday 22ndOctober 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8.30-10am | Oral Presentations for Best Posters and Matthew’s Friends Best Poster Prize Award John Freeman and Millicent Kelly Awards 2020 | |
| 10am | COFFEE | |
| Beyond the Epilepsies 2 | ||
| Chair: TBC | ||
| 10.30-11am | Ketogenic Diet in Mental Illness | Christopher Palmer |
| 11-11.30am | Migraine | FrancescoPierelli |
| 11.30-12pm | Neurogenerative Disorders | Jose de la Rubia Orti |
| 12-12.30pm | Diabetes | |
| 12.30-2pm | LUNCH | |
| Beyond the Epilepsies 3 | ||
| Chair: TBC | ||
| 2-2.30pm | Utilisation in brain cancer – Have we moved forward? | Adrienne Scheck |
| 2.30-3pm | Clinical Utilisation in brain cancer – Have we moved forward? | Michael Jenkinson |
| 3-3.30pm | Utilisation for other cancers – Beyond the brain | Caroline Cohen |
| 3.30-4pm | Where do we go from here? | Elizabeth Thiele |
| 4pm | CLOSING CEREMONY FOR PROFESSIONAL MEETING – HANDOVER FOR 2023 | |