Many children with inherited metabolic diseases (IMD) now survive into adulthood and require transition to adult physicians who are often not familiar with the management of these diseases. It is now recognised that patients with IMD may also present in adulthood, often with high complexity medical disorders that require multidisciplinary medical services. This course will address the management and treatment of patients with IMD throughout life, including long-term complications and a number of controversies in the management of older patients. This course is aimed at both paediatric and adult physicians who may be taking care of metabolic patients; it will be restricted to 35-40 participants plus faculty.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- To understand the difference between treating an adult patient from treating a paediatric patient with IMD
- Transitioning paediatric patients to the adult healthcare system
- To promote awareness of rare disorders that are increasingly recognised in adult medical practice
- To discuss the impact of common disorders on adult IMD
- To facilitate communication amongst physicians looking after adult patients with IMD
PROVIDER ORGANISATIONS
Hong Kong Society of Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Hong Kong University, Queen Mary Hospital
Charles Dent Metabolic Unit, London, United Kingdom
Scientific organising committee
- Grace Poon, Hong Kong
- Sheng Bun, Hong Kong
- CW Fung, Hong Kong
- Robin Lachmann, London