Energy Expenditure in Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders
Program Date: 18 May 2023
Publication Date: 5 October 2023
Continuing Education Units: Nurse Contact: 1.0; Dietitian CPEU: 1.0
Course Description:
In this course, Melanie Gillingham, PhD, RDN will review factors associated with energy expenditure (EE); compare predicted with measured EE among patients with Long-Chain Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders (LC-FAODs); compare EE among subjects with LC-FAODs to matched controls; and discuss potential differences in EE among patients with LC-FAODs. Originally presented live at the 19th Abbott Metabolic Conference on May 18, 2023, in San Antonio, TX.Course Objectives:
• Review factors associated with energy expenditure (EE).
• Compare predicted with measured EE among patients with LC-FAODs.
• Compare EE among subjects with LC-FAODs to matched controls.
• Discuss potential differences in EE among patients with LC-FAODs.
- CDR Level: 2
- Performance Indicators: 4.2.6, 8.2.1, 10.2.4
- Run Time: 30
Course Instructor Bio(s)
Melanie Gillingham, PhD, RDN
Associate Professor
Oregon Health Science University
Portland, OR, USA
Melanie Gillingham, PhD, RD is an Associate Professor at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland, OR. She is the Director of the Master’s Program in Human Nutrition at OHSU. Her research interests are focused on nutrition therapy for fatty acid oxidation disorders. (FAODs). Her laboratory conducts clinical trials on various medical nutrition therapies for FAODs (current trials include oral ketone supplementation and the natural history of LCHADD retinopathy) and basic research in cell and mouse models of FAODs.
Abbott Nutrition’s Provider Statement for Nursing CEs:
Abbott Nutrition Health Institute is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing Provider #CEP 11213.
Abbott Nutrition’s Statement for Dietitian CPEUs:
This educational activity has been prior-approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR credentialed practitioners will receive the specified continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/material.
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