PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC programme

Sunday 23 August

15:00 - 21:30        
INFORM Meeting Part I (registration at INFORM – limited places, venue Hilton Helsinki Kalastajatorppa, NOT Messukeskus)

Monday 24 August

08:00 - 17:30        INFORM Meeting Part II (registration at INFORM – limited places, venue Hilton Helsinki Kalastajatorppa, NOT Messukeskus)
08:00 - 18:00UCD Guideline group meeting (by invitation only)
10:00 - 12:00eHOD (by invitation only)
12:00 - 14:00Recon4IMD (by invitation only)
13:00 - 15:00eHOD (by invitation only)
13:00 - 16:00SSIEM Dietitians’ Group Academy Review: addressing dietetic challenges (open to all)

Introduction: Building on the key insights from virtual DG Academy courses, this session will feature
our expert course speakers to address the latest clinical challenges and dietary management for
Glutaric Aciduria Type 1 and Hepatic Glycogen Storage Disorders.

Chair: Anne Daly (United Kingdom)
13:00-13:10 Welcome and introduction - Alice Dianin (Italy)
13:10-13:30 Joanna Gribben (United Kingdom) 
13:30-13:50 Alessandro Rossi (Italy) 
13:50-14:15 Panel discussion and Q&A
Panelists: Anne Daly (United Kingdom), Minna Similä (Finland), Jessica Kopesky (United States)  
14:15-14:45 30 minutes break  
14:45-15:05 Sarah Cawtherley (United Kingdom)
15:05-15:25 Corrie Timmer (Netherlands)
15:25-15:50 Panel discussion and Q&A
Panelists: Anne Daly (United Kingdom), Minna Similä (Finland), Jessica Kopesky (United States)  
15:50-16:00 Wrap up and end of the meeting 

14:00 - 16:00MetabERN plenary meeting (by invitation only)
16:00 - 19:00SSIEM Council meeting (by invitation only)
16:00 - 18:00MetabERN meetings (by invitation only)
  • MetabERN LSD SNW
  • MetabERN AOA SNW
  • MetabERN NOMS
  • MetabERN PM-MD
  • MetabERN PD SNW
  • MetabERN C-FAO SNW
16:30 - 20:30ERNDIM Board meeting (by invitation only)


Tuesday 25 August

8:00 - 12:00UCD Guideline group meeting (by invitation only)
08:15 - 10:00Introductory session by the local organizing committee: Brief talks on clinic,
lab and diet for those who are new to the field and to the SSIEM (open to all)
08:30 - 10:35
SSIEM Dietitians’ Group (DG): Nutrition and Dietetics session (open to all)
Chairpersons: Camilla Caroee (Denmark); Alexander Hoeller (Austria)
08:30-08:55 Dietary management of Urea Cycle Disorders across the lifespan: Consensus and
Controversies in practice
Krista Viau (United States)
08:55 – 09:20 Lysinuric Protein Intolerance: metabolic challenges and dietary management
Harri Niinikoski and Katrin Strengell (Finland) 
09:20 – 09:45 Dietary management of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Rachel Skeath (United Kingdom) 
09:45 – 10:10 Point-of-Care testing for blood phenylalanine: Impact on clinical
decision-making in PKU
Alex Pinto (United Kingdom)  
10:10 – 10:35 Protein substitutes used in the treatment of Phenylketonuria distinctly modulate
gut nutrient absorption and bacterial growth: an in vitro study
Catarina Rodrigues (Portugal) 

08:30 - 10:35SSIEM Adult Metabolic Physicians’ Group (AMPG): Tailoring and discontinuation of
therapy in adulthood (open to all)
08:30-08:35 Opening of the session (Mirjam Langeveld)
08:35-10:00 Discontinuation of ERT for lysosomal storage disorders
Chair: Sandra Sirrs (Canada)

Introduction

Talks
1. Ethical considerations regarding discontinuation of enzyme replacement therapy
Hans-Jürgen Christen (Germany)
2. Progression of cardiac manifestations of Fabry disease despite enzyme replacement therapy
Bram Veldman (Netherlands)
3. What happens if we discontinue enzyme replacement therapy in Fabry disease?
Maud Jansen (Netherlands)
4. Discontinuation of ERT in Pompe disease
Lianne Potters (Netherlands)
10:00-10:35 Debate: “ERT should be discontinued in patients with Fabry disease and advanced fibrosis”
For / against: Mirjam Langeveld (Netherlands)/ Rick Steeds (United Kingdom)
Closing of the session: Sandra Sirrs (Canada)
10:35-11:00 coffee break (switch to room with the Dieticians Group)

9:00 - 10:30ERNDIM Workshops (by invitation only)
9:00 - 13:00JIMD Editorial Board Meeting (by invitation only)
11:00 - 12:00SSIEM DG & AMPG: Relaxation of PKU treatment in adulthood
Collaborative roundtable with the Adult Metabolic Physicians and Dieticians Group
Lead: Elaine Murphy (United Kingdom) and Alice Dianin (Italy)
Panellists: Peter Burgard, Anita MacDonald, Robin Lachmann, Francjan van Spronsen, Kirsten Ahring

11:00 - 12:45ERNDIM Open meeting
12:35 - 13:45SSIEM Adult Metabolic Physicians’ Group business meeting (SSIEM AMPG members only)
12:45 - 13:45Satellite meetings by the sponsors
14:00 - 14:10Opening of the Symposium
14:10 - 14:40Opening Lecture: From the zygote to a person: genes, epigenetics, environment, and
chance
Juha Kere (Sweden)
14:40 - 15:40Plenary 1 - The Foeto-Maternal Unit and Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM)
  • Prenatal Therapies for IEM
    Tippi McKenzie (USA)
  • Managing Pregnancy in Inherited Metabolic Disorders: A Dietary Approach
    Charlotte Ellerton (UK)
16:00 - 17:45SSIEM, MetabERN and ISNS session on Newborn screening (open to all)
16:15 - 17:45Parallel abstract sessions A
  • A1: Dietetics and nutrition
  • A2: Protein modification disorders including CDG
  • A3: Mitochondrial disorders
  • A4: Gene and innovative therapies
17:50 - 18:30Garrod Award Lecture 
Andrew Morris (UK)
18:30 - 21:00Welcome Reception, Posters
19:30 - 20:30YSSIEM (Young SSIEM) Inaugural Meeting (open to all)

Wednesday 26 August

07:30 - 08:30Speed Mentoring (details to follow)
07:30 - 08:30Satellite meetings by the sponsors
08:00 - 08:30Lab Talk by Philippa Mills (UK)
08:45 - 10:15
From presentation to diagnosis: a case-based education session with the SSIEM
Educational and Training (ETAC) Academy
08:45 - 10:15Parallel abstract sessions B
  • B1: Fatty acid oxidation and related disorders
  • B2: Clinical studies and real world data
  • B3: Newborn screening
10:30 - 14:00Patient advocacy group (PAG) session: Making PAG work sustainable                      
10:40 - 12:15Plenary 2 - New Diseases and Mechanisms
  • What have we learned from the undiagnosed disease program?
    William Gahl (USA)
  • Niemann-Pick Disease Type C: From Molecular Pathways to Therapeutic Impact
    Frances Platt (UK)
  • From Curiosity to Mechanism: Discovering a Ribosomopathy in Cobalamin Deficiency
    Annita Achilleos (CYP) 
12:00 - 14:00Drug Repurposing Consortium meeting
12:20 - 13:00ICIEM Organising Committee meeting
12:20 - 13:00SSIEM Advisory Council & Council meeting (by invitation only)
13:00 - 14:00SSIEM Annual General Meeting (AGM) (SSIEM members only)
14:00 - 16:00SSIEM Dietitians’ Group business meeting (SSIEM DG members only)
14:00-14:15 Welcome and report from the SSIEM DG Committee
Alice Dianin (Italy) and Charlotte Ellerton (United Kindgom)
14:15-14:45 Metabolic dietitians’ education and workforce project
Martina Tosi (Italy) and Fiona White (United Kindgom)
14:45-15:25 short oral presentations and discussion: 
- Use of Glycomacropeptide (GMP) in Maternal PKU; a multicentre prospective observational study
Charlotte Ellerton (United Kingdom)
- Impact of Low Phenylalanine Free Diet on Compliance and Metabolic Control in Tyrosinemia Type 1
Esma Uygur (Turkey)
- Infantile-onset lysosomal acid lipase deficiency – impact of fat intake on growth and duodenal
histology
Fiona White, United Kingdom
15:25-15:55 Celebration of 30 years of European Metabolic Dietitians and SSIEM Dietitians Group
15:55-16:00 Closing of the session 

14:00 - 16:00Ensuring Patient Access to Innovation in Rare Diseases (details to follow)
14:15 - 15:45Parallel abstract sessions C
  • C1: Disorders of vitamins and cofactors
  • C2: New methods
16:00 - 17:30Plenary 3 - Physics and Mathematics Enter the World of IEM                                  
  • Metabolism Through the Lens of Physics: Transduction Gears, Regulation, and 
    Metabolic Resilience
    Massimiliano Esposito (LUX)
  • Membrane biology, chemistry and physics (title tbc)
    Andre Nadler (GER)
  • Digital Metabolic Twins and Inherited Metabolic Diseases
    Ines Thiele (IRL)
17:30 - 18:30Poster Walk
18:30 - 20:30GalNet meeting (by invitation only)
18:30 - 19:30Satellite meetings by the sponsors

Thursday 27 August

07:30 - 08:30Speed Mentoring (details to follow)
07:00 - 8:00EHOD – CBS guidelines group (by invitation only)
07:30 - 08:30Satellite meetings by the sponsors
08:00 - 08:30LAB Talk by Sean Froese (CH)
08:45 - 10:15Plenary 4 - OMICS data help us understand pathology in metabolic pathways     
  • Metabolomics and glycoproteomics to understand sugar metabolism
    Dirk Lefeber (NL)
  • Bileomics – Uncovering New Pathways in Health and Disease
    William Griffiths (UK)
  • Global metabolomics and lipidomics implemented in routine diagnostics
    - examples of added value for unsolved cases
    Katja Elgstoen (NOR)
10:30 - 12:00Parallel abstract sessions D
  • D1: Lysosomal disorders
  • D2: Nurses’ and allied healthcare professionals’ meeting
  • D3: Neurometabolic disorders 
  • D4: Organic acidurias
11:15 - 12:15JIMD Editors meeting (by invitation only)
12:30 - 13:30Plenary 5 - Mitochondria Now and Forever
  • Integrating Multi-Omics to Define Mitochondrial Homeostasis
    Patrick Forny (USA)
  • Mitochondrial Insights into Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders
    Rikke Olsen (DK)
  • Metabolic keys to unlock mechanisms in mitochondrial diseases
    Anu Suomalainen (FIN)
13:45 - 15:15Training in IEM: A roundtable discussion (details to follow)
(paed/adult clin, clin lab, diet, nursing) 
13:45 - 15:15Parallel abstract sessions E
  • E1: Phenylketonuria
  • E2: Urea cycle disorders
  • E3: Carbohydrate disorders

Friday 28 August

08:00 - 09:00ICIEM Scientific Committee meeting
09:00 - 10:00Late-Breaking News: 4 talks
10:30 - 12:00Plenary 6 - Looking Forward
  • Metabolic gene regulation - from molecular mechanism to physiological
    outcomes
    Ville Hietakangas (FIN)
  • Through the looking-glass; Congenital Disorders of Glycocylation                 
    Eva Morava (USA)
  • Nutrition for Precision Health (title tbc)
    Holly Nicastro (USA)
12:00 - 12:45Komrower Lecture
  • Protein, Pathways and Personalised Nutrition
    Marjorie Dixon (UK)

12:45 - 13:00Awards Ceremony (LBN, posters)
13:00Closing remarks