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; Physician CME: 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.
  • Run Time: 30

Course Instructor Bio(s)

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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.

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