Garrod Symposium Agendas
Thursday, May 2, 2024
11:00–1:00
Registration Open
12:00
Lunch
12:20–12:25
Welcome to Symposium
Chair: Kristin Kernohan; Co-Chairs: Danielle Bourque and Nathalie Lepage
12:30–1:15
Lightening Talks
1:15–1:30
Break
Session 1: Emerging Treatments
Moderator: Aziz Mhanni
1:30–2:10
Lessons Learned from Clinical Trials in a Non-Academic Setting
Aneal Khan
30-minute talk and 10 minutes Q and A
2:10–2:50
From Laboratory Findings Through to Clinical Trials
Hanns Lochmüller
30-minute talk and 10 minutes Q and A
2:50–3:30
Experiences at Center for Rare Disease Therapy
Jerry Vockley
30-minute talk and 10 minutes Q and A
3:30–4:00
Afternoon Break and Visit Posterboards
Session 2: Recent Developments in Newborn Screening
Moderator: Melanie Lacaria
4:00–4:40
Newborn Screening for X-adrenoleukodystrophy in New York State - 9 Years of Experience
Joseph Orsini
30-minute talk and 10 minutes Q and A
4:40–5:20
GAMT screening in British Columbia
Graham Sinclair
30-minute talk and 10 minutes Q and A
5:20–6:00
Laboratory Experience with Newborn Screening for Four Lysosomal Diseases in Oregon
Patrice Held and Sarah Viall
30-minute talk and 10 minutes Q and A
6:00–8:00
Welcome Reception and Poster Judging
7:15–9:15
Board of Directors Meeting (By invitation only)
Friday, May 3, 2024
7:30–8:30
Breakfast
8:30–9:30
Scriver Keynote Lectureship: David Bick, NHS Newborn Genomes Program
50-minute talk and 10 minutes Q and A
Session 3: New Technologies for diagnostics
Moderator: Pranesh Chakraborty
9:30–10:00 (virtual)
Metabolomics in IEMs
Clara van Karnebeek
25-minute talk with 5 minutes Q and A
10:00–10:30
Care4Rare Experience with Multi-omics
Kristin Kernohan
25-minute talk with 5 minutes Q and A
10:30–11:00
Morning Break and Visit Posterboards
Session 4: Oral Abstract Presentations
Moderator: Andrea Yu
11:00–12:30
Six oral presentations selected from abstract submissions
12:30–1:30
Lunch and Visit Posterboards
Session 5: Care of Adults with Metabolic Disease
Moderator: Gabriella Horvath
1:30–2:10
Evolution of the Adult Metabolics Clinic
Sandra Sirrs
30-minute talk and 10 minutes Q and A
2:10–2:50
Reducing Cardiovascular Risks in Aging Adults with IMD
Anna Lehman
30-minute talk and 10 minutes Q and A
2:50–3:30
Reproductive Planning in Patients with IMD
Hanna Faghfoury
30-minute talk and 10 minutes Q and A
3:30–4:00
Afternoon Break and Visit Posterboards
Session 6: Allied Health Professionals in the Treatment of Metabolic Diseases
Moderator: Graham Sinclair
4:00–4:40
Emerging Adults: Supporting Transition to Dietary Independence
Heather Bell
30-minute talk and 10 minutes Q and A
4:40–5:20
Achieving Positive Patient Experience through Health Equity
Karen Sappleton
30-minute talk and 10 minutes Q and A
5:20–6:00
Mental Health Care for IMD patients
Laurie Clark
30-minute talk and 10 minutes Q and A
7:00–11:00
Gala Awards Reception & Dinner
Saturday, May 4, 2024
8:00–9:00
Breakfast
Session 7: Disruptive Practices in the Laboratory and Clinic
9:00–9:45
Approaches to Emergency Plans and ER Letters
Introduction and moderator: Danielle Bourque, followed by a group discussion
9:45–10:00
Morning Break and Visit Posterboards
10:00–11:00
Newborn Screening for Conditions Presenting in Early Childhood
Andreas Schulze, Michal Inbar-Feigenberg
Moderator: Nathalie Lepage
11:00–11:30
Break and Visit Posterboards
11:30–12:30
Interesting IMD Cases from Across the Country
Moderator: Lauren MacNeil
Sarah Dyack, Shailly Jain, Aziz Mhanni
12:30–12:35
Closing Remarks
Paula Waters, President of Garrod Association
12:35–2:00
Garrod Association AGM with Lunch
All Members Welcome