Hosted by Cardiovascular Specialist Group
This webinar will provide dietitians with a focused and practical overview of Familial Chylomicronaemia Syndrome (FCS) and chylothorax, exploring the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and nutritional management of these rare but high-risk conditions.
Speakers
- Louise Robertson, Specialist Dietitian in Inherited Metabolic Diseases, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation trust.
More about Louise - Louise has been working as a dietitian for over 20 years specialising in Inherited Metabolic Disorders for the past 17 years. One of Louise's interests includes complex lipid disorders included FCS where she is part of an MDT clinic looking after patients with FCS and homozygous FH. She was part of the expert panel who wrote the dietary management guidance for FCS in the UK, has spoken at FCS patient support group events and advised Azmina Govindji RD while she was writing 'Quick and easy South Asian cooking: low fat recipes for FCS'
Summary of Session: Dietary management of the ultra rare genetic condition Familial Chylomicronaemia Syndrome (FCS). FCS causes very high triglyceride levels in the blood which if left untreated leads to life threatening pancreatitis and in the long term, if not managed correctly, chronic pancreatitis and diabetes. A very low fat diet is the main stay of management. We will look at the dietary management and the challenges that people face having to manage FCS
- Krissie Devlin, Senior Specialist Dietitian (Paediatric Cardiology), University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.
Cost
- Cardiovascular Specialist Group members and BDA members – Free
- Non-members - £5
Admin code: SLA
