7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration                      

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM**

Sponsored Breakfast Symposium*
TBD

*You must register for this session in advance as part of your conference registration. 
Registration is limited to metabolic dietitians in clinical practice or research.

**Breakfast available at 6:45 AM

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM

Conference Breakfast

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Welcoming Remarks

• Jessica Kopesky - GMDI President
• Elissaveta Johnson - GMDI Conference Committee Chair

8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

Phyllis Acosta Keynote Address
Understanding Emerging Therapies and their Impact on Medical Nutrition Therapy
and the Evolving Role of the Metabolic Dietitian   

• Elaina Jurecki, MS, RD, FAND - National PKU Alliance Organization - San Ramon, CA
• Cary Harding, MD, FACMG - Oregon Health & Science University - Portland, OR

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

Break - Meet the sponsors and exhibitors in the exhibit hall

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

Oral Abstract Presentations
Three submitted abstracts will be selected for oral presentation          

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

GMDI Research Grant Recipient Presentation
The Impact of Exogenous Ketones on Exercise Capacity in Children
with Inborn Errors of Muscle Energy Metabolism 

• Kiera Batten - PhD Candidate -University of New South Wales - Sydney, NSW, Australia

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch Break (Lunch Provided)
Opportunity to Network with Colleagues

 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

There will be two afternoon workshop sessions. 
Each topic will be repeated so  attendees have the option to choose two of the five topics
listed below. There will be a break with exhibits between sessions.      

Schedule is:
1:30-2:30 PM – Session 1
2:30-3:30 PM – Break - Meet the sponsors and exhibitors in the exhibit hall
3:30-4:30 PM – Session 2

  WORKSHOP  
  OPTIONS 

The When, the Why and the How of Protein Liberalization: An Interactive Discussion
Around Clinical Considerations and Approaches in an Evolving IEM Landscape

• Stephanie Hacker, MS RD/N, LD/N, CSSD - University of Miami Miller School of Medicine - Miami, FL
• Jessica Kopesky, MS, RD, CD, CLC - Children’s Wisconsin - Milwaukee, WI

Plasma Amino Acids in Individuals with PKU: What Do They Really Mean?

• Anita MacDonald, PhD - Birmingham Children’s Hospital -Birmingham, UK
• Elaina Jurecki, MS, RD, FAND - National PKU Alliance Organization - San Ramon, CA
• Moderated by:  Melanie Gillingham, PhD, RD, LD - Oregon Health and Sciences University
  Portland, OR

Care Mapping for Adults with Phenylketonuria (PKU): A Pilot Initiative to Reframe Needs

• Karen Casey, MS, RDN - Food Science by KC - Aurora, CO
• Sheila Ryan, RDN, LD - Emory University Dept of Human Genetics - Atlanta, GA 
• Kendra Bjoraker, PhD, LP - Bjoraker Neuropsychology Consultants, PLLC

Management of GSD Ia During Puberty, Including Case Reports with Comparison & Contrast
of Genotypic Presentations

• Heather Saavedra, MS, RD, LD - McGovern Medical School, Unviersity of Texas Health Science Center
  at Houston - Houston, TX 
• Malaya Mount, MS, RD, CND - Connecticut Children’s - Hartford, CT

PKUnited Approach to Diet & Medication Management in the Ever-Changing World of PKU

• Suzanne Hollander, MS, RD, LDN - Boston Children’s Hospital - Boston, MA
• Danielle Ruebel, MS, LD - Indiana University - Indianapolis, IN

    4:30 PM - 6:30 PM   

Opening Reception and Poster Session

Attended poster session with wine and cheese reception. Exhibits will be open during this time.

Authors should attend their poster on the following schedule:

• Even numbers 4:30-5:15 PM
• Odd numbers  5:15-6:00 PM
   

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Sponsored Breakfast Symposium*
Topic and Speaker TBD

*You must register for this session in advance as part of your conference registration. 
Registration is limited to metabolic dietitians in clinical practice or research.

**Breakfast available at 6:45 AM

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM

Conference Breakfast

   8:30 AM - 9:30 AM   

UCD Nutrition Management Guidelines

• Erin MacLeod, PhD, RD, LD - Children’s National Hospital - Co-Chair, UCD Nutrition
  Management Guidelines, GMDI
• Krista Viau, PhD, RD - Chair, GMDI ad hoc Nutrition Guideline Workgroup

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Nutrition Management After an AAV8-Mediated Liver-Directed Gene Therapy
in Participants with Glycogen Storage Disease Type Ia (GSDIa)

• Heather Saavedra, MS, RD, LD - McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Sciences Center
  at Houston - Houston, TX

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Break - Meet the sponsors and exhibitors in the exhibit hall

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

GLP-1 Agonists and Inborn Errors of Metabolism: When Metabolic Pathways Collide

• Chanel Suares, RD - UCLA Division of Clinical Genetics - Los Angeles, CA
• Mary Riedy, PharmD, BCPPS -  University at Buffalo and University of Rochester Medical Center
  - Buffalo, NY

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch Break (lunch provided)
Opportunity to Network with Colleagues

  1:30 PM - 4:30 PM    

There will be two afternoon workshop sessions. 
Each topic will be repeated so  attendees have the option to choose two of the five topics
listed below. There will be a break with exhibits between sessions.      

Schedule is:
1:30-2:30 PM – Session 1
2:30-3:30 PM – Break - Meet the sponsors and exhibitors in the exhibit hall
3:30-4:30 PM – Session 2

WORKSHOP
OPTIONS

Sports Nutrition: What’s HOT and What’s NOT for those with Inborn Errors of Metabolism

• Stephanie Hacker, MS RD/N, LD/N, CSSD - University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
  - Miami, FL

What and How Much to Feed Them? Discussing Challenges in Feeding Critically Ill IEM Patients

• Kristen Sheffler, RD, LDN, CNSC - UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, PA
• Aly Smith, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC -  UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, PA

International Workshop: Metabolic Management around the Globe - Challenges
and Opportunities

• Maria Gabriela Valle, RD Nutritionist-Dietitian - Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez - FEI

  Funación de Endocrinoligía Infantil - La Lucila Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Barbara Marriage, PhD, RD - Pediatric Nutrition Consultant - Willow Beach, Ontario, Canada

   

They Aren't Just Oversized Children: Supporting Adult IEM Patients Through Life Stage Transitions

• Danae Bartke, BS, ED - Executive Director - HCU Network America - Batavia State, IL
• Erin MacLeod, PhD, RD, LD - Children’s National Hospital - Washington, DC
• Tresa Warner, MPH - Executive Director - National Urea Cycle Disorder Foundation

Making the Case for Case Studies: Empowering Metabolic RDs to Publish

• Rebecca Koch, PhD, RDN - Duke University Medical Center - Durham, NC
• Jessica Strosahl, PhD, RDN, LDN - Emory University - Atlanta, GA

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Break

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Celebration Reception
Celebrating 20 years of GMDI Educational Conferences

Hosted by GMDI

Dinner on Your Own

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Sponsored Breakfast Symposium*
Topic and Speaker TBD

*You must register for this session in advance as part of your conference registration. 
Registration is limited to metabolic dietitians in clinical practice or research.

**Breakfast available at 6:45 AM

7:15 AM - 8:15 AM

Conference Breakfast

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

GMDI Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony
Jessica Kopesky, GMDI President

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Ultra Rare Newborn Case Series - BKT, GA2, & HIBCHD

• Nathaly Aquino. MS, RD, LD - Texas Children’s Hospital - Houston, TX
• Brandy Rawls-Castillo, MS, RD, LD - Texas Children’s Hospital - Houston, TX
• Charli Harlen, MS, RD, LD - Texas Children’s Hospital - Houston, TX

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

AI Tools in Clinical Practice

• Daelyn Richards, MD, PhD; Certification in AI Medicine (ABAIM) - Children’s Colorado -
  Denver, CO

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Break (no exhibits)

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Meeting the Patient’s Needs: Collaborating with Neurodivergent Families

• Beth Ogata, MS, RDN - University of Washington - Seattle, WA 
• Mari Mazon, MS, RDN, CD - University of Washington Institute on Human Development
  and Disability - Seattle, WA

12:15 PM -1:00 PM

Closing Keynote Session
The Bias Inside Us and How it Impacts our Relationships with Patients and Each Other

• Laurie Bernstein, MS, RD, FADA, FAND - University of Colorado (Emeritus) - Aurora, CO

1:00 PM - 1:05 PM

Closing Remarks and Announcement of 2028 GMDI Conference

GMDI President and GMDI 2028 Conference Chair