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"A Medical Foods Workshop: Science, Regulation and Practical Aspects" 

 Day 1 - Tuesday, August 13
8:30 - 9:30 am   
Opening Session 
Introductions & Workshop Objectives
  • Sarah Ohlhorst, American Society for Nutrition
  • Madeline Jurch, Healthcare Nutrition Council
 
Medical Foods: Challenges and Opportunities  
  • Tim Morck, Spectrum Nutrition LLC 
 The Current Regulatory Framework of Medical Foods  
  • US Food and Drug Administration 
 Learnings from the 2018 NASEM Workshop on Examining Special Nutritional Requirements in Disease States  
  • Barbara Schneeman, UC Davis    
 9:30 - 10:45 am
From Essentiality to Quality of Life: Assessing "Distinctive Nutritional Requirements" in Different Clinical Contexts                                             
 The Role of Nutrition in Managing a Disease
  • Sarah Ohlhorst, American Society for Nutrition 
 Improving Clinical Outcomes: Immunonutrition and Surgery
  • Dr. Juan Ochoa, Geisinger Medical Center 
 The Role of Mode of Delivery and the Patient Spectrum (Long Term Care to ICU)
  • Susan Lessar, Winchester Medical Center 
 Malnutrition and Gastrointestinal Impairment in Meeting Patient Nutritional Needs
  • Steve McClave, University of Louisville 
 The Role of Clinical Guidelines in "Distinctive Nutritional Requirements"
  • Ainsley Malone, American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 
 Q&A with Speakers
 10:45 - 11:15 am
Coffee/Tea Break 
 
 11:15 am - 1:10 pm
Practical Aspects for Meeting Distinctive Nutritional Requirements through Modification of the Diet Alone 
 Modification of the Diet Alone in the Context of Medical Foods' Traditional Focus
  • Patsy Brannon, Cornell University 
 Current Regulatory and Legal Context on Modification of the Diet Alone
  • Jessica O'Connell, Covington & Burling 
 Practicality of the Usage of Medical Foods to Assure Compliance and Meet Nutritional Requirements: Healthcare Providers Perspectives on Three Disease States
  • Dr. Eric Kossoff, Johns Hopkins Medicine (Intractable Epilepsy)
  • Dr. Osama Hamdy, Harvard Medical School (Spectrum of Diabetic Patients)
  • Alison Steiber, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (End-Stage Renal Disease) 
 Practicality of the Usage of Medical Foods to Assure Compliance and Meet Nutritional Requirements: Patient Perspective
  • Dr. Caren Heller, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation 
 Q&A with Speakers
 1:10 - 2:10 pm
Lunch 
 
 2:15 - 3:15 pm   
International Perspective on Patient Foods Intended for the Dietary Management of Disease or Condition    
Foods of Special Medical Purposes (FSMP) in Europe
  •  Basil Mathioudakis, former European Commission
 
 
Canadian Modernization of Division 24
  • Genevieve D'Annunzio, Abbott Laboratories
 Q&A with Speakers
 3:15 - 4:45 pm
New Types of Evidence and Product Innovation: From Patient Needs to Product Design and Development 
 Moderator: Sarah Ohlhorst, American Society for Nutrition
 Panelists:
  • Dr. Nilesh M. Hehta, American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN's Research Value Proposition Project)
  • Dr. Satya Jonnalagadda, Abbott Nutrition (Product Design Considerations)
  • Dr. Krys Araujo, Nestle health Science (Research and Evidence Development
 Q&A with Panelists
 4:45 - 5:00 pm 
Wrap-Up and Adjourn 
 Madeline Jurch, Healthcare Nutrition Council