Event date: 01 May 2024, 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Event location: Oline, MS Teams
Dr Claudine Matthews has developed this course to provide tailored diet and nutrition education and guidance to both Transfusion and Non-Transfusion Dependent Thalassaemia patients experiencing a myriad of disease and clinical-related nutritional problems.
Dr Claudine Matthews is a Consultant Dietitian for Health and Social Care and is a driving force for having nutrition incorporated into general healthcare management for individuals with haemoglobinopathies. She has recently spoken in the houses of parliament on the subject and is the leading expert in this area.
Note: this course is a series of workshops and full benefit to participants will come from attending all 4 sessions. Each workshop's duration is 1.5 hours, with a total of 4 workshops all being held on Wednesday evenings (dates below).
Session 1 (21/2/24): Iron, Iron Overloading and malnutrition
Severe anaemia
Iron chelation and impact on nutrition
Malnutrition (including faltering growth)
Nutrition support
Session 2 (13/3/24): Endocrine problems
Hormone Imbalances
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
Pre-diabetes/Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Hypothyroidism
Session 3 (17/4/24): Osteoporosis, Bone Health and Immunity
Low Ca and bone density
Immunity (splenectomised patients)
Hypo and hypertension
Heart disease
(This session) Session 4 (1/5/24): Major organs and GIT
Gallstones
Kidney stones
Fatty Liver/Liver failure/Cirrhosis
Acid Reflux"