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Upcoming and Past Events

Upcoming / Current Events

HYPERAMMONEMIA (Urea Cycle Disorders, Plus) (CME/CEU)
Online course spread over 2 weeks with 6 live sessions 
Mix of focused, pre-recorded assignments coupled with 30-45 minute live online sessions
Faculty: Mark Korson, MD; Leslie Martell, MS, RD, LDN
Fee: Free for healthcare professionals (registration closes one day before the event)
 
Organic ACIDEMIAS (CME/CEU)
Online course spread over 2 weeks with 6 live sessions 
Mix of focused, pre-recorded assignments coupled with 30-45 minute live online sessions
Faculty: Mark Korson, MD; Keiko Ueda, MPH, RD, LD
Fee: Free for healthcare professionals (registration closes one day before the event)
 

Past Events

Organic ACIDEMIAS (CME/CEU)
VMP online course over 2 weeks with 6 live sessions.
Mix of focused, pre-recorded assignments coupled with 30-45 minute live online sessions.
Faculty: Mark Korson, MD; Keiko Ueda, MPH, RD, LD
January 2023

hOMOCYSTEINEMIAS (CME/CEU)

VMP online course spread over 2 weeks with 6 live sessions.
Mix of focused, pre-recorded assignments coupled with 30-45 minute live online sessions.
Faculty: Mark Korson, MD; Lynne Wolfe, MS, CRNP, BC
November 2022
 
HYPERAMMONEMIA (Urea Cycle Disorders, Plus) (CME/CEU)
VMP online course spread over 2 weeks with 6 live sessions. 
Mix of focused, pre-recorded assignments coupled with 30-45 minute live online sessions.
Faculty: Mark Korson, MD; Leslie Martell, MS, RD, LDN
October 2022
 
How to talk the talk while you walk the walk: How to explain Fatty acid Oxidation defects to people/professionals who don't know about FAODS:  
MitoAction Intl Metabolic Conference - online lecture
Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
July 2022
 
Anatomy of a Metabolic Crisis: Why the physiology is important to both OA and Patients:  
Organic Acidemia Association/HCU Network?Propionic Acidemia Foundation Annual Conference - lecture
Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
June 2022
 
Genetics for the Nurse Practitioner: Primer & Case Studies:  
Weitzman Institute/Community Health Ctr Lecture - online webinar
Presenter - Mark Korson, MD and Leah Burke, MD
May 2022
 
Interpreting lab results for IEM Medical Nutrition Therapy, Part II:  
Genetic-Metabolic Dietitians Intl Biannual Meeting - plenary session
Presenter - Mark Korson, MD and Keiko Ueda, RD
May 2022
 
Complex Care Management:  
The Weitzman Institute Project ECHO clinics - online webinar
Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
April 2022
 
Medium Chain Acyl Coa Dehydrogenase (MCAD) Deficiency + Glycogen storeage disease Type I : 
Boston Univ. School of Medicine, Biochemistry Course
Patient-Teacher presentations
Presenter: Mark Korson, MD
April 2022
 
A WALK THROUGH THE METABOLISM CLINIC: 
Boston Univ. School of Medicine, Biochemistry Course
Patient-Teacher presentations
Presenter: Mark Korson, MD
March 2022
 
North American Metabolic Academy 2.0:  
Society of Inherited Metabolic Disorders - Virtual Academy
Presenter, Co-founder, Co-director - Mark Korson, MD
February 2022
 
Rare Disease Day Speaker Series 2022: 
Rare New England Patient Forums Hosted and Co-presented by Mark Korson, M.D. 
Fabry Disease
Brandeis University, GC (Genetic Counseling) Program, Waltham, MA
 
Homecystinuria
Yale-New Haven Medical Center, New Haven, CT
 
X-linked Adrenoleukodystrohy
Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI
 
Huntington disease
Massachusetts General Hospital, GC Program, Boston, MA
 
Wilson disease
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
 
Acute Intermittent Porphyria
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
 
Pompe disease
Bay Path University, GC Program, Springfield, MA
 
Glycogen storage disease type I
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
 
Glut-I defect
University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT
 
VLCAD Deficiency
Boston University School of Medicine, GC Program, Boston, MA
 
Phenylketonuria
University of New England College of Osteopathy, Biddeford, ME
 
Sick Day & Emergency Protocols:  
MitoAction online lecture
Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
February 2022
 
Metabolic Disorders with Stroke (CME/CEU):
Focus on organic acidemias, homocysteinemias, Fabry disease 
Presenter: Mark Korson, MD
December 2021 - Live online
 
Referral to Genetics:
The Weitzman Institute - online webinar
Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
December 2021
 
North American Metabolic Academy 1.0:  
Society of Inherited Metabolic Disorders - Virtual Academy
Presenter, Co-founder, Co director - Mark Korson, MD
Nov 2021 - Apr 2022
 
Metabolic Disorders with Stroke (CME/CEU):
Focus on organic acidemias, homocysteinemias, Fabry disease 
Presenter: Mark Korson, MD
October 2021 - Live online
 
MEDICAL Genetics Career Fairs:  
Rare New England - online event
Host - Mark Korson, MD
Oct 2021, Nov 2021, Dec 2021, Jan 2022
 
Organic ACIDEMIAS (CME)
VMP online course over 2 weeks with 6 live sessions.
Mix of focused, pre-recorded assignments coupled with 30-45 minute live online sessions.
Faculty: Mark Korson, MD; Lynne Wolfe, MS, CRNP, BC
October 2021
 
A WALK THROUGH THE METABOLISM CLINIC
Boston Univ. School of Medicine, Biochemistry Course
Presenter: Mark Korson, MD
October 2021 - Boston
 
Metabolic Disorders with Encephalopathy (CME)
Focus on urea cycle disorder, organic acidemias, hepatic porphyria 
Presenter: Mark Korson, MD
October 2021 - Live online
 
Common Symptoms with Uncommon Causes (CME):
Don't miss a treatable disorder - VMP live in person event
Presenter: Mark Korson, MD
August 2021 - Florida
 
HOmOCYSTEINEMIAS: 
VMP online course over 2 weeks with 6 live sessions.
Mix of focused, pre-recorded assignments coupled with 30-45 minute live online sessions.
Faculty: Mark Korson, MD; Lynne Wolfe, MS, CRNP, BC
July 2021
 
Organic ACIDEMIAS: 
VMP online course over 2 weeks with 6 live sessions.
Mix of focused, pre-recorded assignments coupled with 30-45 minute live online sessions.
Faculty: Mark Korson, MD; Lynne Wolfe, MS, CRNP, BC
June 2021
 
Medical Cannabis and Mitochondrial Disease: 
Historical perspectives, mechanism of action, and other need to knows! 
MitoAction Monthly Mito Expert Series
Presenter: Fran Kendall, MD
May 2020 - Podcast
 
Coronavirus:  
United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation Special "Ask the Mito Doc"
Live Online Webinar Co-presenters - Fran Kendall, MD; Bruce Cohen, MD; Amy Goldstein, MD; and Sumit Parikh
March 2020
 
UNCOVERING ACUTE HEPATIC PORPHYRIA TOGETHER:  
Pharmaceutical Company
Live Online Webinar Host and Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
March 2020
 
Rare Disease Day Speaker Series 2020: 
Rare New England Patient Forums Hosted and Co-presented by Mark Korson, M.D. 
 
VLCAD Deficiency
Brandeis University, GC (Genetic Counseling) Program, Waltham, MA
 
X-linked Adrenoleukodystrohy
Yale-New Haven Medical Center, New Haven, CT
 
Fabry Disease
Massachusetts General Hospital, GC Program, Boston, MA
 
Acute Intermittent Porphyria
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
 
Nephropathic Cystinosis
Bay Path University, GC Program, Springfield, MA
 
Moyamoya Disease
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
 
Carbamyl Phosphate Synthetase Deficiency
University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT
 
Argininosuccinic Acid Lyase Deficiency
Boston University School of Medicine, GC Program, Boston, MA
 
Symptoms and signs of Cystinosis Onsite Training:
International Pharmaceutical Company
Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
January 2020 - Boston, MA
 
Neonatal Presentations of Metabolic DIagnosis (CME):
What the NICU clinican needs to know! 
Nemour's Hot Topics in Neonatology Conference
Host and Co-presenters - Mark Korson, MD and Georgianne Arnold, MD
December, 2019 - Washington, DC
supported by an educational grant from Recordati Rare Diseases
 
UNCOVERING ACUTE HEPATIC PORPHYRIA TOGETHER:  
Pharmaceutical Company
Live Online Webinar Host and Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
October, 2019
 
MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF PROIONIC ACIDEMIA:  
eGNA (Electronic Genetic Nutrition Academy), Emory University
Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
October 2019 - Live Online Webinar
 
When to Consider a Genetic Metabolic DIagnosis WORKSHOP (CME):
Don't miss a treatable metabolic disease! 
Loyola University Conference Center
Host and Co-presenters - Mark Korson, MD and Fran Kendall, MD
September 2019 - Chicago, IL
supported by educational grants from Recordati Rare Diseases & GeneDx
 
ER Doc as Master Diagnostician (CME):
The patient with recurrent Encephalopathy 
VMP Genetics and EXCEL Continuing Education
Live Online Webinar Host and Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
August, 2019
 
I TEACH BUT YOU TEACH BETTER
United Leukodystrophy Foundation Annual Meeting
Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
June, 2019 - Itasca, IL
 
BOTH SIDES NOW IS NOT JUST A JONI MITCHELL SONG:
A PKU story
Abbott Metabolic Nutrition Biannual Meeting
Co-presenters - Mark Korson, MD and Brittany Holmes, FNP-BC
June, 2019 - Memphis, TN
 
METABOLIC CRISIS WORKSHOP (CME):
Recognition, Diagnosis & Management
Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School
Co-presenters - Mark Korson, MD and Fran Kendall, MD
May, 2019 - Boston, MA
supported by an educational grant from Recordati Rare Diseases
 
ER DOC AS MASTER DIAGNOSTICIAN (CME):
Consider rare disease in repeat ED patients
CAEM (Canadian Association of Emergency Medicine) Annual Meeting
Co-presenters - Mark Korson, MD and Eddy Lang, MD
May, 2019 - Halifax, NS
 
THE POWER OF EDUCATION: 
Lessons learned from teaching about genetic metabolic disease
Association of Biochemistry Educators Biannual Meeting
Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
May, 2019 - Tucson, AZ
 
PUTTING THE HUMAN BACK INTO BIOCHEMISTRY: 
Let patients do the teaching!
Association of Biochemistry Educators Biannual Meeting
Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
May, 2019 - Tucson, AZ
 
ANATOMY OF A METABOLIC CRISIS (CME):
Identify and Treat
SAEM (Society for Academic Emergency Medicine) Annual Meeting
Host and Present - Mark Korson, MD
May, 2019 - Las Vegas, NV
supported by an educational grant from Recordati Rare Diseases
 
VLCAD (Very Long Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase) DEFICIENCY:
First year biochemistry course
Boston University School of Medicine
Host and co-presenter - Mark Korson, MD
April, 2019 - Boston MA
 
EFFECTS OF HYPERAMMONEMIA ON BRAIN FUNCTION (CME):
What you Urea-lly need to know
ACMG (American College of Medical Genetics) Annual Meeting
Co-presenters - Mark Korson, MD, Andrea Gropman, MD, and Matthew Whitehead, MD
April, 2019 - Seattle, WA
 
NEUROMETABOLIC PHENOTYPES (CME):
Movement Disorders
NAMA ( North American Metabolic Academy at ACMG (American College of Medical Genetics)
Co-moderators and co-presenters - Mark Korson, MD and Amy Goldstein, MD
April, 2019 - Seattle, WA
 
NEUROMETABOLIC PHENOTYPES (CME):
Dementia/Psychiatric Presentations, Peripheral Neuropathy
NAMA ( North American Metabolic Academy at ACMG (American College of Medical Genetics)
Co-moderators and co-presenters - Mark Korson, MD and Amy Goldstein, MD
April, 2019 - Seattle, WA
 
UREA CYCLE DISORDERS, ORGANIC ACIDEMIAS, HOMOCYSTEINEMIAS, ACUTE NEUROVISCERAL PORPHYIAS Onsite Training:
International Pharmaceutical Company
Live Online Webinar Host and Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
March, 2019 - Lebanon, NJ
 
Rare Disease Day Speaker Series 2019: 
Rare New England Patient Forums Hosted and Co-presented by Mark Korson, M.D. 
 
Acute Intermittent Porphyria
Brandeis University, GC (Genetic Counseling) Program, Waltham, MA
 
Pompe Disease
Yale-New Haven Medical Center, New Haven, CT
 
Fabry Disease
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
 
TANGO II Metabolic Encephalopathy
Bay Path University, GC Program, Springfield, MA
 
VLCAD Deficiency
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
 
Barth Syndrome
University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT
 
Barth Syndrome
Boston University School of Medicine, GC Program, Boston, MA
 
Acute Intermittent Porphyria
Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
 
GENETICS:
It's not just about the patients!
New England Regional Genetics Group Annual Meeting
Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
December, 2018 - Portsmouth, NH
 
METABOLIC CRISIS (CME):
Meeting the Challenge and Winning!
Nemour's Hot Topics in Neonatology Conference
Host Co-presenters - Mark Korson, MD and Georgianne Arnold, MD
December, 2018 - Washington, DC
supported by an educational grant from Recordati Rare Diseases, Alexion, Horizon Pharma, Solace Nutrition, Cambrooke Theraputics
 
UREA CYCLE DISORDER, ACUTE INTERMITTENT PORPHYRIA:
North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Live Online Webinar Host and Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
October, 2018
 
METABOLIC CRISIS (CME):
Meeting the Challenge and Winning!
ACEP (American College of Emergency Physicians) Annual Symposium
Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
October, 2018 - San Diego, CA
supported by an educational grant from Recordati Rare Diseases, Horizon Pharma
 
PHENYLKETONURIA, GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE TYPE I, VLCAD, ARGININOSUCCINIC ACID LYASE DEFICIENCY:
First year biochemistry course
Tufts University School of Medicine
Host and Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
September, 2018 - Boston, MA
 
THE ROLE OF MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION IN THE ORGANIC ACIDEMIAS:
Fatty Acid Oxidation Support Group - Organic Acidemia Association Annual Conference
Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
July, 2018 - Bloomington, MN
 
PATIENTS AS TEACHERS:
Keynote Phyllis Acosta Lecture - If you listen, they teach you everything!
GMDI (Genetic Metabolic Dietitians International) Annual Meeting
Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
April, 2018 - Orlando, FL
 
INTERPRETING LAB RESULTS FOR IEM MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY:
GMDI (Genetic Metabolic Dietitians International) Annual Meeting
Co-presenters - Mark Korson, MD and Keiko Ueda, MPH, RD
April, 2018 - Orlando, FL
 
NUTRITIONAL IEM MANAGEMENT IN LOWER/MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES:
Let's brainstorm together
GMDI (Genetic Metabolic Dietitians International) Annual Meeting
Co-presenters - Mark Korson, MD and Barbara Marriage, PhD, RD
April, 2018 - Orlando, FL
 
INBORN ERRORS OF METABOLISM:
NeoPREP: Review Course in Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine
American Academy of Pediatrics
Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
January, 2018 - Atlanta, GA
 
Rare Disease Day Speaker Series 2018: 
Rare New England Patient Forums Hosted and Co-presented by Mark Korson, M.D. 
 
Barth Syndrome
Brandeis University, GC (Genetic Counseling) Program, Waltham, MA
 
Erythropoietic Protoporphyria
Yale-New Haven Medical Center, New Haven, CT
 
Hurler Syndrome
Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA
 
 
Barth Syndrome
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
 
Acute Intermittent Porphyria
University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT
 
Fabry Disease
Boston University School of Medicine, GC Program, Boston, MA
 
METABOLIC CRISIS:
Grand Rounds
Driscoll Children's Hospital
Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
December, 2017 - Corpus Christi, TX
 
METABOLIC MEDICINE:
Beyond the ivory towers of North America
NIH (National Institutes of Health - International Summit on Genetics and Genomics
Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
September, 2017 - Bethesda, MD
 
MANAGING a COMPLEX DISEASE in a COMPLEX HEALTHCARE SYSTEM:
Rare New England Annual Conference
Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
September, 2017 - Burlington, VT
 
METABOLIC MEDICINE:
Beyond the ivory towers of North America
Canadian PKU Society
Keynote Address - Mark Korson, MD
July, 2017 - Toronto, ON
 
REALITIES FACING PARENTS and the RARE DISEASE POPULATION:
The Oley Foundation Annual Consumer/Clinician Conference
Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
July, 2017 - Old Greenwich, CT
 
MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASE: (CME)
A dietary and nutritional perspective
The Garrod Association Annual Symposium
Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
May, 2017 - Bethesda, MD
 
Advances in Management of Inherited Metabolic Disorders:
Metabolic Medicine in the Developing World
Abbott Metabolic Nutrition Biannual Meeting
Moderator and Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
March, 2017 - Charleston, SC
 
Interactive Workshop on Hypoglycemia (CME)
North American Metabolic Academy (NAMA) at ACMG
Moderator and Presenter - Mark Korson, MD
March, 2017 - Phoenix, AZ