Kwashiorkor malnutrition affects hundreds of thousands of children and kills tens of thousands each year. Although recognized as a unique form of malnutrition since the 1930s, its etiology is still unclear. In 1968, a group of scientists studying and treating kwashiorkor met to discuss differences between kwashiorkor and wasting, leading to the diagnostic criteria currently used in treatment and study designs. Over the past 50 years, we have learned a lot more about the progression of kwashiorkor.
Through a series of webinars, researchers and practitioners will review recent evidence related to kwashiorkor. These webinars will lead to an expert meeting to discuss and advance kwashiorkor prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
Webinars will be in late September, October, and November 2020.
The first webinar will be on the 29th of September and you can register here
The second webinar on Kwashiorkor: Overt signs of kwashiorkor: Looking at edema and beyond
is happening next week:
When: October 26, 2020 from 10 to 11am EDT. Please check your time zone.
Panelists:
- Kirrily de Polnay, Médecins sans Frontières
- Merry Fitzpatrick, Feinstein International Center, Tufts University
- Sofine Heilskov, Aarhus University Hospital
- Regina Keith, University of Westminster
Moderator: Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera, Action Against Hunger, UK
You can register here .
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4 years agoApologies, registration link is here
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4 years agoThe 3rd Kwashiokor webinar will take place on the 20th of November at 10.00am Eastern Time.
The theme is : Metabolic and biochemical characterization of kwashiorkor.
Major metabolic pathways and the associated organs are all affected in cases of kwashiorkor. We will review evidence on the major metabolic and biochemical derangements known to occur in kwashiorkor, and discuss potential mechanism driving kwashiorkor aetiology.
You can register here
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