2013 NAMA 1.0 Info

September 29, 2013 – October 5, 2013

The sixth Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders North American Metabolic Academy was held on September 29, 2013 – October 5, 2013, at the Oak Ridge Hotel & Conference Center in Chaska, Minnesota.

The 2013 SIMD NAMA was well received by all participants. NAMA continues to set the standard as an important education nexus for inherited metabolic disorders.

Participants rated the Academy highly:

82% rated NAMA as outstanding
18% rated NAMA as very good

The course was well organized:

90% of participants strongly agreed that it was
10% agreed that it was

The course provided a comprehensive overview of metabolic disorders:

66% of participants strongly agreed that it did
34% agreed that it did

The course improved participants' ability to diagnose and manage metabolic disorders:

93% of participants strongly agreed that it did
7% agreed that it did

The course met participants' objectives and expectations:

80% of participants strongly agreed that it did
20% agreed that it did

Comments from participants include the following:

"This was an amazing experience!"
"It was a fantastic meeting and I'm happy I got to network with others in the same field."
"Great course. I learned a lot of valuable information, well worth it!"
"The smaller workshop groups were lots of fun and I learned a lot!"
"This was an extremely well organized and informative conference, would definitely recommend it!"
"I learned so much useful information at NAMA and I am already using it. I have referred to my slides a couple of times. I have a much better understanding of why we do things and how everything interacts."

2013 NAMA Faculty and Course Attendees

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