October 1, 2017 – October 7, 2017
The tenth Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders North American Metabolic Academy was held on October 1, 2017 – October 7, 2017, at Oak Ridge Hotel and Conference Center in Chaska, Minnesota.
The 2017 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:
The course was well organized:
The course provided a comprehensive overview of metabolic disorders:
The course improved participants' ability to diagnose and manage metabolic disorders:
The course met participants' objectives and expectations:
Comments from participants include the following:
"This was the best course I've ever taken! Excellent!"
"It was a great course. It was very enjoyable to learn from staff who were so enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Thank you for organizing this."
"One of the best educational courses I have ever attended. This course exceeds my expectation. I could see all passion of the faculty during the course, and they had a lot of inspiration in the topics to the audience. It is great to learn in multiple formats from didactic, large group discussion and small group."
"The course was well planned and organized. I am really happy I attended this course. Big thank you to Dr. Jean-Marie Saudubray, Dr Korson, Dr Vockley, Dr Goldstein, and all the wonderful knowledgeable faculty."
"Love this course!"
"2 thumbs up to all of you! It was incredible! Thank you NAMA!"
"I'm really grateful that I was able to attend. It was awesome to meet the faculty, and other NAMA attendees. The course was amazing."