Hyperphagia and early-onset, severe obesity: What does good multidisciplinary team (MDT) care look like for patients living with MC4R pathway diseases?

Friday, 19 May 2023, Dublin, Ireland

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In this discussion-based symposium, Professor Carel Le Roux, Professor Sadaf Farooqi and Dr Elizabeth Forsythe answer the following questions:

  • - Hyperphagia – what is it, and what does insatiable hunger mean?
  • - How can genetic impairments in the MC4R pathway lead to hyperphagia and early-onset, severe obesity?
  • - What is the real-life burden of hyperphagia on patients with Bardet-Biedl syndrome?
  • - Why are early diagnosis, referral and genetic testing crucial to support patient outcomes?
  • - What does good MDT care look like for patients with MC4R pathway diseases?

Speakers:

Photo of Prof. Carel Le Roux

Prof Carel Le Roux

(Ireland)

Professor Sadaf Farooqi

(UK)

Dr Elizabeth Forsythe

(UK)