99 Problems and Nutrition is One: Addressing Challenges to Nutrition in Neurodegenerative Diseases (T33)

Breakout

Date & Time:

February 17, 2026

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM PT

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

1.5 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-26-052-L01-P

Course level:

Intermediate

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

  • Summarize recent nutrition-related guidelines and evidence-based interventions related to dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Parkinson’s disease.
  • List options to circumvent drug-nutrient interactions in neurological disease.
  • Navigate the complexities of nutrition-related goals of care discussions.

Topics & Presenters

Overcoming Nutrition Barriers in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Keith Pearson
PhD, RD, LD

Associate Professor of Nutrition Sciences

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Al

Navigating Drug-Nutrient Interactions in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Lingtak-Neander Chan
PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN

Professor of Pharmacy, Interdisciplinary Faculty in Nutritional Sciences

School of Pharmacy, University of Washington

Seattle, WA

Exploring Ethical Complexities in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Ambereen Mehta
MD, MPH, FAAHPM

Associate Professor

Medicine and Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

Moderators:

Stephanie Dobak

MS, RD, LDN, CNSC

Clinical Dietitian III

Jefferson Weinberg ALS Center

Philadelphia, PA

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