Dubai workshop trains health professionals in dietary care for PKU
The Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation says the session covered meal planning, food labels and support for people with phenylketonuria; Dubai Health Authority accredited it for three CPD hours.
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The Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences held a specialised workshop in Dubai on nutritional management of phenylketonuria (PKU), the Emirates News Agency reported on October 11. WAM’s report does not give the workshop’s event date. It says the Dubai Health Authority accredited the session for three continuing professional development hours.
The workshop, delivered by a senior clinical dietitian at Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital, covered dietary planning for different ages, food-label reading and estimating daily nutritional needs. It also discussed care considerations for children, adolescents and pregnant women, alongside patient and family support. This was professional training; WAM reported no new clinical study or patient outcome.
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Accreditation of the PKU nutrition workshop
Dubai Health Authority accredited the workshop for three continuing professional development hours, WAM reported.
- Continuing professional development time accredited by Dubai Health Authority
- 3 hours
- 2026-10-11 · Observed
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