Chat Tonight With Dr Enns - Chat Format

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Please print as these are the detailed chat instructions as well.As you enter the room, you will be given a number which will be openly given on the chat site. That number is sequential thus in the order you entered. When your number comes up, you may ask one question and only one question will be open for the doctor at a time. When he has completed answering the question the next personin the sequential order will be allowed to post their question. Youwill be notified by private message when it is your turn to ask yourquestion just prior to the time to post it. You might find ithelpful to have pre-posted the question in preparation for enteringbut be very careful not to hit the send key until you have beengiven clearance to do so. Please post your question in ALL CAPS asthis will help Dr. Enns recognize each new question. In this case -it will not be considered shouting. When our guest has completedanswering the question he will post a "?" to let us know that heis ready for the next question to be asked. When your question has been answered,

please logoff and then come back into the room as a "guest". This feature is also

available to those who wish to watch the chat but not participate.Please reserve this chat for questions to be asked of our guestonly. It is a very special gift of time and expertise that the guestis offering us and we should remember to treat our guest with respect. If youwish to chat with someone in the room, please go to the private chatand communicate. Anyone who violates the instructions will receive awarning. If a second warning is necessary, the person will losetheir privilege to be in the chat and will be removed. We hope thatwe don't find it necessary to do this.Our guest is Dr. M. Enns, M.B., Ch.B. Dr. Enns is anAssistant Professor of Pediatrics and director of the Biochemical GeneticsProgram at Stanford University. He received his medical degree from theUniversity of Glasgow, Scotland. He completed his internship and residency(including chief residency) at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. He was trainedin clinical genetics and clinical biochemical genetics at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Enns has developed a busy clinical service in metabolism and sees both children and adults, although children are his primary focus. His research interests include novel means of diagnosing and treating mitochondrial disorders, with an emphasis on antioxidant therapy, lysosomal disorders, and newborn screening by tandem mass spectrometry. He is a founding memberof the newly organized Bay Area Mitochondrial Association (BAMA), a group of clinicians and basic scientists from Stanford University, Children’s Hospital of Oakland Research Institute, and the University of California, San Francisco dedicated to advancing the field of mitochondrial medicine. The chat transcript will be available on the MDA website as soon asit has been edited by Dr. Enns and the MDA Chat Administrator.Sometimes this takes a considerable amount of time as theseindividuals are very busy. We ask for your patience while this isbeing prepared. FYI - Dr. Enns was recently awarded a research grant. Go to http://database.azstarnet.com/dynamic/plsql/mdachat25When there is more than 1 chat going on click on the arrow for the drop down menu and choose the chat you wish to go into.... If you are not registered with the MDA Chat, you will need to do that first. Keep your registration information (name and password) as you will only be given this once.Chat is held from 9 PM to 10 PM Eastern. If you need a time converter please go to http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/