Additional Info

• Advisory Council Member:

  MD Tamar Gachechiladze

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• National Societies:

  Georgian Society for Inborn Errors of Metabolism (GSIEM)
  საქართველოს თანდაყოლილ მეტაბოლურ დარღვევათა საზოგადოება

  Society Website
  https://gsiem.ge
  

  Annual Meetings
  Support Early Testing for a Healthy Start
  28 June 2024, MediClubGeorgia Medical Center

  Healthcare professionals, physicians, patient families and stakeholders were gathered to raise awareness about early testing metabolic disorders.

  Details of the future meetings TBC

  Committee Members

  Chair
  MD Nazi Tabatadze
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  Co-chair
  MD Gia Melikishvili
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  General Secretary
  MD Ketevan Chavleishvili
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  Treasurer
  MD Tamar Gachechiladze
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  Board Members
  MD, PhD Tamar Bakhtadze
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  MD, PhD Maia Kherkheulidze
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  MD Lela Lortkipanidze
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• About the Society:

  Georgian Society for inborn errors of metabolism (GSIEM) was established in 2019 and in 2025 the name was changed to GSIEMRare to include rare epilepsies and attract neurologist’s and epileptologists’ attention.

  Aims of the Society is:

  – To raise awareness of inherited metabolic disorders and newborn screening in Georgia
  – To implement new diagnostic methodologies and medical care of rare disorders
  – To develop expanded newborn screening in Georgia
  – To promote and advance education amongst healthcare professionals interested in metabolic medicine
  – To support patients and family organizations
  – To promote collaboration nationally and internationally in the field of inborn errors of metabolism and rare epilepsies

  Membership is open to all people, and it is free.

  Additional Information

  The State NBS program was expanded last year and includes 6 disorders – PKU, CH, CF, galactosemia, biotinidase deficiency, CAH. For those disorders there are state programs with basic medical services. State PKU program has very limited services for PKU patients. There are false negative cases and patients with late diagnosed PKU in the county.

  No other metabolic disorders are supported by the government. In Georgia, GSIEM is the only organization which tries to take care of other metabolic patients. GSIEM is actively collaborating with metabolic experts to discuss and manage IEM cases and get any possible assistance to develope metabolic medicine.

  GSEIM started organizing trainings locally for neonatologists, NICU and ICU specialists, neurologists, translating guidelines and important literature sources about IEMs in Georgia and supporting the patients to get connected.