07.30 - 16.00

Registration & Badge Issuing

08.30 - 09.15

Plenary 1 @ Ballroom A

Dietetics in the next decade - new competencies and challenges
- Prof. Sandra Capra, University of Queensland, Australia

Chairperson: Prof Fatimah Arshad, IMU

09.15 - 10.00

Plenary 2 @ Ballroom A

Improving opportunities for food service and dietetics practice in the hospital and beyond
- Mary Easaw, Institut Jantung Negara, Malaysia

Chairperson: Tn Haji Ridzoni, Hospital Kuala Lumpur

10.00 - 10.40

Opening Ceremony @ Ballroom A

• Welcome address
  Prof Winnie Chee, President of MDA
• Speech and official opening
  YB Datuk Dr Jeyaindran Tan Sri Sinnadurai, Deputy Director General of Health (Medical)

10.40 - 11.00

Refreshments

• Poster Session: presenters in attendance for discussion @ Hibiscus Foyer

11.00  12.00

Symposium 1A: Paediatric nutrition @ Ballroom A

Chairperson: Rozanna M Rosly, University Malaya Specialist Center

11.00

• 'Identification and Management of Feeding Difficulties in Children'
  - Dr Juriza Ismail, UKM Medical Center

11.30

• Feeding Group Therapy: multidisciplinary approach
  - Ng Yee Voon, Sunway Medical Center,  Kuala Lumpur

Symposium 2A:  Food Service Management @ Hibiscus Room

Chairperson: Suma Nair, Sodexo(M) Sdn Bhd

11.00 

• Menu creativity in hospital food service
  - Lim Ai Leng, Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur
  

11.30

• HACCP journey: making the impossible possible
  - Nur Hayati binti Azmi, Ampang Putri Hospital, Kuala Lumpur

12.00 – 13.00

Industry-sponsored Session - Abbott Nutrition @ Ballroom A

Chairperson: Prof Winnie Chee, International Medical University

-Lifestyle Modification in Diabetes Management - The experiences and success from Singapfore

-Dr Daphne Gardner, Consultant Endocrinologist Singapore General Hospital

13.00 - 14.30

Lunch / Exhibition / Poster Viewing

13.45

• Nestle cooking demo by Chef Sharifah @ Ballroom B
• Trade exhibition @ Ballroom B

14.30 - 15.30

Symposium 2A: Renal nutrition @ Ballroom A

Chairperson: Prof. Winnie Chee, IMU

This symposium is sponsored by Fresenius Kabi

14.30

• Role of ketoacids  in CKD
  - Dr. Hrishikesh Kulkarni, Fresenius Kabi, Hong Kong

15.00

• Case Management on Protein Restricted Diet with Keto Acid
  - Ng Yee Voon, Sunway Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur

Symposium 2B: Gastro surgery and nutrition @ Hibiscus Room

Chairperson: Assoc Prof Dr Tilakavati Karupiah, University Kebangsaan Malaysia

14.30

• Nutrition requirements in the Post-Surgery Patient
  - Datuk Dr Yunus Gul, Prince Court Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur

15.00

• Dietary factors in the carcinogenesis of NPC
  - Prof Yap Yoke Yeow, University Putra Malaysia

15.30 - 17.00

Workshop 1A @ Ballroom A

Chairperson: Indra Balaratnam, Private Consultancy

15.30 

• Working abroad : dietetics in Saudi Arabia
  - NurAdila Samingen, Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Saudi Arabia

15.50

• How to be media savvy
  - Datin Farah Diba Khan, Prince Court Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur

16.10

• Dietetic entrepreneurship : setting up a private community clinic
   - Kenneth Loh, DF Pharmacy, Kuala Lumpur

16.30

• Challenges in marketing dietetics in the private hospital 
  - Celeste Lau, Sunway Medical Center,  Kuala Lumpur

Workshop 1B @ Hibiscus Room

Chairperson: Dr Zuriati Ibrahim, University Putra Malaysia

15.30

• Nutrition Screening - implementation and cost effectiveness? 
  - Prof Sandra Capra, University of Queensland, Australia

16.00

• Paediatric malnutrition screening 
  - Siti Farhath, Institut Jantung Negara, Kuala Lumpur

16.30

• Panel discussion: Issues and Challenges of Nutrition Screening in Malaysian Hospitals.

17.00 - 17.30

Refreshments

• Trade Exhibition @ Ballroom B
• Poster Session: presenters in attendance for discussion @ Hibiscus Foyer

17.30 - 19.30

Annual General Meeting of the Malaysian Dietitians Association @ Hibiscus Room

19.30 - 22.00

20th Anniversary Dinner @ Ballroom A (Download Dinner Programme details)

08.30 - 09.15

Plenary 3 @ Ballroom A

Combating NCD in Malaysia - are we failing? 
- Dr Feisul Idzwan Mustapha, Ministry of Health, Malaysia

Chairperson: Prof Winnie Chee, International Medical University

09.15 - 10.00

Plenary 4 @ Ballroom A

Assessing diets - how do we do it better?
 - Assoc Prof Winsome Parnell, New Zealand

Chairperson: Prof Fatimah Arshad, International Medical University

10.00 -11.00

Refreshments

• Celebrity Chefs at Concept Kitchen @ Ballroom B

11.00 - 12.00

Symposium 3A: Lipid Nutrition @ Ballroom A

Chairperson: Rozanna M Rosly, University Malaya Specialist Center

This symposium is sponsored by Malaysian Palm Oil Council

11.00

• Dietary culprits triggering CHD risk- Fats vs CHO 
  - Dr Kalyana Sundram , Malaysian Palm Oil Council

11.30

• Dietary constituent beyond cholesterol- Inflammation, Stroke, Liver, Renal 
  - Assoc Prof Dr Tilakavati Karupaiah, UKM

Symposium 3B: Enhancing dietetic practice @ Hibiscus Room

Chairperson: Ng Ai Kah, International Medical University

11.00

• Current National Healthcare Transformation: dietitian as a team player
  - Dato Tan Yoke Hwa, Director, Allied Health Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia

11.30

• Gestational Diabetes Mellitus at the diet clinic: are we doing enough? 
  - Lee Lai Fun, Qualigenics Medical Ltd, Hong Kong

12.00 – 13.00

Industry-sponsored Symposium – PharmD @ Ballroom A

• Towards The Ideal Balanced Fats Ratio 1:1:1 of SFA:MUFA:PUFA 
  - Dr Mary Chong, Research Scientist, Clinical Nutrition Research Center, Singapore 
• Oral Nutritional Supplements for CVD patients: A Creative Approach 
  - Foong Pui Hing, Senior Dietitian, Institut Jantung Negara, Kuala Lumpur

13.00 - 14.00

Lunch

• Trade Exhibition
• Poster Viewing Session - presenters in attendance for discussion @ Hibiscus Foyer

14.00 - 15.30

Case Presentation Competition I @ Ballroom A

Chairperson: Ng Kar Foo, Egonutrition Sdn Bhd

STUDENT COMPETITION

14.00

• Transcient ischemic attack with underlying diabetes mellitus and hypertension 
  - Ainaa Fatehah binti Ayob, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu

14.15 

• Left submandibular abscess secondary perineum infection, necrotizing fasciitis at neck extending to chest wall 
  - Chow Li Ming, Universiti Sains Malaysia

14.30 

• Liver Cirrhosis with presence of Ascites and Hepatic Encephalopathy
  - Shahidah binti Ismail, International Islamic University Malaysia

DIETITIANS COMPETITION

14.45 

• Ketosis-prone Diabetes (KPD) with autoantibodies (A+ -) with recurrent Diabetes Ketoacidosis (DKA)
  - Norhafizah bte Hamdan, Hospital Selayang

15.00 

• You smell sweet - MSUD
  - Khalizah Jamil, Hospital Kuala Lumpur

Dietitian Case Presentation Competition @ Hibiscus Room

Chairperson: Gaiyal Viliy Balasubramanian, Golden Horses Health Sanctuary

STUDENTS COMPETITION

14.00 

• A Case Study on Nutrition Support in Post-Surgical Critically-Ill Patient: Factors and Consequences of Poor Energy Intake
  - Lee Zheng Yii, Universiti Putra Malaysia

14.15 

• Management of Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) : beyond a low protein diet
  - Lim Hui Hui, International Medical University

14.30 

• Juggling infection in percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (PEJ) feeding in patient with linitis plastic
  - Chen Yen Nee, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

DIETITIANS COMPETITION

14.45 

• Enteral nutrition in necrotizing pancreatitis
  - Mahnon Suria Binti Mokhy, Klinik Kesihatan Masjid Tanah, Melaka, Malaysia.

15.00 

• Nutritional management for neonatal cholestasis
  - Yee Ching Koh, Hospital Kuala Lipis, Malaysia

15.30 - 16.30

Free Paper Symposia @ Ballroom A

15.30 

• How to improve Nutrition Support Practices in Off Limit Area?
  - Teong Lee Fang, Hospital Selayang, Selangor.

15.45

• Diminished appetite predicts poor nutritional status but not protein energy wasting in Malaysian haemodialysis patients
  - Sharmela Sahathevan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

16.00

• Food practices and eating habits among low income urban community in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 
  - Nurul Ain Azizan, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur

16.15

• Risk of malnutrition among surgical patients at Hospital Kuala Lumpur: what should be the next step? 
  - Md Hairil Muzammil Tokijan, Hospital Kuala Lumpur

Patient sharing session @ Hibiscus Room

Moderator: Prof Winnie Chee, IMU

Several patients will be sharing their experiences managing their diseases and encounters with dietitians

16.30 - 17.00

Plenary 5 @ Ballroom A

MDA - roles and relevance to Malaysian dietitians
- Prof Winnie Chee, President, Malaysian Dietitians’ Association

Chairperson: Dato Tan Yoke Hwa, Director, Allied Health Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia

17.00 - 17.15

Prize giving Ceremony @ Ballroom A

• Best Student Case Presentation
• Best Dietitian Case Presentation
• Best Poster Award

17.15

Refreshments & Sayonara