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5th Renal Nutrition Conference
10 & 11 October 2026

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DAY 1

Session 1: What’s New in Renal Nutrition?

Obesity Management Across CKD Stages
Speaker: Dr. Rosnawati Yahya (Consultant Nephrologist, Sunway Medical Centre)

Ultra-Processed Foods and Why It Matters in Kidney Disease?
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Tilakavati Karupaiah (Dietetics Professor, Monash University)

Session 2: The Great Protein Debate

Debate: Animal vs Plant-Based Proteins in the CKD Diet
Panel 1: Dr. Khor Ban Hock (Dietetics Lecturer, UMS)
Panel 2: Prof. Dr. Tilakavati Karupaiah (Dietetics Professor, Monash University)

Session 3: Protein Energy Wasting and Nutrition Support in CKD

Food Exchange for Protein Counting
Speaker: Ms. Lau Wai Pooi (Dietitian, UMMC)

Protein Restriction in Non-dialysis CKD
Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wan Ahmad Hafiz (Consultant Nephrologist, UMMC)

Identifying Sarcopenia, Frailty and Protein-Energy Wasting in CKD Patients
Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zulfitri Azuan Mat Daud (Dietitian, UPM)

Management of Sarcopenia in CKD
Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nor Fadhlina Zakaria (Consultant Nephrologist, HSAAH, UPM)

Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS): When and How to Use in Dialysis?
Speaker: Dr. Sharmela Sahathevan (Dietetics Lecturer, IMU)

Intradialytic Nutrition: Evidence and Practical Implementation
Speaker: Dr. Birinder Kaur Sadu Singh (Pharmacist, HTCM, UKM)

Lunch Symposium

Determining Dry Weight for Patients on Dialysis
Speaker: Dr. Bee Boon Cheak (Consultant Nephrologist, Hospital Selayang)

Session 4: Practical Issues for Management in Patient-Centered Care

Managing Sodium Intake in Dialysis Patients
Speaker: Ms. Teong Lee Fang (Clinical Dietitian, Hospital Selayang)

Management of Hyperkalemia in CKD
Speaker: Dr. Sunita Bavanandan (Senior Consultant Nephrologist KPJ Tawakkal, Columbia Asia Setapak and HKL)

Interdialytic Weight Gain: Monitoring & Patient Education
Speaker: Ms. Siti Fatimah Basir (Senior Dialysis Manager, NKF)

Dietary Patterns and CKD
Speaker: Dr. Khor Ban Hock (Dietetics Lecturer, UMS)

Session 5: Digital and Innovative Approaches in CKD Nutrition Care

Mobile Applications and Digital Tools in Renal Nutrition Care
Speaker: Mr. Leong Sim Kian (Clinical Dietitian, MOH)

Nutrition Screening in CKD Patients
Facilitator 1: Dr. Sharmela Sahathevan (Dietetics Lecturer, IMU)
Facilitator 2: Ms. Nurul Husna Binti Abu Bakar (Asst Manager Dietitian, NKF)

From Case Study to Counter Order: Practical CKD MNT Strategies
Facilitator 1: Dr. Khor Ban Hock (Dietetics Lecturer, UMS)
Facilitator 2: Ms. Teong Lee Fang (Clinical Dietitian, Hospital Selayang)

DAY 2

Session 7: Special Topics in CKD Nutrition Care

Gut Microbiome in CKD
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Denise Mafra (Fluminense Federal University, Brazil)

Prescription of Physical activity for CKD
Speaker: Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Abdul Hafidz (Consultant Nephrologist, HASA, UiTM)

Managing Nutrition During Ramadan and Festive Seasons
Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zulfitri Azuan Mat Daud (Dietitian, UPM)

Session 8: One-2-One in Patient-Centred Care

Counselling Techniques for CKD Patients
Speaker: Dr. Aishah Siddiqah Binti Alimuddin (Psychiatrist & Medical Lecturer, UPM)

FORUM

My patients can’t follow the diet, what can I do? Co-designing intervention with CKD patients to improve dietary adherence in kidney care

Panels:
Dr. Nurul Zaynah Binti Nordin (Consultant Nephrologist, HKL)
Ms. Fatimah Hasanah (CKD Nurse, UMMC)
Ms. Lau Wai Pooi (Dietitian, UMMC)
Ms. Fariza Begum Osman (Dialysis Patient)