JOHOR DIABETES CARE UPDATES
2024
Person-CentREd Diabetes Care Encompassing Physical, Mental and Social Health
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16th & 17th August 2024
8.00am - 5.00pm
Grand Florius Ballroom,
Opero Hotel, Johor Bahru
40
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18
Hours
46
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32
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Event Schedule
Friday, 16th August 2024
08:00 am - 08:45 am
Registration
08:45 am - 09:00 am
Opening Speech
Dr.Noraryana Hassan,
Timbalan Pengarah NCD
Bahagian Kawalan Penyakit
Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia
Symposium 1 - Obesity
09:00 am - 09:40 am
Weight loss pharmacotherapies: Current and future treatments
Prof. Dr. Rohana Binti Abdul Ghani, Endocrinologist
Universiti Teknologi MARA
09:40 am - 10:20 am
Experience from weight management services: Challenges and opportunities
Dr.Nor Shaffinaz Binti Yusoff Azmi Merican, Endocrinologist
Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar
10:20 am - 10:40 am
Break
Symposium 2 - Mental health
10:40 am - 11:20 am
Food craving and addiction
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anne Yee, Psychiatrist
Monash University, Malaysia
11:20 am - 12:00 pm
Diabetes distress: Screening and interventions
Ms Michelle Robins, Diabetes Nurse Practitioner
Northern Health, Melbourne, Australia
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Sponsor Symposium 1
Symposium 3 - Paediatrics
1:00 pm - 1:40 pm
Parenting a child with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Dr Oh Ser Ru
Klinik Kesihatan Gelang Patah, Johor
1:40 pm - 2:20 pm
Transitioning from paediatric to adult diabetes care
Prof.Dr.Azriyanti, Paediatric Endocrinologist
University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur
2:20 pm - 3:20 pm
Sponsor Symposium 2
3:20 pm - 3:40 pm
Break
Symposium 4 - Nutrition
3:40 pm - 4:20 pm
Nutrition and lifestyle digital coaching programs:
Experience from a nationwide program
Prof.Dr.Barakatun Nishak, Health sciences
Universiti Putra Malaysia
4:20 pm - 5:00 pm
Incorporating Diabetes-specific formula in nutrition interventions:
Lessons from clinical trials
Dr. Lee Ching Li, Dietitian & Senior Lecturer
International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur
Saturday, 17th August 2024
08:00 am - 09:00 am
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Symposium 5 – Behavioural change
09:00 am - 09:40 am
Motivational interviewing methods to drive behavioural change
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adina, Family Medicine Specialist
Department of Primary Care Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
9:40 am - 10:40 am
Break
Symposium 6 – System level interventions
10:40 am - 11:20 am
Nutrition interventions at school and workplace
Dr Ng Ai Kah, Senior Lecturer
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University Malaya
11:20 am - 12:00 pm
Diabetes screening in young adults and the workplace: Experience from UMMC
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lim Lee Ling, Endocrinologist
University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Sponsor Symposium 3
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Break
Symposium 7 - Geriatrics
2:00 pm - 2:40 pm
Loneliness, social interactions, social media and health in older adults
Dr Ng Chai Chen, Geriatrician
Hospital Sultan Ismail, Johor Bahru
2:40 pm - 3:20 pm
Exercise therapy for older adults
Dr.Lim Hong Tak, Geriatrician
Hospital Sultan Ismail, Johor Bahru
3:20 pm - 3:40 pm
Break
Symposium 8 – Diabetes self-management
3:40 pm - 4:20 pm
Sick days: Not a question of “if” but “when”
Ms.Grace Toh Peik Khiam, Senior Lecturer & Diabetes Educator
Institut Latihan Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia Sultan Azlan Shah
4:20 pm - 5:00 pm
Updates on MDES Diabetes Education Manuals
Dr. Tan Ming Yeong, Diabetes Educator,
International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur
Event Location
Grand Florius Ballroom, Opero Hotel, Johor Bahru
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For enquiry or further information, kindly contact Dr Luqman at +60 12 381 2977 or Pn Nurul Fazira at +60 018 398 9467