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

Days

18

Hours

46

Minutes

32

Seconds

Event Schedule

  • 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
  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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
  • 08:00 am - 09:00 am

Registration

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Sponsors

For enquiry or further information, kindly contact Dr Luqman at +60 12 381 2977 or Pn Nurul Fazira at ‪+60 018 398 9467‬