Programme At A Glance

4 July 2026, Saturday

Time Session
07:30
08:00
Registration
08:00
08:45
Plenary 1
Building Tomorrow's Allied Health Workforce - a Strategic Blueprint for Transformation
Winnie Chee Siew Swee Moderator
L.Mageswary Lapchmanan Speaker
Summit 1
08:45
09:45
Symposium 1A
Diabetes and Metabolic Health
Harvinder Kaur Moderator
  • Diabetes, Prediabetes, and Remission in Malaysia: What Can Dietitians Do Better?
    Winnie Chee Siew Swee Speaker
  • Lessons Learned from MyCoSS : Implications for Dietetic Practice
    Nurul Huda Ibrahim Speaker
  • Q&A
Summit 1
Symposium 1B
Cancer Nutrition
Barakatun Nisak Mohd Yusof Moderator
Zenith
09:45
10:30
Breakfast Symposium 1
Perioperative Immunonutrition in Gynaecological Cancer: Optimizing Clinical, Biochemical, and Functional Outcomes within an ERAS Pathway
Ho Chiou Yi Speaker
Zulfitri Azuan Mat Daud Moderator
Summit 1
10:30
11:30
Symposium 2A
Food Service & Sustainability
Ng Ai Kah Moderator
  • Sustainable Food Service in Healthcare: Balancing Nutrition, Cost, and Carbon
    Sandra Capra Speaker
  • Food Waste Reduction as a Quality Improvement Strategy
    Nurul Huda binti Razalli Speaker
  • Q&A
Summit 1
Symposium 2B
Education & Workforce
Georgen Thye Choong Jean Moderator
  • Building Professional Credibility Through Workplace-Based Research: Insights from Japan
    Shigeru Yamamoto Speaker
  • Student-Lead Diet Clinic
    Soh Pheh Huang Speaker
Zenith
11:30
12:30
Symposium 3A
Microbiome-Guided Nutrition Care
Basmawati Baharom Moderator
  • Gut Microbiome–Metabolic Crosstalk: Mechanisms and Nutritional Implications
    Chong Chun Wie Speaker
  • Low FODMAP Diet and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Implications for Dietetic Practice
    Shanthi Krishnasamy Speaker
  • Q&A
Summit 1
Symposium 3B
Critical Illness
Mushidah Zakiah Moderator
  • Protein Prescription in Critical Care: Evidence, Uncertainty, and Practice
    Lee Zheng Yii Speaker
  • Beyond Hospital Discharge: Nutritional Barriers, Outcomes, and Interventions in Survivors of Critical Illness
    Hazreen Majid Speaker
  • Q&A
Zenith
12:30
13:30
Lunch Symposium 1
Beyond Control to Remission: Rethinking Nutrition Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes in Asian Patients
Winnie Chee Siew Swee Speaker
Ng Ai Kah Moderator
Summit 1
13:30
14:15
Networking Buffet Lunch
14:15
15:15
Opening Ceremony
Guest of Honour: Datuk Dr Mahathar bin Abd Wahab
Rozanna M Rosly Moderator
Summit 1
15:15
16:00
Keynote Lecture : Dietitians Driving Transformation
Datuk Dr Mahathar bin Abd Wahab, Director-General, Ministry of Health
Rozanna M Rosly Moderator
Summit 1
16:00
16:45
Tea Break, Booth Visit & Poster Viewing
Foyer
16:45
18:30
MDA Annual General Meeting
Member Dinner

5th July 2026, Sunday

Time Session
08:00
09:00
Registration
09:00
09:45
Plenary 2
Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Health, Obesity and GLP-1 Therapy: Where Dietitians Fit in Integrated Care
Winnie Chee Siew Swee Moderator
Lim Lee Ling Speaker
Summit 1
09:45
10:30
Breakfast Symposium 2
The Role of Carbohydrate-Electrolyte Beverages in Dengue, Heat Stress and Physical Performance?
Joshua Lee Speaker
Georgen Thye Choong Jean Moderator
Summit 1
10:30
11:30
Symposium 4A
Healthy Aging and Nutrition
Hazreen Majid Moderator
  • Sarcopenia, Nutrition and Healthy Ageing: Preserving Muscle, Function and Independence
    Rizah Mazzuin Razali Speaker
  • Nourishing the Ageing Brain: The Role of Dietitians in Dementia Prevention, and Care
    Noraida Omar Speaker
  • Q&A
Summit 1
Symposium 4B
Paediatric Nutrition: From Common to Complex Care
Zaridah Zainuri Moderator
Zenith
11:30
12:30
Free Paper 1A
Dietitian/Postgraduate Research Paper
Harvinder Kaur Moderator
  • MDA-26-186: Ultra-Processed Food Intake And Nutritional Status In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Compared To Typically Developing Children: A Case Control Study.
    Rashmika Nambiar A/P Vasudevan Presenter
  • MDA-26-9: Effectiveness Of Mhealth Education On Gestational Weight Gain And Other Health Outcomes Among Pregnant Women In Klang Valley, Malaysia.
    Er Ying Ting Presenter
  • MDA-26-132: Gut Microbiome–Metabolic Crosstalk: Mechanisms and Nutritional Implication.
    Eva Yuniritha Presenter
  • MDA-26-82: Apoe Allele Frequency And Its Clinical Impact On Hypercholesterolemia Risk In A Multi-Ethnic Malaysian Cohort: Implications For Precision. Nutrition
    Wong Soon Yee Presenter
  • MDA-26-17: From Tray To Bin: The Financial Burden Of Food Waste In Malaysian Hospitals.
    Nurul Alia Aqilah binti Samiun Presenter
Summit 1
Free Paper 1B
Undergraduate Student Research Study
Winnie Chee Siew Swee Moderator
  • MDA-26-115: Physical Exam Findings As A Clinical Marker Of Malnutrition, Sarcopenia, And Micronutrient Deficiency In Older Adults.
    Wha Zi Qian Presenter
  • MDA-26-180: Does Timing Matter More Than Calories? Eating Window And Glycaemic Control In Type 2 Diabetes.
    Cheah Yun Ping Presenter
  • MDA-26-159: Evaluating Preoperative Dietary Intake And Its Associated Factors Among Patients Undergoing General Surgery In Tertiary Hospitals.
    Jaclyn Thu Thong Heng Presenter
  • MDA-26-199: Body Composition And Metabolic Profiles Of Low And High Phase Angle Phenotypes Among Obese Paediatric Outpatients.
    Jayasree A/P Ganesan Presenter
  • MDA-26-79: Development Of A Whole-Food Blenderised Nutritional Formula: Nutritional Composition, Physical Properties, Cost, And Sensory Characteristics.
    Siow Jing Ni Presenter
Zenith
ePoster Oral Presentation
Undergraduate Student Case Study
  • MDA-26-233: The Role of a Dietitian in Nutritional Management of Suspected Adrenal Malignancy with Hypercalcemia and Mixed Nutritional Deficiency.
    Aisyah Sofiyah binti Suhaimi Presenter
  • MDA-26-232: Caregiver-Focused Nutrition Intervention for Obesity and Early Insulin Resistance in a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Case Study.
    Fatima Zahra binti Aminudin Presenter
  • MDA-26-216: Effect on Time Restricted Eating in Adult in obesity.
    Juin Yee Presenter
  • MDA-26-150: Nutrition Management of Pregnant Patient with Mandible Fracture: Bridging enteral and oral intake.
    Khor Yuan Zhi Presenter
  • MDA-26-126: Inpatient Nutrition Management of Severe Paediatric Exogenous Obesity with Fatty Liver.
    Siti Nur Aisyah binti Musa Presenter
  • MDA-26-049: Comprehensive Nutrition Care in Paediatric Patient with Tetralogy of Fallot and Cerebral Palsy.
    Wong Hui Ni Presenter
Foyer
ePoster Oral Presentation
Undergraduate Student Research Study
  • MDA-26-240: Physical Activity and The Muscle Health Among Adults in International Islamic University Malaysia Kuantan.
    Muhammad Amierul Adlie bin Basiran Presenter
  • MDA-26-151: Perceived built environment and its association with physical activity and anthropometric measurements among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at Klinik Kesihatan Seremban.
    Michelle Chong Wen Hui Presenter
  • MDA-26-114: Weekend Catch-Up Sleep and Its Associations with Body Fat, Burnout, and Circadian Misalignment Among University Students.
    Fatima Zahra binti Aminudin Presenter
  • MDA-26-111: Factors Associated With Eating Disorders Risk Among Secondary Student In Petaling District.
    Ong Chong Yu Presenter
  • MDA-26-236: Physical Activity, Anthropometric, Clinical And Health Profiles In Individuals With and Without Possible Sarcopenic Obesity in Terengganu.
    Nur Anis Zulaikha binti Arizian Presenter
Foyer
12:00
12:30
ePoster Oral Presentation
Dietitian/PG Case Study
  • MDA-26-213: Nutritional Management During Transition from Enteral to Oral Feeding in a Patient with Intracerebral Haemorrhage: A Multidisciplinary Case Study.
    Salwani Binti Ahmad Presenter
  • MDA-26-201: Early Identification of Disordered Eating Behaviors in a Child With Poor Weight Gain: A Case Study.
    Nuri Naqieyah binti Radzaun Presenter
  • MDA-26-175: Adapting to the Appetite: Modifying Oral Nutrition Supplement for a Patient with MSSA Bacteremia and Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis Post Posterior Spinal Instrumentation and Fusion (PSIF).
    Farah Farhanah Hashim Presenter
  • MDA-26-124: The Continuum of Dietetics Care in Primary Care Obesity Management: A Case Series on Bridging the Energy Gap by Addressing Metabolic Adaptation, Body Re-composition and Orexigenic Drive for Optimal and Sustained Clinical Outcomes.
    Muhammad Safwan Abd Rahman Presenter
  • MDA-26-086: The Efficacy of a High Protein-Energy Ratio (>30%) Meal Replacement Protocol in Muscle Mass Preservation for Super-Super Obesity: A Case Study.
    Anis Syakirah binti Zainol Presenter
  • MDA-26-058: Managing Postpartum Underweight and Nutrient Deficiencies in a Lactating Mother.
    Yip Xiao Lin Presenter
Foyer
ePoster Oral Presentation
Dietitian/PG Research Study
  • MDA-26-223: Diabetes Nutrition Education (DNE) Module for Individuals with Type 2 DM during Pandemic of Covid-19 in Glycemic Controls and Nutritional status at Public Health Center in Padang, Indonesia.
    Ice Yolanda Puri Presenter
  • MDA-26-218: The Digital Dilemma: Exploring Internet Addiction, Night Eating Syndrome, and Sleep Quality Among Adolescents in Shah Alam, Selangor.
    Nur Suraiya binti Abu Hassan Shaari Presenter
  • MDA-26-130: Determination of Intention to use Menu Labelling among Fast Food Consumers in Klang Valley, Malaysia.
    Shadi Delvarani Presenter
  • MDA-26-018: Exploring Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction Among Dietitians in Malaysia.
    Chui Jia Ying Presenter
  • MDA-26-014: Evaluating the Impact of Maternal Education Level on Nutrition Knowledge Retention among Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Women Post-Dietetic Consultation at Government Clinics in Malaysia.
    Noorshidah Mohd Yussof Presenter
Foyer
12:30
13:30
Networking Buffet Lunch
Summit 1
13:30
14:30
Free Paper 2A
Dietitian/Postgraduate Case Study
Zaridah Zainuri Moderator
  • MDA-26-208: From Resistance To Readiness: Using Stages Of Change To Support Behaviour Change In Childhood Obesity.
    Muhammad Zaki bin Norhisham Presenter
  • MDA-26-191: Beyond BMI: The Role Of Body Composition Monitoring During Prolonged Hba1C Assessment Intervals In Primary Care Settings.
    Ahmad Shakirin Sulong Presenter
  • MDA-26-92: Nutrition Focused Case Study In Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.
    Mohd Khairul Azuan bin Din Presenter
  • MDA-26-204: Beyond Texture Modification: A Multidisciplinary Approach To Nutrition Management Of Sarcopenia In A Frail Hospitalized Elderly Patient With Dysphagia.
    Nur Amanina Presenter
  • MDA-26-168: Nutrition Management of Refeeding Syndrome in an Oncology Patient with Feeding Modality Adjustment.
    Fatin Najiha Esam Presenter
Summit 1
Free Paper 2B
Undergraduate Student Case Study
Ahmad Karami Bin Ismail Moderator
  • MDA-26-235: Texture-Modified Diet And High-Protein Nutrition Support In Managing Pain-Related Poor Oral Intake In A Patient With Cholangitis And Underlying Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Case Study.
    Alea Ameera Akmal binti Kama Presenter
  • MDA-26-94: Management Of Severe Faltering Growth In An Infant With Communicating Hydrocephalus Complicated By Mrcons Ventriculitis And Giant Cell Hepatitis.
    Lau Shee Ping Presenter
  • MDA-26-76: Therapeutic Ketosis In Critical Anti-Nmdar Encephalitis: When Seizure Control Challenges Gut Tolerance.
    Raudhah Fatini binti Rohanan Presenter
  • MDA-26-224: The Role Of Dietitian In Nutritional Management Of A Paediatric Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Patient During First Insulin Pump Initiation.
    Aaeisyatul Mardhiyah binti Zulhaidi Presenter
  • MDA-26-138: Optimising Nutrition In A School-Aged Child With Severe Growth Faltering And Socioeconomic Barriers: A Case Study Of Affordable High-Calorie Dietary Strategies.
    Raihan Ammarah binti Mohamed Presenter
Zenith
14:30
15:30
Forum 1
Asian Young Dietitians' Network, Young Dietitians' Across Asia: Navigating Challenges, Unlocking Opportunities
Georgen Thye Choong Jean Moderator
Ailyn Mae K. del Rio Panelist
Trang Thu Nguyen Panelist
Kent Leong Panelist
Sumaya Islam Panelist
Ma Ngoc Yen Panelist
Summit 1
Forum 2
Meeting MSQH Standards in Food Service: Practical Compliance and Best Practices
Ng Ai Kah Moderator
Basmawati Baharom Panelist
Kong Woan Fei Panelist
Mushidah Zakiah Panelist
Zenith
15:30
16:00
Tea Break, Booth Visit & Poster Viewing
Foyer
16:00
16:30
Closing & Prize Giving Ceremony
Summit 1