Session on “Besting Dietitian Practices for Kidney Patients” at 04:00 PM IST

Saturday, 9th December 2023

A comprehensive 1 hour virtual session on Besting Dietitian Practices for Kidney Patients” was organized by ‘Global Association of Physicians of Indian Origin’ (GAPIO) under its Dietetics International Lecture Series at 4:00 PM IST on Saturday, 9th December, 2023 on a digital platform through zoom.

Reputed well known speakers Dr. Zulfitri Azuan Mat Daud, Associate Professor, Department of Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hospital Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, Universiti Putra Malaysia has delivered his talk on “Assessment of malnutrition in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)- Incorporating Bioimpedance Analysis (BIA) and Phase Angle for Nutrition Diagnosis” and Prof . Dr Tilakavati Karupaiah, APD, AN, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, School of BioSciences, Taylor’s University, Lakeside Campus, Malaysia has delivered her talk on “Malnutrition treatment- What does nutrition support achieve?“.

Dr Anita Jatana has started the session by her opening remarks.

Ms Babita G Hazarika, Chief Dietician,  Apollo MultiSpeciality Hospitals, Kolkata has moderated the session.

Dr Sandip Saxena, Consultant Nephrologist and Transplant Physician, Apollo Hospitals, Indore has chaired the session.

The session was followed by a question and answer round of 15 minutes.