Dear colleagues,
It is my utmost pleasure to welcome all of you to our physical 9th Biennial PENSMA Congress 2023 after 3 years of hiatus due to the COVID pandemic. I am sure many of you still remember the virtual 9th PENSMA Congress 2021 that we managed to organize despite several barriers. We even managed to bring in virtual LLL module on Home Parenteral Nutrition that was oversubscribed. This affirms that PENSMA provides proper and adequate platform for all major stakeholder in clinical management and we appreciate your participation.
We have to admit that the new norms has changed due to COVID. Nevertheless, PENSMA strive to bring to all of you the much awaited PENSMA Congress 2023 that will be a physical congress. With the theme “REPLENISH, REVIVE, RELIVE” the 9th PENSMA CONGRESS has layout interesting topics looking back at our practice over the years and updating the crucial steps in clinical nutrition that are commonly neglected. At the same time this theme is timely to remind us of the outcomes that are commonly neglected among all patients regardless of their medical background. As much as we are eager to improve their nutritional status frequently we forget their responses and limitations. Sadly we regularly missed the opportunity to reap the benefit of physical prehabilitation.
Relax and enjoy the congress. This is the best opportunity for you to exchange opinions and learn from our line-up of distinguished speakers. I hope both the congress and Penang will give you a memorable experience while you expand your networking with colleagues from different professional background. Perhaps “REPLENISH, REVIVE, RELIVE” applies to all of us too ..... happy conferencing!
Dear Colleagues and friends,
I am delighted to invite you to the 9th Biennial PENSMA Congress 2023 taking place in Penang from 29th—30th July 2023. This would be the first live conference organized by the society since the very turbulent and uncertain years of the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope to continue and expand on the aims of our previous biennial congresses which is to bring together friends and colleagues from around the country and the world to share their knowledge, expertise and results of their research, as well as to re-establish networks and to forge new friendship and collaboration.
I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to all the distinguish international and local speakers who have agreed to contribute to this exciting meeting. I would also like to express my sincere thanks to PENSMA President Dr Mohammad Shukri Jahit as well as the organizing and the scientific committee for their full support and hard work to make this meeting a successful one.
The theme of this meeting is “Replenish, Revive, Relive”. As health care professionals with strong interests in clinical nutrition, we are all aware that with adequate and optimal nutritional management, we see better outcomes for our patients. Sometimes these changes are obvious and may seem miraculous, especially in patients who are severely malnourished. The analogy is of a withered tree given a new lease of life with adequate water and nutrients : Replenish, Revive, Relive.
In this meeting, we will be learning many interesting topics and updates in the field of clinical nutrition encompassing acute and chronic patient care, oncology, surgery and more fundamental issues concerning parenteral and enteral nutrition. In addition, there will be a pre-congress workshop with several modules from ESPEN LLL (Life Long Learning courses of the European Society of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism)
I firmly believe that this Congress will provide invaluable opportunities to facilitate high quality professional development across multiple disciplines and anyone involved in nutritional care for patients.
I look forward to welcoming all of you and wishing you a rewarding and enjoyable experience in Penang!