ISN-ISRNM Webinar: A Practical Guide to Nutritional Screening and Assessment in Patients with Kidney Disease

Join Dr. Angela Wang in this joint ISN-ISRNM webinar as she moderates a session designed to equip multidisciplinary healthcare providers with practical strategies for effective nutritional screening and assessment of patients with kidney disease. The focus will be on the rationale behind screening, identifying individuals in need of screening, and knowing when to refer patients to a dietitian for further assessment. This session will also define under-nutrition and over-nutrition, emphasizing their significance in patients with kidney disease. Specific tools for assessing over-nutrition, like the modified Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM), will be thoroughly reviewed, with case examples presented.

Moreover, Dr. Zarina Ebrahim and Dr. Maria Chan, both experienced dietitians, will delve into the tools for nutrition screening and assessment, providing valuable insights for healthcare professionals caring for kidney patients. Understanding the implications of effective screening and assessment on patient management and nutritional requirements will be a key highlight of the discussion.

Later in the webinar, don’t miss Dr. Csaba Kovesdy’s presentation on new insights in the diagnosis of protein-energy wasting. By attending this informative session, you’ll gain essential knowledge to enhance the nutritional care and outcomes of patients with kidney disease.

Learning objectives:

- To understand how to apply tools for nutrition screening, assessment, and monitoring in patients with kidney disease in a cost-effective manner, comparing HIC and LIC/MIC settings
- To understand assessment of under-nutrition and over-nutrition in patients with kidney disease
- To be aware of new developments in diagnosis of protein-energy wasting

Angela Yee Moon Y. Wang

Hong Kong

She is current Deputy Chair of ISN North & East Asia Regional Board, Deputy Chair of ISN Education Working Group. Immediate Past President of International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism (ISRNM), Council member of ISPD, Previous Exe Committee member of KDIGO. Also Committee Member of ISN-ACT, Exe Committee Member of SONG. She has served as a workgroup member of international clinical practice guidelines (CPG) including ISPD Prescribing High Quality Goal-Directed PD Guidelines 2020, ISPD-GREX Practice Recommendations on Physical Activity and Exercise in PD 2021 and KDOQI Nutrition Guidelines 2020 and KDIGO anemia guidelines in CKD 2022. She serves on the editorial board of JASN, Kidney Int, CJASN, NDT (theme Editor), Am J Nephrol, Nephron, etc. She has received ISPD John Maher Award 2006 and NKF Joel D. Kopple Award 2018 and Thomas Addis Award, a lifetime award of the ISRNM in Dec 2022. She has published >200 papers, 15 book chapters, delivered >150 invited lectures in international meetings. She is recognized for her research in cardiovascular, metabolic and nutrition complications in CKD. She works in clinical trials.