
Malaysia's Leading Annual Lifestyle Medicine Conference
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Conference :
21st & 22nd November 2024
Conference Schedule
8.00am -8.30am-Registration
8.30am- 5.30pm -Conference Programme
Post Conference :
23rd November 2024
Post Conference Workshop Schedule
1.30pm-2.00pm-Registration
2.00pm -6.00pm-Programme
Berjaya Times Square Hotel,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Conference Only: 16 CPD Points
Post-Conference Only: 4 CPD Points
Conference + Post-Conference: 20 CPD Points
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
According to the International Diabetes Federation, worldwide 537 million people have diabetes and it is expected that by 2030, 578 million people will have diabetes (2019).
It is indeed alarming that1 in 2 adults with diabetes are undiagnosed. Prevalence of diabetes in Malaysia increased from 11.2% in 2011 to 18.3% in 2019 which is a huge 68.3%increase.
The healthcare costs attributed to treating Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is unsustainable. Furthermore, the disease poses a huge strain on families, the society and the country not only due to economic losses but also as a result of the morbidity and mortality attributed to T2D. A very preventable disease is contributing to premature deaths and disability at the prime of people’s lives.
Forty five percent of our healthcare budget spent to treat non-communicable diseases (NCD), is spent on treating diabetes and diabetes recorded the highest productivity loss at RM5.74 billion among the non-communicable diseases.

Where do we go from here?
How can we make a difference?
Traditionally the focus of treatment of T2D is regulating blood glucose and preventing the development of complications. With the advent of bariatric surgery and Buchwald’s publication in 2005,the narrative in terms of the goal of T2D treatment changed. Remission of T2D was now possible. In 2022 ,the new international guidelines for remission of T2D were released.
Studies indicate that poor lifestyle choice that include dietary choices such as foods that are ultra processed, high in simple carbohydrates and saturated fats, high in calories, lack of physical activity amongst others are key factors in the pathogenesis of T2D.
Evidence suggests that T2D can not only be prevented and managed but brought to remission by intensive lifestyle modification. Lifestyle Medicine, an emerging discipline in healthcare, has the potential to address the T2D tsunami plaguing mankind. It is an evidence-based lifestyle therapeutic intervention that aims to prevent, treat and reverse T2D by addressing the underlying causes and replaces unhealthy behaviour patterns with positive behaviour.
The two-day conference, brings to you evidence-based state of the art strategies to prevent, treat and reverse T2D; and aims to educate and empower healthcare professionals. Our esteemed speakers from around the world will provide insight into how you can help stem the T2DM tsunami! We have a lively programme that includes lectures, workshops, mindfulness sessions, physical activity sessions and more.

Lectures

Workshops

Mindfulness Sessions

Zumba Sessions
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Intensive Lifestyle Medicine For Remission Of T2D
Exercise Physiology In T2D
Social Isolation And Loneliness
Plant-Based Diet And Chronic Kidney Disease
Depression And Anxiety In T2D
Plant-Based Diet And Microvascular Damage
Building Resiliency With Mindfulness
Thriving And Flourishing With T2D
Lifestyle Medicine And Coronary Artery Disease
Gut Microbiome For T2D And Obesity
Mitochondrial Dynamics In T2D
Culinary Medicine For Hyperglycaemia
Behavioural Change With Motivational Interviewing
Review Of The Diets For T2D And Obesity
And More


WELCOME
MESSAGE
On behalf of the Malaysian Society Of Lifestyle Medicine, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you, to the 4th Malaysian Lifestyle Medicine Conference on the 21st and 22nd of November 2024 at Berjaya Times Square Hotel. This year’s conference is scheduled to be a hybrid conference. Following the conference is the Board Certification Examination in Lifestyle Medicine on the 23rd of November 2024.
We were involved in creating the Lifestyle Medicine For Remission of Diabetes Module and training the healthcare professionals at a public health facility in Malaysia. This project by the World Health Organisation and the Ministry of Health Malaysia heralded the introduction of Lifestyle Medicine at a public health facility. The results of the pilot project was extremely encouraging and we are pleased that Malaysia’s initiative is on WHO’s website.
At the Global Lifestyle Medicine Leadership Summit held at Weill Cornell Qatar in February 2024, I had the opportunity to present on “The Role Of Lifestyle Medicine In Revolutionizing Healthcare”. The Lifestyle Medicine leaders from around the world applauded Malaysia’s success in introducing the Lifestyle Medicine For Remission Of Diabetes module that was curated for Malaysia into the public healthcare system.
MSLM will once again be participating at the Civil 20(C20) Brazil 2024.As part of the C20 Integrative and Holistic Health Working Group, MSLM will be actively contribute to the deliberations and proposals to be recommended to the G20 on Lifestyle Medicine and Diabetes Remission.
This year’s conference theme “Diabetes Management Revolution: From Prevention To Remission” gives us an opportunity to explore how intensive evidence based lifestyle medicine intervention in clinical practice can not only prevent but also manage and reverse Type 2 Diabetes.
The scientific programme is designed to showcase how the different pillars of Lifestyle Medicine play a role in preventing, managing and bringing to remission Type 2 Diabetes. Once again, we have eminent international and local Lifestyle Medicine physicians, policy makers and international health organizations presenting at the conference.
We invite physicians and allied health professionals to attend this exciting conference, which has lectures, workshops, forums, mindfulness session and more. You will learn about strategies to help your patients be free of Type 2 Diabetes and to keep you in robust health. It also gives you an opportunity to network and forge relationships with like minded healthcare professionals.
We are delighted to have you here at our conference and we hope that you will enjoy the conference!
Best Regards,
Dr Sivaneswaran Poobalasingam MD, Dip IBLM
Organizing Chairman, 4th Malaysian Lifestyle Medicine Conference 2024
Founder and President, Malaysian Society of Lifestyle Medicine
Lifestyle Medicine Expert Consultant, WHO (WHO-MOH Lifestyle Medicine
For Remission Of Diabetes Programme)
Advisory Board, International Board Of Lifestyle Medicine/Lifestyle Medicine
Global Alliance
Advisory Board, International Journal Of Disease Reversal And Prevention
Advisory Council, Global Positive Health Initiative
Council, True Health Initiative
Why Attend The Conference?

Expert Speakers

Engaging Sessions

Networking Opportunities

Developing Lifestyle Medicine Skills
Keynote Lecture

Dr Rabindra Abeyasinghe
WHO Country Head Malaysia,Brunei Darussalam and Singapore
SPECIAL ADDRESS
Plenary speakers
SPEAKERS
Dr.Edward M. Phillips
MD
Director, Institute of Lifestyle Medicine, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Assoc Prof Fadzilah Hanum
MBBS,MMed,MD,Dip IBLM
Primary Care Consultant,University Malaya

Dr. Ravinder Mamtani
MD, MSc, FACPM, FACOEM, ABoIM, FACLM
Professor of Population Health Sciences
Professor of Medicine (Center for Global Health)
Vice Dean for Population Health and Lifestyle Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
Doha, Qatar
REGISTRATION FEE-
CONFERENCE & POST CONFERENCE
Tickets | In Person Attendance | Virtual Session |
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Early Bird ( up to 15th October 2024)- * For Local Delegates & MSLM Members Only Conference +Post Conference Workshop( 1/2 day) * CLOSED* |
RM780 | N/A |
MLSM Members : Conference +Post Conference Workshop( 1/2 day) | RM810 | RM450 |
Local Delegates : Conference +Post Conference Workshop( 1/2 day) | RM880 | RM500 |
Affiliates: Conference +Post Conference Workshop( 1/2 day) | RM850 | RM470 |
Students : Conference +Post Conference Workshop( 1/2 day) ( Note : Attendees must be undergraduate students under the age of 25 to qualify for the student rate) | RM680 | RM400 |
International Tier 1 Countries (Including Singapore, Korea, Japan & Taiwan) Conference +Post Conference Workshop( 1/2 day) |
RM1750 | RM1000 |
International Tier 2 and Tier 3 Countries (Including India,China,Sri Lanka, ASEAN countries excluding Singapore) Conference +Post Conference Workshop( 1/2 day) |
RM1000 | RM590 |
REGISTRATION FEE-
POST CONFERENCE ONLY
Tickets | In Person Attendance | Virtual Session |
---|---|---|
Post Conference Workshop (1/2day) ONLY on 23rd November 2024 International Tier 1 Countries (Including Singapore, Korea ,Japan, Taiwan) |
RM500 | N/A |
Post Conference Workshop (1/2day) ONLY on 23rd November 2024 Local delegates, Affiliates Tier 2 and Tier 3 Countries |
RM450 | N/A |
REGISTRATION FEE- CONFERENCE ONLY
Tickets | In Person Attendance | Virtual Session |
---|---|---|
Early Bird ( up to 15th October 2024)- * CLOSED* * For Local Delegates & MSLM Members Only |
RM600 | RM400 |
MLSM Members | RM630 | RM350 |
Local Delegates | RM700 | RM400 |
Affiliates | RM670 | RM370 |
Students ( Note : Attendees must be undergraduate students under the age of 25 to qualify for the student rate) | RM500 | RM300 |
International Tier 1 Countries (Including Singapore, Korea, Japan & Taiwan) |
RM1500 | RM800 |
International Tier 2 and Tier 3 Countries (Including India,China,Sri Lanka, ASEAN countries excluding Singapore) |
RM750 | RM490 |