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ISCoS 2026 Pre-Conference Workshop

ISCoS/ASCoN Nutrition and Nursing Workshop

A full-day programme bringing together nutrition, wider MDT and nursing perspectives in spinal cord injury care.

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7 October Pre-conference workshop day
08.30–17.15 Full-day programme
MYR 299 Registration fee for the workshop
KLCC Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
Workshop Overview

Nutrition, nursing and interdisciplinary SCI care in one focused pre-conference day.

This full-day programme brings together dietitians, nurses, clinicians, occupational therapists, researchers and wider MDT colleagues to explore practical and research-focused topics in spinal cord injury care.

The programme includes dedicated sessions on nutrition, interdisciplinary working with the wider MDT, and nursing-focused topics including pressure injury prevention, bowel and bladder management, ageing with SCI and community transition care.

Workshop ISCoS/ASCoN Nutrition and Nursing Workshop
Date 7 October 2026
Time 08.30–17.15
Format Full-day programme
Registration Fee MYR 299
Venue Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
Programme Note Programme subject to change
Programme Themes

A full-day programme across nutrition, wider MDT working and nursing care.

The day is structured around three connected areas of spinal cord injury care, combining research updates, clinical practice, interdisciplinary approaches and hands-on learning.

01

Nutrition

Nutrition research priorities, rehabilitation and recovery, primary care dietitian education and whole-diet approaches after SCI.

02

Working with the Wider MDT

Research, occupational therapy, physician input, nutrition support, pressure ulcer management and body composition screening.

03

Nursing

Nursing and nutrition approaches to pressure injury prevention, bowel and bladder management, ageing with SCI and transition care.

Programme Schedule

The programme below reflects the final programme provided on 1 October 2026 and remains subject to change.

Session 1 — Nutrition

08.30–10.10
08.30–08.40
Welcome & Introduction — Overview of ISCoS Nutrition Special Interest Group
A/Prof Samford Wong & Dr Sakinah Kamal
08.40–09.00
Priority Setting for Nutrition Research in People with Spinal Cord Injury E-Delphi Round 2 — Professionals’ Ranking of the Top Research Priorities
A/Prof Shashi Harini Reader in Behavioural Medicine, City St George’s, University of London
09.00–09.20
The Role of Nutrition in Rehabilitation and Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury
Dr Sakinah Kamal Chief Dietitian, Malaysia (ANSOC) LOC
09.20–09.40
Educating Primary Care Dietitians in Spinal Cord Injury
Kirsten van Vledder Spinal Dietitian
09.40–10.00
Assessing Diet Quality Beyond Single Nutrients Toward Whole Diet Patterns in Spinal Cord Injury
Dr Priya Iyer University of Sydney
10.00–10.10
Q&A
10.10–10.30
Coffee Break

Session 2 — Working with the Wider MDT

10.30–12.30
10.30–10.50
Academic Research / Scientist — Microbes and Motility After SCI: From Probiotic Trials to Blue Poo Transit Testing
Prof Dr Jivko Stoyanov Head of SCI Population Biobanking and Translational Research, Switzerland
10.50–11.10
OT: Optimising Nutritional Outcomes in Spinal Cord Injury — An Occupational Therapy Framework for Interdisciplinary Care
Koly Kamrunnaher Consultant OT, Bangladesh
11.10–11.35
Physician: Cascading Vascular Crises in a Paraplegic Patient — When the Gut Becomes the Next Battlefield
Mr Shyam Swarna Consultant in Spinal Cord Injury, National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital
11.35–11.55
Nutrition Team: Use of Nutrition Support in Optimising Pressure Ulcer Management in People with Spinal Cord Injury
A/Prof Samford Wong Lead Dietitian, NSIC | Honorary Reader / Associate Professor, City St George’s, University of London
11.55–12.15
Concordance and Complementarity of the SNST and DXA/BIA Body Composition in Acute Spinal Cord Injury: The Case for Dual Screening
Dr Woochul Son MD Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
12.15–12.30
Q&A
12.30–13.30
Lunch Break

Session 3 — Nursing

13.30–17.15
13.30–13.45
Welcome
13.45–14.15
Aged and Ageing with SCI
Letitia Graves-Dixon PhD, RN
14.15–14.45
Bowel/Bladder Management & Hands-on Session: Part I
Chua Siew Chien RN
14.45–15.15
Bowel/Bladder Management & Hands-on Session: Part II
Chua Siew Chien RN
15.15–16.00
Interdisciplinary Strategies in SCI Care: Nursing and Nutrition Approaches to Pressure Injury Prevention and Long-Term Health
Line Trine Dalsgaard RN, MSc & Yannis Dionyssiotis MD, MSc, PhD
16.00–16.15
Coffee Break
16.15–17.00
Community Transition Care
Prof Ruth Marshall AO, MBBS, DPRM, FAFRM (RACP)
17.00–17.15
Wrap-Up / Conclusion
Registration

Join the ISCoS/ASCoN Nutrition and Nursing Workshop on 7 October.

Choose the relevant registration route below depending on whether you are registering for the main meeting together with a pre-conference course, or for the pre-conference course only.

Programme is subject to change.
Register – Main Meeting & Pre-Conference Course Register – Pre-Conference Course Only

'The 65th International Spinal Cord Society Annual Scientific Meeting (ISCoS 2026)' has been approved by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom for 14 category 1 (external) CPD credit(s).

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