Sajitha MallawaarachchiConsultant Nutrition PhysicianNational Cancer Institute Sri LankaDR M.S.S. Mallawaarachchi MBBS, MSc in Human Nutrition, MD in Clinical Nutrition I am now working as a consultant Clinical Nutrition Physician at Apeksha Hospital Maharagama (National Cancer Institute). I was undergoing the in-service MTI Royal College of Physician Edinburgh Sponsored training (01/09/2021-31/08/2022) at the Intestinal Failure unit, Bariatric and medical weight management, and Nutrition Support Team at Salford Royal NHS Trust. Previously, postgraduate training in Clinical Nutrition was conducted by the Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (1/2/2018-15/4/2021) while being a full-time permanent employee of the Ministry of Health Sri Lanka. As the consultant Nutrition Physician at National Cancer Institute Sri Lanka, I am nutrition team leader Concerning clinical decision-making, attending to decision-making, solving problems, and team leading involving all the nutrition team members. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS 2022.2.28 Board certified as Clinical Nutrition Physician 2020 Doctor of Medicine (MD) in Clinical Nutrition, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka 2016 Master of Science (MSc) in Human Nutrition, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka 2006 Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka Nutrition PEN society related work 1. Past Secretory of Sri Lanka Medical Nutrition Association (SLMNA) 2. Present vice president of the SLMNA 3. Council member of the Sri Lanka College of the Nutrition Physicians (SLCNP) Research 1. Nutritional status of patients in Neuro-trauma intensive care units (ICUs) in National Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL). Dr. M.S.S. Mallawaarachchi, Dr Renuka Jayatissa, Prof Ranil Jayawardena, Dr Asfir Isa Lebbe. Presented and won the award as best poster in PENSA 2022. 2. Disease-related adult malnutrition in tertiary health care settings in Sri Lanka Jayatissa R, Weerasekara WMSK, Ganga MWDWL, Jayaweera JRT, Pigera ADGSB, Samarasekara TG, Saparamadu AAGH, Kurukulasuriya S, MallawaArachchi S, Jayasekara P and Rushdi A, Integrative Food, Nutrition and Metabolism, 2017 3. NUTRITION STATUS OF CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY: USEFULNESS OF NEW US CEREBRAL PALSY GROWTH CHART S. Mallawaarachchi*, R. Jayatissa, J. Jagoda, G.J. Tennakoon, P.K. Mallawaarachchi Abstracts/Clinical Nutrition 38 (2019) S59 –S296 (ESPEN Congress 2019) and many more 1.Nutrition in cancer 2. Nutrition in intestinal failure 3. Nutritional interventions in Critical care 1. MBBS 2. Msc Human Nutrition 3. MD in Clinical Nutrition 4. Fellowship at Salford Royal NHS Manchester UKSri Lanka

Sajitha MallawaarachchiConsultant Nutrition PhysicianNational Cancer Institute Sri LankaDR M.S.S. Mallawaarachchi
MBBS, MSc in Human Nutrition, MD in Clinical Nutrition 
I am now working as a consultant Clinical Nutrition Physician at Apeksha Hospital Maharagama (National Cancer Institute).
 I was undergoing the in-service MTI Royal College of Physician Edinburgh Sponsored training (01/09/2021-31/08/2022) at the Intestinal Failure unit, Bariatric and medical weight management, and Nutrition Support Team at Salford Royal NHS Trust. 
Previously, postgraduate training in Clinical Nutrition was conducted by the Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (1/2/2018-15/4/2021) while being a full-time permanent employee of the Ministry of Health Sri Lanka.  
As the consultant Nutrition Physician at National Cancer Institute Sri Lanka, I am nutrition team leader Concerning clinical decision-making, attending to decision-making, solving problems, and team leading involving all the nutrition team members.  


ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS 

2022.2.28	Board certified as Clinical Nutrition Physician 
2020	Doctor of Medicine (MD) in Clinical Nutrition, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka 
2016	Master of Science (MSc) in Human Nutrition, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka 
2006 	Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka  

Nutrition PEN society related work
1.	Past Secretory of Sri Lanka Medical Nutrition Association (SLMNA)
2.	Present vice president of the SLMNA
3.	Council member of the Sri Lanka College of the Nutrition Physicians (SLCNP)



Research
1.	Nutritional status of patients in Neuro-trauma intensive care units (ICUs) in National Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL). Dr. M.S.S. Mallawaarachchi, Dr Renuka Jayatissa, Prof Ranil Jayawardena, Dr Asfir Isa Lebbe. Presented and won the award as best poster in PENSA 2022.
2.	Disease-related adult malnutrition in tertiary health care settings in Sri Lanka Jayatissa R, Weerasekara WMSK, Ganga MWDWL, Jayaweera JRT, Pigera ADGSB, Samarasekara TG, Saparamadu AAGH, Kurukulasuriya S, MallawaArachchi S, Jayasekara P and Rushdi A, Integrative Food, Nutrition and Metabolism, 2017 
3.	NUTRITION STATUS OF CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY: USEFULNESS OF NEW US CEREBRAL PALSY GROWTH CHART
S. Mallawaarachchi*, R. Jayatissa, J. Jagoda, G.J. Tennakoon, P.K. Mallawaarachchi Abstracts/Clinical Nutrition 38 (2019) S59 –S296 (ESPEN Congress 2019)  and many more

1.Nutrition in cancer
2. Nutrition in intestinal failure 
3. Nutritional interventions in Critical care 1. MBBS
2. Msc Human Nutrition
3. MD in Clinical Nutrition
4. Fellowship at Salford Royal NHS Manchester UKSri Lanka

Day 2 | 9th Nov 2024

Time Session
09:00
10:30
Jonny Chairperson Indonesia
Tee Sze Chee Chairperson Malaysia
  • Nutrition Therapy in Cancer Cachexia: The Uphill Task
    Remy Meier Speaker Switzerland
  • Early Diagnosis and Nutritional Management of Cancer Cachexia in Asian Populations
    Naoharu Mori Speaker Japan
  • Prehabilitation in GI Oncology Surgery: A Practical Solution
    Thuy Ha Phuong Speaker Vietnam
  • When the Gut Fails: Parenteral Nutrition During Chemotherapy
    Sajitha Mallawaarachchi Speaker Sri Lanka
  • Q&A Session
Melaka Room