Nutrition inHemodialysis.

Two days on how to assess, feed and follow up patients on dialysis. Practical, case-based, and built around Indian diets.

WhenSat 24 & Sun 25 Oct 2026
WhereMini Auditorium, JIPMER Academic Centre
Fee₹2,500 doctors · ₹1,500 allied
CME credit3 credit hours
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27days
00hours
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until the opening session, 1:30 PM IST

About the CME
56%of Indian patients with chronic kidney disease are malnourished.

Malnutrition in patients with chronic kidney disease is an under-addressed determinant of clinical outcomes, with a pooled prevalence of 56% in Indian patients. This is assessed and managed inconsistently in routine dialysis care. Structured teaching on nutritional assessment and management remains limited across most nephrology and postgraduate training curricula, despite its impact on hospitalization, quality of life, and survival. This program has been designed to equip nephrologists, physicians, and dietitians with a structured, evidence-based approach to nutritional assessment and management of ESRD. This program is endorsed by the Indian Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the IAPEN India Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.

Indian Society of Nephrology
IAPEN India
Endorsed by ISN and IAPEN India

Programme highlights

  1. Comprehensive coverage of nutritional assessment tools.
  2. Panel and case-based discussions on practical clinical dilemmas.
  3. A dedicated hands-on workshop on nutritional assessment and diet planning in pediatric and adolescent ESRD.
  4. Guidance on designing a South Indian renal diet, including food-label literacy and fluid management.
  5. Sessions on emerging areas: plant-based diets in hemodialysis, sarcopenia and frailty, and the dialysis–nutrition–clearance relationship.

Who can attend this CME

  • DoctorsNephrologists, Physicians, and MD/DM/DnB/DrNB residents who have a valid state/national medical council registration
  • Allied health sciencesNurses, Dialysis technicians, Dietitians, students (Dialysis technology and Dietetics)
PG Quiz · Day 1 · Sat 24 Oct · 6–7 PM

The Quiz.

A written quiz on hemodialysis and nutrition for postgraduates. Answer on your own, win on your own.

Exciting prizesWritten formatIndividual entryMD / DNB / DM / DrNB residents

Covers hemodialysis, nutrition, clinical scenarios and guidelines.

How to take part

1
Register for the CME

Quiz entry is open only to registered delegates. Register here →

2
Then register for the quiz

A separate short form. Many residents sign up, so register early.

Register for the quiz ↗

Quiz runs 6–7 PM on Day 1, alongside the poster session, at the JIPMER Academic Centre.

The programme

Sixteen sessions. Nineteen faculty.

Saturday afternoon to Sunday lunch. Tap “Learning points” under any session to see what it covers.

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1:30 PM

Invocation

1:35 PM

Welcome address & lamp lighting ceremony

Dr. Sreejith Parameswaran, All faculty

Malnutrition and assessment of nutritional status in hemodialysis patients
1:50 PM

Malnutrition in hemodialysis; malnutrition-inflammation-atherosclerosis (MIA) complex syndrome, lipid abnormalities, prevalence, and Indian perspective

Didactic lecture

Dr Avinash Ignatius
Senior Consultant Nephrologist and HOD, Department of Nephrology, Noble Hospitals and Research Centre, Pune

Learning points
  • Define the malnutrition-inflammation-atherosclerosis (MIA) complex and protein-energy wasting in patients on hemodialysis, and explain the pathophysiology of the chronic inflammatory state and the appetite-suppressing mechanisms specific to uremia.
  • Lipid abnormalities seen in HD patients: what is “reverse epidemiology”?
  • Prevalence and determinants of malnutrition among Indian patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis and comparison with the global data
2:20 PM

Comprehensive Nutritional Assessment in Dialysis: Nutrition-Focused Physical Examination, Biomarkers, and Scoring Systems

Didactic lecture

Dr K Sampathkumar
Senior Consultant Nephrologist and Head, Dept of Nephrology, Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre, Madurai

Learning points
  • How to perform a standardized Nutrition-Focused Physical Examination (NFPE) and anthropometry
  • Interpret biochemical markers for nutritional assessment
  • Compare relevant scoring systems for assessing malnutrition used in ESRD
  • When to assess and how frequently to reassess; what do the guidelines say?
2:55 PM

The Role of Advanced Body Composition Analysis (BIA, DXA, and Imaging-CT, MRI, POCUS ) in Evaluating Nutrition in ESRD

Didactic lecture

Dr PS Priyamvada
Professor and HOD, Department of Nephrology, JIPMER, Puducherry

Learning points
  • A brief summary of the technical aspects of each modality and their utility in ESRD.
  • Concept of BIA-derived phase angle as an independent prognostic marker of cell membrane integrity and nutritional status, distinct from lean mass alone.
  • Compare the accuracy, reproducibility, cost, and availability of each modality for detecting sarcopenia and tracking nutritional trends over time.
  • Which of these modalities can be adopted for routine clinical practice in the Indian context, versus which remain research tools?
3:25 PM

Dietary Assessment in ESRD: From Clinical History to Objective Protein Kinetics (nPNA)

Didactic lecture

Dr AJ Hemamalini
Professor and HOD, Clinical Nutrition, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Porur, Chennai

Learning points
  • How to take a structured dietary history on dialysis and non-dialysis days using methods like Recall, FFQ, and diary methods, or automated software, and know the pros and cons of each method with examples.
  • How to accurately measure a food portion size -a cup, spoon, katori, or bowl.
  • Role of objective kinetic method like normalised Protein Nitrogen Appearance (nPNA) to estimate dietary protein intake in anuric ESRD, and how to calculate it. and its limitations.
3:55 PM

Tea break

Dietary transition and restriction for a patient on hemodialysis
4:10 PM

Practical approach to dietary transitions

Panel discussion

Dr Manish Lalwani
Associate Professor, Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College, Vellore

Dr Apeksha Ekbote
Senior Chief Dietitian, Nephroplus

Dr Patta Radhakrishna
Head of Surgical Gastroenterology and Minimal Access Surgery, SIMS, Chennai

Learning points
  • The changes in the dietary requirements as a patient moves from pre-dialysis CKD to ESRD and after a successful kidney transplantation - what are the nutritional requirements and ideal diet in each stage?
  • How does pre-transplant nutritional status affect post-transplant outcomes?
  • What are the additional demands of an acute illness or hypercatabolic state while on dialysis?
  • Is there a difference in the dietary requirements if a patient on MHD is started on CRRT?
  • Modalities and advantages of enteral nutrition
  • Tube feeding, jejunostomy in ESRD, technique and monitoring
4:50 PM

Restriction vs Liberalization with binders – Are potassium and phosphorus to be overrestricted?

Case-based discussion

Dr Satish Balan
Senior Consultant, Nephrology, KIMS Health, Thiruvananthapuram

Learning points
  • Weigh the risk of hyperkalemia/hyperphosphatemia against the risk of overrestriction and malnutrition.
  • Can we liberalize diet with binders for potassium/phosphorus- what are the available options and evidence?
  • Phosphorus to protein ratio
  • Practically, how to prescribe a phosphate binder in ESRD, and what is a phosphate binder equivalent dose?
Designing a personalised diet for a patient on hemodialysis
5:20 PM

Designing a South Indian Diet for a Patient on Hemodialysis

Didactic lecture

Ms Merina Elizabeth Alex
Assistant Manager Dietetics, The Madras Medical Mission, Chennai

Learning points
  • How to meet protein and energy targets while controlling potassium, phosphorus, sodium, and fluid intake with regionally familiar food items.
  • Attaining protein targets in a vegetarian diet.
  • Reading food labels for hidden phosphate additives and framing fluid and salt restriction advice in terms that patients can realistically sustain.
  • Practical methods for dietary restriction and formulation of a sustainable diet for ESRD patients.
6:00 PM

PG Quiz · 6–7 PM

Written, individual quiz for MD / DNB / DM / DrNB residents. Prizes to win. Register separately →

6:00 PM

Poster session

7:00 PM

Dinner

Registration

Three steps. Five minutes.

Pay first, then fill the form with your payment details.

Doctors

₹2,500

Nephrologists, physicians, and MD / DNB / DM / DrNB residents.

Allied health & students

₹1,500

Nurses, dialysis technicians, dietitians, and students of dialysis technology and dietetics.

1

Pay by UPI or bank transfer

Scan with any UPI app. Payee: Pondicherry Kidney Club.

UPI payment QR code for Pondicherry Kidney Club
pondi948913563@barodampay
2

Keep these ready

  • Payment screenshot or transaction ID
  • Nurses & technicians: ID card as PDF
  • Students: letter from your HOD or course director
3

Fill the form

A short Google Form. You'll need it done before you can submit an abstract.

Open registration form ↗

Residents: after this, register for the PG Quiz ↗

Stay: limited rooms on the JIPMER campus. Request accommodation ↗ CME credit: 3 hours (TNMC)
Call for abstracts

Poster Presentation

Interesting cases, case series, original work or research in progress on nutrition in dialysis.

Deadline 10 October Send yours by 10 October 2026.
  • Up to 350 words.
  • Structured: Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusion.
  • One image at most, JPEG or PNG.
  • Not previously published.
  • List the presenting author, co-authors and institute.
  • Register first. Only registered delegates can present.

Email your abstract to

jipmernephroupdate@gmail.com
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About us & Puducherry

See you in Puducherry.

Come for the CME, stay for the sea. Who we are, how to reach JIPMER, and what to see and eat.

Department of Nephrology, JIPMER

The Department of Nephrology at JIPMER, established in January 2010, is deeply committed to patient care, training and research. The department offers comprehensive and state-of-the-art patient care services, including Clinical Nephrology, Interventional Nephrology, Critical Care Nephrology, Dialysis, and Living and Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation. It provides structured training for Nephrology Trainees and Dialysis technology students.

The department's mission is to offer evidence-based, ethical, socially mindful patient care emphasising quality and safety, formulate innovations that will serve as a model for training in Nephrology, and engage in socially accountable original research relevant to regional and national health priorities.

Organising team

Organising ChairmanDr. Sreejith ParameswaranProfessor, Department of Nephrology, JIPMER
Organising Co-ChairpersonDr. Priyamvada P SProfessor and Head, Department of Nephrology, JIPMER
Organising SecretaryDr. Swathy RajuAssistant Professor, Department of Nephrology, JIPMER
Co-Organising SecretaryMrs. D. Uma SankariDietitian, Department of Dietetics, JIPMER
Organising CommitteeDr. Sabarinath SAssistant Professor, Department of Nephrology, JIPMER
Organising CommitteeDr. Karthikeyan MAssistant Professor, Department of Nephrology, JIPMER

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24–25 October.

Registration takes five minutes. Abstracts close on 10 October. Residents, don't miss the quiz.

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