INTERNATIONAL PEDIATRIC
HOSPITAL PROGRAM

& TRAIN THE TRAINER

1 - 2 AUGUST 2026

GRAND BALLROOM 1, LEVEL 6 HILTON SINGAPORE ORCHARD

ADVANCE THE FUTURE OF PEDIATRIC NUTRITION CARE

Advance the future of pediatric nutrition care. Join a focused scientific program in Singapore, bringing together leading pediatric healthcare professionals to explore the evolving role of nutrition in early childhood growth, cognition, immune & tolerance support, and outcomes for vulnerable children.
Through expert-led sessions and practical learning discussions, participants will gain evidence-based insights, clinical perspectives, and shareable frameworks. These tools will help strengthen care and support better outcomes in their own pediatric practice—as well as empower them to train others to elevate patient care across the board.

AGENDA

DAY 1 1 AUGUST
DAY 2 2 AUGUST

DAY 1 | 1ST AUGUST

DAY 2 | 2ND AUGUST

TIME

TOPIC

09:00AM
Welcome & Introduction
A/Prof Marion Aw
09:10AM
Mealtime Mastery – Understanding Feeding Development in Children to Prevent Malnutrition
Ms. Jocelyn Tan
Ms. Ng Siau Hwei
10:10AM
Q&A
Ms. Jocelyn Tan
Ms. Ng Siau Hwei
A/Prof Marion Aw
10:30AM
TEA BREAK
11:00AM
Best Practices in Assessing Growth & Nutrition in Children
A/Prof Marion Aw
11:40AM
Approach to Assessment and Management of Malnutrition and Common Feeding Concerns
Dr. Tammy Lim
Ms. Wong Chui Ying
12:40PM
Q&A
Dr. Tammy Lim
Ms. Wong Chui Ying
A/Prof Marion Aw
01:00PM
LUNCH BREAK
02:00PM
Guest Speaker Sharing - Hospital Malnutrition Assessment and Management
Professor Sanja Kolaček
02:40PM
Nutritional Management of Common GI Complaints in Infants
A/Prof Marion Aw
03:10PM
Interdisciplinary Management of Children with Feeding Difficulties
Dr. Tan Li Nien Michelle
Ms. Jocelyn Tan
03:40PM
Q&A
Dr. Tan Li Nien Michelle
Ms. Jocelyn Tan
A/Prof Marion Aw
04:00PM
Wrap Up and End
A/Prof Marion Aw
06:30PM
Group Dinner at Estate,
Hilton Singapore Orchard
09:00AM
Welcome
Dr. Jose Rodolfo V. Dimaano Jr.
09:10AM
Panel: New Trends in Children Nutrition and Health Management in the Digital Era
Professor Sanja Kolaček
A/Prof Marion Aw
Dr. Amy Reichelt
Dr. Rahul Nagpal
Dr. Felizardo Gatcheco
09:50AM
Global View on Malnutrition Management and International Guidelines
Professor Sanja Kolaček
10:20AM
Malnutrition Risk Factors and Management of Children at Risk
A/Prof Marion Aw
10:50AM
Q&A
Dr. Jose Rodolfo V. Dimaano Jr.
11:00AM
TEA BREAK
11:10AM
Going Beyond Anthropometrics: New Evidence to Promote Quality Growth in At-Risk Children
Dr. Mandy YL Ow
11:40AM
Nurturing the Growing Brain: The Synergistic Role of Nutrition and Stimulation in Early Cognitive Development
Dr. Amy Reichelt
12:10PM
LUNCH BREAK
01:10PM
Microbiome Foundations in Infancy: Unlocking the Power of HMOs for Gut, Immune & Brain Health
Dr. Ooi Pei Ling
01:40PM
Latest Evidence on the Role of 5‑HMOs for Immunity and Cognition
Dr. Elizabeth J. Reverri
02:10PM
Measurement Demonstration and Clinical Application – Growth and Food Diversity
Dr. Felizardo Gatcheco
02:40PM
Oral Presentation: Indonesia 2026 New Publication on Malnutrition Management
Dr. dr. I Gusti Lanang Sidiartha
03:10PM
Q&A
Dr. Jose Rodolfo V. Dimaano Jr.
03:30PM
Closing
Dr. Jose Rodolfo V. Dimaano Jr.

MEET THE SPEAKERS

A/PROF MARION AW

MMED (PAEDIATRICS), MRCPCH (UK), FAMS (SINGAPORE)

Head and Senior Consultant, Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition, Hepatology and Liver Transplantation, Department of Paediatrics, Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital

PROFESSOR SANJA KOLAČEK

MD, MSC, PHD

Professor of Paediatrics, Zagreb University Medical School; Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Children's Hospital Zagreb, Croatia

DR. TAN LI NIEN
MICHELLE

Senior Consultant, Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition, Hepatology and Liver Transplantation, Department of Paediatrics, Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital

DR. TAMMY LIM

Consultant, Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition, Hepatology and Liver Transplantation, Department of Paediatrics, Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital

MS. NG SIAU HWEI

Head and Senior Principal Psychologist, Division of Paediatric Psychological Services, Department of Paediatrics, KTP-NUCMI, National University Hospital

MS. WONG CHUI YING

Principal Dietitian, Department of Dietetics, National University Hospital

MS. JOCELYN TAN

Senior Speech Therapist, Department of Rehabilitation, National University Hospital

DR. JOSE RODOLFO V. DIMAANO JR.

MD

Area Medical Director, Pacific Asia, Abbott

PROFESSOR SANJA KOLAČEK

MD, MSC, PHD

Professor of Paediatrics, Zagreb University Medical School; Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Children's Hospital Zagreb, Croatia

A/PROF MARION AW

MMED (PAEDIATRICS), MRCPCH (UK), FAMS (SINGAPORE)

Head and Senior Consultant, Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition, Hepatology and Liver Transplantation, Department of Paediatrics, Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital

DR. AMY REICHELT

PHD, CPSYCHOL, RP(Q)

Neuroscientist and Nutritional Neurobiology Expert

DR. RAHUL NAGPAL

MBBS DCH MD MAMS (AUSTRIA)

Principal Director and Head of Paediatrics and Neonatology, Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi

DR. FELIZARDO N. GATCHECO

MD, MSC, FPPS, FPSPGHAN

Pediatric Gastroenterologist and Clinical Epidemiologist; Fellow and Chair, Committee on Research, Philippine Pediatric Society; Consultant at the Manila Central University Hospital

DR. MANDY YL OW

PHD, BPHARM

Senior Clinical Scientist, Abbott Nutrition Research & Development, Asia-Pacific Centre

DR. OOI PEI LING

MBBS, MRCPCH (UK), M.MED (PAED), FAMS

Senior Consultant Paediatrician and Paediatric Rheumatologist practicing at International Child and Adolescent Clinic, Mount Alvernia and Gleneagles Hospitals

DR. ELIZABETH J. REVERRI

PHD, MS, RD, FAND

Senior Research Scientist, Nutrition Science & Innovation, Abbott

DR. DR. I GUSTI LANANG SIDIARTHA

SP.A, SUBSP.NPM(K)

Consultant in Pediatric Nutrition and Metabolic Disease

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A/PROF MARION AW

MMED (PAEDIATRICS), MRCPCH (UK), FAMS (SINGAPORE)

Head and Senior Consultant, Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition, Hepatology and Liver Transplantation, Department of Paediatrics, Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital.

A/Prof Marion Aw is Head of the Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition, Hepatology and Liver Transplantation at the Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital. She has an interest in nutrition and feeding issues in children and is the clinical lead for the Interdisciplinary Feeding and Nutrition clinic at NUH. She currently serves on the Nutrition Subcommittee for the Asia-Pacific Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (APSPGHAN), is a member of the APSPGHAN Council and the secretary general of its executive committee.

PROFESSOR SANJA KOLAČEK

MD, MSC, PHD

Professor of Paediatrics, Zagreb University Medical School; Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Children's Hospital Zagreb, Croatia.

Prof. Kolaček is the ESPGHAN Past President, and former ESPGHAN Committee of Nutrition member, and is/was also serving in different ruling and educational bodies of the ECCO, ESPEN, UEG, and in various Croatian medical associations. Currently, she is one of nine members of the Board of Directors of BioMed Alliance – the umbrella association covering 36 medical societies.

Her editorial activities include being Associate Editor of the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (JPGN), and membership in the Advisory Board of the Journal of Crohn's and Colitis. Professor Kolaček published more than 300 papers in peer-reviewed journals; more than 180 cited in PubMed and wrote numerous chapters in Croatian and international editions. She has been ranked among the top 2% of the world’s most cited scientists (Stanford University).

Her main clinical interests include chronic enteropathies and chronic intestinal failure, clinical nutrition and nutrition of healthy infants, while her present research activities include IBD, Coeliac disease, Probiotics, and Disease-related malnutrition.

DR. TAN LI NIEN MICHELLE

Senior Consultant, Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition, Hepatology and Liver Transplantation, Department of Paediatrics, Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital.

Dr. Michelle Tan is a senior consultant in the division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutrition and Liver Transplantation team.  In addition to general paediatric gastrointestinal diseases, Dr. Tan’s interests are in childhood nutrition, gut motility, gastro-esophageal reflux disease and feeding difficulties in children. She is part of the multidisciplinary team running the Feeding Clinic and Aerodigestive Clinic in NUH. She is also active in education and is a member of the paediatric residency core faculty programme.

DR. TAMMY LIM

Consultant, Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition, Hepatology and Liver Transplantation, Department of Paediatrics, Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital.

Dr. Tammy Lim is a senior consultant at the Child Development Unit, as well as, the Division  Of  Paediatric  Gastroenterology,  Nutrition,  Hepatology  and  Liver Transplantation, at the Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital. Dr Lim is a member of the Interdisciplinary Paediatric Feeding and Nutrition Team which sees children with feeding and swallowing problems. She is passionate about helping families of children with feeding difficulties, particularly children on the autism spectrum.

MS. NG SIAU HWEI

Head and Senior Principal Psychologist, Division of Paediatric Psychological Services, Department of Paediatrics, KTP-NUCMI, National University Hospital

Ng Siau Hwei is Senior Principal Psychologist and Head of Paediatric Psychology at the Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children’s Medical Institute, National University Hospital.  She is adjunct senior lecturer for the clinical psychology programmes at the National University of Singapore and James Cook University Singapore. A clinical psychologist by training, Siau Hwei works with a diverse group of children and adolescents with mental health, chronic illness and developmental needs and has special interest in feeding-related issues in young children.

MS. WONG CHUI YING

Principal Dietitian, Department of Dietetics, National University Hospital.

Wong Chui Ying is a Principal Paediatric Dietitian at the National University Hospital where she has dedicated the past 18 years to advancing the nutritional care of children and supporting families in managing complex health conditions. She holds a degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Kebangsaan Malaysia. Her specialty interests include paediatric feeding and nutrition, paediatric renal nutrition and nutritional management of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease.

MS. JOCELYN TAN

Senior Speech Therapist, Department of Rehabilitation, National University Hospital.

Jocelyn Tan is a Senior Speech-language Therapist at the National University Hospital. Jocelyn has an avid interest in working with children with dysphagia and feeding difficulties. She has experience working with children in the paediatric and neonatal intensive care units, patients with tracheostomy and those who require instrumental swallowing studies such as Videofluoroscopy Swallow study (VFS) and Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES). Jocelyn enjoys working and collaborating in a multi-disciplinary setting with the doctors, nurses, dietitians, and other professionals, to ensure the needs of patients and their families are met in a holistic manner.

DR. JOSE RODOLFO V. DIMAANO JR.

MD

Area Medical Director, Pacific Asia, Abbott.

Dr. Dimaano leads the medical affairs team who provides technical and scientific support to the nutrition business and facilitates engagements with healthcare professionals and customers across Pacific-Asia.

Dr. Dimaano is also a member of Philippine College of Pharmaceutical Medicine, has more than 20 years’ experience working in the field of public health, pharmaceutical medicine, and food and nutrition, spanning government, academic and industry settings.

He served the Philippine public health system through his participation in health education initiatives. He was part of the team that implemented the food fortification program under the Early Childhood Development Project of the Department of Health to address micronutrient deficiencies in Filipino children.

Dr. Dimaano was a contributing writer and editor for modules developed for the University of the Philippines College of Public Health (Health Emergency Management) and the Institute of Human Genetics (Newborn Screening Program) of the National Institutes of Health. He has written and contributed articles on health and nutrition in medical and trade publications. He is a fellow of the Philippine College of Pharmaceutical Medicine and served as its board member for more than 10 years.

PROFESSOR SANJA KOLAČEK

MD, MSC, PHD

Professor of Paediatrics, Zagreb University Medical School; Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Children's Hospital Zagreb, Croatia.

Prof. Kolaček is the ESPGHAN Past President, and former ESPGHAN Committee of Nutrition member, and is/was also serving in different ruling and educational bodies of the ECCO, ESPEN, UEG, and in various Croatian medical associations. Currently, she is one of nine members of the Board of Directors of BioMed Alliance – the umbrella association covering 36 medical societies.

Her editorial activities include being Associate Editor of the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (JPGN), and membership in the Advisory Board of the Journal of Crohn's and Colitis. Professor Kolaček published more than 300 papers in peer-reviewed journals; more than 180 cited in PubMed and wrote numerous chapters in Croatian and international editions. She has been ranked among the top 2% of the world’s most cited scientists (Stanford University).

Her main clinical interests include chronic enteropathies and chronic intestinal failure, clinical nutrition and nutrition of healthy infants, while her present research activities include IBD, Coeliac disease, Probiotics, and Disease-related malnutrition.

DR. AMY REICHELT

PHD, CPSYCHOL, RP(Q)

Neuroscientist and Nutritional Neurobiology Expert.

Dr. Amy Reichelt is a neuroscientist and nutritional neurobiology expert with over 15 years of experience spanning academia, biotechnology, and clinical translation. She holds a PhD in Behavioural Neuroscience from Cardiff University, UK and has held academic appointments in Australia and Canada. Dr. Reichelt has authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications, secured multiple nationally competitive research grants, and delivered a widely viewed TEDx talk on brain health and nutrition in youth. A passionate science communicator and ambassador for healthy eating across the lifespan, she translates complex neuroscience into accessible, evidence-based guidance.  Her research advances understanding of how nutrition, metabolism, and neural circuits shape cognition, mental health, and neurodevelopment. She has led biomarker discovery programs and advises biotech and pharmaceutical companies on CNS and metabolic strategy.

DR. RAHUL NAGPAL

MBBS DCH MD MAMS (AUSTRIA)

Principal Director and Head of Paediatrics and Neonatology, Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi.

Past affiliations: Max Super Specialty Hospital, Saket New Delhi (2008-2013), HOD (Paediatrics) at Max Hospital.

Worked in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Delhi; Batra Hospital Delhi; Medical College, Rohtak, Holy Angels Hospital Delhi Career spanning more than three and a half decades he has been associated with above prominent hospitals in clinical practice.Teacher and guide for post graduate students DNB paediatrics and NNF fellowship.

More than 20 publications which are mostly in International Journals, Won numerous awards at various levels; few are; Award of excellence-IMA,  Delhi branch, Award of excellence-Delhi doctors’ association & LRS institute of tuberculosis respiratory diseases. Excellence award from Max Healthcare. Excellence in Paediatrics. Award from IAP Delhi. Recognition certificate from Boston Medical School in sphere of Advanced Nutrition.

Member IAP IMA ISCC FCCP NNF MAMS
Attended and Participated Prominent European / American / South Asian Conferences as Faculty.

DR. FELIZARDO N. GATCHECO

MD, MSC, FPPS, FPSPGHAN

Pediatric Gastroenterologist and Clinical Epidemiologist; Fellow and Chair, Committee on Research, Philippine Pediatric Society; Consultant at the Manila Central University Hospital

Dr. Felizardo N. Gatcheco is a distinguished pediatric gastroenterologist with extensive expertise in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, nutrition, and clinical research. He earned his medical degree from the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, completed his pediatric residency at Manila Doctors Hospital, and pursued fellowship training in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Applied Nutrition at the University of the Philippines–Philippine General Hospital.

He also holds a Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology from the UP College of Medicine. Dr. Gatcheco is a Fellow and Chair of the Committee on Research of the Philippine Pediatric Society and a Past President of the Philippine Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. He serves as consultant at several tertiary hospitals and is actively involved in regional and international pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition organizations.

DR. MANDY YL OW

PHD, BPHARM

Senior Clinical Scientist, Abbott Nutrition Research & Development, Asia-Pacific Centre.

Dr. Mandy Ow specializes in clinical research on oral nutritional supplementation, focusing on undernourished children and in individuals with diabetes. At Abbott Nutrition and in her previous role at Suntory Beverage and Food Asia, Mandy leads the generation of clinical evidence across various study types, including clinical trials, meta-analyses, and retrospective analyses of cohort studies, providing scientific direction from protocol design through to publication.

Mandy holds a PhD in Health Economics and Outcomes Research and a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from the National University of Singapore (NUS). Before joining the industry, she held technical positions in the public sector and academia, conducting scientific evaluations as a Regulatory Specialist at the Health Sciences Authority (Singapore) and leading research projects as an Instructor at the Duke-NUS Medical School Centre of Regulatory Excellence (CoRE).

DR. OOI PEI LING

MBBS, MRCPCH (UK), M.MED (PAED), FAMS

Senior Consultant Paediatrician and Paediatric Rheumatologist practicing at International Child and Adolescent Clinic, Mount Alvernia and Gleneagles Hospitals.

Dr. Ooi Pei Ling is a Senior Consultant Paediatrician and Paediatric Rheumatologist practising at International Child and Adolescent Clinic, Mount Alvernia Hospital and Gleneagles Hospital. She is also a Visiting Consultant at National University Hospital.

She has extensive experience caring for patients across the paediatric age spectrum, from newborns to young adults. Her general paediatric practice includes the assessment of neonatal and infant feeding concerns, growth, nutrition, gastrointestinal symptoms, infections and immune development during early childhood.

As a paediatric rheumatologist, Dr. Pei Ling manages children and young people with complex immune-mediated and inflammatory conditions. This has given her a particular interest in the development and regulation of the immune system, the influence of early-life exposures, and the relationship between nutrition, the intestinal microbiome and longer-term health.

Her combined experience in general paediatrics and paediatric rheumatology provides a broad clinical perspective on how early nutrition, mode of delivery, feeding practices, infections and antibiotic exposure may influence the developing gut microbiome, immune function and neurodevelopment.

DR. ELIZABETH J. REVERRI

PHD, MS, RD, FAND

Senior Research Scientist, Nutrition Science & Innovation, Abbott.

Elizabeth Reverri (Beth) is a Senior Research Scientist at Abbott, where she has worked in the Nutrition Science & Innovation group since 2017. Her research focuses on infant and toddler nutrition, with particular expertise in human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) and their role in early-life health.

She has authored and presented nutrition research at international scientific meetings. Beth has held leadership roles within the American Society for Nutrition and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and is recognized for her contributions to the field through multiple honors, including an Abbott President’s Award. In 2025, she was named a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

She is also deeply committed to mentorship and has guided numerous students in nutrition science and dietetics. Prior to joining Abbott, Beth had worked as a Nutrition Instructor, Postdoctoral Researcher, and Registered Dietitian providing clinical care to adult and pediatric populations.

Beth earned her PhD in Nutritional Biology and a minor in Endocrinology from the University of California, Davis. She completed her Dietetic Internship, a MS in Clinical Nutrition, and a BS in Dietetics from Boston University. Ultimately, she aspires that her work in the nutrition field will contribute to the nutrition education of healthcare professionals and consumers.

DR. DR. I GUSTI LANANG SIDIARTHA

SP.A, SUBSP.NPM(K)

Consultant in Pediatric Nutrition and Metabolic Disease.

Dr. I Gusti Lanang Sidiartha is a Consultant in Pediatric Nutrition and Metabolic Disease with extensive experience in pediatric care, including pediatric emergency medicine and neonatal services. He has been actively engaged in clinical practice, medical education, research, and community outreach, and is a frequent speaker at local, national, and international scientific conferences. Dr. Gusti Lanang graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University – Prof. Dr. I.G.N.G. Ngoerah Hospital, and has dedicated his career to advancing child health, nutrition, and metabolic disease management.