The liver is considered as a “factory” for processing, synthesizing, storing nutrients and detoxifying, to maintain all life activities of the body. Nutrients (carbohydrate, protein, fat, minerals or vitamins) from food after being digested and absorbed into the blood will be transferred to the liver to be “processed”, reserved and eliminated. Besides, the liver also Read More
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With the desire to raise awareness about Nutrition for patients before and after surgery, thereby contributing to reducing postoperative complications and shortening hospital stay, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Thong Nhat Hospital and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Vietnam have organized periodic patient club activities to bring useful knowledge to attendees. Patient club activity at Gastrointestinal Surgery Dept., Thong Read More
On May 14th, 2022, Otsuka Vietnam JSC cooperated with the Ho Chi Minh City society of parenteral and Enteral nutrition (HoSPEN) to organize a scientific seminar program “Nutritional therapy in chronic cirrhosis liver” : BCAA or BCAA+”. The program had the participation of medical staffs working in the field of Gastroenterology and Nutrition from hospitals Read More
On June 11th, 2022, the Ho Chi Minh City Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (HoSPEN) held the 14th Scientific Conference with the topic: “Malnutrition and obesity in clinical practice: challenges and solutions”. The conference was attended by 400 doctors and health care professionals nationwide. Otsuka Vietnam is honored to be a gold sponsor for Read More
On July 7th, 2022, Otsuka Vietnam and Ba Ria Hospital held a seminar “Role of nutrition in cirrhosis” to update the Nutrition knowledge in the treatment of cirrhosis patients for doctors at Ba Ria hospital and other hospitals in Ba Ria – Vung Tau province. The seminar is honored with the participation of A/Prof. Bui Read More
On May 19th, 2022, the Vietnam Dialysis Association cooperates with the Department of Nephrology – Dialysis at 103 Military Hospital to organize the scientific seminar: “Comprehensive dialysis patient care – Role of nursing and nutrition”. There are about 500 participants who are doctors, nurses working in the field of Kidney – Dialysis nationwide in both Read More
On January 6th, 2022, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Vietnam Joint Stock Company and Ho Chi Minh City Association for The study of Liver disease (HASLD) organized an expert meeting with the theme “Diagnosis and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy”. The chairman was A/Prof. Bui Huu Hoang MD. PhD – Vice President of HASLD. The meeting included two parts: Read More
On December 25th, 2021, the Ho Chi Minh City Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (HoSPEN) held the scientific conference with the theme “Nutrition in COVID-19 treatment & underlying disease“. Facing the complicated situation of COVID-19 pandemic, this conference was held offline in Ho Chi Minh with about 250 attendees and online for other health Read More
On December 18th, 2021, the Vietnamese Society for Parenteral Enteral Nutrion (VietSPEN) held the first national scientific conference – VietSPEN 2021 with the theme “Enhance nutrition practice in surgery and resuscitation” in Da Nang city. The conference was organized by the permission of the Ministry of Health, the People’s Committee, the Service of Health, the Read More
On December 4th, The Ho Chi Minh Society of Dialysis Therapies (HSDT) organized an online scientific congress with the topic: “Updated guidelines on nutritional treatment for patients with renal diseases & the effectiveness of IDPN”. The congress, in cooperation with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Vietnam JSC, has attracted nearly 200 participants whose are healthcare professional in the Read More