SCIENTIFIC SEMINAR – ROLE OF NUTRITION IN CIRRHOSIS

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 Huu Hoang, MD. PhD. – Head of Gastroenterology Department, University Medical Center, Ho Chi Minh City; Duong Thi Kim Loan, MD. SL2. – Head of Nutrition Department, Thong Nhat Hospital. At the meeting, the attendants had got useful information from the presentations updated the Nutrition therapy from International Association Guidelines and studies on the role of BCAAs, especially BCAAs plus for cirrhosis patients.

 A/Prof. Bui Huu Hoang, MD. PhD. – Head of Gastroenterology Department, UMC, Ho Chi Minh City

Nguyen Van Huong, MD. SL2. – Director of Ba Ria Hospital, said that the seminar was held not only to exchange experiences and update knowledge, but also an opportunity for doctors to agree on nutritional intervention for cirrhosis patients with the best method.

                                       Nguyen Van Huong, MD. SL2. – Director of Ba Ria Hospital gave gifts to speakers & sponsor