Our diets affect us in many different ways, from fuelling our growth to helping prevent disease and faster recovery from sickness, what we choose to eat & ways to eat correctly has a big impact on our lives.
SunMed Dietetics & Nutrition Services offers a comprehensive range of medical nutrition therapies, individual diet counselling, nutrition and lifestyle counseling, and preventive programmes that contributes towards a better health, wellbeing, productivity and lifestyle.
Our Service Philosophy (3E’s):
- At SunMed Dietetics & Nutrition Services, we ENCOURAGE our clients and patients to enjoy eating well for health, instead of telling them NOT to eat. We want all to eat right and eat well to improve the health status and maintain good health.
- We EMPOWER our clients to set personal and sensible nutrition goals and help them fit these goals into their work and family commitments.
- We provide EVIDENCE BASED nutrition information and advice. Our dietitians assess the client’s current diet, and apply the relevant scientific research evidence to translate the requirements into easy and practical dietary and lifestyle tips.
Our dietitians provide personalised, practical advice and supports to all in- and out-patients and the community in a professional environment. Our competent diet technicians assisted in monitoring in-patients’ meals especially those on a therapeutic diet by ensuring nutritional therapy is carried out before diet intervention by dieticians is required.
We offer the following services:
One-to-One Consultation
- Personalised nutrition assessment
- Individualised diet therapy and intervention
- Monitoring and evaluation of goal settings
- Follow-up
Nutrition and diet therapy in the ward
- Nutritional risk screening
- Individualised meal plan for the critically-ill, elderly and patients with special needs
- Tube feeding and parenteral nutrition support
- Nutrition and diet planning for home care
Community Service
- Healthy eating education at the workplace
- Weight management programme at the workplace-LEAN (short link to LEAN)
- School weight management programme
- School healthy eating education
- Healthy canteen campaign
- Diet and nutritional health talks (small and large group)
- Staff health and nutrition screening programme
- Nutrition workshop on the management of chronic diseases
Group education/ workshop for special needs
- Promote group synergy to achieve goals
- Support group for clients and their family members
Menu Planning and Consultation
We provide professional menu analysis and planning for hotels, child care centres, nursing homes, school and workplace canteens, and restaurants.
We also conduct in-house training for chefs and cooks who cater for guests with special dietary needs.
Education
- Food and nutrition courses for food service providers
- Dietetics and nutrition student placement
We also carry a wide range of special medical nutrition formular.
LEAN Club (Life-changing Education through Activity and Nutrition) offers a structured weight management programme for kids, teenagers and adults. The LEAN approach provides nutrition, exercise and behavioural modification therapy that helps you achieve and maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle for life.
For more details, please go to LEAN Club website or LEAN Club Facebook.
Lau Wai Hong (Celeste)
Senior Manager, Dietetics
MD Nutrition & Dietetics, AUS
BSc (Hons) Nutrition, UKM
Registered dietitian
MAHPC(DTN)01053
Celeste Lau received her credential in BSc. (Hons) Degree in Nutrition from UKM and further pursues her Master in Dietetics & Nutrition from Flinders University of South Australia.
She is a member of Malaysian Dietitians’ Association. She is currently appointed as MDA Allied Health Act Advisory Committee 2020-2022. She is one of the committee members in Medical Nutrition Guidelines for Cancer in Adults, Malaysia.
She conducts talks, workshops and weight management program to public and corporate, she also conducted talks to doctors, nurses and other allied health professionals. Besides writing journals to some health magazines and newspapers, she also being interviewed by radio and TV stations on health related issues. She is currently the head of department in Dietetics & Nutrition Services, Sunway Medical Centre.
Despite management works, her special interest is in children’s health and nutrition in chronic diseases.
Tan Jie Sin (Jessie)
Assistant Manager, Dietetics
BSc (Hons) Dietetics, UPM
Registered dietitian
MAHPC(DTN)00809
Tan Jie Sin received her credential in Bachelor of Science Degree in Dietetics from University Putra Malaysia. She is currently an active member of Malaysian Dietitians’ Association (MDA).
Jie Sin started her career as a clinical dietitian in a government hospital in Klang. She then joined a private hospital in Klang Valley prior joining Sunway Medical Centre, working across different disciplines.
She is a practicing dietitian who involves in providing diet counselling, medical nutrition therapy and nutrition support for patients with different diseases.
She conducts health talks to corporate and public, executes educational programs for food services staffs and nurses. She also involved in writing health e-newsletter.
She has strong interests in managing patients in cancer, obesity and cardiac disease.
Tia Yu En
Dietitian, Dietetics
BSc (Hons) Dietetics with Nutrition, IMU
Registered dietitian
MAHPC(DTN)00812
Tia Yu En received her credential in Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree in Dietetics with Nutrition from International Medical University. She is currently an active member of the Malaysian Dietitians’ Association (MDA).
Currently, as a clinical dietitian at Sunway Medical Centre, she provides diet counselling and nutrition education. This includes intervention for patients with weight problem, diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, cancer or patients require nutrition support such as enteral and parenteral nutrition for Peads and Adults.
Her special interest includes medical nutrition therapy for patients with critical and chronic diseases especially in kidney disease and cancer care.
Bee Swen Yeen
Dietitian, Dietetics
BSc (Hons) Dietetics with Nutrition, IMU
Registered dietitian
MAHPC(DTN)00813
Bee Swen Yeen graduated from International Medical University with a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics with Nutrition. She had completed a research on haemodialysis patient who were at risk of malnutrition which subsequently stirred up her interest in chronic kidney disease and dialysis patients. She is an active member of Malaysia Dietitians’ Association (MDA).
“In seeking solution for illness, both medical treatment and nutrition care share a common goal which is to conquer illnesses”. Holding on to this belief, she is serving the various needs of patients' nutritional requirements such as oral and tube feeding plus parenteral nutrition across all categories of patient, either as in- or outpatient. Equally important is the nutritional counselling for patients who are constantly seeking to improve their health.
She has special interest in diabetes, chronic kidney disease and critically ill patients.
Mashitah Sha An Ali
Dietitian, Dietetics
Bachelor of Dietetics (Hons) , UKM
Registered dietitian
MAHPC(DTN)00818
Mashitah received her credential in Bachelor of Dietetics from University Kebangsaan Malaysia. She is currently a member of the Malaysian Dietitians’ Association (MDA).
She started her career as a foodservice dietitian at a government hospital at Kuala Lumpur where she involves in menu planning and monitoring food quality. She also involves in providing training to F&B staffs to improve their understanding on diet at hospital. She is passionate in promoting healthy lifestyle and by providing practical advice about food and nutrition.
As a clinical dietitian at Sunway Medical Centre now she is providing diet counselling, nutrition education and managing nutrition care for patients with critical illnesses, heart problems, geriatric care and cancer which are the area of her interest in clinical care.
Shirley Seah Szu Ying
Dietitian, Dietetics
PhD in Paediatrics, UKM, Master of Nutrition & Dietetics, University of Sydney, Australia, BSc Food Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
Registered dietitian
MAHPC(DTN)01218
Dr. Shirley received her Masters of Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Sydney in Australia. Thereafter, she obtained her PhD in Pediatrics from UKM, Malaysia, whereby she specialises in nutrition in preterm infants. She is also a member of Malaysian Dietitians’ Association.
Dr. Shirley has conducted clinical trials involving preterm infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). She has published in peer-reviewed journals and presented key findings from her clinical research at international and national scientific meetings. She is also the creator of the NUTRI-CAL NEONATAL, a digital growth tracking and energy nutrient calculator that assists health care professionals in their nutrition management of very low birth weight preterm infants in the NICU.
Dr. Shirley’s key interests are in neonatal nutrition, paediatrics nutrition and food allergies with food intolerances. She uses evidence based clinical practices to promote better health outcomes among neonates and children.
Low Siao Jou
Dietitian
Dietitian
Registered dietitian
MAHPC(DTN)01114
Low Siao Jou graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). She is an active member of the Malaysian Dietitians' Association (MDA).
Prior to joining Sunway Medical Centre, she was responsible for event management, corporate connections and marketing within the supplement and health industry. This experience provided her with a strong foundation in customer relations, marketing strategies, and the latest trends in community health, particularly related to nutrition and supplements.
She is dedicated to providing personalised nutrition interventions to improve patient outcomes and promote long-term health. Her area of interests is managing patients in chronic diseases.
Lim Wei En
Dietitian
Bachelor of Dietetics (Hons) , UPM
Registered dietitian
MAHPC(DTN)01422
Lim Wei En received her credential in Bachelor of Science Degree in Dietetics from University Putra Malaysia. She is currently an active member of Malaysian Dietitians’ Association (MDA).
In her present role as Dietitian in Sunway Medical Centre, she is working closely with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals to manage medical and post-surgical patients which involve enteral and parenteral nutrition support. She also provides diet counselling and nutrition education for patients with diabetes, heart disease, cancer, kidney and hepatobiliary disease.
With a strong passion for dietetics and patient care, Wei En believes that each meal is not just about food; but a source of hope, empowerment and the restoration of dignity.
She has special interest in paediatric nutrition, cancer care and critically ill.
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Operation Hours:
Monday – Friday: 8.30am – 5.30pm
Saturday: 8.30am – 1.00pm
Location:
5th Floor, Tower A
