Bhubaneswar, Oct. 7: The importance of nutrition and issues concerning dietary
management was the focus of the second day-long SUM Ultimate National Nutrition
Orientation (SUNNO 2.0) program organised at the Sum Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) here on
Saturday.
The academic program featured nine different speakers from across the country who
addressed various subjects.
Dr. Swetapadma Dash, Chief Executive Officer of SUMUM, who inaugurated the event,
emphasized the critical role of nutrition in healthcare. “This year’s theme, ‘Clinical Nutrition in
Action’, underscores how vital nutrition is to healing and recovery. Identifying nutritional
imbalances, especially in critically ill patients, helps us prevent complications and improve
patient outcomes,” she said.
“The potential in this field is vast from personalized nutrition plans to breakthrough
research,” she said underlining the need for taking up research topics and organizing clinical
updates every quarter.
Echoing the sentiment, SOA Founder President Prof. (Dr.) Manojranjan Nayak said
empowering healthcare professionals with the latest knowledge about nutrition was vital for
delivering exceptional patient care. “SUNNO 2.0 is a significant step towards achieving that
goal,” he said.
Brig. (Dr.) Biraj Mohan Mishra, SUMUM’s Chief of Medical Services, Dr. Srikant Kumar
Dhar, Senior Consultant in the Department of Medicine and Academic Advisor of SUNNO and
Ms. Sushri Sangeeta Jena, its Organising Secretary also spoke.
Brig. (Dr.) Mishra praised the enthusiastic participation of the fraternity of dietetics in
Odisha and acknowledged the hospital’s dietetics team for its invaluable support in patient
treatment.
Dr. Dhar said updates covering every age group, from pediatrics to geriatrics with focus
on specific organs, had been planned to raise awareness to benefit the society. Ms. Jena
mentioned that it had been proposed to hold an international conference in the future.
The speakers included Dr. Alok Kanungo, Chairman and Managing Director of KIDS
Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Dr. Radha Reddy Chadda, Lead Clinical Dietitian at AIG Hospitals,
Hyderabad, Dr. Sashikanta Mishra, former Chief Medical Officer and Head of Department of
Pediatrics at Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Dr. Subhendu Narayan Mishra, Professor in the
PG Department of Psychiatry in IMS and SUM Hospital, Dr. Purna Chandra Das, Consultant,
Geriatric Medicine, SUMUM, Dr. Shweta Parida, Assistant Professor, KIMS and Dr. Alisha
Choudhury of Critical Care Medicine.
