Professor Sumantra Ray
Founding Chair and Executive Director, NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health
Please note this event has been postponed. The new time and date for this event is Thursday 19 November 2020 from 9:30am to 5:00pm. Please book your place here.
A 2015 study found that the cost of malnutrition in the UK was estimated to be £19.6 billion per year, accounting for about 30 per cent of hospital admissions and 35 per cent of care home admissions. Despite of this, many doctors are still unable to give comprehensive nutritional advice to their patients and help them understand the impact of food on their health.
It is now more important than ever to meet this education gap in the medical curricula and help medical students and trainees develop their skills and knowledge in nutrition education. Join us as experts shed light on the importance and effective provision of nutrition education for future doctors.
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Founding Chair and Executive Director, NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health
President Elect, RSM Oncology Section
Consultant Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Royal College of General Practitioners, Visiting Research Fellow, University of Surrey
Chair: Anthony Mander, President of the Forum of Food and Health
Eleanor Trelize, T-Year Graduate Entry Medicine Student, St George’s, University of London, Dr Catherine Tsang, Senior Lecturer Nutrition & Health, Academic Consultant (Productivity & Innovation Centre), Faculty of Health, Social Care & Medicine, Anthony Mander
Speaker TBC
Professor Sumantra Ray
Dr John Nichols, Royal College of General Practitioners, Visiting Research Fellow, University of Surrey
Professor Paola Dey, Public Health and Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk
Chair: Anthony Mander
Speaker TBC
Dr Phil J. Atherton, Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Centre of Excellence, Royal Derby Hospital, University of Nottingham
Professor Christopher Nutting, President Elect, Royal Society of Medicine, Oncology Section
Speaker TBC
Dr Pratima Singh, Consultant Psychiatrist, Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Chair: Anthony Mander
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