About this event
- Date and time Mon 18 Nov 2024 from 10:00am to 3:30pm
- Location Online
- Organised by Food and Health
In an age where unending information is at everyone’s fingertips, and interest in diet and lifestyle has never been greater, the impact and reach of health and nutritional ‘misinformation’ is potentially huge. Thus, this topic should be of concern to all allied health professionals.
Join us for this educative and insightful one-day webinar, and hear from key experts in nutrition, dietetics and social media about high-profile examples of such misinformation, why people are vulnerable to it, and how it may impact our behaviour and health. Our experts will also consider where responsibility lies in countering such misinformation, how best to combat it, and where the public should look for reliable information. Participants will have ample opportunity to pose questions to our expert panel during the Q&A sessions throughout the day.
The meeting aims to provide participants with a clear understanding of the current research evidence and practices regarding posting online nutrition information and misinformation. Topics covered will enable clinicians and allied health professionals to be aware of the significant impact that nutritional misinformation can have on professionals and the public.
By attending the meeting, you will:
- Acquire critical knowledge of the evidence regarding the impact of online nutrition misinformation.
- Understand the policies and processes pertaining to online nutrition information.
- Gain greater awareness of the role influencers play in shaping the current discourses and culture.
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Tickets
Standard pricing available until 18 November 2024.
Member
| RSM Fellow | RSM Associate | RSM Trainee | RSM Retired Fellow | RSM Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £36.00 | £27.00 | £27.00 | £27.00 | £18.00 |
Non - Member
| Consultant / GP / SAS Doctors | AHP / Nurse / Midwife | Trainee | Nutritank Member | Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £66.00 | £50.00 | £50.00 | £36.00 | £33.00 |
Agenda
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Welcome and introduction
Dr Ally Jaffee, Food and Health Council Member, Royal Society of Medicine and Professor Greta Defeyter, Food and Health Council Member. Royal Society of Medicine
Keynote speakers
The psychology of online misinformation
Professor Sander van Der Linden, Professor of Social Psychology, University of Cambridge
The global perspective on nutrition misinformation
Professor Sumantra Ray, Founding Chair, Chief Scientist and Executive Director, NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health
Big Tech’s perspective on online health misinformation
Dr Vishaal Virani, Ex-NHS Doctor and Head of Health, YouTube UK & Ireland
Nutrition fads across the decades and how to spot a fad
Aisling Pigott, Dietitian
How to spot nutrition / health misinformation online
Dr Idrees Mughal
Panel A: Questions and answers
Chairs: Dr Ally Jaffee and Professor Greta Defeyter
Discussants: Professor Sander van Der Linden, Professor Sumantra (Shumone) Ray, Dr Vishaal Virani, Aisling Pigott and Dr Idrees Mughal
Lunch
Whose responsibility is nutrition education for the public?
Food industry nutritionist representative
Emily Prpa, Public Health Nutritionist and Science Manager, Yakult UK & Ireland
Media dietitian
Priya Tew, Dietitian, Author and TV Presenter
Media medic
Dr Ellie Cannon
Media nutritionist
Rhiannon Lambert, Nutritionist, Author and Leading Nutrition Media Spokesperson
Panel B: Question and answers
Chairs: Dr Ally Jaffee and Professor Greta Defeyter
Discussants: Emily Prpa, Priya Tew, Dr Ellie Cannon and Rhiannon Lambert
Whose responsibility is it for governance and regulation around credible online nutrition information?
Nutrition expert part of WHO Fides Programme
Aliya Porter, Registered Nutritionist, Porter Nutrition, WHO Fides member
Patient Information Forum (PIF) TICK director
Sophie Randall
British Dietitian Association Senior Representative and Board member
Lucy Diamond, Diabetes Specialist Dietitian, Clinical Director, Oviva and Director, The Board for the British Dietitian Association (BDA)
Association for Nutrition Senior Representative and Board member
Dr Glenys Jones, Nutrition Academic and Deputy Chief Executive, Association for Nutrition (AfN)
Panel C: Question and answers
Chairs: Dr Ally Jaffee and Professor Greta Defeyter
Discussants: Aliya Porter, Sophie Randall, Lucy Diamond and Dr Glenys Jones
Zooming in on nutrition misinformation case studies
Nutrition and ADHD
Dr Rachel Gow, Registered Nutritionist, Child Neuropsychologist specialising in ADHD and Nutritional Neuroscience
Title to be confirmed
Speaker to be confirmed
Continuous glucose monitor, glucose physiology and anti-glucose spike supplements
Dr Nicola Guess
Ultra-processed food
Nichola Ludlam-Raine
Panel D: Questions and answers
Chairs: Dr Ally Jaffee and Professor Greta Defeyter
Discussants: Dr Rachel Gow, Dr Nicola Guess and Nichola Ludlam-Raine
Comfort break
The lived experience of nutrition misinformation: The harms of the clean-eating trend and the harms of being a ‘nutrition and fitness’ influencer
Personal story
Lottie Cannon
Personal story
Rachel Evans
Panel E: Questions and answers
Chairs: Dr Ally Jaffee and Professor Greta Defeyter
Discussants: Lottie Cannon and Rachel Evans
Closing remarks
Dr Ally Jaffee, Professor Greta Defeyter and Dr Leigh Gibson
Location
Online
Registration for this webinar will close 1 hour prior to the start time. You will receive the webinar link 1 hour before the meeting. Late registrations will not be accepted.
Webinar recordings will be available for registered delegates up to 60 days after the live webinar, via Zoom. The link will be sent 24 hours after the webinar takes place.
This webinar will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels.