Conference Programme

09.30       Registration and refreshments

10.00       Chair's Introduction: What is needed to support effective weight management activities in primary care?

Dr Paul Aveyard, University of Birmingham

10.30       Health professional led weight-loss interventions

Hazel Ross, Counterweight

11.00       Using Low or Very Low Calorie Diets in primary care

Professor Iain Broom, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

11.30       Clinical effectiveness and patient experiences of commercial weight loss groups for adult weight management

Dr Susan Jebb, MRC Human Nutrition Research, Cambridge

12.00       Panel Discussion

12.15       Lunch and posters

Afternoon session: Chair Dr Susan Jebb, MRC Human Nutrition Research, Cambridge

14.00       Community based interventions for obese children

Dr Wendy Robertson, University of Warwick

14.30       Clinical and cost effectiveness of physical activity interventions for weight management in primary care

Dr Colin Greaves, Peninsular Medical School, Exeter

15.00       Behavioural strategies to improve weight management outcomes in primary care

Dr Falko Sniehotta, University of Newcastle

15.30       Integrating primary care interventions into comprehensive care pathways

Carol Weir, Obesity Lead, Rotherham PCT

16.00       Close