Abstracts / Posters

12-month weight-loss outcomes for the Counterweight Low Energy Liquid Diet (LELD) and Weight-Loss Maintenance Programme, delivered in primary care.
Obes Facts 2012; 5(suppl 1): 196

The Counterweight 12 month Low Energy Liquid Diet (LELD) and Weight-Maintenance Programme: A comparison of outcomes by nurse and dietitian...
Obes Facts 2012; 5(suppl 1): 202

Effectiveness of the Counterweight Programme delivered in community pharmacies in Fife, Scotland.
Obes Facts 2012; 5(suppl 1): 200

A patient-centred approach to estimate total annual Healthcare Costs by BMI in the UK Counterweight Programme
Obesity Reviews 12 (Suppl 1) (2011) 105

Weight-loss maintenance is predicted by higher BMI and greater initial loss in the Counterweight Programme
Obesity Reviews 12 (Suppl 1) (2011) 221

Delivery of Low Energy Liquid Diets, by Counterweight, within routine UK primary care: a feasibility study
Obesity Reviews 12 (Suppl 1) (2011) 276-277

Delivery of weight management using the Counterweight Programme in NHS Fife, via general practice and community pharmacies
Scottish Public Health Conference, 12th November 2010

Cost Effectiveness of a Family Practice Based Weight Management intervention: The Counterweight Programme
Obes Facts 2(Suppl 2): OS1.6: 47 (2009)

Factors affecting engagement and loss to follow up in a weight management programme: The Counterweight Programme
Obes Facts 2(Suppl 2): PO.118: 238 (2009)

The Impact of Weight Change on the Use of CHD Prevention Medications: The Counterweight Programme
Circulation. 2006;114:II_882

Attributable Costs of overweight and obesity on UK general prescribing
The International Association for the Study of Obesity. Obesity Reviews. 2006 7 (Suppl 2). p78-79.

Final outcomes from an evidence-based weight management programme in UK primary care: The Counterweight Programme
The International Association for the Study of Obesity. Obesity Reviews. 2006 7 (Suppl 2). p78-79

Effectiveness of weight management interventions in UK primary care: the Counterweight Programme
The International Association for the Study of Obesity. Obesity Reviews. 2006 7 (Suppl 2). p78-79.

Factors affecting successful implementation of a weight management programme in UK primary care: the Counterweight programme
The International Association for the Study of Obesity.Obesity Reviews. 2006 7 (supp 2) p283

Patients experiences of a UK primary care weight management programme: the Counterweight programme.
Iinternational Association for the Study of Obesity. Obesity Reviews. 2006 7 (supp 2) p282.

Changes in weight screening following the introduction of a structured approach to weight management in UK primary care: the Counterweight programme
International Association for the Study of Obesity. Obesity Reviews. 2006 7 (supp 2) p276-277

The impact of a UK general practice weight management programme on prescribing costs: the Counterweight programme
Accepted for poster presentation at ICO, September 2006

Factors Affecting Completion Rates and Weight Loss in Primary Care in the UK: The Counterweight Programme
Obesity Reviews. 2005 6 (supp 1) p142

Optimal Consultation Rate to Maximise Weight Loss in Primary Care: The Counterweight Project
Obesity research Volume 12, October 2004 Supplements to the NAASO 2004 Annual meeting November 14 – 18, ref 166-p

Introduction of a structured approach to weight management in primary care
Obesity Reviews. 2004 Vol 5 Issue S1

Deprivation and early drop out from Counterweight weight management model
Obesity Reviews. 2004 Vol 5 Issue S1 34

The influence of body mass index on number of visits to general practitioners in the UK
Obesity Reviews. 2004 Vol 5 Issue S1 16

The impact of obesity on polypharmacy
Obesity Reviews. 2004 Vol 5 S1

A practice and patient orientated system of weight management in primary care, illustrating the effect of deprivation on outcomes
Accepted for oral presentation at Evidence, Policy, Practice. Public health research in Scotland 2004

Hypertension in UK primary care: Obese versus normal weight patients
Accepted for oral presentation at Heart UK Conference, July 2004

The efficacy of a nurse administered weight management programme in the UK
Accepted for oral presentation at the "IV International Nutrition and Dietetics Congress” 2003 Antalya

Review of initial treatment choices for weight management delivered by practice nurses in the UK: The Counterweight Primary care obesity initiative
Accepted for oral presentation at the “IV International Nutrition and Dietetics Congress” 2003 Antalya

A Primary Care Obesity Programme
Invited oral presentation at Association of obesity conference (ASO) 2003

How well are we achieving National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) clinical targets for diabetes?
Accepted by CVD Prevention VI, London, March 2003, but invited instead to do oral presentation on overall audit and intervention outcomes.

Knowledge, attitudes and confidence of general practitioners and practice nurses in lifestyle management
Accepted for poster presentation, Diabetes UK 2003

How well are we adhering to NICE guidelines for the clinical management of type 2 diabetes in the primary care setting
Accepted for poster presentation, Diabetes UK 2003

Does obesity, or simply its complications influence attendance patterns in primary care?
Accepted for poster presentation, Diabetes UK 2003

How are general practitioners (GPs) and practice nurses (PNs) currently managing obese patients?
Accepted for poster presentation, Diabetes UK 2003

How does the primary care team intend to manage the obesity epidemic in their high risk patients?
Accepted for poster presentation, Diabetes UK 2003

Weight/BMI screening and availability of patient education literature in general practice
Accepted for poster presentation, Diabetes UK 2003

The efficacy of a national primary care weight management programme
Poster at ECO 2003

Difference in disease prevalence between obese and normal weight individuals
Poster at ECO 2003

The impact of obesity on prescribing resources in primary care
Oral presentation at ECO 2003

Gender Differences in coronary risk factors: Community screening in obesity
Oral presentation by Felicity Lyons at International Congress on Obesity, Brazil 2002

Under-diagnosis of obesity and obesity-related co-morbidities for cardiovascular risk, in primary health care
Presented as poster at British Dietetic Association National Conference 2002

Underdiagnosis of obesity and obesity-related comorbidities for cardiovascular risk, in primary health care
Team poster presentation at European Congress of Obesity, Vienna 2001