Programme (Click on a link to download the slides)
9.15 - 10.00 |
Registration |
10.00 - 10.05 |
Welcome and introduction from the morning Chair |
10.05 - 10.25 |
(tbc) |
10.25 - 10.30 |
Questions |
10.30 - 10.50 |
Weight management, treatment and prevention Sudhesh Kumar, Professor of Medicine, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick |
10.50 - 10.55 |
Questions |
10.55 - 11.20 |
Refreshment break |
11.20 - 11.40 |
Life before Counterweight – What was happening in England? Dr Nick Finer, Clinical Director, Wellcome Clinical Research Facility, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge |
11.40 - 11.45 |
Questions |
11.45 - 12.10 |
Summary findings from the Counterweight baseline audit Dr John Reckless, Consultant Physician, Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust |
12.10 - 12.15 |
Questions |
12.15 - 12.40 |
Primary care management of obesity – The Counterweight Project Hazel Ross, National Co-ordinator Counterweight Programme |
12.40 - 12.50 |
Questions and discussion from the morning session |
12.50 - 2.00 |
Lunch |
2.00 - 2.05 |
Opening comments from the afternoon Chair |
2.05 - 2.25 |
Treatment types Sarah Haynes, Weight Management Adviser, The Counterweight Project Qualitative findings Felicity Lyons, Weight Management Adviser, The Counterweight Project |
2.25 - 2.30 |
Questions |
2.30 - 2.55 |
Health economics Mr Paul Trueman, Director, York Health Economics Consortium |
2.55 - 3.00 |
Questions |
3.00 - 3.20 |
Fruit juice break |
3.20 - 3.50 |
Panel discussion and your opportunity to get all your burning questions answered Professor Iain Broom, Dr Nick Finer, Professor Sudhesh Kumar, Hazel Ross and Dr John Reckless |
3.50 - 4.00 |
The way forward - Future developments and progress on Counterweight Dr David Haslam, General Practitioner and Clinical Director, National Obesity Forum |
4.00 - 4.10 |
Questions, and closing comments from the Chair |
4.10pm |
Close |