7 June 2021 at 12:00-1:00pm (Canberra/Sydney/Melbourne time)
This webinar is brought to you by the Health Behaviour & Weight Management Interest Group (2021).
This webinar will be delivered by Dr. Nick Fuller, a globally recognised obesity expert from the University of Sydney and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
Patient referrals for weight management are common. However, long-term weight loss success is challenging. Understanding and explaining the science behind weight loss to patients helps better retain patients long-term, due to improved treatment efficacy.
The e-talk will cover key drivers of the obesity epidemic, the reasons we fail on our dieting attempts, the effect of weight loss on an individual's metabolism, appetite hormone signaling system, thyroid and adrenal gland function, and how to overcome the body's usual response to weight loss.
Learning Outcomes:
- Understanding the body's 'set point'
- Regulation of body weight
- Physiological responses to weight loss
- Strategies for long-term weight loss success
Speaker:
Dr. Nick Fuller a diversity of skills having held positions in both the industry and academic sectors. He has degrees in exercise physiology, nutrition and dietetics, and a doctorate in obesity and weight management. His current position as Research Program Leader within the Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney involves working with government and industry to identify and develop cost-effective treatments for the treatment and management of obesity and related physical and mental disorders. He has a proven track record of commercializing research in this field to improve not only the health of Australians but the rest of the globe, and continues to receive significant funding and awards for his work. He is a recognised media expert across various mediums, including his role as resident obesity expert on Channel 9's Today Show, is the author of three best-selling books on the Interval Weight Loss program with Penguin publishing, and has published in top ranked journals in the medical field including JAMA, Lancet, International Journal of Obesity, Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism, and the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. He has 69 peer-reviewed publications. Nick's work has resulted in policy change in the field of obesity and metabolic disease.
Relevant Resources:
The defence of body weight: a physiological basis for weight regain after weight loss - PubMed (nih.gov)
Does dieting make you fat? A twin study - PubMed (nih.gov)
Set points, settling points and some alternative models: theoretical options to understand how genes and environments combine to regulate body adiposity (nih.gov)
Intermittent energy restriction improves weight loss efficiency in obese men: the MATADOR study - PubMed (nih.gov)
This webinar is worth 1 CPD hour. CPD logs will be automatically updated in the days following the webinar.
Webinar access details will be sent out on 4 June 2021. The webinar recording will be sent to registrants in the days following the live event.
DA Members: $20 | Non-Members: $28