Eat, Move, Live: Promoting a healthy diet and active lifestyle

Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, London

Date: 3 June

This meeting will help you understand how to approach your patients about healthy eating, weight management and physical activity in a productive manner.

The course includes lectures on the important topic of weight stigmatisation and how it counter-productively leads to patients gaining weight, poorer professional-patient communication, and patient lack of adherence to recommendations. There will also be interactive workshops including experiential learning. This meeting will provide you with practical knowledge, skills and tools to help your patients achieve realistic healthcare goals.

Topics include

• The role of physical activity in sustaining health
• How weight stigmatisation is counter-productive and leads to suffering and weight gain in patients
• The genetic susceptibility to environmental cues leading to overweight/obesity
• Practical means for healthcare professionals to support their patients to eat well, move well, and live well.

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BARS Bursaries closing date

Date: 7 June

This is the final date that applications must be received to be considered for a BARS Bursary.

BARS Council Meeting

Venue: The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London

Date: 14 June 10:45 for 11:00 prompt start