HSE Overweight and Obesity, Let’s Talk  Event, In Person and Online

HSE Health and Wellbeing organises events to promote health and wellbeing in conjunction with their delivery of 'Healthy Ireland in the Health Service Implemention Plan' and their national policy priority programmes: Alcohol, Healthy Eating and Active Living, Tobacco, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Healthy Childhood and Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy. For queries please contact: health&wellbeing.strategy@hse.ie.

HSE Health and Wellbeing

The Overweight &amp; Obesity.. Let’s Talk Event will be both in person and  broadcast through webinar focusing on children and young people.

RCPI 6 Kildare St

6th October, 2022 10am – 2pmThis year, the annual Overweight and Obesity... Let’s Talk event will be broadcast live from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Dublin 2. The theme will focus on children and young people. It is free and open to everyone with an interest in this area, including the general public, parents, researchers and healthcare professionals.Attend in person or virtually. Limited places for in person attendance. Register early!This annual event aims to share the science behind obesity, to inspire best practice in obesity care, to break the stigma of obesity through sharing lived experiences and to explore conversations about weight and health. There is something for everyone:As a member of the Public• Understand more about overweight and obesity in children and young people • Learn helpful ways to raise the topic with healthcare professionals, friends and family.• Explore common misconceptions and concerns about obesity treatment from the experts.As a Healthcare Professional• Explore the latest research on topics such as eating disorders, adolescent obesity and evidence-based obesity care• Keep up to date with the work of the National Clinical Programme for Obesity, the Association for the Study of Obesity in Ireland (ASOI) and Irish Coalition for People living with Obesity (ICPO).• Learn what services, training and resources are available nationally to help you support adults, children, and young people with overweight and obesity
09.30am	 Registration 	
10.00am 	Welcome from	Dr Ciara Martin, HSE NCAGL Paediatrics 
Obesity and Eating Disorders (55min incl 5min break)
10.10am	 Obesity Clinical Programme Update&amp; Introduce Session:	Prof Donal O'Shea HSE Clinical Lead Obesity 
10.15am	 Obesity treatment and eating disorders: Current evidence and challenges,	Dr Hiba Jebeile, Research Fellow, Research Dietitian, Co-lead and Program Manager, Eating Disorders In weight-related Therapy (EDIT) Collaboration, University of Sydney
10.40am	 Panel Discussion: the common elements of good practice in obesity and Eating disorders 	Donal O'Shea/Hiba Jebeile/Fiona Quigley/ICPO Rep/Paediatric Rep/Eating Disorders Rep)
11.00am 	Movement Break	
Obesity Treatment and Young People 
11.05am	 ASOI Update &Introduce Session	Dr Cathy Breen, ASOI Chair and Clinical Specialist Dietitian
11.10am	 Insights from ACTION-IO. Living with obesity in Adolescents.	Prof Jason Halford, President of the European Association for the Study of Obesity &amp; Head of School of Psychology, University of Leeds
11.35am	 Adolescent Obesity	Mr Konstantin Voynikov, ECPO Patient Representative
11.50pm	 Refreshment break	
12.10pm	 What is treatment and how do we deliver?	Dr Grace O'Malley, Star Research Lecturer and Clinical Lead, W82Go, CHI at Temple St
12.35pm	 HSE Weight Management Service for Children and Young People 	Geraldine Sexton, Senior Project Dietitian, HSE Healthy Eating Active Living Programme
12.50pm	 Panel Discussion	Jason Halford, Konstantin Voynikov, Gerladine Sexton, Cathy Breen, Grace O'Malley
Childhood Obesity: Lets Talk (60 min)
1.10pm	ICPO Update and Welcome &amp; Introduce Session	Susie Birney, ICPO Director
1.15pm	Talking to your child about weight -what parents are telling us	Sarah O'Brien, Programme Lead, HSE Healthy Eating Active Living Programme
1.30pm	Panel Discussion: Raising the topic in healthcare and family	Susie Birney, Dr Mick Crotty (GP Specialist in Bariatrics), Bernadette Keenan (ICPO), Konstadine Voynikov, Sarah O'Brien
1.50pm	Wrap Up and Close	
2.00pm 	ENDS