Event

Food, Diet & Health Annual Conference

Back to events

29 October 2009

Event, Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, 1-9 Grosvenor Terrace, Glasgow G12 0TA

Melanie Ruffell, FDF's Nutrition Manager, will be speaking at the 11th annual Food, Diet & Health Conference organised by the University of Glasgow, Faculty of Medicine.

This event aims to bring together leading in experts in nutrition and health to discuss a range of hot topics. This event offers an outstanding opportunity to benefit from knowledge updates on hot topics, hear from leading experts, network and take away practical information and advice.

Other speakers include:

  • Professor Fiona Brooks, Vice - Chair, Association for Young People's Health, Head of Adolescent and Child Health, University of Hertfordshire
  • Dr Rafe Bundy, Lecturer in Human Nutrition, University of Glasgow
  • Professor Mike Clifford, Emeritus Professor of Food Safety, University of Surrey
  • Dr Jason Gill, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
  • Bill Gray, National Officer, Community Food and Health (Scotland)
  • Professor Mike Lean, Chair of Human Nutrition, University of Glasgow
  • Dr Richard Simpson, MSP, Scottish Parliament
  • Professor Terence Wilkin, Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Peninsula Medical School, Plymouth

Full event programme details.

Online registration

Melanie Ruffell Presentation: Transforming Health in Scotland - trans fat panel discussion

FDF members only debate note: 'Transforming health in Scotland: fat in our diet'.

Location:
Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, 1-9 Grosvenor Terrace, Glasgow G12 0TA
Time:
1 day, 9:15am start
Price:
£190 including lunch and refreshments
Booking:
Carolyn Fraser, CPD Manager, Queen Mother's Hospital
Tel: 0141 201 9353 / 0825 / 9264