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Keeping the Fire Burning! Everybody welcome. Melbourne, Thursday evening, October 21st, 2010 (no shipping will be charged)
Keeping the Fire Burning!
An If not dieting® Event – Everybody welcome
The If not dieting team is very excited to present 'Keeping the Fire Burning!' a follow up to the If not dieting health professional training. Health professional and non-health professionals welcome. This session is designed to
• assist in keeping the If not dieting concepts alive in your work and life,
• hear keynote presentations from experts in the field,
• provide opportunities to network with other like-minded people,
• hear case studies presented by past participants,
• Q & A with a panel of experts including Dr. Rick Kausman, Dr. Samantha Thomas and Professor Susan Paxton
Thursday 21st of October 2010, 7.30-9.45pm
at The Treacy Centre, 126 The Avenue, Parkville
Featuring a keynote presentation by Dr. Samantha Thomas, Senior Research Fellow, and Head of the Consumer Health Research Group (CHaRGe) at Monash Unversity.
Are popular approaches to the 'obesity epidemic' doing more harm than good? People over their most healthy weight have their say!
Dr Samantha Thomas is Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Consumer Health Research Group (CHaRGe) at Monash Unversity. In 2009 she was chosen by the Weekend Australian as one of the top 10 emerging leaders in Health in Australia. Dr Thomas graduated with a Ph.D in Community Health from the University of Auckland in 2001. She subsequently worked in international health in Africa, the Pacific and Eastern Europe before joining the World Health Organisation in Geneva where she worked in Non-Communicable Diseases. She was a contributing author to the World Health Report on Mental Health. She is most well known for her work in the area of obesity stigma, and providing a consumer perspective on the obesity debate. Her project “Obesity: Have Your Say!” focuses on the impacts of media reporting, obesity interventions and public health responses on the health and wellbeing of obese adults.
Featuring a keynote presentation by Professor Susan Paxton, Head of School, Psychological Sciences, LaTrobe University.
Body Image and Eating Disorders - early intervention in adolescents, young adults and adults in midlife.
Professor Susan Paxton is currently Head of the School of Psychological Science at LaTrobe University. She has a background in practice and research in clinical and health psychology. Her research has concentrated on understanding risk factors for the development of body image and eating disorders, and the evaluation of prevention and treatment interventions for these problems. Currently, Susan is working on projects that explore the early development of body image and eating behaviours, body image and disordered eating at critical developmental phases, evaluation of school-based prevention interventions and stigma associated with eating disorders. Professor Susan Paxton is currently the President of the Academy for Eating Disorder, Member of the Board of Directors of the Butterfly Foundation, Member of the Victorian Ministerial Community Advisory Committee on Body Image, and Member of the Federal Government's National Advisory Group on Body Image.
Registration is at 7.00pm Tea / Coffee & Biscuits will be provided
Fee: $55-
For a registration form specifically related to this event, please email Nikki at dr.rick@ifnotdieting.com.au
