Thank you to everyone who joined us for the first in-person conference of the Irish Society of Lifestyle Medicine look forward to welcoming you to our first in-person conference. The sold-out event was a wonderful Saturday morning. Highlights of the morning included keynote address by Dr Beth Frates MD, lifestyle medicine pioneer, current president of American College of Lifestyle medicine and Medical Director of Lifestyle medicine for the Department of Surgery at Mass General Hospital, USA.
A special thank you to our host, RCSI, our sponsor, Medisec, as well as to the medical and physiotherapy students who volunteered their time to make the day a great success.
The Irish Society of Lifestyle Medicine is an independent, evidence-based, not for profit organisation that recognises lifestyle as a leading cause of disease and therefore as an appropriate medical intervention, alongside usual medical care.
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A message from Dr. Beth Frates, MD, President of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine who was the keynote speaker at the conference this year.
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Dr. Beth Frates, MD
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Prof. Frank Doyle, Associate Professor in Psychology
Professor Frank Doyle is Associate Professor in Psychology in the School of Population Health in RCSI.
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Dr. Lisa Mellon, Lecturer and Health Psychologist
Dr Lisa Mellon is a health psychologist, and a lecturer in RCSI.
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GP, Chair of Irish Society of Lifestyle Medicine
M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O., MICGP, D.M.E., D.C.H., D.Obs, Dip Clin Education, DipBSLM/IBLM
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Brian Pennie, Author, Speaker, Ph.D Candidate, University Lecturer
Author, Speaker, Ph.D Candidate, University Lecturer, Neuroscientist
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Professor Robert Kelly, Consultant Cardiologist
Professor Kelly is a Consultant Cardiologist and Lifestyle Medicine Physician. He is a Board Member of European Lifestyle Medicine Organisation.
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Andrew Dunne, Chartered Physiotherapist and Exercise Specialist
Andrew is an alumnus of the Royal College of Surgeons and initially worked in Orthopaedics with the Sports Surgery Clinic in Dublin. Here he worked extensively in the areas of knee and hip replacement. In May 2013 Andrew began work as lead physiotherapist in professional cricket, including consultancy positions with the Caribbean Premier League and Cricket Ireland. He toured the West Indies, Dubai and Bangladesh with the Irish National team, enjoying the professional challenges of the T20 Cricket World Cup in April 2014. Andrew has a sporting background in professional rugby, and a playing career interrupted by injury initially prompted his interest in musculoskeletal physiotherapy.
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Orna O'Brien, Registered Dietitian
Irish Heart Foundation.Irish CORU-registered senior dietitian with over 10 years' experience across the hospital setting, NGO/public health sector, medical nutrition industry and tech-supported health research.Orna O’Brien is a CORU-registered senior dietitian specialising in cardiovascular health, with special interests in behaviour change and the health implications of changing dietary patterns to be more sustainable. Orna is the primary author of the Climate and Health Alliance’s ‘Fixing Food Together’ position paper, recently published in May 2023. She is the dietitian for the Irish Heart Foundation where she coordinates nutrition information and leads several health promotion programmes. She previously worked clinically at St James’s Hospital and across industry and research settings. Orna holds a BSc (1.1) in Nutrition and Dietetics from Technological University Dublin and Trinity College Dublin (2012) and a Research Masters from University College Dublin (2014).
