DAY 1: PAEDIATRIC NUTRITION (WEDNESDAY 8^TH OCTOBER)

8.30-9.30am

REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS

9.30-09:50am

Chair's Opening

Chris Smith

Senior Paediatric Dietitian

09:50-10:25am

Supporting Neurodiverse Children: Practical Strategies for Managing Eating Differences

Lucy Upton

Specialist Paediatric Dietitian

10:25-10:55am

BREAK

10:55-11:30am

Practical Considerations in Managing the Allergic Infant with Faltering Growth

Laura Phillips

Paediatric Allergy Dietitian

11:30am-12:05pm

Considerations in Tube Weaning – an Individualised Approach

Denise Kennedy

Senior Children’s Dietitian

12:05-12:20pm

Quick Fire Q+As with Speaker Panel

Chris Smith and panel

12:20-13:20pm

LUNCH

13.20 - 13.40pm

A Magical Approach to Therapy

Breathe Arts Health Research

13:40-14:00pm

What’s New and  What Matters: Top Nutrition Papers for Practice in 2024/25

Chris Smith

Senior Paediatric Dietitian

14:00-14:35pm

Microbiome and Brain Development: A Tale of Two Systems

Prof John F Cryan

Professor & Chair of Anatomy & Neuroscience/Vice President for Research & Innovation for University College Cork

14:35-14:55pm

BREAK

14:55 - 15:30pm

To Feed or When to Feed: The Allergen Question

José Maia e Costa

Consultant Paediatrician

15:30-16:05pm

Dietetic and Medical Strategies for Navigating Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms

Dr Edward Gaynor

Lucy Jackman 

Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist 

Specialist Paediatric Dietitian

16:05-16:20pm

Quick Fire Q+As with Speaker Panel

Chris Smith and panel

16:05-16:20pm

CHAIR'S SUMMARY & CLOSE

Chris Smith

DAY 2: ADULT NUTRITION (THURSDAY 9^TH OCTOBER)

8.30-9.30

REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS

09.30-9:45

Chair's Opening

Niamh Rice

Consultant Dietitian

09.45-10.15

Muscle, Fat and Frailty Insights in Nutritional Care in Cancer 

Erin O'Sullivan 

Lecturer in Nutritional Sciences

10:15-10:45

From Guidelines to Practice: Effective Cancer Nutrition Strategies

Barry Laird

Professor of Palliative and Supportive Care and Consultant Oncologist

10.45-11.15

BREAK

11.15-11.45

Bridging the Protein Gap: Combatting Frailty in the Elderly

Prof Tom Hill 

Professor of Nutrition

11:45-12:15

Nutritional Strategies in Liver Disease: An Overview for Clinical Practice

Leah Cox

Specialist Dietitian - Medicine and Gastroenterology

12.15-12.30

Quick Fire Q+As with Speaker Panel

Niamh Rice and panel

12.30-13.30

LUNCH

13.30-14.00

Pharmacological Therapies in Obesity: The Changing Face of Treatment and Future Implications

Dr Adrian Browne

Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics 

14:15-14:45

Understanding Plant-Based Nutrition: The Rationale and Clinical Impact

Hazel Clarke

Plant-Based Gastroenterology Dietitian

14.45-15.00

BREAK

15.00-15.30

The Role of the Dietitian in Medical Admissions for Eating Disorders

Sarah Fuller

Clinical Lead and Research Dietitian

15.30-15.45

Quick Fire Q+As with Speaker Panel

Niamh Rice and panel

15.45-16.00

CHAIR'S SUMMARY & CLOSE