Sustainable Diets Specialist Group - Sustainable by Default in Dietetics: A roadmap for change

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The first in a series of open collaborative workshops and networking event to discuss how sustainability is implemented into Dietetic practice and how Dietitians contribute to net zero. This first workshop will agree key focus areas for guidance where we will delve into and explore the first focus area, plant-based by default. Further workshops will explore all other areas identified in this workshop.

This meeting will provide the opportunity to meet, exchange and network with colleague’s active as well as those not yet implementing but interested in this new roadmap on this important area of dietetic practice.  Whether you are implementing yet or not we invite all Dietitians and BDA members across specialist groups and places of work to attend, meet up and exchange on all thoughts, experiences, barriers and enablers and have your say. We have created what we hope will be a safe and productive space to hear and share all experiences and views.

What do we want to achieve?

• Agree key focus areas for developing guidance on implementing sustainability in dietetic practice
• Explore the evidence plus the barriers and enablers for adopting plant based by default including healthcare in the UK (for staff and patients)
• Agree key actions for creating guidance on adopting plant-based by default including healthcare in the UK (for staff and patients)

The Workshop Structure

• Consensus on the problem we are attempting to solve
  • The landscape that we are in
  • What are the priority areas for dietetics?
  • Why a focus on plant based by default first?
  • What is the evidence?
  • What are the barriers and enablers?
  • What are the priority areas for creating guidance?
  • Agree specific objectives and outcomes
  • Views from key stakeholders
• Determining the most effective solutions
  • Case studies and external perspectives
  • Critical success factors
  • Barriers to change
• Action planning
  • Key projects and tasks
  • Resource capacity and requirements

Who should attend?

This collaborative workshop is designed for all Dietitians and other BDA members working for organisations committed to delivering on Net Zero targets including the NHS.

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Sessions and speakers

Opening with Liz Stockley, BDA CEO

Problem statement with speakers and panellists

• The landscape that we are in with Professor Hugh Montgomery, Chair of Intensive Care Medicine (Honorary Consultant), University College London, Experimental & Translational Medicine, Co-Founder "Real Zero"
• Why sustainability in dietetics? & Key focus areas for crating sustainable guidance? with Tanya Haffner, RD, Chair of the BDA Sustainable Diets Group
• Why plant based eating? with Dr Shireen Kassam, Consultant Haematologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at King’s College Hospital, London with a specialist interest in the treatment of lymphoma
• Plant-based nutrition with Angeline Taylor, RD, Renal Dietitian at Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust
• Insights - knowledge, attitudes, awareness, barriers with Michael Metoudi, RD, Dietitian and Research Scientist and Dr Victoria Bonn

Brainstorm session - Facilitator - Adrian Byrne, Real Zero

• What are we agreeing to achieve?
  • What are the key focus areas for Dietitians on Net Zero?
• What are our core objectives?
• What barriers do we need to overcome?

Determining the most effective solutions - Case studies and external perspectives

• Sodexho in association with Nuffield Health with Kamila Kik Regional Sustainability & Environmental Manager @ Sodexo Health&Care UK&I and Sodexo HC Dietitian X
• Greener by Default, USA and UK with Heidi Fritz, RD, Greener by Default
• Staff restaurant pilot with Michelle Nolan, James Collins, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital & ISS

Action planning - Facilitator - Adrian Byrne, Real Zero

• What are the key clinical, health and financial arguments?
• What are the critical success factors for each?
• What support do we need on policy and guidance? Internal and external
• Work streams – roles and responsibilities
• Resource capacity & requirements

Cost

• BDA Sustainable Diet Specialist Group members £10
• BDA Renal Nutrition / Industry / HIV Care Specialist Group members £10
• BDA members £35
• BDA Student members £10 (limited to 5 tickets)
• Non BDA members £50

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