2024
Public Health
The Northern Ireland Branch held an event in the Europa Hotel, Belfast on Wednesday 12th June 2024. Guest speakers from the Public Health Dietitians Group were in attendance. Special thanks to Abbott, Fresenius Kabi, Nualtra, Nutricia and Nutrinovo for their support.
Agenda
6.10pm Welcome Hilary Friel, Chair NI Branch
6.15pm Introduction Katie Hunter, Chair PHDG
6.20pm Food insecurity within Northern Ireland - an overview of food banks and social supermarkets Antionette Leonard, BHSCT
6.35pm Putting health on the menu - nutritional standards in HSC Collette O'Brien, SHSCT
6.50pm The use of Canva to create engaging online resources Vanessa McMinn, SHSCT
Followed by hot food buffet and networking.
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Social Media
The Northern Ireland Branch held a virtual meeting on wednesday 21 February 2024. The following topics were covered:
Revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics with guidance on social media - Florence Milliken - HCPC - Download slides
How the BDA can support members through these changes and those in breech of the standards with Najia Qureshi, BDA Director, Education and Professional Practice
Dietitians’ Guide to TikTok: how to create engaging social content with Tom Tracey, BDA Digitial Content Manager
Q&A Session with Liz McKnight, Dietetic Manager and Katie Hunter, Public Health Dietitians to help discuss what this means in terms of 'real life' dietetics
Click here for Attendance Certificate
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Nutrition in the Community - Building Capacity on the Island of Ireland
The Nutrition in the Community event took place in the Richmond Education and Event Centre on 26 February 2024. The event provided an overview of some of the current community work happening on the island of Ireland and stimulated useful discussions among nutrition professionals on how to increase capacity and expand on current programmes.
2023
2018
Study day 3 May 2018
Presentations
1. Dr Sinead Duggan - Chronic Pancreatiti
2. Kerry Brennan - Tissue Viability
3. Joanne Deery - International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI)
2017
12th June 2017 - Dietitians Week
Hello from the Ulster Hospital. A great turnout in Belfast for the event. #DietitiansWeek
Kate McCulla presents the evidence on weight loss. Here is a link for those of you who missed the event or want a copy of the slides: read Kate's presentation slides.
Jayne and Claire, Specialist Diabetes Dietitians, SEHSCT can give the facts on Diabetes and Diet.
2016
NI Research Symposium UUJ, 30th November 2016
Thanks to all our excellent speakers at the Symposium and a special thanks to Aymes our sponsor. Lots of brilliant work being done in NI #NIdietitians.
NI Branch Meeting 24th Nov 2016
The Larkin Room, Postgraduate Centre, Belfast City Hospital.
Dr Kirsten Whitehead, DIET-COMMS project lead, shared her work on a new training package to support the development and enhancement of communication skills in healthcare.
Anne Myers-Wright dietitian showed us how to promote ourselves and our profession using social media,.
Aisling Hall provided an overview of implementing Dietetic Outcomes in Northern Ireland so far.
CPD event and AGM - 22 June 2016
17.30 – 20.00, Innovation Centre, Ulster Hospital, Belfast
The event was attended by over 60 members and was an opportunity to hear from Joanne Casey from the Food Standards Agency on the newly revised EatWell Plate and discuss the new changes in detail. Andy Burman, BDA Chief Executive gave an overview on what the BDA is doing for you. The Branch AGM also took place and members were given an opportunity to discuss the future of the Branch.
Members utilised the videoconferencing facilities at South West Acute Hospital, Enniskillen, Altnagelvin Hospital and Antrim Area Hospital.
- Download programme.
- Joanne Casey, Food Standards Agency
- Andy Burman, BDA Update
- Branch Annual General Meeting
- Laura King, Shaping the future of the Branch