Post Event Feedback
The BDA Research Symposium was held on Wednesday 3rd
December in Birmingham. The event was full of contents with speakers and
presentations plus 51 abstracts were presented from the four streams.
The winner of each stream was presented on the day;
New to Research – supported by Yakult - Katharine Hampshire-Jones, University of Surrey 2014 Graduate & Dietitian at Worthing Hospital.
Iodine status of UK schoolchildren: a cross-sectional study examining dietary sources of iodine and iodine status among eight-to-ten year olds.
The BDA Research Symposium enabled me to meet many inspiring and dedicated dietitians, from around the country, many of whom are achieving successful outcomes with their patients using innovative ideas and techniques; the event provided an excellent forum in which to share these results. I hope to be able to continue my iodine research in the future but the abstracts presented at the BDA Symposium showed me that I can, and indeed should, incorporate my passion for research into my everyday practice.
Malnutrition – Cathy Forbes, Advanced Specialist Dietitian at SEPT NHS Trust.
Nutritional outcomes of care home residents 6 months after Food First advice
Receiving feedback on the abstract submitted was really helpful and hopefully will lead to further research submissions using our pool of data. The day itself was also motivational and a great chance to hear about the great work our professional colleagues are doing and what outcomes they are collecting (and how). There was an opportunity for myself, and other members of the team who also submitted abstracts, to talk about our work and hear ideas from the floor on how we can improve and evaluate further.
Public Health – Ravi Nagar, University of Nottingham Student and BDA Student Representative
Evaluating the potential role of a commercial weight management organisation (CWMO) in type 2 diabetes management.
I simply, could not believe I had won the best abstract for the public health stream 2014, I left the conference feeling truly inspired and wanting to continue researching and improving my skillset to better place myself for conducting more research in the future. The event also provided essential information on how to seek financial and practical support for future research opportunities such as applying for MSC and PHD’s in research dietetics.
I cannot express enough how amazing this event was for all dietitians. It truly opened my eyes on what amazing research is being conducted by all dietitians throughout the country and how our profession is growing.
Practice Evaluation – Wendy Anderson presented by Lindsay Cary, Waistlines Adult Weight Management Service, Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Partnership NHS Trust.
Short and long term weight loss outcomes of a dietetic led NHS adult weight management service: a service evaluation.
Going through the process of compiling the abstract was a great way for us to look at one aspect of our data collection and think about how we could progress this in the future while reflecting on our outcomes as a service.
The BDA symposium is a great platform for Dietitians, Dietetic Assistants and Practitioners to reflect on how they can contribute to and lead on dietetic research and also showcase the great work that is taking place across dietetics.
The BDA Research Symposium is an invaluable, useful day for current Dietetic Students to enhance their knowledge of the ongoing research in Dietetics. It also gives students the opportunity to network with a vast range of experienced Dietitians. Registration to attend the 2015 event will be open in September and a special student rate will be on offer.
The BDA Research Symposium returns on Wednesday 2nd December 2015 in Birmingham. Call for abstracts will start in May 2015. Information on Call for Abstracts will be in the next edition of the RD2B mailer in April.
