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SUMMARY:Seminar – Precision approaches to improving obesity prevention i
 n Queensland\, Australia - Dr Oliver Canfell\, University of Queensland
DTSTART:20231004T130000Z
DTEND:20231004T140000Z
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CONTACT:Paul Browne
DESCRIPTION:All are invited to the MRC Epidemiology Seminar:\n\nPrecision 
 approaches to improving obesity prevention in Queensland\, Australia\n\nDr
  Oliver Canfell\, University of Queensland\, Australia\n\nThis hybrid semi
 nar will be held in meeting rooms 1 and 2\, Level 4\, Wellcome-MRC Institu
 te of Metabolic Science\, Addenbrooke’s Hospital\, Cambridge\, CB2 0QQ\,
  and online.\n\nRegister to attend in-person at: https://www.eventbrite.co
 m/e/mrc-seminar-series-dr-oliver-canfell-university-of-queensland-australi
 a-tickets-713134914727\n\nRegister to join this seminar online at: https:/
 /mrc-epid.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYuduqspjMpHtOSKTJHs_QRXSU-c0Av91pW#/r
 egistration\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email c
 ontaining information about joining the meeting.\n\nAbout this talk\nPubli
 c health innovation is needed to improve population healthy weight. Emergi
 ng data and digital technologies (e.g.\, electronic medical records\, arti
 ficial intelligence) can unlock new intelligence to inform precise interve
 ntions and policies for people at risk for obesity – the right preventiv
 e intervention for the right community at the right time.\n\nThis seminar 
 will showcase a multidisciplinary research program to use digital health a
 s an enabler for obesity prevention at scale in Queensland\, Australia (ou
 r “small” state of >5 million people!). This program will highlight th
 e strength of partnerships between academia\, healthcare\, and industry to
  drive data-driven innovation for obesity prevention.\n\nAbout Dr Canfell\
 nDr Oliver Canfell is a Research Fellow at The University of Queensland (B
 risbane\, Australia) and Accredited Practising Dietitian interested in the
  prevention and management of obesity. He trained as a paediatric dietitia
 n and have broad healthcare experience\, including one-on-one clinical car
 e with children and families\, co-designing and implementing community pre
 vention programs in multidisciplinary teams\, and delivering and evaluatin
 g statewide health promotion initiatives.\n\nHis current research focuses 
 on using data and digital technology to improve obesity prevention at popu
 lation scale. He aims to use nutrition and digital health to add health to
  life and equity to health for people across the life course.
LOCATION:MRL meeting rooms 1 &amp\; 2\, Level 4 Institute of Metabolic Sci
 ences\, Addenbrooke’s Treatment Centre (ATC) 
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