GALWAY TO HOST NATIONAL CONFRENCE ON OBESITY

Date Published: 28-Sep-2007

HSE West is to host a national conference on obesity next month at the Clayton hotel in Ballybrit."Obesity: A Fresh approach" will bring together experts on obesity from all over Ireland and will examine fresh new approaches to nutrition management.David Coleman, clinical psychologist and presenter of the RTE program "families in trouble" will open the conference and will discuss the importance of behaviour management in weight loss.Other speakers include Dr. Dolan O' Shea, who pioneered the first hospital based treatment unit for obesity in Ireland and Dr. John O'Riordan, founder of the GP Now service.