Wednesday 04^th June 2025 (hybrid)

Welcome and Introductions – Dr Margaret Ashwell, Ashwell Associatesand Founder and Chair of SENSE 

Understanding the genetic and nutrigenetic aspects of obesity to implement precision nutrition Professor Vimal Karani, Professor of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics at the University of Reading

What are GLP-1s and where do they act in the body. Nicole Berberian Alabaster,RNutr & RD Specialist Bariatric Dietitian

Regulatory, Policy and Evidence Landscape of GLP1-Ras. Lucy Jones, RD Chief Clinical Officer Oviva

Practical Dietetic Management of GLP1-Ras. Nicole Berberian Alabaster, RNutr & RD Specialist Bariatric Dietitian

The evidence for stopping GLP1-RAs – when and how. Lucy Jones, RD Chief Clinical Officer Oviva

Member’s Spotlight. Gopi Chandratheva, Clinical Nutritionist – Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust: WCRF partnership – obesity in the NHS

Friday 7^th March 2025 (via zoom)

Welcome and Introductions – Dr Margaret Ashwell, Ashwell Associates and Founder and Chair of SENSE 

Policy Landscape: Where are we with UK Food Policy and what are the Challenges? – Dr Hannah Brinsden, Head of Policy and Advocacy at The Food Foundation

Food Policy in Early Years Settings: Transforming Policy for Positive Change – Dayna Brackley MSc, Partner at Bremner & Co

Food Policy in Schools: Transforming Policy for Positive Change – Rosie Osborne MSc, Research and Projects Officer Bremner & Co

Members’s Spotlight – Dr Emma Derbyshire PhD, Director and Lead Consultant Nutritional Insight (Research, writing, communications)

Monday 23rd of September 2024 (via Zoom)

Welcome and Introductions – Dr Margaret Ashwell, Ashwell Associates and Founder and Chair of SENSE 

Nutrition communication across all social media platforms. Dr Glenys Jones, Registered Nutritionist (Public Health and Sports) & Deputy Chief Executive at Association for Nutrition

For an anti-nutriboll#ck playbook: empowering nutrition professionals to educate and engage. Clemence Cleave RNutr. Award-winning nutritionist & visiting Lecturer at the University of Roehampton

Member’s Spotlight with Zoe Griffiths    

How to call out Nutriboll#cks in a professional way. Priya Tew RD. Award-Winning Specialist Dietitian, specialising in eating disorders and mental health as well as media spokeswoman taking part in various TV shows including BBC1 Eat Well for Less

Welcome and Introductions – Dr Margaret Ashwell, Ashwell Associates. Founder and Chair of SENSE 

Ultra Processed Food – What’s all the fuss about?  Dr Adrian Brown, PhD RD, NIHR Advanced Fellow & Senior Research Fellow at University College London

Why do we process food – and how does it affect health? Professor Gunter Kuhnle, Professor of Nutrition and Food Science at the University of Reading

The ultra processed food debate: healthy or headlines? Jenny Rosborough RNutr, MSc, BA, Registered Nutritionist

Members spotlight – Nutrition in the NHS: hospital food standards – Dr Mabel Blades, RD, MPhil, MBA

Monday 22^nd of January 2024 (via Zoom)

Welcome and Introductions – Dr Margaret Ashwell, Ashwell Associates and Founder and Chair of SENSE 

Sports Nutrition – Fuelling Success: Debunking Common Sports Nutrition Myths –Rhyse Gonsalves, Performance Nutritionist at West Ham United Men’s Academy & Women’s First Team

Health and Hormones. Nutrition for women’s health – Laura Clark, Registered Dietitian 

Member’s Spotlight – Charlotte Radcliffe, The Nutrition Consultant

Optimising your website for maximum business potential – Beth Rawlins – Web designer

Tuesday 12th September 2023 (via Zoom)

Welcome and Introductions – Dr Margaret Ashwell, Ashwell Associates and Founder and Chair of SENSE

Translating Personalised Nutrition into Practice – Dr. Leta Pilic

Sweeteners – An Update – Dr. Anna Wittekind

The ins and outs of Linked In – maximising reach and engagement for freelancers – Laura Rockett

Introducing the new fact sheets – Kaydee Shepherd (Rates of Pay and Social Media fact sheets); Larysa Owen: (Accountancy and Contracts fact sheets); Octavia Fineman(Tips for Freelancers plus 2 new fact sheets: Health Claims and Natasha’s Law) 

Member’s Spotlight – Laura Wyness Spotlight on: writing her recent book, Eating Well for the Menopause. The why, how, challenges and opportunities of book writing

London Metropolitan University

Monday 3^rd July 2023

Welcome and Introductions – Dr Margaret Ashwell, Ashwell Associates and Founder and Chair of SENSE

Pricing & the use of disclaimers – Roundtable Discussion

Opportunities for Freelance Nutritionists with the ZG Nutrition Jobs Service – Zoe Griffiths, ZG Nutrition

The F’s, the L’s and the N’s for being a Free Lance Nutritionist – an interactive   discussion – Dr Margaret Ashwell OBE, Ashwell Associates

Writing right – Ursula Arens, Writer; nutrition and dietetic topics  

Tools & new technologies used in the freelance world – Roundtable Discussion.

Thursday 26^th January 2023 (via Zoom)

Welcome and Introductions – Dr Margaret Ashwell, Ashwell Associates and Founder and Chair of SENSE

Communication and Working with Brands – Dr Glenys Jones, Association for Nutrition

Social Media – Charlotte Stirling Reed, SR Nutrition

Working as a Freelancer in Industry – Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker Nutrition Consulting

Friday 16^th September 2022 (9.30am-1pm via Zoom)

• The brand new 2022 NICE Obesity guidelines. Dr Margaret Ashwell, Ashwell Associates and Founder and Chair of SENSE
• Current approaches to weight management. Dr Orla Flannery, Senior Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University
• The Obesity Institute – the PPIE (patient & public involvement & engagement) hub. Professor Louisa Ells, Co-director of the Obesity Institute and Specialist academic advisor to the Office of Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID). Ken Clare, Obesity PPIE Lead, Leeds Beckett University
• Overview of current projects (including the work for OHID on inequalities, covid and psychological support and progress with the remission study). Professor Louisa Ells

London Metropolitan University & via zoom

Tuesday 28^th June 2022

Chaired by Dr Margaret Ashwell, Ashwell Associates

Nutrition the only potentially active treatment for Type 2 diabetes? Dr Duane Mellor, Aston Medical School

Digital healthcare in diabetes prevention, education and remission – paving the way forward. Lucy Diamond, Clinical Director UK and Global Dietetics Expert, Oviva

Margarets’ mishaps – turning disasters into opportunities. Dr Margaret Ashwell, Ashwell Associates

Low carb diets for type 2 diabetes: evidence base and practical implementation. Trudi Deakin, Chief Executive and Consultant Research Dietitian, X-PERT HEALTH