British Society of Lifestyle Medicine Conference
Date: June 21, 2019 - June 22, 2019 | Venue: Cardiff, UK
Website: http://bslm.org.uk/
Summary of Event
More than 400 delegates attended the third annual British Society of Lifestyle Medicine Conference in Cardiff in June.
The two-day conference in the Welsh capital was an opportunity to celebrate the “art and science of healthy longevity’ with a packed itinerary of lifestyle medicine speakers educating and entertaining members and guests. Experts included Professor Peter Elwood, creator of the influential Caerphilly cohort study which has resulted in over 400 lifestyle-related scientific publications since 1979.
The society received a major boost with the announcement that Olympic gold medalist Dame Kelly Holmes will be its new #1change ambassador. BSLM’s #1change campaign was launched at last year’s conference in Edinburgh and aims to encourage people to make healthy lifestyle choices #1change at a time. Dame Kelly spoke to the conference via video link about the important connection between physical activity and mental health.
BSLM founder and chairman Rob Lawson said: “Our conference and the society continue to grow in ways we never could have imagined at the outset. Lifestyle medicine is now mainstream and its potential is being realised by doctors and health professionals across the UK. It was inspiring to hear about their work as well as the growing body of evidence in support of lifestyle medicine approaches. By creating opportunities for open and honest debate about lifestyle medicine, the conference offered a friendly and constructive platform to tackle some of the key issues at the heart of our movement right now.”
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