HPX Nutrition 2020 –  ‘Behaviour Change – The Real Game Changer?’
Virtual Symposium in October, live from Sport Ireland Institute, Dublin 15

Day  1: Thursday 15th October 

• Dr Tim Anstiss – Using motivational interviewing to help athletes become more ready to change – focus on spirit, relationship, principles and processes. 
• Dr Kirstie McAdoo – ‘SusTRAINability’ – a focus on how a diet filled with sustainable, indigenous food can help the athlete, local producers and the environment all at the same time.
• Dan Martin – ‘Using Behaviour Change Science to Develop Systemic Nutrition Behaviour Change Strategies in Professional Sports’
• Panel Discussion and Q&A

Day  2: Thursday 22nd October

• Dr Tim Anstiss – Using motivational interviewing to help athletes become more ready to change -focus on strategies, tools and behaviour change techniques.
• Prof Sue Backhouse – ‘Protecting the integrity of sport and the welfare of athletes: A behavioural science approach’
• Dr Deirdre Robertson – ‘Physical activity interventions for the general population: theory and testing’ – Behaviour Change research from ESRI
• Dr Katie Lydon – ‘Periods are pivotal. Period’
• Close of session and Key Take Away Messages

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INDI Symposium 2020 – Evolving with the Changing Climate of Nutrition

17th September 2020
Virtual Symposium, live from INDI HQ at Airfield Estate, Dublin

Agenda

Welcome: Louise Reynolds (INDI) and Marianne Walsh (NDC)

Evolving foodscapes and thoughtscapes: food for the body and the mind

Prof Frédéric Leyroy

Professor of Food Science and Biotechnology, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium

How sustainable is the Irish diet?

Dr Sinead McCarthy

Researcher in Consumer Behaviour, Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown

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FENS European Nutrition Conference 2019 – Beyond Nutrients: Health Effects of the Dairy Matrix

16th October 2019
Convention Centre, Dublin 2

Chairperson
Prof Clare Corish, University College Dublin

Effects of the Dairy Matrix on Cardiometabolic Health
Prof Arne Astrup, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen

Effects of the Dairy Matrix on Musculoskeletal Health
Prof René Rizzoli, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland and Chair, ESCEO Scientific Advisory Board

Abstract Summaries

INDI Symposium 2019 – Dietary supplements

5th September 2019
Royal Irish Academy, Dublin 2

Chairperson
Prof Mike Gibney, Emeritus Professor of Food and Heath, University College Dublin

Whole foods versus supplements
Dr Michelle McKinley, Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast

Sports nutrition – can supplements really give an edge?
Dr Sharon Madigan, Sport Ireland Institute

Dietary Supplements – are they safe and how are they regulated?
Dr Clare O’Donovan, Food Safety Authority of Ireland

Agenda – Supplements

Dietary supplements – where do they fit in human health and performance

HPX PERFORMANCE NUTRITION CONFERENCE 2019
Myth Busting in Sports Science and Nutrition

24 Oct
National Sports Campus Conference Centre, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15

Why is evidence based science important to support athletes?
Dr Sharon Madigan – Head of Nutrition, Sport Ireland Institute

Nutrition, health & fitness: a skeptical perspective
Prof. Mike Gibney, Emeritus Professor of Food and Heath, University College Dublin

Does my bum look big in this? Body composition, what does it mean and what does it mean for your athletes
Dr. Julia Bone – Sports Institute Northern Ireland

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of the Crowds – A Sports Science perspective!
Dr. Giles Warrington – University of Limerick

Elite athletes do not eat carbohydrates….
Prof James Morton – Liverpool John Moores University

Holy Cow! Is the best recovery drink already in your fridge?
Dr. Paula Rankin – Head of Department Carlow Institute of Technology.