How can we facilitate evidence-based practice in nutrition?

Kevin Whelan discusses evidence-based practice is based on:
- best available research
- professional experience
- individual's preferences & values

How to do it?
1⃣Ask
2⃣Acquire
3⃣Appraise
4⃣Apply
5⃣Assess
..evidence.

Integrated care for children with chronic conditions improves care quality and may be cost-effective in the long term

The study by Marina Soley-Bori and colleagues is an important step towards evidence on the cost effectiveness of integrated care

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Personalised nutrition is more effective than general diet advice

Researchers from School of Life Course & Population Sciences found personalised nutrition approaches can improve several key health metrics including lower cholesterol, improved gut health and better metabolic health

kcl.ac.uk/news/personali…

📣 ‼️ #PhD opportunity for obstetric #sonographers ‼️ 📣

Super excited to share rare opportunity for sonos to get first class research training with a scanning component - see Ad ➡️ kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy/f… SCoR Members BMUS (Ultrasound) Royal College of Midwives 💙 Guy's and St Thomas' Research School of Life Course & Population Sciences

'It's ok to talk about these things.'

Dr Abigail Easter speaks to BBC Woman's Hour about what healthcare professionals, family and friends can do to support pregnant women and new mothers at risk of suicide. ⬇️

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King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

Last week we hosted Ministry Of Health Development Somaliland (MoHD) at our offices King's College London. Our #healthpartnership with Somaliland goes back 20+ years. It was an honour to welcome the Director General & colleagues to discuss our collaborative research on mental health & work on hospital patient safety.

Free live #nutritionwebinar + discussion at the end - register now!
#Cancer – the impact of diet hosted by Fiona Malcomson, @erinsullivanRD and Prof Bernard Corfe
Register now 👉 bit.ly/4d9rM6Y

📅 30 May 12:30 - 14:00 BST
@HNERC_NclUNI School of Life Course & Population Sciences
#cancernutrition

Researchers identify gap in European bronchiectasis treatment 🫁

The study, led by Dr Arietta Spinou and involving a team of international experts, is the largest and most detailed description on the use of airway clearance management to date

Read more⬇️

kcl.ac.uk/news/researche…

📢Global Health Fellowship📢
We're recruiting 9 senior Medics, Nurses & Midwives to support an exciting hospital workforce & education development programme across 6 districts in Sierra Leone. Fellowship placements: 1 year, starting in June 2024. Apply⬇️
kcl.ac.uk/kghp/volunteer…

Research Associate in Data Analytics
Salary: £43,205 to £46,732 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance
Closes: 29 April 2024
Apply: kcl.ac.uk/jobs/087866-re…
#KCLjobs #HiringNow #LondonJobs #JobAlerts #UniversityJobs School of Life Course & Population Sciences

New research! Me, Kayleigh Sheen, & Emma Bailey (MSc Student LJMU Psychology) are running a study on #TraumaticBirth amongst #Women from #EthnicMinority backgrounds. Please do take part and share if you can - Link below:
ljmu.questionpro.eu/t/AB3u0rvZB3vr…

Midwife continuity of care model linked to positive experiences

The review found women are more likely to experience a spontaneous vaginal birth and report a positive experience and less likely to experience a caesarean section or instrumental birth

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Women who received midwife continuity of care models less likely to experience a caesarean section, instrumental birth and episiotomy.
Little difference to fetal loss and preterm birth.
cochrane.org/CD004667/PREG_…

An incredible showcase of inspiring ideas, congratulations to all involved in the #HarvardHSIL2024 Hackathon at the London Hub!

I'm so grateful King's Clinical Academic Training Office (KCATO) to have been awarded a 2-year Clinical Research Excellence Fellowship to take my research Guy's and St Thomas'
School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences School of Life Course & Population Sciences forwards, thank you so much for this fantastic opportunity

Please do share this for Celine Lewis who is looking for a #Parent Advisory Group for anyone with a child aged ≤5.

SRIP SRIP Early Career Researchers The Marcé Society UK & Ireland Marcé Society UCL-IfWH School of Life Course & Population Sciences MARCH Centre, LSHTM SWMH IoPPN, UK Centre For Women's Mental Health NIHR ARC South London Centre for the Study of Women & Gender (Warwick) York Centre for Women's Studies POWES RCPsych Perinatal

Professor Tim Spector MD (Prof) tells Lauren Laverne about how a health scare in 2011 turned his interest to the microbiome and staying well.

He has since been awarded an OBE for his work on COVID-19 Symptom Study App.

Listen ⬇️ BBC Radio 4 #DesertIslandDiscs

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Have you registered for the Phytochemicals and Heath Symposium taking place ⁦⁦King's College London⁩ on 16th and 17th May ?? Only few more days for abstract deadline on 8th April ..places are limited so do not miss out ! ⁦⁦Nutrition Society⁩ nutritionsociety.org/events/phytoch…

This year's #FoLSMStaffAwards are open for nominations! Recognise a colleague in the categories of Research, People & Culture and Education. Full details, award criteria and the nomination form are on the Faculty Information Hub: lnkd.in/ewX7RbdY

60% of stroke survivors experience depression.

Researchers from School of Life Course & Population Sciences warn depression among survivors is more common and longer lasting than originally thought, but there is a key window for intervention.

Find out more. ⬇️
kcl.ac.uk/news/depressed…