Mapping obesity work across Europe

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1 Mapping obesity work across Europe Dr. Hilda Mulrooney RD, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition, Kingston University, London, UK Purpose of the mapping exercise To: develop contacts across Europe with common interests identify groups with whom we could potentially work identify work which is going on across Europe avoid duplication learn from each other develop coordinated strategies & informationsharing networks 1

2 Method Template sent via EFAD to all member dietetic organisations (X3) Information template attached for completion Information received & compiled ESDN Specialist Group: Obesity. Mapping exercise. Please fill in as much information as you can in the boxes below. We are trying to build up a picture of the groups working in obesity, weight management or related specialities (eg diabetes) in each country. Your name: Job title & place of work: : Name of Dietetic Association: Does the Dietetic Association have a specialist obesity or related group (eg diabetes, childhood, adult or maternal obesity)? If so what are the name/s of the groups? Any other national groups dealing with weight, obesity or related conditions (eg diabetes)? National weight-related charities and organisations (eg diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease)? Dietetic Association website address: Specialist group website address/es: Group website address/es: Group website address/es: Any others? (eg weight-related research groups, helplines or websites) Contact details (eg websites, s) 2

3 Response rate: 5/21 responses received (23.8%) Results 3

4 Dietetic Organisations Contacts Ireland Irish Nutrition & Dietetic Association: Karen Gaynor, Senior Dietitian, Endocrine Unit, St Columcilles Hospital, Loughlinstown, Co Dublin UK British Dietetic Association: Nutrition Society: Netherlands Dutch Association of Dietetics: Spain Fundación Española de Dietistas- Nutricionistas: Consejo general de Dietistas-Nutricionstas de España: Dr Hilda Mulrooney, RD & SL, Kingston University, London Ellen Govers, PC dietitian Quirina Engels, DE diëtistenpraktijk María del Mar Martínez Molina, Diplomada en Nutrición Humana y Dietética Greece Hellenic Dietetic Association: Penelope Douvogianni, Dietitian in private practice Specialist obesity or related group? Ireland INDI Weight Management Interest Group; INDI Diabetes Interest Group: INDI Cardiac Interest Group: UK Obesity Group of the BDA (formerly domuk): Diabetes specialist group of the BDA: Public Health specialist group of the BDA: Netherlands Knowledge Centre for Dietitians on Overweight and Obesity, KDOO (includes children and adults): Diabetes Nutrition Organisation: NDBC Netwerk Diëtisten Bariatrische Chirurgie (Dietitians Network Bariatric Surgery): Network of dietitians in primary care and children NKD (including those who work in public health settings e.g. schools): and [email protected] Spain Greece Specialist Group in Weight Management: (section on the HDA s website) 4

5 Other national groups dealing with weight, obesity or related conditions? Ireland UK Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO): National Obesity Forum (NOF): British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society: Netherlands Partnership Overweight Netherland (PON): Dutch Diabetes Federation (NDF): Platform Vitale Vaten (cardiovascular diseases): JOGG (Jongeren op Gezond Gewicht): Kenniscentrum Overgewicht (Knowledge Centre overweight): NASO- Nederlandse Vereniging voor de studie van obesitas (Netherlands Association for the Study of Obesity): Jongen op gezond gewicht (Youth on healthy weight): DVN- Diabetes Vereniging Nederland (Diabetic association): Other national groups dealing with weight, obesity or related conditions? Spain Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Obesidad: Sociedad Española de Medicina Interna (grupo de trabajo diabetes y obesidad): Centro de Investigación Biomedica en Red (Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición): Federación Española de Sociedades de Nutrición, Alimentación y Dietética (FESNAD): Grupo de Investigación GENUD (Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development) de la Universidad de Zaragoza: Persona de contacto: Dr. Luis Moreno Aznar ([email protected]) Adipocyte and Fat Biology Laboratory (AdipoFat), Unidad de Investigación Traslacional, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud (IACS), Zaragoza, Spain: Persona de contacto: Jose M Arbones-Mainar ([email protected]) Greece Hellenic Medical Association for Obesity: Hellenic Diabetes Association: 5

6 National weight-related charities and organisations? Ireland ASOI (Association for Study of Obesity in Ireland): DFI (Diabetes Federation of Ireland): CROI (heart and stroke charity): Irish Heart Foundation: UK Diabetes UK: British Heart Foundation: Cancer Research UK: Netherlands Cardiovascular disease: Nederlandse Hartstichting: NJI - Nederlands Jeugd Instituut (Dutch youth Institute): Hartstichting (Heart Foundation): Nederlandse obesitasvereniging (Patient association: Dutch Obesity Society): Hart & Vaatgroep (Patient association for heart diseases): Spain Greece Ireland Any others? UK Weight Concern: Overeaters Anonymous Great Britain: Royal College of Physicians obesity working group: All-Party Parliamentary group on obesity: Party_Parliamentary_Group Netherlands Research: Maastricht University, prof Ellen Blaak (metabolic & insulin resistance research: [email protected] research on energy expenditure (prof K Westerterp) VU University and VU University Medical Center, prof. Jaap Seidell (chronic diseases,overweight and obesity): seidell/index.asp Research on dietetic practice: DIEETinzicht (HVA, HEI with course on dietetics): professors/nav/organisationalunit/dbsv; [email protected] Voedingscentrum (National Nutritional Health Centre): De Nederlandse Obesitas Kliniek (The Obesity Society): NHG-standaard Obesitas: 6

7 Any others? Spain HELENA study (Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence): IDEFICS study (Identification and prevention of Dietary- and lifestyle-induced health EFfects In Children and infants): ToyBox STUDY (Multifactorial evidence based approach using behavioural models in understanding and promoting fun, healthy food, play and policy for the prevention of obesity in early childhood): Greece MedWeight: Where do we go from here? Continue mapping; complete it over time Contact all those who responded to the ; establish a group of contacts If contacts are willing, they may be links between ESDN and their countries Possibly work together on specific projects BUT: how can we collate more information? 7