Digital Events
Obesity: understanding the disease, nutritional approaches and new pharmacological interventions
4 March 2024More than 1 billion people worldwide are obese. The World Health Organization estimates that, by 2025, about 167 million people will be less healthy because they are overweight or obese.
In this webinar we will focus on understanding the complexities of obesity, looking at its classification as a disease and a risk factor for chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. We will also explore nutritional approaches to obesity prevention and control, and present the latest advances in pharmacological interventions that pharmacists need to be aware of. Attendees will gain valuable knowledge and practical tools from expert speakers. Join us on World Obesity Day and understand the multifaceted management of obesity.
Pharmacy-based nutrition care: How nutrition impacts heart health
3 November 2022How nutrition impacts heart health is the focus of this event, the last and final one in the ‘Food for thought: Pharmacists’ role in healthy nutrition.
’ The webinar aims to examine the interlinks between nutrition and heart health, its role in the prevention and management of cardiovascular diseases, how pharmacy-based nutrition services can support patients with heart conditions.
The event aims to:
- Understand how nutrition impacts heart health
- Describe the importance of pharmaceutical care for heart health with a focus on supplements
- Highlight the important role of pharmacists in improving heart health and preventing cardiac disease.
Nutrition for immunity: Stronger immune systems through healthy nutrition
29 September 2022Strengthening our patients’ immune systems has never been more important, and healthy nutrition is one critical factor. This event focuses on how nutrition impacts immunity and its importance in supporting a strong and responsive immune system.
It is the second event in the 2022 FIP series ‘Food for thought: Pharmacists’ role in healthy nutrition’.
Obesity and weight management: Pharmacist-led services and approaches
4 June 2021This webinar focuses on the role of community of pharmacists in weight management and obesity prevention, screening, referral and management, pharmacy-led weight management approaches and the intergenerational correlations in hypercholesterolemia and obesity.
In addition, it presents selected aspects from the FIP handbook on nutrition and weight management for pharmacists.
Nutritional approaches to the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases: Roles for pharmacists
28 May 2021This webinar focuses on the role of nutrition in the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases, and the role that pharmacists can play to support healthy nutrition choices for different population groups.
Expert speakers address important aspects such as the role of community of pharmacists in diabetes prevention, screening, referral and management, the role of dietary supplements in disease management and one example of a community pharmacy nutrition service. In addition, selected aspects from the FIP handbook on nutrition and weight management for pharmacists are presented.
