31/08/10 - Walking more could prevent 10,000 breast and bowel cancers
09/08/10 - UK breast cancer rates four times higher than Eastern Africa
02/08/10 - Father-of-two completes marathon car push in under 10 hours
Conferences
Here we list a number of UK diet and cancer related conferences, as well as those that WCRF UK will be exhibiting at, for the coming year. This list will be updated regularly so be sure to bookmark this page and come back from time to time to get the latest information.
| Date | Event and Location | Who should attend |
|---|---|---|
| Upcoming conferences | ||
| 12-13 September 2010 | WCRF International Conference Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer Prevention: Current Challenges, New Horizons Royal College of Physicians, London This new conference will provide a forum for the dissemination of results in the nutrition, physical activity and cancer field and will examine how this knowledge can be used by policy-makers to inform and generate thinking and ways of preventing cancer. The final deadline for bookings is Wednesday 1st September 2010. |
Scientists and policy-makers with an interest in nutrition, physical activity and cancer. In addition, the conference will be of relevance to health professionals.
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| 15-16 September 2010 |
Manchester Central, Manchester |
Cancer professionals |
| 21 September 2010 |
Business Design Centre, London WCRF UK will be exhibiting at this conference. |
Nurses and various health professionals |
| 1-2 October 2010 |
Olympia, London |
Teachers and educationalists |
| 7-8 October 2010 | National Obesity Forum Annual Conference: Y W8 2 LOSE W8 The Royal College of Physicians, London |
Health professionals, clinicians and policy-makers |
| 7-9 October 2010 | RCGP Annual Primary Care Conference Harrogate International Centre |
General practitioners and health professionals |
| 2-3 November 2010 | Annual conference of BAPEN: Malnutrition Matters Harrogate International Centre |
Health professionals |
| 7-10 November 2010 |
BT Convention Centre, Liverpool WCRF UK’s Head of Communications, Richard Evans, will be speaking at this event. |
Cancer researchers |
10-11 November 2010 |
Health & Wellbeing in Education 2010 NEC, Birmingham WCRF UK will be exhibiting at this conference. |
Teachers, school nurses and anyone involved in education and health |
| 23 November 2010 |
East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham |
Primary care health professionals |
| 26-27 November 2010 | Nutrition & Health 11th National Conference Olympia, London |
Health professionals |
| 8-9 March 2011 | Health & Wellbeing at Work 2011 NEC, Birmingham WCRF UK will be exhibiting at this conference. |
Corporate sector and occupational health professionals |
| 17-19 March 2011 |
NEC, Birmingham |
Teachers and educationalists |
| Past Conferences 2010 | ||
| 28 June-1 July 2010 | Nutrition Society Annual Summer Meeting Sponsorship 2010: Nutrition and Health - Cell to Community The James Watt Centre, Edinburgh Conference Centre, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh |
Scientists |
| 25-26 June 2010 | Royal College of Nursing, Practice Nurse Association Annual Conference and Exhibition The Winter Gardens, Eastbourne, Sussex |
Practice nurses |
| 7-8 June 2010 |
Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh |
All staff in NHS Scotland |
| 18 May 2010 | Breast Cancer Research 2010 Conference The Royal Society, London |
All researchers with an interest in breast cancer |
| 11-13 May 2010 | Royal College of Nursing Annual International Nursing Research Conference The Sage Gateshead, Newcastle Gateshead |
Nurses |
| 5-6 May 2010 |
NEC, Birmingham |
Practising health care professionals |
| 26-28 April 2010 | Royal College of Nursing Congress Bournemouth International Centre |
Nurses |
| 23 March 2010 |
QEII Conference Centre, London |
Anyone looking to gain the most up-to-date understanding of the strategies in place to deal with the obesity crisis |
| 9-10 March 2010 |
NEC, Birmingham
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HR and occupational health professionals, rehabilitation and therapy specialists, disability employment advisors, ergonomists and other professionals responsible for the environment, health and wellbeing of work-aged people |
| 4-6 March 2010 |
NEC, Birmingham |
Teachers and educationalists |

