Mrs Victoria Mitchell

Medical Obesity Specialist Practitioner King's College Hospital

Victoria’s first degree was in naturopathic healthcare, where she developed a strong passion and belief in a healthy diet and lifestyle for health and longevity. She then re-trained as an ODP and worked as an anaesthetic practitioner in bariatric and cardiac surgery. Here, she developed an interest in the impact of obesity on the cardiovascular system. In 2021, working alongside Dr Georgios K Dimitriadis, she helped develop and implement a new obesity pharmacotherapy service at King's College hospital. She has now helped treat 200+ patients with excellent results. Alongside the patients taking saxenda, Victoria is committed to supporting patients through regular contact and clear, practical support on diet and lifestyle, to maximize the opportunity saxenda brings. Victoria will talk about the challenges of setting up the clinic, including:
. funding for the role and admin support
. the challenges in finding a clinic space
. the clinic pathway
. Patient contact / support access
. the practicalities of running the clinic
. the current challenge of no saxenda and how we are supporting patients
. a case study