UKCO 2024 Programme

Day 1: 24th September 2024

Time Session Speakers
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Registration & refreshments

📍 Room: McCall MacBain Hall

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Welcome address

📍 Room: Conference Suite

Dr Nicola Heslehurst, ASO Chair
Professor Nicola Heslehurst (Speaker)
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Plenary 1: Talking about weight

📍 Room: Conference Suite

Patient led Plenary

Sarah le Broq, ASO Trustee & patient representative and Dr Charlotte Albury, University of Oxford
Ms Sarah Le Brocq (Speaker)
Charlotte Albury (Speaker)
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Prize Session - Prevention and Treatment Award

📍 Room: Conference Suite

Awarded to a member of the ASO who, acting individually or representing a team, has made a significant contribution to the prevention or treatment of people living with overweight or obesity.

Applications now open for the ASO Prevention and Treatment Award
Find out more
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Refreshments & exhibition

📍 Room: McCall MacBain Hall

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Parallel 1 - ASO Symposia

📍 Room: Conference Suite

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Parallel 2 - Oral Presentations

📍 Room: Conference Suite

Submit your abstract to UKCO before 31st May 2024.
Find out more
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Parallel 3 - Member-led symposia

📍 Room: Conference Suite

Contribute to the development of the UK Congress on Obesity scientific programme and submit a Member-led symposium application before 31st March 2024.
Find out more
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Lunch, poster viewing, exhibition & networking

📍 Room: McCall MacBain Hall

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Parallel 4 - Oral presentations

📍 Room: Conference Suite

Submit your abstract to UKCO before 31st May 2024.
Find out more
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Parallel 5 - Member-led symposia

📍 Room: Conference Suite

Contribute to the development of the UK Congress on Obesity scientific programme and submit a Member-led symposium application before 31st March 2024.
Find out more
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Parallel 6 - Industry-led symposia

📍 Room: Conference Suite

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Refreshments & exhibition

📍 Room: McCall MacBain Hall

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Three minute thesis competition

📍 Room: Conference Suite

Submit your abstract to UKCO before 31st May 2024 to be eligible for the 3MT.
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Plenary 2: Child Obesity and the brain

📍 Room: Conference Suite

Associate Professor Susan Carnell, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Associate Professor Susan Carnell (Speaker)
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Drinks reception, poster viewing & networking

📍 Room: McCall MacBain Hall

Day 2: 25th September 2024

Time Session Speakers
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Plenary 3: Using pharmacotherapy to manage obesity

📍 Room: Conference Suite

Professor Barbara McGowan, Kings College London and Dr Laura Flavey, Reset Health
Professor Barbara McGowan (Speaker)
Dr Laura Flavey (Speaker)
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Refreshments & exhibition

📍 Room: McCall MacBain Hall

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Parallel 7 - Industry-led symposia

📍 Room: Conference Suite

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Parallel 8 - Oral Presentations

📍 Room: Conference Suite

Submit your abstract to UKCO before 31st May 2024.
Find out more
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Parallel 9 - Member-led symposia

📍 Room: Conference Suite

Contribute to the development of the UK Congress on Obesity scientific programme and submit a Member-led symposium application before 31st March 2024.
Find out more
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Parallel 10 - Member-led symposia

📍 Room: Conference Suite

Contribute to the development of the UK Congress on Obesity scientific programme and submit a Member-led symposium application before 31st March 2024.
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Parallel 11 - ASO Symposia

📍 Room: Conference Suite

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Parallel 12 - Oral presentations

📍 Room: Conference Suite

Submit your abstract to UKCO before 31st May 2024.
Find out more
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Lunch, poster viewing, exhibition & networking

📍 Room: McCall MacBain Hall

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Rapid fire/elevator pitch session

📍 Room: Conference Suite

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Plenary 4

📍 Room: Conference Suite

Professor Arne Astrup, Novo Nordisk Foundation
Professor Arne Astrup (Speaker)
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UKCO Prize Giving, Closing Remarks and UKCO 2025

📍 Room: Conference Suite

Dr Nerys Astbury (Speaker)

The UK Congress on Obesity has been instigated and organised by ASO. Sponsors have contributed funding towards this event in return for exhibition space. They have had no input into the agenda or the selection of speakers with the exception of any sponsored symposia which are clearly indicated. View a full list of sponsors.