Obesity Specialist Group & Learning Disabilities Sub-Group webinar recordings - Holistic assessment and treatment planning for people with obesity and a learning disability

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Webinar recordings 

  • Focus on Ask and Assessment from the 5 As of Obesity
  • How to gain consent and understand communication needs of people with a learning disability
  • Use the ABCDEF assessment tool to present assessment perspectives from both learning disability and obesity
  • Share skills and debate challenges to holistic assessment

Speakers 

  • Kaye Coleman, Lecturer in Dietetics at University College Birmingham 
  • Briony Caffrey, Trainee Advanced Practitioner & Specialist Dietitian in Learning Disability, Autism, and Mental Health (Inpatient & Outpatient Services), Devon Partnership Trust
  • Alex Larkin, Specialist dietitian for adults with learning disabilities, Wandsworth Learning Disability Healthcare Team at South West London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust