
The speaker will be Professor Helen Truby, Head of Department of Nutrition, Dietetics & Food at Monash University.
She will be presenting "Nutrition in Pregnancy - a Tale of 3 Generations"
She will be presenting "Nutrition in Pregnancy - a Tale of 3 Generations"
A light lunch and refreshments will follow the presentation.
Professor Helen Truby is the Head of Department of Nutrition, Dietetics & Food at Monash University and an Honorary Consultant in Allied Health at Monash Health. Accredited at an Advanced level in Dietetics and Registered as a Public Health Nutritionist her research is underpinned by her clinical practice knowledge, in particular in maternal and child health. She has a strong belief in health professional education and translating nutrition science into messages for the public - as such she the course lead for the Massive Open Online Course ‘Food as Medicine’ which attracted 82,000 learners in its first year (2016). She currently holds $4.5M in competitive research grants and publishes regularly in high impact journals.