eHealth innovations to optimise nutrition at key life-stages and health conditions

Professor Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition & Dietetics at The University of Newcastle, Australia, is committed to improving the world's food and nutrition related health, using smart technologies.  

Professor Collins is a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Priority Research Centre in Physical Activity and Nutrition at the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia. In 2017 Professor Collins was awarded the Hunter Medical Research Institute’s Researcher of the Year.

She leads the largest team of research dietitians internationally to assess dietary intake and evaluate the impact of food and nutrition on eating patterns and diet-related health across key life stages and chronic disease conditions.

Professor Collins is a Fellow of the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) and has published over 300 manuscripts and supervised 25 higher degree research candidates to completion. She was a clinical paediatric dietitian at John Hunter Children’s Hospital, NSW for over 20 years. She is passionate about nutrition communication and been a DAA media spokesperson for 18 years and is a sought after nutrition media commentator.

This event is free. All are welcome.