Affiliate Representative Welcome Message

I have the pleasure of welcoming you to Belfast for the 5th Affiliate programme of the annual AUGIS conference.

Following the success of last years affiliate programme, once more there will be two affiliate sessions, one focusing on UGI disease and one on bariatric care.

The sessions will take place on separate days and will not coincide with the main scientific programme so delegates can benefit from making the most of what the whole conference has to offer.

There will be guest speakers for each session along with presentations from the best affiliate abstracts. This year’s Upper GI cancer session provides a mix of dietetic expertise on the nutritional needs of patients with pancreatic cancer and health psychology research on the emotional distress of oesophageal cancer survivors. The bariatric session has a strong dietetic focus on the nutritional needs of bariatric patients in intensive care and the issues relating to the extended role of the dietitian. I’m confident that the sessions will provoke plenty of discussion and furnish us with new knowledge and motivation to inform and shape our practice.

Please take time to view the affiliate poster presentations. The posters will be judged and the best one will be awarded a prize!

Finally I would like to take this opportunity to thank those of you who continue to give me support and commitment in working with me during my term as Affiliate Representative.

I look forward to meeting you all and hope you have a great time in Belfast.

Best wishes

Jane Tallett
Affiliates Representative