Edinburgh Catch-Up
A reminder to join us in-person for a chance to network and connect in person at the Spartans Academy in Edinburgh! Featuring presentations from Dr Callum Leese and Dr Barbara Phipps, you’ll be thoroughly engaged and have the opportunity to network with like-minded health professionals in our area!
A reminder to join us in-person for a chance to network and connect in person at the Spartans Academy in Edinburgh!
Featuring presentations from Dr Callum Leese talking on Green Space and Dr Barbara Phipps talking on Chronic Pain, you’ll be thoroughly engaged and have the opportunity to network with like-minded health professionals in our area!
Speakers:
Dr Callum Leese
Medically qualified at the University of Edinburgh, now training in general practice in Aberfeldy, whilst working part-time at the University of Dundee undertaking research with the division of population health and genomics.
He is co-founder of the community-based initiative ‘Healthiest Town’ in Aberfeldy, Scotland where they try to enact and inspire local change and involved with the charity RunTalkRun.
Callum is an honorary support fellow in physical activity and lifestyle medicine at the RCGP, and spent time in 2023 with WHO Regional Office for Europe addressing physical activity promotion in primary care. He has also recently taken on lead of the BLSM physical activity specialist interest group.
His research interest is physical activity, and specifically physical activity promotion in primary care.
He is co-founder of the community-based initiative ‘Healthiest Town’ in Aberfeldy, Scotland where they try to enact and inspire local change and involved with the charity RunTalkRun.
Callum is an honorary support fellow in physical activity and lifestyle medicine at the RCGP, and spent time in 2023 with WHO Regional Office for Europe addressing physical activity promotion in primary care. He has also recently taken on lead of the BLSM physical activity specialist interest group.
His research interest is physical activity, and specifically physical activity promotion in primary care.
Dr Barbara Phipps
Barbara grew up in Northern Ireland and graduated from Nottingham University Medical School in 1997 with BMedSci (hons) BM BS. She completed her GP training in 2001 and is a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners. She currently works as a GP Partner in an inner city training practice in Edinburgh. She has a particular interest in how lifestyle affects health and strives to help her patients make positive lifestyle changes that enhance their health and wellbeing. Barbara completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Obesity Care in 2016.
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