At the beginning of September, I travelled to Bremen with colleagues from the Aberdeen Health Psychology group for the annual European Health Psychology Society conference. The conference was held at the University of Bremen, a stone’s throw from the town centre. I attended a variety of symposiums, poster presentations and flashlight talks throughout the week. This prestigious international conference offered me the opportunity to present the preliminary findings from my systematic review.
I presented a poster in a session about inequalities and interventions to promote inclusion alongside delegates from Germany, Poland and Scotland. The poster I presented gave an overview of my ongoing systematic review where I am investigating factors associated with uptake and engagement with community dietary interventions, specifically in low socio-economic populations. I enjoyed having the opportunity to speak to new people about my research and I received lots of useful feedback.
One of my colleagues, Dr Oana Petre, presented findings from her interviews with Aberdeen-based link practitioners in an oral session focusing on the implementation of self-management interventions. We both gained inspiration for the ongoing project, SPICE, but also for my PhD. We enjoyed amazing food as well as the 30+ degree heat.
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Abbie is a second year PhD student at the Rowett Institute in the team of Dr Frank Thies. Her research on community dietary interventions and how intended beneficiaries engage with them is funded by RESAS through the Scottish Government.
