Organised by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Dates28–28 Jan 2027
VenueOnline
CityUnited Kingdom
FormatIn-person + Hybrid
Online RCPE public health symposium on obesity, commercial determinants, inequalities, food environments, psychology, communication and emerging treatments.
Reviewed byDr Robert Baxter· Junior Clinical Fellow, Acute Medical Unit· Updated 13 Jul 2026
MedicMess Conference Intelligence
Networking
Online and catch-up format, so networking value is limited.
Research Value
No abstract route is visible, so value is educational rather than presentation-based.
Trainee Relevance
Relevant for public health residents, GP trainees and medical trainees interested in obesity, inequalities and prevention.
Audience
Health professionals and students in general medicine, public health, general practice and obesity-related work.
Programme Highlights
Key Themes
Commercial determinantsHealth inequalitiesFood environmentsObesity treatment pathwaysCommunication and psychology
09:30
Session
Commercial determinant of population weight distribution
TBC
10:05
Global health
Obesity: the global context
Katy Cooper
11:50
Keynote
Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choicekeynote
Professor Lindsay Jaacks
13:40
Lived experience
Lived experience
Ms Ellys Feather
14:50
Communication
How to talk about weight
Dr Charlotte Albury
15:45
Keynote
Societal choices for primary and secondary prevention of obesitykeynote
TBC
Keynote Speakers
PS
Professor Sarah Wild
University of Edinburgh / NHS Lothian
Whole system factors affecting population weight
KC
Katy Cooper
UK Working Group on Non-Communicable Diseases
Obesity: the global context
Keynote
PL
Professor Lindsay Jaacks
University of Edinburgh
Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice
DC
Dr Charlotte Albury
University of Oxford
How to talk about weight
MedicMess Tips
CPD is listed as TBC while RCPE applies for six credits.
Complete feedback by 25 February 2027 for CPD certification.
Scotland Deanery trainees should check the block grant scheme route.
Cost & Registration
Category
Price
Standard registration
£275
Medical student
Free
Key Deadlines
28 Jan 2027 · 199 days
Conference begins
Conference Snapshot
Specialty
Public Health
Organising society
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Conference format
In-person + Hybrid
Location
Online
The Complete Guide to the Public Health: Health and Obesity
Public Health: Health and Obesity is a one-day online RCPE symposium taking a whole-systems view of obesity and population weight. It is relevant to general medicine, public health, general practice and students with an interest in obesity. The programme spans commercial determinants, global non-communicable disease context, health inequalities, Scotland's Good Food Nation work, food-environment policy, lived experience, psychology and mental health, communication about weight, societal prevention choices and evaluation of new obesity medications. The page lists keynote contributions, including Professor Lindsay Jaacks on policies to improve food environments, but does not advertise an abstract submission route. Fees match the standard RCPE online symposium matrix: standard £275, RCPE member £175, AHP £175, retired/foundation member £80 and RCPE student member £0, with Scotland Deanery trainees routed through the block grant scheme. CPD is marked as TBC with application for six credits. Registered delegates can use catch-up access, and feedback must be completed by 25 February 2027 for certification.
Dr Robert Baxter