Lecture Title
Obesity: a complex health problem requiring more than healthcare
Presentation Summary
The prevalence of obesity continues to rise. There is overwhelming evidence that obesity is a health condition that can be driven by biological, neurobiological and hormonal mechanisms. Best clinical practice for obesity management is also a rapidly changing area. The health system and practitioners are under pressure to provide more accessible, effective and better care for people living with obesity.
This lecture will explore the need for personalised management for obesity while also focusing on our obesogenic environment. Informed by critical realism, the lecture will unpack what works, for who, under what circumstances, and why in obesity management and prevention. Can obesity help us to better understand the overall limits of healthcare, health systems and clinical management into the future?
Speaker biography
Professor Liz Sturgiss is a clinical general practitioner and primary care researcher in the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine at Bond University, Queensland. Liz leads an emerging research program on complex and chronic disease management in primary care that focuses on the translation of guidelines into real-world practice and the implementation of innovative interventions. Liz teaches in the MD program at Bond University and supervises PhD students undertaking research in primary care.
Prof Sturgiss completed her PhD in 2018 at the Australian National University titled “Exploring the role of the general practitioner in obesity management in Australian primary care.” Liz was awarded an NHMRC Investigator Grant (2020-24) and was an appointed member of the National Guidelines Development Committee for the review and update of the Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults, Adolescents and Children in Australia.
Event Details
Date: Thursday 18 September 2025
Time: 4:30pm - 6:50pm (Registration will start at 4.30pm with networking and refreshments. Presentation will commence at 5:15pm)
Where: University Club (Building 6, Level 3)
Free Admission
All Welcome