Denney-Wilson, Elizabeth

Prof Elizabeth Denney-Wilson

Professor of Nursing; Sydney Nursing School
Prof Elizabeth Denney-Wilson is Professor of Nursing in the Sydney Nursing School. She has academic qualifications in nursing, public health and epidemiology. Since completing her PhD in 2005, her research has focused on obesity prevention and management with a focus on the development of brief interventions (including mHealth interventions) targeting infant and young child feeding that can be scaled up and implemented. Prof Denney-Wilson has long term collaborations with researchers across a broad range of health disciplines from UNSW, Deakin and Flinders University. She was recently appointed to a WHO guidelines committee on child obesity prevention and management and the NHMRC clinical obesity guidelines committee.

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In today’s podcast, Prof Elizabeth Denney-Wilson shares practical guidance on supporting parents who combine breastfeeding and formula feeding, while promoting healthy infant growth.

In today’s podcast, Prof Elizabeth Denney-Wilson shares practical guidance on supporting parents who combine breastfeeding and formula feeding, while promoting healthy infant growth.

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Over one in five Australian adults are regularly consuming alcohol at a quantity that is hazardous to their health. Join Dr Richard Bradlow for this presentation where he will discuss how to identify these patients in primary care, how the issue can be raised and how clinicians can change patients' drinking behaviour.