Werd Al-Najim
@werdalnajim
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Registered Dietitian PhD | EU Research Project Manager | Special interest in Obesity Management and Education
Dublin City, Ireland
Joined May 2017
Slides ready for #IrSPEN2025 ✅Excited to present in Session 5: Metabolic/Obesity alongside @DrMCrotty, @HeneghanHelen, and @carel_leroux. We'll be diving into how dietitians can support patients on pharmacotherapy for obesity — see you there! @IrSPEN
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REGISTER NOW to hear Niamh Rice provide new insights into the current prevalence and cost of malnutrition in Ireland. In 2011, adults over 65 made up just 11.4% of the population. Ireland is now experiencing the fastest rate of population aging in Europe https://t.co/uyz2GNOpz7
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IrSPEN CONFERENCE 2025! We are delighted to announce that REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN - Tuesday 8th April 2025 at the Aviva Stadium https://t.co/ZnY3ZJ2TZ9
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"A complex lived experience" - @Deemcgillicuddy speaks with @werdalnajim from @ucddublin about the importance of the patient experience in obesity research and how this helps us improve obesity care 💚 Find out more here https://t.co/ko3ZD5sVR8
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Let's not repeat past errors by assuming GLP-1 analogues alter food preferences without solid evidence. Verbal reports aren't enough; we need direct behavioural measures 💡➡️ https://t.co/ZgZFskYGg9
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International Journal of Obesity - Changes in food preferences and ingestive behaviors after glucagon-like peptide-1 analog treatment: techniques and opportunities
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Carel le Roux, MD, PhD discusses building a better approach to obesity care #obesity #endocrinology #MedEd #PeerVoice
https://t.co/Gas7Ww5cTb
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Effectiveness of integrating a pragmatic pathway for prescribing liraglutide 3.0 mg in weight management services (STRIVE study): a multicentre, open-label, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial https://t.co/z5aUTvup0y
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🌟 Exciting Opportunity for a Passionate Physiotherapist! 🌟 🔍 Position: Part-Time Physiotherapist 📍 Location: Bray, Ireland https://t.co/8FC0FBs4AZ
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EASD 2023 - Interview with @carel_leroux about bariatric surgery and weight lowering drugs https://t.co/tlTSZ7T6m1
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Join us for this interesting series of presentations. Obesity Management: From Strategy to Practice
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Online symposium for health professionals, tutors & students discussing the latest updates in obesity management and what this means for practice
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The December edition of Hospital Professional News is available to read online. Featuring our annual Professional 100 Listing and End of Year Reviews, looking back at the challenges and achievements of 2023 View the December magazine here: https://t.co/hxwv5CzSA3
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Are you looking for an opportunity to apply your #programming and #dataanalysis skills to increase the understanding of and optimise future #obesitytreatment? Join SOPHIA as a Data Science PostDoc! Read more about the position, and who to contact here: https://t.co/2FJ8uI0m3B
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IRC Researcher of the Year 2023 Professor Carel le Roux collects his trophy from IRC Director Peter Brown. Many congratulations, Carel! @carel_leroux
@scienceirel
@UCD_Research
#LoveIrishResearch
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👨🏫🏆 UCD Professor Carel Le Roux named 2023 IRC Researcher of the Year 🔹 Professor Emma Teeling ‘highly commended’ in Researcher of the Year category The Irish Research Council has named Professor Carel Le Roux Researcher of the Year for 2023. A leading clinical scientist and
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💡Read @imisophia's most recent paper ➡️ https://t.co/3lAmRWR4ac
How can we change the narrative in obesity treatment and care? Read this article to find out how the @imisophia project views #obesity as a set of different diseases as it aims to create more personalized treatment: https://t.co/VfSiXBxyqh
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I look forward to co-hosting this webinar on "Navigating Nutrition When Taking Anti-Obesity Medications: To Diet or Not to Diet?" with my colleague Hazel Windsor-Aubrey as part of our work in @beyondbmi. 📅 Friday 10 November 📝
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In this webinar, you'll gain valuable insights into how nutrition plays a pivotal role when utilizing anti-obesity medications. Dr. Werd and Hazel will provide…
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Feeling fortunate to spend two days in DC with these amazing people as part of the International Obesity Collaborative aiming to align on clear and meaningful communication about the complex, chronic disease of #obesity.
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A new AI driven prediction tool allows patients and their doctors to accurately predict weight loss over 5 years following bariatric surgery. Supported by the @UCDMedicine led SOPHIA @imisophia, the research was published in @TheLancet. ➡️ https://t.co/QiH61UNNEq
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Development and validation of an interpretable machine learning-based calculator for predicting 5-year weight trajectories after bariatric surgery: a multinational retrospective cohort SOPHIA study - The Lancet Digital Health https://t.co/nAkYEHcfw8
@imisophia
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We developed a machine learning-based model, which is internationally validated, for predicting individual 5-year weight loss trajectories after three common bariatric interventions.
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