Summary report: 2023 Theo Murphy symposium ‘Empowering EMCRs to Lead the Future of the Science of Nutrition’

The 2023 Theo Murphy-funded symposium, ‘Empowering EMCRs to Lead the Future of the Science of Nutrition’, was held in Melbourne on 26 July with attendees reviewing the progress of Nourishing Australia, the National Committee for Nutrition’s decadal plan with the aim of setting new objectives and  develop implementation strategies for key recommendations and priority areas, including: 

• establishing a ‘trusted voice’ for nutrition science in Australia; 
• developing a national capability for nutrition data; 
• enhancing nutrition education and research training; and 
• analysing nutrition mechanisms to identify the relationships between diet and health. 

Following the event, participants continued to collaborate in working groups to develop a series of program logic models that set strategies for each priority area. The summary report presents the collective efforts undertaken by the working groups and informs the direction of an implementation plan, scheduled for publication in early 2024. 

View the summary report