The Elsie Widdowson Lecture
Every year the 
This year's lecturer is Linda Hindle MBDA, Lead Allied Health Professions Lead, Public Health England.
Linda will present ‘Achieving our potential’ - A reflection of the leadership opportunities for dietetics drawn from Linda's personal career experiences.
Linda Hindle is the Lead Allied Health Professional for Public Health England, responsible for increasing the contribution of the 12 Allied Health Professions to improving public health across England.
Linda’s previous roles include Consultant Dietitian, with responsibility for the strategic planning and commissioning of interventions to prevent and treat obesity across Birmingham; and Head of Birmingham Community Nutrition and Dietetic Service.
Linda is a member of the British Dietetic Association, currently serving on the BDA England Board and past chair of BDA Specialist Group, DOM UK.
If you have already booked your place at BDA Vision or for our annual awards dinner, then attendance at the Lecture is free.
If you wish to attend the lecture only, then a nominal charge of £10 for BDA Members and £40 for Non Members is payable to cover the cost of refreshments.
Previous Elsie Widdowson Lectures
| 2001 | Susan Jebb |
| 2002 | Margaret Lawson |
| 2003 | Annie Anderson |
| 2004 | Sheila Bingham – What do people eat? Adventures in Nutritional Epidemiology |
| 2005 | Anne de Looy – Are we ready for the challenges |
| 2006 | Patricia Judd – What's the Evidence – Practice, Advertising and the Popular Nutritionist |
| 2007 | Gary Frost – Dietary Carbohydrates from Cells to Man |
| 2008 | Jane Thomas – The Challenge for Change |
| 2009 | Diane Talbot – Nannying or Nuturing? Policies aimed at Changing Dietary Behaviour |
| 2010 | Rosemary Richardson – Modernisation of the NHS – will Dietitians become an endangered or protected species? |
| 2011 | Azmina Govindji - Use your influence to make an impact: could this be the era of the dietitian? |
| 2012 | Judyth Jenkins MBE |
| 2013 | Wendy Martinson OBE |
| 2014 | Dr Miranda Lomer |
The Elsie Widdowson Lecture
Organised and supported by the BDA General and Education Trust Fund. The fund exists “to advance education and other charitable purposes related to the science of dietetics”. The Trust can make grants to any individual or organisation engaged in dietetic research or related activities. The Trust Fund has a long history of supporting the science and practice of dietetics through the promotion of national awards which recognise the excellent work carried out by many members.About Elsie Widdowson
Elsie Widdowson CH CBE was a pioneer in the history of dietetics and, along with Robert McCance, carried out research for around 60 years. They pioneered many aspects of the understanding of human nutrition throughout the 1930’s and 1940’s. They are also well known for undertaking much of the experimentation on themselves, including starvation diets. Their work was of vital importance during the years of the Second World War and led to the publication of The Chemical Composition of Foods.The BDA launched an annual lecture in her memory in 2001. Previous recipients of the award include Dr Susan Jebb, Professor Annie Anderson and Professor Anne de Looy. Lectures are given on any topic that the recipient wishes and attract considerable interest amongst the profession at key note events. Each year Council invites one senior members of the profession, who is deemed to be at the pinnacle of their career, to deliver the lecture.
