Move it or Lose it Annual Healthy Ageing Conference

We’re celebrating 10 years of Move it or Lose it at our Annual Healthy Ageing Conference!

Taking place on Friday 8th April 2022 at the Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre, our annual conference is taking on a party atmosphere as we belatedly celebrate Move it or Lose it’s 10th anniversary!

As always we have a great line-up of leading academics, researchers and experts in healthy ageing to enhance your knowledge and give you the practical skills to help older people enjoy active, healthier, happier lives.

This year, we’ll also be having a party, straight after the conference with birthday cake for everyone. So stay to celebrate 10+ years of Move it or Lose it!

This is a fantastic opportunity to hear from experts in the field of healthy ageing followed by Q&As after each talk. You can also enjoy meeting and networking with like-minded people from across the UK, all working together to transform ageing.

Confirmed speakers:

Professor Sir Muir Gray

Sir Muir Gray is a Consultant in Public Health in Oxford University Hospital NHS Trust and a professor in the University of Oxford’s department of Primary Care Health Sciences. He is also a Consultant in Public Health for www.ukactive.com. He is the author of Sod70! And with Diana Moran the joint Author of Sod Sitting, Get Moving.

Professor Janet Lord FMedSci – Director of the Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham

Janet works within a multidisciplinary research institute, bringing together fundamental scientists and clinicians to translate understanding of the process of inflammation in to new treatments for chronic age-related inflammatory disease and the consequences of major trauma. Janet is a member of the Move it or Lose it advisory board and a regular speaker at our conferences.

Professor Janice L. Thompson PhD, FACSM, FECSS – Professor of Public Health Nutrition & Exercise, University of Birmingham

Janice is a mixed-methods researcher with over 30 years of experience examining factors that influence diet- and physical activity-related lifestyle choices, and uses this information to develop and evaluate community-based culturally tailored lifestyle interventions to reduce risks for obesity and type 2 diabetes. She is a Fellow of both the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the European College of Sport Science (ECSS). In 2015, she was awarded the ACSM Citation Award in recognition of her significant contributions to the field of exercise science.

Professor Karim Raza BA, BMBCh, FRCP, PhD – Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham

Karim is Arthritis Research UK Professor of Rheumatology at the University of Birmingham and Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist and Director of Research and Development at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust. His research primarily focuses on rheumatoid arthritis and he has a wealth of knowledge on this topic to share with you.

Maggy Piggott CBE FRSA – Author of How To Age Joyfully

Maggy had a Central Government Civil Service career in a variety of roles, including five years as a CEO. Since retiring, she’s developed a passion for dancing, volunteering, Twitter and learning to age well. At the age of 68, in 2019, Maggy’s first book, ‘How to Age Joyfully: Eight Steps to a Happier, Fuller Life’ was published. The steps are based on research, evidence, and her personal experience, including as Vice Chair of Open Age, a London charity for older people. Public Health Professor, NHS legend, Doctor and author, Sir Muir Gray has called her book “outstanding…a manifesto for living better longer”, you’ve achieved Step 1 – but how about the other seven?’

Registration opens at 9:30am with the conference beginning at 10am. The conference will finish at 4pm but we encourage you to stay for our birthday party at 4.30pm – 6.30pm.

The venue is Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Center.

Refreshments and lunch are included.

All conference bookings are non-refundable.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Edgbaston Park Hotel, 53 Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham, United Kingdom