Plant-Based Nutrition Support: From Science to Sustainable Practice Plant-Based Nutrition Support: From Science to Sustainable Practice

Plant-Based Nutrition Support: From Science to Sustainable Practice

A live webinar for dietitians and healthcare professionals

Tuesday 6th October 2026, 4-5.30pm

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Dr. Shireen Kassam

Consultant Haematologist and Director of Plant-Based Health Professionals UK

Dr Shireen Kassam is a Consultant Haematologist, Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician and Visiting Professor of Plant-Based Nutrition. She is the founder of Plant-Based Health Professionals UK, a community interest company that provides education and advocacy on healthy plant-based diets and lifestyle medicine.

Tanya Haffner

CEO of MyNutriWeb, Registered Dietitian, Chair of the BDA Sustainable Diets Group

Tanya is a registered dietitian, CEO, and founder of MyNutriWeb educational hub and marketing. She is also co-lead for Policy and Engagement at the Plants First Healthcare Coalition. With 30+ years of experience working across healthcare, food, education, marketing, and media, she helps to empower professionals and organisations to lead on nutrition and sustainability for the benefit of health, the planet, and the economy. She is the current Chair of the British Dietetic Association’s Sustainable Diets Group, supporting members to embed sustainability across nutrition and dietetic practice.

Rosie Martin

Registered Dietitian, Vice Chair of the BDA Sustainable Diets Group

Rosie is a UK Registered Dietitian and former zoologist. With a decade of NHS experience in both acute and community care, specialising in gastroenterology, oncology and weight management, she now champions evidence-based, plant-rich nutrition for health, sustainability, justice and animal welfare.

Covering key areas

Policy

A summary of the latest international and UK policy, and guidance on healthy, sustainable diets.

Relevance

Why sustainability is now relevant across public health, clinical care and healthcare food provision

In practice

How sustainability guidance is being translated into practice, from sustainable procurement to plant-forward menus

Nutrients in
plant-based diets

The nutrients that need particular attention in plant-based diets including protein, vitamin B12, iron, calcium, iodine, vitamin D, zinc, and omega-3 fats.

Plant-forward,
food-first

Why plant-forward, food-first approaches are relevant to a wide range of patients, not only those following vegetarian or vegan diets.

Food-first
strategies

Practical food-first strategies for increasing plant-derived foods and proteins while maintaining protein, energy and nutrient intake.

Overview

Sustainability is now part of everyday dietetic practice, not just a policy conversation. This webinar brings together the latest evidence, policy and practical guidance on plant-based nutrition across healthcare covering sustainable diets frameworks and food-first approaches, to oral nutritional supplements (ONS) and enteral nutrition for patients with malnutrition.

A joint Q&A will also look at the environmental impact of plant- and dairy-based nutrition support and what it means in clinical practice.

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