FRCGP MBA MSc Nutr Med Dip Lifestyle Med (ICLM)

GP with an Interest in Weight Management, Diabetes and Lifestyle Medicine, Swansea UK

Biography

After qualifying from Edinburgh University, Pam has been a GP in Swansea for more than 40 years, and throughout that time she has been passionate about using nutrition and lifestyle coaching in diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment. Building on her MSc in Nutritional Medicine, she has trained in Lifestyle Medicine and participated in the RCGP GP Leadership in Obesity programme, and with a colleague over the last 2 years has developed and facilitated a Level 2 Face-to-Face group weight management programme.

Along with colleagues, Pam teaches lifestyle medicine to medical students, GP registrars, GPs and the public. This year, Pam has also worked with colleagues to develop and run a lifestyle medicine-based pilot metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) clinic.

Pam is Editor of Diabetes Distilled. She presents at educational meetings and writes about diabetes, obesity and nutrition for primary care teams and the public. She enjoys teaching and is a tutor and content developer on the University of Warwick/iHeed Global Diabetes MSc course.

In her free time, Pam grows fruit and vegetables on her allotment and plays golf around the world.