Low Carb Brisbane 2025
Presentations and discussions on low carbohydrate nutrition
for optimising weight and health.
WHEN: Friday 17th October
to
Sunday 19th October
WHERE: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Cnr Merivale and Glenelg Streets
Brisbane, QLD 4101
EARLY BIRD TICKET: $420.00 (available until 1st August)
REGULAR TICKET: $520.00
SINGLE DAY TICKET: $280.00
LIVESTREAM TICKET: $150.00
PURCHASE TICKETS
‘Low Carb Brisbane 2025’ will take place at the Brisbane Convention Centre
from Friday 17th to Sunday 19th of October.
The event will start at 12:00pm on Friday, followed by welcome drinks at 6:00pm.
The program will continue on Saturday from 8:00am until 5:00pm,
followed by an optional dinner with conference presenters.
Re-commencing at 8:00am on Sunday, the conference will conclude at 5:00pm.
A delicious low carb lunch will be provided on Saturday
as well as tea and coffee throughout the conference.
PROVISIONAL PROGRAM
- Nina Teicholz PhD – “Changes in US Dietary Policies” (via Zoom)
- Dr Andrew McIntyre – “Low Carb Nutrition in Gastroenterology”
- Dr Nasim Salehi – “Meat-only Diet: Evidence-based Health Benefits and Risks”
- Dr Matthew Phillips – “Ketogenic Nutrition in Neurology”
- Dr Simon Thornley – “Summing Up the Best Dietary Evidence”
- Dr Carlo Longhitano – “The Role of Ketogenic Nutrition in Psychiatry”
- Jaymee-Leigh Swift – “Results from the Townsville Psychiatry Keto Diet Study”
- Dr Caryn Zinn – “Diabetes Down Under: Kiwi Innovation in Primary Care”
- Dr Helena Popovic – “The Nutrition Link to Dementia”
- Dr Deepa Mahananda – “Australasian Metabolic Health Society – Update”
- Dr Lawreen Lawlor-Smith – “Assessing Cardiovascular Risk”
- Dr Nelum Dharmapriya – “Advocating Low Carb in General Practice”
- Dr Tania Farrah – “Ketogenic Diet Therapies in Adolescents and Adults with Epilepsy – An Evolving Field”
- Dr Justine Birchall and Bisa Romic RN – “Introducing Total Carbohydrate Restriction to General Practice”
- Beth McNally and Amy Rush – “Less Carbs, More Control: A Clinical Playbook for Type 1 Diabetes Care”
- Dr Shannon Butler – “Case Reports from General Practice”
- Simon Lewis – “Coaching at Scale – What the Data Tells Us About the Carnivore Diet”
- Prof Grant Schofield “The AMHS Position Paper on Fat and Saturated Fat”
Confirmed Speakers, Topics to be Decided:
- Dr James Muecke
- Dr Mike Eades (via Zoom)
- Dr Paul Mason
- Dr Anthony Chaffee
- Dr Peter Brukner
+ Panel Discussions and Q&A
PRESENTER INFORMATION
Nina Teicholz – An investigative science journalist and author who advocates for reducing restrictions on naturally-occurring fats, including saturated fats, in the diet. Author of the best-selling book ‘Big Fat Surprise’.
Dr. Shannon Butler – An experienced general practitioner with interests in women’s health, paediatrics and nutritional medicine.
Simon Lewis – A Carnivore Coach and co-founder of the REGENERATE Health Summit, How To Carnivore and the Carnivore Challenge.
Dr. Andrew McIntyre – A Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist with extensive experience in all aspects of Gastroenterology and a special interest in ERCP and associated Therapeutic Intervention.
Dr. Nasim Salehi – A Professor of Healthcare Innovations at Bond University, recognised as a leader in the interconnected domains of health promotion and healthcare management and leadership.
Dr. Matthew Phillips – A Neurologist with a passion to explore the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of metabolic therapies in creating alternative metabolic states that may lead to improvements in symptoms, function, and quality of life for people with neurological disorders.
Dr. Simon Thornley – An epidemiologist, lecturer, researcher and public health physician working at the University of Auckland in the section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
Dr. Carlo Longhitano – A specialist in forensic & general psychiatry and a PhD candidate with a project investigating nutritional factors in mental health and in particular the effects of ketogenic diet on brain metabolism.
Jaymee-Leigh Swift – A Senior Dietitian and consultant to the North Queensland Dietary Intervention Trial for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder.
Dr. Caryn Zinn – An academic, author, registered dietitian and internationally-recognised leader and advocate of the whole food, therapeutic carbohydrate reduction nutrition and lifestyle approach and its application to metabolic health and sports performance.
Amanda Cini – A Registered Dietitian who is extremely passionate about lifestyle medicine and empowering people to adopt a ‘food as medicine’ approach to fuelling wellness, achieving metabolic health, and enhancing quality of life.
Dr. Helena Popovic – A medical doctor, best-selling author, international speaker and leading authority on how to improve brain function.
Dr. Laureen Lawlor-Smith – Discovering the low carb lifestyle led to Laureen leaving general practice and co-founding the Low Carb Keto Health Clinic where she helps patients lose weight and gain health.
Dr. Nelum Dharmapriya – An experienced GP in all aspects of General Practice, her special interests are in Chronic Disease Management through her Metabolic Health Clinic and improving the health and wellbeing of her patients through nutrition and lifestyle.
Dr. Tania Farrah – A clinical lecturer for the University of Notre Dame, School of Medicine, Sydney and a tutor in Neurology for the University of Sydney.
Dr. Justine Birchall – A GP with a keen interest in preventative health care, particularly related to immunisation, nutrition, prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer screening.
Bisa Romic – An experienced nurse with a keen interest in preventative health, she is passionate about creating strong nurse-patient relationships that nurture and support long-term emotional, physical, and mental health.
Beth McNally – A Certified Nutrition Specialist, parent to a child living with type 1 diabetes and, along with her husband Matt, part of the team behind T1DNutrition.com
Amy Rush – An Accredited Practicing Dietitian and Credentialed Diabetes Educator working solely with people living with Type 1 Diabetes.
Dr James Muecke – An Opthamologist and former Australian of the Year 2020 who is a passionate low carb advocate with a focus on Type-2-Diabetes, the leading cause of blindness in adults.
Dr Mike Eades – One of the true pioneers of the modern low-carb movement and the author of the best selling book ‘Protein Power’.
Dr. Paul Mason – An Australian trained medical doctor with an in-depth knowledge of nutritional science, he regularly presents his knowledge in lectures challenging conventional wisdom and uses it in clinical practice where he treats the general public and elite athletes.
Dr. Anthony Chaffee – A practicing Neurosurgical registrar, former professional rugby player and long term adherent and advocate of the Carnivore diet.
Dr. Peter Brukner – A world-renowned sports medicine doctor who believes that dietary guidelines are responsible for the current epidemic of diabetes and obesity. He has authored a popular book on nutrition (A Fat Lot of Good), and is the founder of both the SugarByHalf campaign and Defeat Diabetes.
PURCHASE TICKETS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We are planning to Livestream this event which will help get the presentations out to a wider audience. Livestream also offers additional benefit for in person attendees who can re-watch the presentations at any time following the meeting at no additional cost. The talks will also be edited and released on the LCDU YouTube channel in the months following the event.
If you’re planning to attend ‘Low Carb Brisbane 2025’ we suggest booking early as this event may sell out. We currently have an ‘Early Bird’ ticket rate which offers a significant discount on ticket prices available until August 1st.
Please email us at [email protected] for all enquiries.
Cheers,
Rod Tayler and the LCDU Team
The Low Carb Down Under team always endeavour to arrange high quality events, speakers and presentations for you to enjoy.
Details of the venue and speakers are currently confirmed however circumstances beyond our control may necessitate substitutions of speakers or changes to arrangements.
