Dr Ingrid Hickman

Dr Ingrid Hickman was raised with a passionate sense of value for food and nutrition as a source of nurturing and healing. Dr Hickman is an Advanced Accredited Practicing Dietitian with a PhD in metabolic medicine from the University of Queensland. For the last 10 years she has led a multidisciplinary clinical research team as the principal research fellow with the Nutrition and Dietetic department at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane. Her career has focused on translating scientific evidence supporting 'food as medicine' into improved clinical care for people with chronic metabolic conditions. From mechanisms of disease progression through to patient centred co-design of health services, Dr Hickman's eclectic approach to medical research aims to find solutions to health care problems and build research capacity in clinical staff.  

Dr Hickman will be presenting in the Diet & Metabolic Health Symposium on Tuesday 20th July 2021, 1:00pm - 3:00pm