Low Carb Brisbane 2025

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 3rd August)

REGULAR TICKET: $520.00

SINGLE DAY TICKET: $280.00

LIVESTREAM TICKET: $150.00

SATURDAY PRESENTER DINNER: $80.00 (Sold Out – Sorry)

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‘Low Carb Brisbane 2025’ will take place at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
from Friday 17th to Sunday 19th of October.

 

The event will start at 11:00am 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 in the breaks throughout the conference.
PROGRAM

 

Friday 17/10/25 11:00am

Chair: Dr Shannon Butler

    • Meeting Attendees (and sharing their stories)
    • Dr Rod Tayler (Convenor) and the LCDU Team – ‘Getting the Most from Low Carb Brisbane 2025’
    • Dr Simon Thornley – ‘Summing Up the Best Dietary Evidence’
    • Beth McNally and Amy Rush –  ‘TCR in Practice: Navigating Insulin for Protein and Fat in Type 1 Diabetes’
    • Dr Nelum Dharmapriya – ‘Curry, Carbs and Chronic Disease: Rethinking the South Asian Diet’
    • Panel Discussion

Afternoon Tea Approx 2pm 30 minutes

Chair: Dr Karen Dwyer

    • Dr Susan Swanston – ’Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue and Nutrition – Case Reports’
    • Dr Nasim Salehi and Nahlah Ahmed – ‘Animal-based diets: A scoping review of their health impacts, drawbacks, and emerging healthcare potential’
    • Dr Laureen Lawlor-Smith – ‘Assessing Cardiovascular Risk’
    • Panel Discussion
    • Short Presentations

Welcome Drinks 6:00pm

Saturday 18/10/25 8:00am

Chair: Dr Sanjeev Balakrishnan

    • Dr Andrew McIntyre – ‘Low Carb Nutrition in Gastroenterology’
    • Dr Matthew Phillips – ‘Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy in ALS’
    • Dr Carlo Longhitano – ‘The Role of Ketogenic Nutrition in Mental Illness’
    • Short Presentations
    • Panel Discussion

Morning Tea 10.15am

Chair: Dr Susan Swanston

    • Dr Deepa Mahananda – ‘Australasian Metabolic Health Society Update’
    • Dr Tania Farrar – ‘Ketogenic Diet Therapies in Adolescents and Adults with Epilepsy – An Evolving Field’
    • Exhibitors
    • Short Presentations
    • Panel Discussion

Lunch (Provided) 1pm

Chair: Dr Peter Brukner 2pm

    • Dr Paul Mason – ‘On Atherosclosis plus Q and A’
    • Dr Sanjeev Balakrishnan – ‘Troubleshooting on the Carnivore Diet’
    • Short presentations
    • Panel Discussion

Afternoon Tea 3.30pm

Chair: Prof Grant Schofield

    • Dr Nina Teicholz – ‘Changes to the US Dietary Guidelines’ (via Zoom)
    • Dr Peter Brukner – ‘The GLP1 Agonist – Friend or Foe?’
    • Dr Helena Popovic – ‘The Nutrition Link to Dementia’
    • Australasian Metabolic Health Society AGM approx 5pm

Conference Dinner (Booking Required) 6 for 6.30pm

Sunday 19/10/25 8:00am

Chair: Dr Ron Schweitzer

    • Dr Justine Birchall and Bisa Romic RN – ‘Introducing Therapeutic Carbohydrate Reduction to General Practice’
    • Dr Caryn Zinn – ‘Diabetes Down Under: A Kiwi Innovation in Primary Care’
    • Prof Grant Schofield – ‘The AMHS Position Paper on Vitamin D’’
    • Panel Discussion
    • Morning Tea 10.15am
    • Dr James Muecke – ‘What’s Driving Our Chronic Disease Crisis?’
    • Dr Paul Mason – ‘Germs and the Big Lie – Exposing the Root Cause of Atherosclerosis’
    • Short Presentations

Lunch (Not Provided) 1pm

    • 2pm Short Presentations
    • Dr Mike Eades – ‘Causes of Obesity’  (via Zoom)
    • Break  3pm
    • Panel Discussion

5:00pm Close

Note, there will be a number of short presentations throughout the conference from some of the great attendees who are not giving longer presentations. They include Dr Sanjeev Balakrishnan, Leah Williamson, Dr Ravi Gornall, Linda Funnell-Milner, Dr Karen Dwyer, Jane McDonald, Shannon Harwood, Dr Tim O’Dowd, Brendan Reid, Nicole Jayakody and Dr Ron Schweitzer.

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.

 

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.

Dr Caryn Zinn

Prof Caryn Zinn – Professor of nutrition, 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.
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. 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.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We are Live-streaming 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 3rd.
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.