Future of Medicine 2025: Dunedin

The Future of Medicine: Preventative Healthcare.

New Zealand's healthcare system is under immense pressure, grappling with a growing wave of chronic diseases and mental health challenges. The current healthcare model remains predominantly reactive, focused on treating symptoms with medications and procedures rather than preventing these conditions in the first place. 

Join Keynote Speaker - Dr Lily Phillips LIVE in Dunedin

The upcoming Future of Medicine event in Dunedin seeks to address these challenges head-on, advocating for integrative prevention medicine and lifestyle-based treatments to create a more sustainable and proactive healthcare future. 

Join us for this exclusive live seminar featuring Keynote speaker, Dr Lily Phillips Speaking on Lifestyle as the foundation of consultation: a GP approach

Joined by Best Selling Author and Public Health Professor Grant Schofield as well as Behaviour Change Specialist Dr Louise Schofield. 

What can I expect to learn and engage in?

• The very latest evidence-based science and practice in preventative lifestyle medicine.
• Practical tools to empower better health outcomes.
• The power of professional health coaching in practice.

How do I know if this event is right for me?

This is an unmissable event for health professionals and those aspiring for a career in health, including those thinking about a new purpose-filled career as a Professional Health Coach.

You might be work in the below industries (or similar):

Doctors, nurses, midwives, physiotherapists, pharmacists, naturopaths, HR managers, or health coaches.

If you want to be at the cutting edge of the latest in evidence-based health outcomes, or are considering a career change as a Professional Health Coach, this event is for you.

Featuring headline speakers:

🔥 Prof Grant Schofield, Best-Selling Author and Professor of Public Health speaking on The Future of Medicine

🔥 Dr Lily Fraser, GP and Advocate for Māori Health Equity speaking on Lifestyle as the foundation of consultation: a GP approach

🔥 Dr Louise Schofield, Behaviour Change Specialist and Entrepreneur speaking on Coaching Techniques to Drive Lasting Change

About Prof Grant Schofield

Professor of Public Health, Chief Science Officer PREKURE

Grant is a Professor of Public Health at Auckland University of Technology and Director of its Human Potential Centre, has dedicated his career to combating modern diseases. As former Chief Scientific Adviser to NZ's Ministry of Education, co-author of four best-selling books, and Chief Science Officer for PREKURE, his focus is on promoting long, healthy, fulfilling lives. Prof Grant champions the motto "be the best you can be," aiming to revolutionise the health system by prioritising wellness over sickness. Renowned for his innovative approach to nutrition, weight loss, physical activity mental health, and the science of human potential.

About Dr Lily Fraser

GP and Advocate for Māori Health Equity

Dr Lily Fraser is a pioneering GP with a passion for improving health outcomes for Māori and Pasifika communities. As a specialist in lifestyle and preventative medicine, Lily works tirelessly to address health inequities through culturally inclusive approaches and education. Her expertise lies in empowering individuals and communities to make sustainable lifestyle changes, promoting holistic health, and reducing reliance on medications. Lily’s work inspires a future of healthcare that embraces equity, prevention, and wellbeing for all.

About Dr Louise Schofield

Professor Behaviour Change Specialist

Louise is co-founder and CEO of PREKURE, NZ's leading Professional Health Coaching education institute. With a PhD in behaviour change, Louise is a successful entrepreneur, previously spending 15 years leading businesses in the corporate wellbeing industry and developing behaviour change programs to achieve positive wellbeing outcomes. Louise’s mission is to inspire a change in medicine to be more preventative. She is passionate about eliminating the over-prescribing of medication that offers little or no benefit, poor nutritional advice and programs that don’t work, and for the medical community to embrace a lifestyle medicine approach.

Secure your spot now—spaces are limited.

Can’t make it to Dunedin? Don’t miss these upcoming 2025 Future of Medicine events:

• Hamilton – Dr Matthew Phillips, 20th August, WINTEC

Join us at a location near you and be part of the revolution in preventative and lifestyle medicine!