Dr Breanna Lepre

Lecturer

School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences

breanna.lepre@mater.uq.edu.au

Researcher biography

I am a proud Accredited Practising Dietitian and emerging dietetics leader in curriculum design and interdisciplinary education, with a Doctor of Philosophy in medical nutrition education from the University of Wollongong. My unique research and leadership portfolio spans nutrition education for healthcare professionals, community and public health, AI, and primary care.

I am highly regarded internationally for conducting research related to workforce capacity and nutrition, as evidenced by my appointment as Assistant Director at the NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health. My publication record speaks to my reputation as a dynamic and collaborative researcher – I’ve published reviews, original research, editorials, conference proceedings and textbook chapters, and more than half of my papers (~65%) have international coauthors. I was recently invited to speak at the World Health Organization on the need to improve nutrition education for healthcare professionals.

Publications

Journal Articles (12)

Conference Papers (5)

Journal Articles

Ball, Lauren, Crowley, Jennifer and Lepre, Breanna (2024). Beyond education and training: Is a new paradigm required to better support general practitioners to feel competent in nutrition care?. Australian Journal of General Practice, 53 (4), 193-194. doi: 10.31128/ajgp-09-23-6962

Lepre, Breanna, Mansfield, Kylie J and Beck, Eleanor J (2024). Individuals’ perceptions and expectations of nutrition care provided by doctors in Australia: A focus group study. Australian Journal of General Practice, 53 (4), 179-185. doi: 10.31128/ajgp-07-23-6886

Lepre, Breanna, Mansfield, Kylie J, Ray, Sumantra and Beck, Eleanor J (2024). Establishing consensus on nutrition competencies for medicine: a Delphi study. BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health, e000807. doi: 10.1136/bmjnph-2023-000807

Lepre, Breanna, Job, Jennifer, Martin, Zena, Kerrigan, Natalie and Jackson, Claire (2023). The Queensland Virtual Integrated Practice (VIP) partnership program pilot study: an Australian-first model of care to support rural general practice. BMC Health Services Research, 23 (1) 1183, 1-9. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-10189-0

Ball, Lauren, Marsh, Julie, Lepre, Breanna, Woollett, Belinda, Baynes, Dan and Parkinson, Joy (2023). The OzHarvest Nourish Program: An evaluation of a hospitality-based program to support employment for young Australians. Public Health in Practice, 6 100431, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.puhip.2023.100431

Lepre, Breanna, Mansfield, Kylie J. and Beck, Eleanor J. (2023). Attitudes, work roles and barriers to nutrition care - interviews with Australian and UK-based medical doctors. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 36 (3), 920-931. doi: 10.1111/jhn.13079

Beck, Eleanor J., Ball, Lauren, Lepre, Breanna M., McLean, Rachael, Wall, Clare, Adamski, Melissa, McCarthy, Helen and Crowley, Jennifer (2023). Now is the time to act on nutrition in medical education. Medical Journal of Australia, 218 (3), 100-102. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51829

Lepre, Breanna, Trigueiro, Helena, Johnsen, Jørgen Torgerstuen, Khalid, Ali Ahsan, Ball, Lauren and Ray, Sumantra (2022). Global architecture for the nutrition training of health professionals: a scoping review and blueprint for next steps. BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health, 5 (1) 000354, 106-117. doi: 10.1136/bmjnph-2021-000354

Lepre, Breanna, Palermo, Claire, Mansfield, Kylie J. and Beck, Eleanor J. (2021). Stakeholder engagement in competency framework development in health professions: a systematic review. Frontiers in Medicine, 8 ARTN 759848, 1-11. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.759848

Lepre, Breanna, Mansfield, Kylie J, Ray, Sumantra and Beck, Eleanor (2021). Reference to nutrition in medical accreditation and curriculum guidance: a comparative analysis. BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health, 4 (1), 307-318. doi: 10.1136/bmjnph-2021-000234

Lepre, Breanna, Mansfield, Kylie J., Ray, Sumantra and Beck, Eleanor J. (2021). Nutrition competencies for medicine: an integrative review and critical synthesis. BMJ Open, 11 (3) e043066, e043066. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043066

Lepre, Breanna, Crowley, Jennifer, Mpe, Dineo, Bhoopatkar, Harsh, Mansfield, Kylie J., Wall, Clare and Beck, Eleanor J. (2020). Australian and New Zealand medical students' attitudes and confidence towards providing nutrition care in practice. Nutrients, 12 (3) 598. doi: 10.3390/nu12030598

Conference Papers

Job, Jenny, Donald, Maria, Lepre, Breanna, Nicholson, Caroline and Jackson, Claire (2023). Using the Implementation Research Logic Model (IRLM) to guide implementation and evaluation of eConsultant in Queensland. 2nd Implementation Science Health Conference Australia, Sydney, NSW Australia, 23-24 March 2023. London, United Kingdom: BioMed Central. doi: 10.1186/s13012-023-01292-1

Crocombe, Dominic, Chad, Nina, Summers, Charlotte, Rajput-Ray, Minha, Buckner, Luke, Armes, Sarah, Strange, Adam, Delon, Christine, Li, Xunhan, Beck, Eleanor, Ball, Lauren, Crowley, Jennifer, Lepre, Breanna, Agwara, Ebiambu, Nyaga, Wanja, Jaffee, Ally, Bhansali, Abhinav, Laur, Celia, Gramlich, Leah, Bradfield, James, McAuliffe, Shane, Raja, Niky, Kohlmeier, Martin, Baah, Emmanuel, Mitra, Sucheta, Kargbo, Kai, Matar, Maryam, Moukayed, Meis, Haddad, Yasmin ... Ray, Sumantra (2023). 1 Empowering global nutrition with digital technology – a health systems perspective. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. doi: 10.1136/bmjnph-2023-nnedprosummit2022.1

Macaninch, Elaine, Martyn, Kathy, Buckner, Luke, Nyaga, Wanja, Laur, Celia, Lepre, Breanna, Agwara, Ebiambu and Ray, Sumantra (2023). 18 Finding the place for nutrition in healthcare education and practice. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. doi: 10.1136/bmjnph-2023-nnedprosummit2022.21

Lima do Vale, Marjorie Rafaela, Johnsen, Jørgen T., Laur, Celia, Lepre, Breanna and Ray, Sumantra (2022). Advancing research, policy and practice to promote resilient and sustainable food and health systems in the year of action on nutrition: proceedings of the 7th annual International Summit on Nutrition and Health. 7th International Summit on Nutrition and Health, Virtual, 5-24 July 2021. London, United Kingdom: BMJ Group. doi: 10.1136/bmjnph-2022-summit2022.editorial

Lepre, Breanna, Laur, Celia, Torgerstuen Johnsen, Jørgen, Bradfield, James, Lima Do Vale, Marjorie Rafaela, Ball, Lauren and Ray, Sumantra (2022). A 2020 evaluation of global knowledge networks in the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016-2025): proceedings of the 6th International Summit on Medical and Public Health Nutrition Education and Research. 6th International Summit on Medical and Public Health Nutrition Education and Research, Virtual, September 2020. London, United Kingdom: BMJ Group. doi: 10.1136/bmjnph-2022-nnedprosummit.editorial