The Journal Club – May 2026

with Chen Saat Murphy MSc, PgcertHE, dipNT, mNTOI

The Journal Club quarterly sessions are open to practising and non-practising Nutritional Therapists, Nutrition & Health Coaching graduates, and current students. The sessions are designed to build confidence in reading and understanding scientific literature. You will learn to use primary evidence meaningfully to support decision-making in practice. You will also develop an understanding of the controversies and limitations of this data, within the context of Nutritional Therapy and Nutrition & Health Coaching.

These sessions will also aim to keep you up to date in terms of new and important research that is being published, as well as covering some historical and seminal papers that helped to shape our current knowledge or affect government guidelines.

Strong research, analytical thinking, and critical evaluation skills are essential for all wellness professionals. While these abilities are developed during diploma training, they should be continually refined and applied in practice. Strengthening these skills not only enhances your own professional work, but also contributes to raising standards and credibility across the entire wellness industry.
 

In this May 2026 session, we will be taking an in-depth look at a recently published study on GLP-1 receptor agonists, critically evaluating its findings and methodologies, and exploring what its results might mean for both clinicians and clients in this rapidly evolving area.

Once you register, we will send you a link to the resource and the form to help you prepare in advance.

Date: Thursday, 14th May
Time: 12pm -1:30pm 
Location: Online
Fee: €10/£8.50
2 NTOI points awarded on completion of this event.
 
 

About Chen saat murphy

Chen Murphy graduated with a Master of Science Degree in Personalised Nutrition from CNELM in 2015 and was awarded a distinction. Prior to that, she was qualified as a Nutritional Therapist from the Institute of Health Sciences (IHS), Dublin in 2011. 

She founded her Galway-based, personalised nutrition practice, shortly after graduating from IHS, and sees clients on a one-to-one basis, while applying the Functional Medicine Model. Chen has a special interest in inflammatory diseases, women’s health, vitality, and mind-body- behaviour connection. 

In addition to her clinical practice, Chen was also a research assistant at the Department of Physiology at the National University of Ireland, Galway. She has been lecturing and leading modules on Personalised Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy, both for a diploma level and a master level since 2017. Chen currently teaches for CNELM and also IINH (Research and Immune modules). She is currently completing a post-graduate Cert in Teaching for Higher Education at Middlesex University.

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Please note, this session is for Nutritional Therapists

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