CEO
Wellness Academy
London, England, United Kingdom
Dr. Dugmore has been working in Cardiovascular Medicine and Wellness for 30 years and has written extensively on health, exercise and heart disease. He has worked with several companies in the United Kingdom including Schwarz Pharma, an international pharmaceutical company and adidas, the sporting goods company. His background includes over 17 years experience working within education, teaching at primary, secondary and university levels. His doctoral research specialised in cardiovascular medicine and focused on the rehabilitation of post heart attack patients and was published in the prestigious journal “Heart”.
In 1973, Dr. Dugmore pioneered a cardiac rehabilitation scheme within the Dudley Health Authority, England. This led to the formulation of Action Heart, a national charity. He served for a number of years on the National Coronary Prevention Group panel for cardiac rehabilitation in the U.K. and was a prime mover in the formulation of both the British and European Associations of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation. In addition, he was the Vice-President of the international organisation ‘Heart Friends Around the World’.
In 1992, Dorian moved to Toronto, Canada, to become the programme director of the world’s leading centres in cardiac rehabilitation. He was subsequently invited to join the National Canadian Cholesterol Council as their specialist in “Exercise Medicine”. During the following four years Dr. Dugmore was appointed as Co-Chair of the International Committee for the AACVPR (American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation). This group were pioneers in forming the first multi disciplinary World Council for Cardio Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Dr Dugmore subsequently became its Secretary General.
Dorian is one of the first British citizens to be awarded a fellowship to the AACVPR for his outstanding work in cardiovascular medicine. At the beginning of 1999, he was invited to join the Medical/Scientific Advisory Council for the IHRSA Institute on Exercise and Health. In March 2000, the Adidas Wellness Centre, under Dorian’s leadership, received the IHRSA ‘Wellness Best Practice’ Award for Europe. In (2005) the work of Wellness International was recognised at the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies Awards and resulted in adidas receiving the 5 Star Heath and Safety Award from the British Safety Council. In 2009 Adidas received the prestigious “Sword of Honour” a global award for its outstanding work in health and safety. Dorian is a board member of the European Society of Cardiology’s working groups on Sport Cardiology and its committee for the prevention of heart disease.
Dr. Dugmore has earned numerous awards for his work, including an MEB “Heart of Britain Award”, recognising his contribution towards improving quality of life within the community. He has been featured on British Television a number of times including a documentary on the “Tonight with Trevor McDonald” Programme, focusing on stress, heart disease and football league management and the BBC’s “Working Lunch” anchored by Adrian Chiles, focussing on the health of Chief Executives. As a sportsman he has achieved similar success, playing and coaching soccer at the highest level which included four consecutive international appointments as Great Britain’s Coach to the “World Student Games” soccer team.
During 2005 he completed his 20th marathon in London chaperoning the then British Minister of Sport, Richard Caborn and in 2012 completed his 26th marathon in Dublin, Ireland.
He is an active member of “Vistage International”, (the largest organisation worldwide for chief executives) and is also a former board member of the World Economic Forum for Corporate Wellness. Dorian has completed unique research on senior high-profile executives in Canada and the UK, significantly reducing their cardiovascular and lifestyle risk. He also led a unique research project on the cardiovascular health and lifestyle of the U.K’s football league managers. For 6 years Dorian served as director of health & wellbeing for the medical company “Perform” located at St. Georges Park International Football Centre” and subsequently became a director of the LMA (League Manager Association) focussing on the health and wellbeing of football managers. During 2019/2020 he led a clinic in cardiovascular testing and exercise prescription at Lanserhof at the Arts Club, Mayfair, London, the world’s leading clinical spa and hotel organisation. He has served as a consultant to health care companies based in Toronto, Canada and Ljubljana, Slovenia. Most recently he has been appointed as consultant to DuoLife, a Polish health & wellbeing company. Dorian has also created and led “Project Life”, a health and wellbeing programme designed for the Lancashire County Football Association, short-listed for a “Best of Britain Workplace Wellness Award”. He has returned to his roots re locating to Walsall but still enjoys spending time in his loft apartment located in Yorkville, the restaurant and fashion district of Toronto.
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Friday, November 1, 2024
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM
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