Date: Friday, November 22, 2002
Location:
Center for Psychiatric Medicine Auditorium
1713 6th Avenue South, 2nd Floor
Birmingham, AL 35233
Events Schedule and Presentations
| Time | Speaker(s) | Topic | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM | Refreshments | ||
| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Bernard Kincaid, Ph.D. Mayor of Birmingham W. Timothy Garvey, M.D Chair Designate, Department of Nutrition Sciences Susan Yanovski, M.D Director, Obesity and Eating Disorders Program, NIDDK (Remarks to be read by David Allison) Harold Jones, Ph.D Dean, School of Health Related Professions Eli Capilouto, D.M.D. Interim Provost, UAB |
Opening Remarks | Susan Yanovski's Remarks (PDF) |
| OBESITY CAUSES & CONSEQUENCES, INFLUENCES, GENES & ENVIRONMENTS | |||
| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Samuel Klein, M.D. Professor & Director Center for Human Nutrition Washington University School of Medicine |
Pathophysiology of the Metabolic Syndrome | Watch Video |
| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | Gary Hunter, Ph.D. Professor Department of Human Studies, UAB |
Role of Physical Inactivity | Watch Video |
| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | David B. Allison, Ph.D. Associate Director Clinical Nutrition Research Center, UAB |
Genetic & Environmental Influences on Obesity | Watch Video |
| 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Morning Break | ||
| ENERGY METABOLISM & BODY COMPOSITION | |||
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Yves Schutz, Ph.D. Director, Education and Research Institut de Physiologie Universite de Lausanne, Switzerland |
The Birmingham-Lausanne Collaboration: A Decade of Joint Research on Energy Metabolism | Watch Video |
| 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM | Dale Schoeller, Ph.D. Professor Department of Nutritional Sciences University of Wisconsin, Madison |
Thermogenesis and Human Obesity | Watch Video |
| 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM | Michael I. Goran, Ph.D. Professor and Associate Director Institute of Prevention Research University of Southern California |
Energy Metabolism & Body Composition: Lessons from the Alabama Studies | Watch Video |
| 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM | Lunch Break | ||
| OBESITY TREATMENTS | |||
| 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Barbara J. Rolls, Ph.D. Guthrie Chair, Department of Nutrition Professor, Behavioral Health The Pennsylvania State University |
Role of Energy Density in Food Intake Regulation | Watch Video |
| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Donald D. Hensrud, M.D. Director, Executive Health Program Associate Professor, Preventive Medicine and Nutrition Mayo Clinic |
Applying Energy Density: The EatRight Weight Management Program | Watch Video |
| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Adrian F. Heini, M.D. Internist Montreux, Switzerland |
Treating Obesity in Primary Care Practice | Watch Video |
| 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM | Afternoon Break | ||
| REACHING COMMUNITIES, SUPPORTING PATIENTS AND EDUCATING PHYSICIANS | |||
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Shiriki Kumanyika, Ph.D., M.P.H. Associate Dean, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Professor, Epidemiology Director, Graduate Program in Public Health Studies University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine |
Fine Tuning our Understanding of Ethnic Differences in Obesity | Watch Video |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Robert F. Kushner, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine Northwestern University School of Medicine Medical Director, Wellness Institute Northwestern Memorial Hospital |
Nutrition Support | Watch Video |
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Douglas C. Heimburger, M.D. Professor Department of Nutrition Sciences Department of Medicine UAB |
Teaching, Training, and Certifying Physicians | Watch Video |
| 4:30 PM - 4:40 PM | Roland L. Weinsier, M.D., Dr.P.H. Professor & Director Clinical Nutrition Research Center UAB |
Remarks | |
| 4:40 PM - 5:10 PM | Douglas C. Heimburger, M.D. Michael I. Goran, Ph.D. David B. Allison, Ph.D. |
Tribute | |