Obesity: A Disease with Systemic Consequences (April 4, 2009)

Saturday, April 4, 2009 @ The Molly Blank Conference Center on the National Jewish Health Campus, Denver, CO.



PART 1 is a CME Activity

Target Audience

Family/Internal Medicine Physicians and Allied Heatlh Professionals

Learning Objectives

Following our symposium, participants will be able to:

  • Explain the epidemiology of obesity, its medical costs, and its link with the rise in other chronic conditions.
  • Specify the molecular mechanisms linking obesity to chronic conditions throughout childhood and beyond.
  • Judge when more aggressive measures such as pharmacological intervention or bariatric surgery are needed.

Register Here for the Morning Clinician's CME Activity

Agenda

Time
Topic
Speaker
7:30-8:00am Continental Breakfast and Registration  
8:00-8:15am Introduction David Beuther, MD
8:15-8:45am Obesity and The Metabolic Syndrome Marc-Andre Cornier, MD
8:45-9:15am Obesity and Asthma: Cause or Effect? David Beuther, MD
9:15-10:00am Obesity and Sleep Disordered Breathing Teofilo Lee-Chiong, MD
10:00-10:15am Break  
10:15-11:00am Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease Howard Weinberger, MD
11:00-11:45am Obesity and Musculoskeletal Disease Elizabeth Regan, MD
11:45-12:30pm Treatment Options:
Pharmacologic Treatment and Behavioral Approach
Obesity Surgery
James Hill, MD
12:30-1:00pm Panel Discussion and Summary All Faculty

Accreditation and Designation Statement

National Jewish Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

National Jewish Health designates this educational activity for a maximum of 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

National Jewish Health is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 12724. This program is approved for 4.8 Nursing Contact Hours.

Participant attendance throughout the entire morning conference activity until 1pm is required to receive contact hours.

Cost: $50

Register Here for the Morning Clinician's CME Activity

 

PART 2 is a no cost activity for Patients

This activity was designed for Obese and Diabetic Patients and Their Families.

Wanting a healthier lifestyle for you and your entire family? Need help in controlling your diabetes?

Please join us for an afternoon of free education on the family approach to weight management by top National Jewish Health healthcare professionals!

Agenda

Time
Topic
Speaker
1:30-2:00pm Registration  
2:00-2:30pm Management of Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes Daniel Bessesen, MD
2:30-3:00pm Nutrition and Weight Loss Lacy Smith, RD
3:00-3:30pm Psychological Aspects of Obesity: The Pediatric Perspective Natalie Walders Abramson, PhD
3:30-4:00pm Panel Discussion All Faculty

Register Here for the free Afternoon Session for Patients and their Families only.

CME/CE Opportunities 

The Office of Professional Education is the proud recipient of the CACME 2010 Outstanding CME Activity Award, in recognition of Making The Right Diagnosis: The Need For Spirometry. The award acknowledged this program’s creativity, innovative quality, significance of outcomes, and impact on the continuing medical education profession.