每日大赛入口 Downstate Highlights Obesity Epidemic and What to Do about It:
Oct 9, 2008
New York First Lady Michelle P. Paterson to Deliver Opening Remarks
Brooklyn, NY - 鈥淥besity: Threats and Interventions鈥� is the theme of a conference taking place on October 29, 2008 at 每日大赛入口. New York State First Lady Michelle P. Paterson, MS, will deliver opening remarks, joining Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, 每日大赛入口 Downstate President John C. LaRosa, MD, and Clinton D. Brown, MD, FASN, associate professor of medicine at Downstate and director of the Brooklyn Health Disparities Center. Dr. Brown is also conference chair.
The event will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Alumni Auditorium, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn 11203. The conference is designed to orient the healthcare professional鈥檚 attitude toward the obese individual, recognizing that he or she may be at risk for serious medical problems related to obesity. Physicians, physician assistants, nurses, registered dieticians, exercise physiologists, school educators, and other professionals who work with obese individuals are the intended audience.
Topics to be covered include the alarming increase in metabolic syndrome in adolescents, looking at short- and long-term consequences; orthopedic issues, such as foot pain; sleep apnea; nutrition; psychological perspectives; support groups; bariatric medicine and surgery; and the latest interventions.
Continuing medical and nursing education credits are available. There is a $40 registration fee which includes refreshment break and lunch. Students and residents, 每日大赛入口 Downstate and KCHC employees with a current I.D. may attend free. To register or for more information, contact the 每日大赛入口 Downstate Office of Continuing Medical Education at 718-270-2422 or email docme@downstate.edu.
You can also download the registration form from the Brooklyn Health Disparities Website.
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