| Time |
Speaker(s) |
Topic |
Resources |
| 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. |
|
Refreshments |
|
| 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. |
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 |
| OBESITY CAUSES & CONSEQUENCES, INFLUENCES, GENES & ENVIRONMENTS
|
| 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Samuel Klein, M.D.
Professor & Director
Center for Human Nutrition
Washington University School of Medicine
|
Pathophysiology of the Metabolic Syndrome |
Slides |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
Gary Hunter, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Human Studies, UAB
|
Role of Physical Inactivity |
Slides |
| 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
David B. Allison, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Clinical Nutrition Research Center, UAB
|
Genetic & Environmental Influences on Obesity |
Slides |
| 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. |
|
Morning Break |
|
| ENERGY METABOLISM & BODY COMPOSITION
|
| 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. |
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 |
Slides |
| 10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. |
Dale Schoeller, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Nutritional Sciences
University of Wisconsin, Madison
|
Thermogenesis and Human Obesity |
Slides |
| 11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. |
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 |
Slides |
| 11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
|
Lunch Break |
|
| OBESITY TREATMENTS
|
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
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 |
Slides |
| 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
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 |
Slides |
| 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Adrian F. Heini, M.D.
Internist
Montreux, Switzerland
|
Treating Obesity in Primary Care Practice |
Slides |
| 2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
|
Afternoon Break |
|
| REACHING COMMUNITIES, SUPPORTING PATIENTS AND EDUCATING PHYSICIANS
|
| 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
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 |
Slides |
| 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Robert F. Kushner, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine
Northwestern University School of Medicine
Medical Director, Wellness Institute
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
|
Nutrition Support |
Slides |
| 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Douglas C. Heimburger, M.D.
Professor
Department of Nutrition Sciences
Department of Medicine
UAB
|
Teaching, Training, and Certifying Physicians |
Slides |
| 4:30 p.m. - 4:40 p.m. |
Roland L. Weinsier, M.D., Dr.P.H.
Professor & Director
Clinical Nutrition Research Center
UAB
|
Remarks |
|
| 4:40 p.m. - 5:10 p.m. |
Douglas C. Heimburger, M.D.
Michael I. Goran, Ph.D.
David B. Allison, Ph.D.
|
- Tribute |
Slides |