STOP Obesity Alliance Essential Health Benefits (EHB) Task Force will host a panel via webinar on September 8 to discuss the need for and research behind its EHB recommendations. Alliance Director Christine Ferguson will moderate an expert panel which will include George Blackburn, M.D., PhD, Co-Chair of the Reality Coalition, Joe Nadglowski, President and CEO of the Obesity Action Coalition, and Donna Ryan, M.D., Professor and Associate Executive Director for Clinical Resarch at Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Click here to RSVP.
The Obesity Society's 19th Annual Scientific Meeting
The Obesity Society is hosting its Annual Scientific Meeting October 1-5 in Orlando, Fla. The STOP Obesity Alliance is co-sponsoring the Advocacy Forum on October 1: "Translating Health Reform Into An Evidence-Based Approach to Obesity." In addition, presentation topics include metabolism, neuroscience, intervention and clinical studies, population health and policy and many more. Registration ends September 16th. Click here for more information.
Fifth Annual African American Women's Health Forum
The Black Women's Health Imperative will host the Fifth Annual African American Women's Health Forum on September 17 in Oklahoma City, Okla. Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D., the first African American woman to direct a U.S. Public Health Service bureau, and Gayle Porter, clinical psychologist and the first African American psychologist on staff of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine's Child & Adolescent Child Psychiatry Department, will speak. Click here for more information.
ASMBS Second Annual Fall Educational Event
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) will host its Second Annual Fall Educational Event September on 23-24 in Chicago, Ill. Key discussion topics will include management of difficult cases, sleeve gastrectomy, complications and behavioral issues. Click here for more information.
Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo
The American Dietetic Association is hosting its 2011 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo on September 24-27 in San Diego, Calif. The event features over 300 exhibitors, innovative speakers and networking opportunities. Click here for more information.
NIHB 28th Annual Consumer Conference
National Indian Health Board (NIHB) will hold its 28th Annual Consumer Conference on September 26-29 in Anchorage, Ala. Tribal leaders, Tribal health administrators, area health boards and health care professionals will discuss successes, challenges, opportunities and the future of health care for American Indian people. Click here for more information.
IAMM Eighth Annual Awards Benefit
The Institute for the Advancement of Multicultural & Minority Medicine (IAMM) will hold its Eighth Annual Awards Benefit on September 27 in Washington, D.C. The event will honor survivors of chronic illnesses and well-known leaders in health care who have made contributions to communities nationwide. Click here for more information.
Fifth Annual Southern Obesity Summit
The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors will hold its Fifth Annual Southern Obesity Summit on October 2-5 in New Orleans, La. Presentation topics include obesity prevention, ideas for developing a food policy council and urban farming. Click here for more information.
Reach for the Stars with NEDA
National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)'s "Reaching for the Stars! Advancing the Prevention and Treatment of Eating Disorders" 2011 Conference will take place on October 13-15 in Los Angeles, Calif. The conference will feature sessions on treatment, prevention and a range of other topics presented by leading health care professionals. Click here for more information.
61st Annual Obesity and Associated Conditions Symposium
The American Society of Bariatric Physicians will hold a symposium to present clinical expertise for the medical treatment of obesity on October 26-30 in Las Vegas, Nev. Topics will include treatment of related co-morbidities, exercise prescription guidelines and guidelines for modifying diets for specific needs. Click here for more information.
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