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NAASO has become well-known for its quality education
programs. During the last 5 months, more than 3,600
professionals have participated in NAASO education
events. Tell your students and colleagues about our
free online obesity CME course available all day,
everyday and
highly rated as "THE web-based CME
program" by an independent review panel. If you
haven't participated in our online
program, then log on today to Office
Management of Obesity. The course
offers practical information and appealing materials, all
with
navigation ease - and 2 hours of Continuing Medical
Education credits! This is a great course for physicians
and residents.
NAASO continues its efforts to create exceptional,
quality content for our members and other
health professionals. The Annual Meeting Program
Committee is working on superb, comprehensive
programs for Annual Meeting Attendees in four thematic
tracks. The committee has implemented your
suggestions and comments to create truly inspiring
programs for this upcoming Annual Meeting. We will
update our Annual Meeting Web page with
programming information as soon as its available.
Start
making your travel plans now. We will see you
November 14 -18,
Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas.
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Now Accepting Online Abstract
Submissions
It's time to start submitting your
research for
presentation at the NAASO 2004 Annual Scientific
Meeting, November 14 - 18, Las Vegas, Nevada. The
online abstract submission site will be in
operation until June 25, 2004 at 11:59 PM Eastern
Standard
Time.
Abstracts will not be accepted after this deadline.
NAASO encourages submission of all abstracts dealing
with obesity-related issues. Notification of abstract
acceptance will be sent via e-mail to corresponding
authors in mid-August. Abstracts will be published in
the October 2004 Obesity Research Annual
Meeting Abstract Supplement.
Go directly to
Online Abstract submission site.
Registration Scheduled to Open Soon!
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information. Registration is due to open in a few short
weeks.
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Annual Meeting Registration. Not a Member? Take
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today.
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Samuel Klein, MD elected President of
ASCN
Congratulations to Samuel Klein, Immediate Past
President of NAASO, on his newest appointment as
President of
the American Society for Clinical Nutrition.
Richard N. Bergman, PhD 2004 Man of
Distinction
Dr. Bergman was honored by the American Diabetes
Association April 22, 2004 for his Lifetime Achievement
in Diabetes Research. Congratulations Dr. Bergman!
Obesity Research Online reaches new
heights
During the 1st quarter of 2004, online usage of
Obesity Research was up 124% over last year.
Monthly traffic to Obesity Research Online in
these first 3 months averaged an impressive 332,768
hits. Thank you to all Obesity Research readers
and our valued authors for this notable achievement.
New book co-authored by Dr. Albert
Stunkard
Written by Kelly C. Allison, Sara L. Their and
Albert Stunkard, Overcoming Night Eating
Syndrome, A Step-by-Step Guide to Breaking the
Cycle, was released May 1, 2004. This book is the
first to focus on night eating syndrome (NES). NES is a
condition in which individuals consume more than 50
percent of their daily calories after eight o'clock in the
evening.
Published by New Harbinger Publications, the book is
available in paperback and is 200 pages.
Medical School is First to Establish Obesity
Management Course
Duke Medical School is one of the first in the country
to develop an Obesity Management Course for medical
students. Spearheaded by Dr. Jarol Boan,
assistant Professor Medicine and Surgery, the month-
long course will cover the causes of obesity and
treatment of obesity.
UMN Honors Centenarian Ancel
Keys, MD, PhD
The First International Ancel Keys Symposium on
Nutrition and Health: The International Obesity
Epidemic will be held on Sunday, September 12, 2004
and Monday, September 13, 2004 at the Minneapolis
Hilton Hotel. The Division of Epidemiology
and School of Public Health have designed this
Symposium to honor Ancel Keys, MD, PhD, who
celebrated his 100th birthday this year. Dr. Keys' work
will be
celebrated followed by a day of talks on obesity, its
causes and prevention by internationally eminent
speakers. For more information on the Keys Symposium,
visit:
UMN Centers for Public Health Education and
Outreach or
Epidemiology at the University of Minnesota.
New Therapeutic Boarding Schools for Overweight
and Obese Youths
Aspen Education Group announced a new division,
Healthy Living Academies, to establish and operate
boarding schools for overweight and obese youths.
Beginning this summer, Healthy Living Academies will
also operate summer camps and outdoor programs.
Heading up Healthy Living Academies' clinical program is
Dr. Daniel S. Kirschenbaum, Northwestern University
Medical School. For more information visit
www.aspeneducation.com or
www.healthylivingacademies.com
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Canada
Paul Boisvert reports from Laval University in
Quebec
9,6M$ ($7.2M US) for the Laval Hospital Research
Center in
Qu=E9bec
The Quebec government funded the Laval Hospital for
the expansion of the actual Institute of cardiology,
pneumology and obesity . This contribution will help to
increase clinical research of the institute, the only one
in Canada grouping cardiology, pneumology and obesity
at the same hospital. Adding two floors to the actual
research center will confirm Quebec City as a leader in
the world in biomedical research including obesity . The
investment was announced by the Minister of Health,
Dr Philippe Couillard, with the participation of Dr
Denis Richard, director of the research center.
from Obesity Canada
Canadian Consensus Clinical Practice
Guidelines
Obesity Canada will develop a Canadian Consensus
Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Prevention and
Management of Obesity with the effort of an expert
committee coming from all over the country, and
chaired by Dr David Lau. The goal of this
initiative is to develop evidence-based consensus
clinical practice guidelines (CPG) for health
professionals in Canada. This is an important
multidisciplinary initiative which will hopefully have a
major impact in the prevention and management of
obesity in Canada. The Faculty Meeting was held on
April 17th, 2004 in Toronto.
Midwest
Elizabeth Parks writes that the Department of
Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota
announced the appointment of Dr. Allen Levine
as
Department Head, effective September 1, 2004.
Dr. Levine is a professor at the University of Minnesota
in
the Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology, and
Surgery, and an Adjunct Professor in Food Science and
Nutrition. He is Director of the Minnesota Obesity
Center and has been Deputy Associate Chief of Staff
for Research at the Minnesota Veterans Administration
Medical Center for over 15 years.
Congratulations Dr. Levine.
West
Judith Stern reports, "We would love to include
you in the next issue of NAASO's newsletter. Please
email your news to my
office."
from California
Harvey Anderson (University of Toronto),
Adam Drewnowski (University of Washington,
Seattle), Jonathan Purnell (Oregon Health
Sciences University), Randy Seeley (University
of Cincinnati) gave talks at a meeting, "Satiety and
Weight Management" held at UC Davis on April 26-27.
from Nevada
The University of Nevada School of Medicine is now
housed in the Division of Medical Nutrition (head by
Sachiko St. Jeor) in the Department of Internal
Medicine. They have established a new Center for
Nutrition and Medical Disorders, which is a
demonstration clinic for development of clinical services
(specializing in weight management) and research.
from Oregon
Janet T. Peterson (Linfield College,
McMinnville) presented a symposium on body
composition and immune function at the annual North
West American College of Sports Medicine in March.
from Washington
Congratulations to David E. Cummings
(University of Washington, Seattle) who won a
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and
Engineers and will be given the award next Tuesday
(5/4) by President G.W.Bush in a ceremony at the
White House.
Mexico
Jorge Gonzalez-Barranco reports that a very
useful
educational tool for Spanish language physicians,
nutritionists and other health care providers is now
available. The comprehensive book, Obesity,
was published in Mexico City in the fall of 2003. More
than 14 authors collaborated to produce this impressive
volume covering all areas of obesity. More than 30
chapters cover important topics such as nutrition,
epidemiology, metabolism, hormone regulation,
treatment and eating disorders.
Read all Regional Notes »
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To the membership:
On Saturday April 17th the Strategic
Planning
Committee met in Washington, DC for the first time.
Members of the Committee are: Barbara Corkey, Louis
Aronne, Thomas Wadden, Jennifer Lovejoy, Edward
Bernstein, Samuel Klein, Richard Bergman, George Bray,
Steven Heymsfield, and James Hill. Valuable assistance
was provided by Susan Fried. Louis Aronne was
elected Chair.
A situational analysis of the current
state of obesity
and of NAASO was undertaken. This will be completed
in June and will consist of about five
sections:
1. An overview to briefly cover the current state of the
epidemiology, economic, science, advocacy and clinical
state of obesity.
2. Responses to the epidemic of
obesity by organizations outside of NAASO, including
the government.
3. The historical and current
situation
of NAASO, including strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats to NAASO
4. Membership
needs.
5. Allies, enemies and powerful players in
the
obesity arena.
A second meeting is planned for
July to
continue discussion of our future options, to define our
preferred options and to begin to formulate an
implementation plan.
The Strategic Plan will be presented to
Council in
November and discussed at our Annual Business
Meeting. The Business Meeting will be held during the
Annual Scientific Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada.
It is the committee's intention to be as
responsive and
inclusive as possible. Please check this newsletter and
the NAASO Website for constant updates on the
progress of our Strategic Planning initiative. NAASO
belongs to all its members and the Strategic Planning
Committee welcomes any thoughts, questions or
concerns you have. Anything you wish considered may
be sent to the NAASO office or communicated to any
of the members.
Barbara E. Corkey, PhD
President
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