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2006 Call for Abstracts: Submit Online Today!
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Abstract submission is now open for the
2006 Annual Scientific Meeting of NAASO, The Obesity Society, to be held
October 20-24, 2006, in Boston, Massachusetts. This year’s new
abstract submission system is fully integrated with the online Learning Center and streamlines the process by which investigators write, create, and
submit their abstracts.
To submit an abstract:
The deadline for abstract submission is
midnight Eastern time on Wednesday, May
24.
Mark Your Calendar:
2006 Annual Scientific Meeting of NAASO, The Obesity Society: October 20-24
Early Bird Registration Opens: May 9
Abstract Submission Deadline: May 24
Visit
the 2006 Annual Scientific Meeting Web Site
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NAASO, The Obesity Society, Renews Award Program to Benefit New
Investigators
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The Obesity Society is committed to the
education and training of new investigators. In 2006, the Society is
strengthening this commitment by renewing the New Investigator Awards
Program, which will fund studies proposed by investigators without a
history of prior NIH grant support.
Awards will be provided to four new
investigators, defined as individuals who have received a doctorate in
the past five years and who currently hold full-time, entry-level
positions (e.g., post-doctoral fellow, instructor, or assistant
professor) at established academic/research institutions. Applicants may
request up to $25,000. An initial one-page letter of intent should be
submitted electronically for review by an inter-disciplinary committee.
The deadline for submission of the letter of intent is May 19. For application details,
please visit The
Obesity Society's Web site.
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New Virtual Meeting at Obesity Online is the Most Popular Ever
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The Obesity Society is pleased to
announce a record- breaking number of hits for the new virtual meeting at
Obesity
Online: Case Studies in Unique
Approaches to Weight Management. This free-of-charge CME
activity is designed to meet the educational needs of primary care
physicians, specialists in obesity and diabetes, and other health care
professionals providing health care services to obese patients.
All obesity treatment regimens must
emphasize changes in lifestyle behaviors that promote decreasing energy
intake and increasing levels of physical activity. Through the use of
case studies, this virtual meeting looks at clinical results achieved in
three important areas of weight management:
- Behavior
modification techniques
- Very
low calorie diets (VLCDs)
- Weight
regain in bariatric surgery patients
Featured presenters include Louis J. Aronne, MD, Robert Kushner, MD, and Judy F. Loper, PhD, RD. Visit Obesity
Online today and take advantage of high-quality, scientific obesity
information available for your own presentations and educational tools.
You’ll find hundreds of downloadable slides, searchable references,
free CME, critical presentations, and much, much more.
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New Weight Bias Task Force Fact Sheet Available at www.naaso.org
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The Weight Bias Task Force has published
a new fact sheet: Obesity, Bias, and Stigmatization.
The fact sheet examines the serious and pervasive social consequences of
being overweight and obese and addresses five key questions:
- What
is weight stigma?
- Where
does weight stigma occur?
- What
are the consequences of weight stigma?
- How
are children affected by weight stigma?
- How
can weight stigma be reduced?
The fact sheet is available on the consumer-focused
section of The Obesity Society’s Web site.
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Member News
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News from the Midwest
Melissa Nelson, PhD, RD (nelson@epi.umn.edu)
ILLINOIS
Andrea Dunaif, MD, Charles
F. Kettering Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism and Chief of
Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Molecular Medicine at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, has received the Berthold Medal from the
German Endocrine Society. She also has received an honorary doctorate
from the University of Athens.
News from Canada
Paul Boisvert, PhD (paul.boisvert@crhl.ulaval.ca)
Jean-Pierre Despres,
PhD, Universite
Laval professor and director of research in cardiology at Hopital Laval Research Center in Quebec City, is the scientific director of the new
International Chair on Cardiometabolic Risk. The Chair will provide a
platform for integrated research into cardiometabolic risk to define a
set of risk factors and markers that will allow physicians to develop
strategies to better assess and manage this risk. The Chair will hold two
key meetings every year in which leading researchers, clinicians,
scientific associations, and health policy makers will be invited to
discuss the underlying causes of cardiometabolic risk and to agree on
goals for improving patient care. Visit www.ulaval.ca/cardiometabolique
for more information.
Read more member
news at www.naaso.org.
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