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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
12:00 pm -
1:00 pm
Pre-Congress Registration
1:00 pm -
1:10 pm
Pre-Congress Workshop Chair Welcome and Opening Remarks
Leon Hammond - Speaker Photo Leon Hammond
Executive Director
Utah Partnership for Healthy Weight

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1:10 pm -
2:00 pm
Pediatric Obesity: Changing the Shape of Things to Come
  • Gain insight into the factors leading to the childhood obesity epidemic
  • Understand the referral pathway for a high risk child
  • Identify the role of the pediatric bariatrician in the treatment of obesity
  • Learn about grassroots efforts within communities, schools and work sites
  • Discuss the normal pathway of a child who has a weight issue
  • Discover the limitations of childhood obesity treatment due to insurance coverage
Wendy Scinta, MD, MS
Physician, Medical Director
Medical Weight Loss of N.Y., pLLC,
Board Member
American Society of Bariatric Physicians

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2:00 pm -
3:00 pm
“Good Health is not a Luxury it’s a Lifestyle” - The Efficacy of Lifestyle Management in the Treatment of Obesity
  • The effects of a multidisciplinary lifestyle treatment approach in treating obesity
  • Why a lifestyle management approach of obesity may work; the research and the recent data
  • How this particular treatment model affects the health care system
Mishell Brookins
President and Chief Executive Officer
Elite Wellness

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3:00 pm -
3:30 pm
Networking and Refreshment Break
3:30 pm -
4:45 pm
Childhood Initiatives in Schools and Communities
  • Describe assistance to support the development and delivery of interventions and evidence-based practices targeting the reduction of childhood obesity
  • Outline aid given in support of the development and sustainability of community engagement and the establishment of partnerships/coalitions
  • Hear how to increase the establishment of state and community policy and environmental support systems
  • Discuss the evaluation process of activities documenting the effectiveness of community-based partnerships and as well as individual programs and projects
Kate Fox Nagel , MPH
Senior Director, Public Health and Research
Cleveland Clinic

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Michael Hutton, PhD
Director, Grants Administration and Policy Implementation
The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida

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Laurie Whitsel, PhD
Policy Research Analyst
American Heart Association

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4:45 pm
Pre-Congress Workshop Concludes
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