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The 2007 Symposium – Brisbane 2-3 November
After the success of the inaugural Symposium held in Noosa last year, this year's major event for OPATS is the annual Symposium to be held in Brisbane on 2-3 November. The theme this year is The Obese Family. Speakers from all disciplines will be addressing a broad range of clinical issues from what obesogenic factors might affect the foetus, through obesity in children to managing obesity in men. The (almost final) program is as follows:
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FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER
Title
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Andrew Galbraith
Garry Egger
George Hopkins |
President’s Introduction
Fathers & Obesity
Bariatric Surgery in the Family |
Christina Stubbs
Garry Egger
Gary Leong |
Healthy Kids Queensland Survey: how do Queensland kids measure up?
Obesity: Future initiatives
Koala Mater Healthy Lifestyle Program |
Cathy Banwell
Glenn Mackintosh
Anthea Magarey
Felicity West |
The parenting, eating & activity for child health
Balancing weight with work
The parenting, eating & activity for child health
Triple P Lifestyle Program |
Gary Deed
Maryanne Humphries
Rowena McEvoy |
Diabetes and the General Practitioner
Diabetic Educators Role
Title to be announced |
Speakers or
Panel Members |
SATURDAY 3 NOVEMBER
Title |
Andrew Galbraith
Louise Baur
Chris Del Mar |
Is pregnancy the beginning and the end of it!
Management of overweight & obesity in children & adolescents: can we agree on a model of care?
Obesity Management guidelines |
Rick Kausman
George Blair-West
Carolyn Rogers |
The words we use in a family who are above their most healthy weight’
Motivation, parents and formative years
The impact of depression on weight management |
Michael d’Emden
Matt Hislop |
The Virtual Team - Web-based Shared Care Exercise as prevention and treatment |
Panel
Santo Russo
Gary Deed
Dietitian TBA
Andrew Galbraith |
Introduction - Managing the Family
Discussion with audience – around issues of: Managing obese families and problems in referring the obese patient to other professionals |
| Committee/Discipline Representatives |
Review of learning’s from the proceedings
Direction for next year’s symposium |
The venue is the Terraces on Wickham Hotel where we have taken over the very top floor meeting rooms with their magnificent views of Brisbane. If you are planning to book accommodation at the Hotel please do not delay as rooms are limited. Contact the Hotel (07 3230 7869) and ask for the special room rate for this event.
To download the A4 poster click here: Symposium Poster 07. To register you will need to download the Registration Form by clicking below.
Download the registration form
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Venue Details
To book accommodation at the Terraces on Wickham Hotel call for our special rate of $135 (for 3 star rooms, numbers very limited) & $189 (4.5 star rooms) depending on availability.
Call Nicole on 07 3230 7869 to secure the special conference rate.
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