2013 Research Symposium

Biologic Responses to Weight Loss and Weight Regain – An ADA Research Symposium

April 26-28
Washington, DC Metropolitan

OVERVIEW

The American Diabetes Association will convene national and global research expertise at the Association’s 2013 Research Symposium. The symposium will focus on the regulation of energy balance and the physiology of weight regain following weight loss – including basal physiological mechanisms, psychological aspects, physical activity intervention strategies for clinically significant weight loss, responses to long-term weight maintenance, surgery, and the use of pharmacotherapy to promote biological response to weight loss. A number of seminal studies indicate that there is a neuroendocrine connection underlying weight maintenance and energy balance. Research to understand the details of the brain pathways associated with weight loss and how they impact weight regain will undoubtedly lead to better strategies for weight loss and diabetes prevention, as well as improved treatment for people with diabetes.

In addition to original research presented during the oral and poster sessions, the program will offer featured symposia, including lectures by world-renowned leaders in the field. The activity will focus on emerging science and clinical implications on the involvement of the central and peripheral aspects of energy homeostasis.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This activity is intended for scientists, physicians and other healthcare professionals with an interest in the field of researching biologic responses to weight loss and weight regain. It will provide a valuable opportunity for collaboration with other investigators in the field.

OVERALL OBJECTIVES

This symposium will address evidence-based expert opinion on what is known and not known about behavioral and metabolic systems and what additional research is needed. The symposium presenters will explore these key topics:

• Review current research findings regarding physiological responses to weight loss and regain.
• Assess pharmacological and surgical treatment options for weight loss for application to clinical practice.
• Explain the role and effectiveness of behavior management approaches to weight loss and maintenance.
• Discuss developmental processes and prevention strategies that may inform biology related to treatment of obesity.
• Describe the role of exercise in weight loss and maintenance.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Deadline is March 1, 2013
The activity is also designed to include both oral and poster presentations.

Please use the abstract form to submit your abstract.
If you have questions about the guidelines

please contact Shirley Ash at sash@diabetes.org or 703-549-1500, x2214.

More information: http://professional.diabetes.org/Congress_Display.aspx?TYP=9&CID=91625

73rd Scientific Sessions

June 21-25, 2013
McCormick Place Convention Center (West Building)
Chicago, IL

Mark your calendar now for the 73rd Scientific Sessions, June 21-25, 2013, in the McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Illinois.

The American Diabetes Association's Scientific Sessions brings together scientists and health care professionals from around the world who are involved in diabetes research and care. The five-day meeting will feature the most timely and significant advances in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetes. The program is organized into eight distinctive theme areas and includes presentation by world-renowned diabetes experts.

 

Theme areas:

 

• Acute and Chronic Complications
• Behavioral Medicine, Clinical Nutrition, Education, and Exercise
• Clinical Diabetes/Therapeutics
• Epidemiology/Genetics
• Insulin Action/Molecular Metabolism
• Integrated Physiology/Obesity
• Islet Biology/Insulin Secretion

Attendees will be able to choose from over 3,000 original presentations which include scientific and education sessions, oral and poster presentations, and special lectures and addresses. The best new basic and clinical science related to diabetes and its complications will be presented in over 380 oral and 1,600 poster presentations. In addition, more than 175 companies will be exhibiting the newest and most innovative products and services available.

60th Annual Advanced Postgraduate Course

February 22-24, 2013
New York, New York

Plan to join your colleagues and diabetes experts at the Hilton New York in New York City for cutting-edge clinical research in diabetes treatment and management.  The 60th Annual Advanced Postgraduate Course will offer the latest advances in diabetes management in general sessions and interactive Meet the Expert presentations all in an intimate small-group atmosphere perfect for networking and stimulating conversations.

In addition to up to 14.25 continuing education hours, the sessions include:
•    The latest information on the management of diabetes and its complications.
•    Practical tips and proven strategies for improving patient care.
•    Translation of the latest diabetes research into clinical practice.

Registration and Housing are now open!  We look forward to seeing you in New York for what promises to be an exciting and rewarding educational experience.

TARGET AUDIENCE
The course has been designed specifically for physicians, family physicians, podiatric physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, dietitians, pharmacists, psychologists, certified diabetes educators and other health care professionals who care for patients with diabetes and who manage the complications related to this disease.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this activity, attendees should be able to:
•    Assess the efficacy and safety of the use of statins in type 2 diabetes.
•    Describe strategies for assessing and managing depression in patients with diabetes.
•    Discuss the use of new pharmacologic agents for the treatment of macular edema.
•    Describe effective treatment options for managing chronic kidney disease in patients with diabetes.
•    Explain the effects of fructose consumption on adipose distribution, lipid metabolism and insulin sensitivity.
•    Compare and contrast the efficacy of mobile medical applications in the self-management of diabetes.
•    Assess the advantages and disadvantages of metabolic surgery in patients with diabetes.
•    Discuss the role of the diabetes educator in the changing health care delivery environment.
•    Explain the evidence for the use of nutraceuticals and natural treatments in patients with diabetes.
•    And more!

Personalizing Patient Goals and Care in Type 2 Diabetes: One Size Does Not Fit All

This free of charge online curriculum includes a blend of lectures, interviews, and case study discussions.

For more information please visit:
http://www.idoc.org/ada/intro

Diabetes is Primary Webcasts

These webcasts from the Diabetes is Primary live activity will offer information and tools needed to improve patient outcomes through provider and patient engagement. Content focuses on the American Diabetes Association’s 2012 Standards of  Care in Diabetes, new medications for managing hyperglycemia, insulin intensification, hypoglycemia assessment and management, managing kidney disease and liver disease in the patient with diabetes, preventing cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes and more.
Credit is available for physicians, nurse practitioners, dietitians, certified diabetes educators and other health care professionals.

For more information, please visit:
http://www.nethealthllc.com/adawebcast_dip/

Diabetes Day Symposium 2012

The Washington University Diabetes Research Center (DRC) invites you and your trainees to join us for a Diabetes Day Symposium on November 15, 2012. This event aims to showcase outstanding recent developments in diabetes research and to foster new scientific collaborations among our members.

12:30-3:00 pm   POSTER PRESENTATIONS
                             Farrell Learning and Teaching Center Atrium

3:00-4:00 pm     LECTURE: “Genetics of Diabetes:  Lessons from a Founder Population”
                             Moore Auditorium

                             Alan R. Shuldiner, MD
                             University of Maryland School of Medicine
                             John Whitehurst Professor of Medicine
                             Associate Dean for Personalized Medicine
                             Head, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition

Trainees in your group are encouraged to make poster presentations. Lunch will be provided for DRC members and poster presenters.

RSVP by November 2nd to Karen Muehlhauser (kmuehlha@dom.wustl.edu) indicating whether you will attend and include the name(s) of poster presenter(s) with poster title(s).

Girls on the Run St. Louis and the Brown School Policy Forum present a Health Symposium

Girls on the Run St. Louis and the Brown School Policy Forum present a Health Symposium

Engaging in Effective Health and Positive Youth Development Strategies: Research, Practice, Policy & Funding Implications

Wednesday, October 24, 2012
5 - 7 pm Panel Discussion
Brown Hall, Brown Lounge
Reception to Follow
Event is free and open to the public.

Featured Panelists:
Courtney Berg, LCSW
Executive Director, Girls on the Run St. Louis

Renee Parks
Program Coordinator, Girls on the Run St. Louis

Cyndi Witt, LCSW
School Social Worker, Bluffview Elementary
Dupo School District

Dr. Amy Eyler
Assistant Professor, Brown School
Prevention Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis

Katherine Bergh
Director, Global Corporate Citizenship
Boeing Defense, Space and Security

Shane Cohn
Alderman, Ward 25
City of St. Louis

Facilitator:
Susan S. Stepleton, PhD
Director, Policy Forum, Brown School

For more information about the event or to RSVP, please contact policyforum@wustl.edu.
For more information about Girls on the Run, visit girlsontherunstlouis.org

How Will the 2012 Presidential Election Impact US Health Care?

Date: Monday, October 29
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Connor Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center

A panel discussion presented by the  Washington University School of Medicine Health Economics and Policy Interest Group.  Moderated by William Peck, MD, Director, Washington University Center for Health Policy and former Dean of the School of Medicine.

How could next month’s presidential election impact the administration and funding of government research centers, such as the National Institutes of Health? How could those changes affect biomedical research? What will happen to the Affordable Care Act? These questions and more will be discussed on Monday, October 29, when the medical student-run Health Economics and Policy Interest Group (HEPIG) presents its annual forum, this year entitled “How Will the 2012 Presidential Election Impact US Health Care?” featuring three of St. Louis' foremost healthcare policy experts:

--Ryan Nunley, MD – Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Washington University; Washington DC Health Policy Fellowship AAOS
--Ronald Levy – Former CEO of SSM Healthcare and a leader within the State Department of Social Services
--Ryan Barker, MSW, MPPA — Director of Healthy Policy for the Missouri Foundation for Health

Refreshments will be served.

RSVP requested to Karen Dodson at karen.dodson@wustl.edu

Basic Behavioral Science Research in Obesity Meeting

When:
April 24 - 25, 2013

Where:
NIH Campus
Building 31
Bethesda, MD

Additional Information:
http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/News/Calendar/Obesity2013.htm


Each talk will be 20 minutes followed by 5 minutes of topic-specific Q & A. After two talks, there will be a broader discussion for 20 minutes—the focus will be on how these areas relate to the broader goals of the meeting: (1) identify behavioral mechanisms relevant to obesity, including identifying interactions between biology, emotion, cognition, behavior, environmental, and social factors; (2) identify gaps in knowledge; and
(3) identify novel targets to be tested and developed for intervention. We can develop a list of guiding questions to be projected during the discussion period. At the conclusion of each of the three sections, we will have a discussant to provide comments (10 minutes) and then lead a group discussion (25 minutes).
 

NIDDK New PI's Workshop

When:
December 2-4, 2012

Where:
Double Tree by Hilton Hotel
Bethesda

Additional Information:
http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/News/Calendar/NewPI2012.htm


The purpose of this meeting is to provide our first-time R01 investigators the information they will need to be successful in securing continued support for their research programs at a very critical juncture in their career. It also provides a networking forum for the new investigators to interact with NIDDK program and review staff and with each other.

Participation in this meeting is by invitation only to those investigators in a position to renew their R01s within the next year or two. As we hold this workshop on a regular basis, those who do not receive an invitation to the 2012 meeting will be included in future meeting invitations. Because space at the workshop is limited, "New PIs" invited to attend this workshop are encouraged to register as soon as possible if they wish to participate. Once you have registered for the meeting, please contact your R01 program officer for additional information.

Clinical Research Strategies for Fructose Metabolism

When:
November 13-14, 2012

Where:
Building 31C 6th Floor
Conference Room 10 NIH
Bethesda, MD

Additional Information:
http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/News/Calendar/FructoseMetab2012.htm


Consumption of simple sugars (sucrose, glucose, and fructose) currently is estimated at 20 percent of the U.S. diet on average. This coincides with what has been described as an epidemic of obesity and its complications, such as fatty liver, heart disease, and diabetes. Although excess calories are clearly at fault, there is a great deal of public and academic interest in the particular roles, if any, played by simple sugars in the common health problems of Americans. There are some outstanding studies in the literature on the metabolism of fructose and its effects on health outcomes, and many more are being conducted. The current interest, combined with the difficulties of studying a nutrient consumed as a large part of a typical modern diet, led the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to propose a small, 2-day workshop at the NIH Campus in Bethesda, MD, focused on clinical design for studies of fructose and sugar ingestion. Participants from academia, government, advocacy groups, and industry will be invited.

This workshop will showcase studies of the effects of fructose on human whole-body metabolism, energy balance, and obesity as well as on the liver, kidney, and adipose tissue.

Participants will discuss the following:

• What questions concerning human health remain to be answered?
• How might clinical trials be designed to provide interpretable data?
• What are appropriate outcomes measures?

For questions concerning meeting logistics, contact:

John Hare, CMP
The Scientific Consulting Group, Inc.
656 Quince Orchard Road, Suite 210
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Phone: (301) 670-4990
Fax: (301) 670-3815
Email: jhare@scgcorp.com

NEA and NIH co-host live webinar on new funding opportunity on culture and health

Thursday, October 4, 2012, 3:00 – 4:00 pm, EST

 

How does culture affect health-related beliefs and practices? Artists and arts organizations may help answer this question through a new funding opportunity from the National Institutes of Health. This Request for Applications (RFA) will support research projects that bring together teams of social and behavioral researchers and arts and cultural experts to gain new insights into the relationships between culture and health. NEA co-hosts this webinar with the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) at the National Institutes of Health. Bill Elwood of OBSSR will present this grant announcement from the NIH Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network  (OppNet), a trans-NIH initiative that funds activities to build the collective body of knowledge about the nature of behavior and social systems.  Also joining the webinar are several NIH program directors who serve as scientific contacts for the OppNET RFA. This is the first-time the NIH has embedded the arts into an OppNet RFA on the social sciences. 

 

For more than a year, the NEA Interagency Task Force on the Arts and Human Development has brought together federal agencies – including the NIH – to promote more and better research on how the arts help people reach their full potential at all stages of life. This OppNet RFA aligns with the NEA Task force goals.

 

The NEA and the Interagency Task Force periodically host public webinars to share compelling research, practices, and/or funding opportunities for research in the arts and human development. Task Force members include representatives from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, and other agencies and departments.  More information on the Task Force can be found at http://www.nea.gov/research/convenings.html 

 

Guests and speakers

 

• Sunil Iyengar, Director of Research & Analysis, NEA, will moderate the webinar
• Bill Elwood, Coordinator, NIH Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network (OppNet)
• Eva Caldera, Assistant Chairman for Partnership and Strategic Initiatives, National Endowment for the Humanities
• Dorothy Castille, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), invited
• Richard Jenkins, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Lana Shekim, The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
• Alan VanBiervliet, National Library of Medicine (NLM)

 

How to join the webinar

 

 The webinar is free and open to the public.  No registration is required. 

 

Media may RSVP to Sally Gifford, NEA Public Affairs Specialist at 202-682-5606 or giffords@arts.gov.

 

To join the webinar, go to http://artsgov.adobeconnect.com/artsdev5/  and check the "Enter as Guest" radio button. Type in your name and click hit "Enter Room" to join.  

 

You may listen using your computer's speakers or dial-in to 1-877-685-5350 and use participant code: 739587. Attendees will be muted but able to type in questions and comments through a text Q&A box.

 

Follow the conversation on Twitter @NEAarts with the hashtag #NEAtaskforce.

 

An archive of the webinar will be available on Monday, October 8, 2012 at http://www.arts.gov/research/convenings/

Archives of the "Weight of the Nation Conference"

Weight of the Nation^TM 2012 Conference:
Moving Forward, Reversing the Trend

Sponsored by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
May 7-9, 2012; Washington, D.C.

Information, programs, presentations, and videos can be found at:

http://adph.org/ALPHTN/Default.asp?id=5822

Jenine Harris: Understanding the use of social media in public health

WU-CDTR Featured Investigator -- Jenine Harris

Our center is pleased to introduce Dr. Jenine Harris as our featured investigator. Dr. Harris received her PhD from Saint Louis University and is an Assistant Professor in the Public Health Program at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis.

Dr. Harris’ work focuses on the use of systems approaches and network methods to understand and strengthen the public health system.  She is interested in how local health departments use new media as a tool to translate and disseminate evidence about public health programs like diabetes. Through her membership in the WU-CDTR, Dr. Harris participates in works-in-progress meetings where investigators workshop current research and ideas with other center members, and she receives WU-CDTR core support for her new project.

In this project, Dr. Harris has examined how local health departments nationwide are using Twitter to communicate with their constituents about diabetes.  Educating and informing the public about diabetes and other public health problems are among the essential services provided by local health departments. Although social media is widely used as a source of health information by the public, and especially those with diabetes, not much is known about how local health departments use social media to disseminate health information. Out of the 217 local health departments across the country using Twitter, 126 were tweeting about diabetes. Health departments tweeting about diabetes were more likely to be in larger jurisdictions with more staff and higher spending than local health departments not tweeting about diabetes. Local health departments tweeting about diabetes were also significantly more likely to employ a public information specialist and were conducting or contracting programs in diabetes or in nutrition and physical activity. While there was no significant difference in diabetes rate in jurisdictions with local health departments tweeting about diabetes compared to those not, there was a significant positive association between diabetes rate and the percent of tweets about diabetes. Local health departments are beginning to use social media to inform the public about health, and about diabetes in particular; public health researchers and practitioners need to better understand the potential of this new tool for educating and informing the public.

Dr. Harris says, “For new researchers interested in diabetes, the CDTR has been an excellent partner, providing the needed human, informational, and financial resources that allowed me and my team to complete our first diabetes-related project.”

Dr. Harris is also active outside of her work at the Brown School. She just started playing tennis and is a part of a tennis team. Their team won the St. Louis area tournament and went to regionals in Des Moines this summer. They didn’t win but had fun visiting the Iowa State Fair and seeing the Butter Cow.

Diabetes + Innovation 2012

When:
September 23-25, 2012
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
Arlington, VA

Mission:
The diabetes epidemic demands a powerful response from leaders in the diabetes community, nationally and globally. By bringing together the best minds across payers, providers, industry, government, research, prevention and treatment, Diabetes Innovation 2012 will act as a powerful marketplace of ideas, partnerships and collaboration to provoke thought, innovation and action that address the cost, productivity and quality of life impact of diabetes on our society.
Diabetes Innovation 2012 will provide a powerful foundation for sustained focus and excitement for advancement in all facets of diabetes prevention, treatment and payment reforms –from social media and gaming to translational research breakthroughs to mobile patient technologies and everything in between.
The Diabetes Innovation 2012 and Joslin Diabetes center issues a challenge to key leaders to be the catalyst for new partnerships, practical and affordable solutions, and hope in our common goal of a future without diabetes, its complications and co morbidities—and with billions of dollars in savings.

Website:
For more information, and to register visit:
http://www.joslin.org/diabetesinnovation2012.html

What Makes Research Ethical?

August 8, 2012
12:00 pm - 1:00pm

Moore Auditorium, McDonnell Science Building
4565 McKinley Ave. St. Louis, MO 63110

Presented by:
Samuel Klein, MD, Danforth Professor of Medicine
"Metabolic Normal and Metabolically Abnormal Obesity"

Janet McGill, MD, Professor of Medicine
"6-Month, Multicenter, Randomized, Open-label, Parallel-group Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of a New Formulation of Insulin Glargine Lantus both plus Mealtime Insulin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with a 6-month Safety Extension Period"

Jason Keune, MD, MBA, Ethics Certificate, Chief Resident in General Surgery, Article Highlights Ira Kodner, MD, Solon & Bettie Gershman Professor of Surgery, Program Facilitator

CNE will be awarded. Attendance at this session counts towards the RCR required educational training hours. Registration is required: http://hrpohome.wustl.edu/study_team/education/ethics_series.aspx.
 

2012 Disparities Partnership Forum

Overcoming Disparities: Diabetes Care in High Risk Populations

October 22-23, 2012
The Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC

For four years, the American Diabetes Association has convened a forum that provided a platform to address the severe onset of Type 2 diabetes in high-risk populations. In 2012, the Association will be holding its 5th Disparities Partnership Forum, entitled Overcoming Diabetes: Diabetes Care in High Risk Populations.

The goal of this year's Forum is to collaborate with partners to address the disparity of cultural competency, health literacy and health equity in health care, specifically populations at highest risk for Type 2 diabetes, i.e., African Americans, Hispanic/Latinos, American Indian/Alaskan Natives, Asian American/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders, older adults, women, low income and uninsured persons.

Who should attend?
Healthcare professionals
Students
Community health educators
Academicians
Community leaders and lay people
Public health practitioners and officials
Policy makers and analysts
Government officials
Researchers
Program administrators
Patient advocacy groups and voluntary health organizations

Additional information:
http://www.diabetes.org/in-my-community/programs/partnership-forum/2012-disparities-partnership.html

NIH mHealth Training Institute

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), in collaboration with mHIMSS, will host the NIH mHealth Training Institute at the 2012 mHealth Summit on December 1^st and 2^nd. The mHealth Institute is designed to provide behavioral and social scientists tools to successfully add mobile health technologies to their research in a collaborative team environment with mentorship from leaders in the fields of engineering, medicine and the behavioral and social sciences.

This two-day Institute will provide participants with an overview of the central multidisciplinary aspects of mobile and wireless research. The training will follow a project from conception through dissemination led by a panel of experts.  Participants will be involved in didactic sessions targeting major cross-cutting research issues and interdisciplinary team exercises developing mHealth research projects.

A limited number of scholarships, sponsored by the mHealth Summit, are available for early career researchers.

Registration:     In your mHealth Summit registration, request the NIH mHealth training Institute. Please note that there is an additional mHealth Summit fee of $100.00 to attend the training.

Space is limited to 50 attendees and will be based on first come first serve basis 

·         Attendees of the training institute must also be registered to attend the mHealth Summit

Registration for the training institute opens on Monday, August 20th, 2012.

Website:

http://www.mhealthsummit.org/

Institute:

Saturday, December 1	10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday, December 2	9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

WU-CDTR & NCAI Scholar Pre-Conference Workshop

The Washington University Center for Diabetes Translation Research is sponsoring a pre-conference workshop at the 2012 Native Research Network Conference. 

Ensuring Diabetes Research Makes a Difference in Native Communities: Using Policy, Translation, and Culturally-Based Science to Strengthen Community Health – NCAI Policy Research Center in partnership with Washington University in St. Louis’ Center for Diabetes Translation Research and funded by NIH’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Malia Villegas, Ph.D

For more details about the Native Research Network Conference, please visit their website: 

http://nativeresearchnetwork.org/2012%20National%20Conference.htm

International Diabetes and Depression Conference, October 9 - 10, 2012

Purpose: The International Conference on Diabetes and Depression is a multidisciplinary meeting focused on the co-morbidity of these two significant chronic conditions. The primary goals of the conference are to a) present results of current research related to the pathogenesis, prevention, and treatment of co-morbid diabetes and depression and b) identify important research gaps and opportunities that are likely to lead to improved care and outcomes for co-morbid diabetes and depression. The meeting will include expert speakers, discussants, and panelists from the United States and other countries.

Logistics:

·         Dates:  October  9-10, 2012 at the Dulles Hyatt, 2300 Dulles Corner Blvd., Herndon, Virginia, USA 20171.

·         Meeting Co-Chairs:  Norman Sartorius and Sherita Golden

·         Planning Committee:  Wayne Katon, Irwin Lucki, Richard Holt, Larry Cimino,  Mary de Groot, Christine Hunter and Peter Muehrer

·         Registration site: http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/News/Calendar/DiabetesDepression12.htm