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