Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism Conference 2010
March 2-4, 2010
50th Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Annual Conference 2010
March 3-5, 2010
| The deadline for abstract submission was Oct. 1, 2009. |
The American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention and the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism will present its second dual conference March 2-5 in San Francisco, Calif. This unique dual program is designed to encourage and promote the development, advancement and exchange of new information about treating and preventing heart disease and stroke.
The Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2010 Conference will take place in advance of the 50th Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Annual Conference. The two conferences will overlap on March 3-4, when programs developed by the program committees of both councils will be presented.
The Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism program will provide participants with the opportunity to learn current information about:
- Relationship of diet, physical activity, obesity and diabetes with vascular disease outcomes.
- Behavioral strategies to promote and sustain lifestyle modifications.
- Advances in measuring diet and physical activity.
- Effects of lifestyle interventions on cardiovascular disease and its risk factors.
- Clinical and population strategies to reduce cardiovascular risk.
- Advanced research techniques that are relevant to the design and conduct of observational studies and clinical trials.
The 50th Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Conference is designed to present new findings on:
- Population trends in cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors.
- Causes and mechanisms of atherosclerosis and other vascular diseases.
- Results of cardiovascular disease treatment and prevention trials.
- Methods of population surveillance for cardiovascular disease and risk factors.
- Techniques in preventive cardiology.
- Genetic epidemiology for cardiovascular disease and risk factors.
- Nutrition and cardiovascular disease
- Outcomes research in cardiovascular disease
Key Dates
Aug. 7, 2009: Abstract Submission Opens
Sept. 29, 2009: Registration Opens
Oct. 1, 2009: Abstract Submission Closes
Oct. 8, 2009: Abstract Award Application Deadline
Feb. 2, 2010: Advance Conference Registration Deadline
Feb. 8, 2010: Advance Hotel Reservation Deadline
Intended Audience
Both conferences benefit physicians, dietitians, nutritional scientists, exercise physiologists, pharmacists, physician assistants, nurses, school health professionals and other health scientists. The Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Conference will also appeal to epidemiologists and biostatisticians. The Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism Conference will also focus on work done by molecular and basic researchers.
Watch this site as additional information will be added about special activities being planned for the conference:
- "Meet the Expert" Roundtable Luncheons
- "Connection Corner"
EPI Program Committee
Eric Rimm, Sc.D., FAHA (Chair)
David Siscovick, M.D., M.P.H., FAHA (Vice Chair)
Nancy Swords Jenny, Ph.D., FAHA
Michiel L. Bots, M.D., Ph.D.
Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, M.D., FAHA
Pamela Ouyang, M.D.
Kathryn M. Rexrode, M.D., M.P.H.
Nicolas Stettler, M.D., M.S.C.E., FAHA
Tracey Taveira, Pharm.D., CDOE
Lynne Braun, Ph.D., ANP, FAHA
Jersey Chen, M.D., M.P.H.
David Herrington, M.D., M.H.S., FAHA
Erik Ingelsson, M.D., Ph.D.
Mary McGrae McDermott, M.D.
Lawrence Appel, M.D., M.P.H., FAHA
Catherine Loria, Ph.D., M.S., FAHA
Latha Palaniappan, M.D., M.S., FAHA
Lyn Steffen, M.P.H., Ph.D., FAHA
Rachel Wildman, Ph.D., M.P.H., FAHA
Nathan D. Wong, Ph.D., FACC, FAHA
NPAM Program Committee
Lawrence Appel, M.D., M.P.H., FAHA (Chair)
Jean-Pierre Després, Ph.D., FAHA (Vice-Chair)
Michael W. Brands, Ph.D., FAHA
Robert Chilton, D.O., FAHA
Marc-Andre Cornier, M.D.
Paul Poirier, M.D., Ph.D., FRCPC, FAHA
Charlotte Collins, Ph.D.
William J. Howard, M.D.
Sherita Hill Golden, M.D., M.H.S., FAHA
Penny Kris-Etherton, Ph.D., R.D., FAHA
Judith K. Ockene, Ph.D., FAHA
Eric Rimm, Sc.D., FAHA
Nancy Houston-Miller, R.N., B.S.N., FAHA
Darren McGuire, M.D., M.H.Sc., FACC, FAHA
Deborah Rohm Young, Ph.D.
Information for International Attendees
This section of our Web site provides our international audience with important information, which includes links to consulates and embassies, to help you obtain your visa. Please begin your visa application process as soon as possible. Consulates in some countries take several months to process applications.
If you require a personalized visa invitation letter, you must register for this conference first. A letter will automatically be sent to you afterwards via e-mail.
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Job seekers can browse jobs by category, title or employer, or complete specific searches based on geography, experience and other criteria. In addition to job searches, professionals can post their CVs/resumes to the site, and set up e-mail job alerts, based on specific search criteria.
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