Saturday, 17th October Australian & New Zealand Obesity Society 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting

• Obesity and Diabetes - Where do they separate? The obese non diabetic - John Prins
• Obesity and diabetes - where do they separate?: The thin type 2 diabetic - Joseph Proietto

To view the program please click here: http://anzos2015.org/assets/ANZOS2015/73839-Anzos-Symposium-A4-v2-3.pdf

• How much cancer can be attributed to obesity now and in future? - Dallas English
• Targeting metabolic pathways to better treat oestrogen-dependent breast cancers - Kristy A Brown
• Improving outcomes for cancer survivors through weight management - Marina Reeves

Developmental origins of obesity Workshop (in conjunction with DOHaD ANZ)
Chaired by: Kyra Sim, Michael Skilton

13:30 – 15:10 Part I. Developmental Origins of Obesity – evidence update                                             

13:30 – 13:50 Maternal & paternal obesity, and offspring cardiometabolic risk
Mary Wlodek (University of Melbourne)

13:50 – 14:10 Parental obesity – state of the evidence in man                                                                          
Kate Lycett (Murdoch Childrens Research Institute)

14:10 – 14:20 Case study – clinical management of obesity in pregnancy in 2015                           
[speaker tbc]

14:20 – 14:30 DOHaD: does it matter? Is it reversible?                                                                                                         
Devil’s Advocate

14:30 – 14:50 Interventions to prevent offspring NCD risk                                                                                 
Karen Campbell (Deakin University)

14:50 – 15:00 Case study – clinical management of obesity in pregnancy in 2050                           
[speaker tbc]                                  

15:00 – 15:10 Questions                                                                                                                                                           

… Short break…                                                                                                                                                                                    

15:15 – 16:00 Part II. Current and future directions                                                                                                                                                                                                   

15:15 – 15:45 Cohorts, trials and future directions                                                                                                

• David Burgner (Murdoch Childrens Research Institute)
• Rae-Chi Huang (Telethon Kids Institute)
• Felice Jacka (Deakin University)
• Will Siero (Murdoch Childrens Research Institute)
• Kyra Sim (University of Sydney)

15:45 – 16:00 Questions & open discussion                                                                                                                

The do’s and don’ts of metabolic phenotyping:  

Learn from senior investigators in a dynamic workshop featuring Prof Greg Cooney (Garvan Institute), Dr Clinton Bruce (Deakin University) and Dr Darren Henstridge (Baker IDI) who will be discussing the do’s and don’ts of metabolic phenotyping of mice (and men).

Evidence up-dates on physical activity, nutrition and sedentary behaviour in children.
(on-behalf of the ACAORN Physical activity, sedentary behaviour and nutrition special interest groups). 

Synopsis: The Australasian Child and Adolescent Obesity Research Network is a local collaboration of researchers with skills in child obesity, prevention, physical activity, sedentary behaviour and nutrition which was established in 2002. A key focus of ACARON is to provide practical information on factors associated with weight-related behaviours in children and adolescents which can then assist stakeholders in what and how to measure, assess and intervene in these behaviours.

This workshop presents the most recent evidence which can guide intervention programs on the correlates of fundamental movement skills (the building blocks of physical activity; contemporary measures of dietary intake and; the effects of sedentary behaviour on children’s health.  The aim of the workshop is to be interactive and allow discussion.

• 1.30pm-2.15pm | Dr Lisa Barnett (Deakin University)
  Correlates of children’s fundamental movement skills
• 2.15pm-3.00pm | Prof Clare Collins (Newcastle University) 
  Developments in dietary intake assessment from around the globe
• 3.00pm-3.45pm | Dr Dylan Cliff (University of Wollongong)
  Sedentary behaviour and children’s health
• 3.45pm-4.00pm | Wrap-up