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Abdominal Obesity Conference, 2010

Timetable 

Thursday, January 28 

12:00 Registration Opens  
16:00-17:15 Satellite Symposium: 16:00 - 17:15
New Clinical Evidence for Visceral Fat Reduction and Related Health Implications Sponsored by GSK

16:00 - 16:15: Welcome & Introductions R. Mishra

16:15 - 16:30: Translating Emerging Science into Clinical Practice J. Albu

16:30 - 16:45: The Impact of Orlistat (alli) 60mg on Visceral Fat:  Imaging Data from an Open-Label MRI Clinical Trial J. Bell

16:45 - 17:00: The Impact of Orlistat (alli) 60mg on Visceral Fat: Data From a Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial  K. Stenlof

17:00 - 17:15: Q & A (J. Albu, Chair)
17:30-19:30

Session I: 17:30 - 19:30
Assessment of Abdominal Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome and Related Cardiometabolic Risk 
P. Barter, Australia, J.P. Despres, Canada

17:30 - 17:45: Opening J.-P. Després, Canada, J. Chan, China, and J.C. Coubard, France

17:45 - 18:05: Abdominal Obesity and Insulin Resistance: An Epidemic Driving Residual CVD Risk P. Barter, Australia

18:05 - 18:25: The Metabolic Syndrome: Is It Useful? B. Brewer, USA

18:25 - 18:45: Ethnicity & Visceral Adiposity S. Lear, Canada

18:45 - 19:05: A Public Health Approach to Abdominal Obesity: The Japanese Experience T. Kadowaki, Japan

19:05 - 19:25: Abdominal Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Risk in Asia J.Chan, China

19:25 - 19:30: Closing Remarks P. Barter, Australia  

19:30-20:30  Opening and Welcome Reception - Sponsored by GSK

Friday, January 29

06:00-07:00 Fun Run of 5km 
08:15-10:15 Session 2: 08:15 - 10:15
Pathophysiology of Abdominal Obesity and Related Cardiometabolic Risk 
U. Smith, Sweden, M. Jensen, USA 

08:15 - 08:45: Abdominal Obesity and Related Cardiometabolic Risk: An Update on the Endocannabinoid System V. DiMarzo, Italy

08:45 - 09:15: Plenary Lecture: Visceral Adiposity and Insulin Resistance; Lessons from the Dog R. Bergman

09:15 - 09:45: Visceral Adipose Tissue Metabolism in Human A. Tchernof, Canada

09:45 - 10:15: Ectopic Fat: An Important Feature of Visceral Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes M.R. Taskinen, Finland
10:15-10:45 Coffee Break, Posters, Exhibition 
10:45-12:30 Session 2 Continued:
10:45 - 12:30

10:45 - 11:15: Visceral Adipose Tissue and Related Cardiometabolic Risk: Lessons from Framingham C. Fox, USA

11:15 - 11:45: Abdominal Adipose Tissue and Inflammation U. Smith, Sweden

11:45 - 12:15: Hypertriglyceridemic Waist: A Simple Clinical Tool for a Better Assessment of Cardiometabolic Risk J.-P. Després, Canada

12:15 - 12:30: Panel Discussion
12:30:13:30 Lunch, Posters, Exhibition
13:30-17:15 Session 3: 13:30 - 15:30
Assessment of Global Cardiometabolic Risk P. Libby, USA, B Brewer, USA

13:30 - 14:00: Abdominal obesity,type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease: is inflammation the missing link? P. Libby, USA

14:00 - 14:30: Framingham P. Wilson, USA

14:30 - 15:00: EPIC-Norfolk N. Wareham, UK

15:00 - 15:30: Physicians and Nurses Health Studies F.Hu, USA
15:30-16:00 Coffee Break, Posters, Exhibition
16:00-17:15 Session 3 Continued:
16:00 - 17:15

16:00 - 16:30: ARIC C. Ballantyne, USA

16:30 - 17:00: Translating Risk Assessment for the Patient M. Cobain, UK

17:00 - 17:15: Panel Discussion

Saturday, January 30 

8:00-10:30 Session 4: 08:00 - 10:30
Drivers of CVD Risk in Abdominal Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
L. Van Gaal, Belgium and C. Ballantyne, USA

08:00 - 08:30: Plenary Lecture: Targeting Abdominal Obesity in Diabetology; What Can We Do? L. Van Gaal, Belgium

08:30 - 08:50: The Obesity Specialist Perspective M. Jensen, USA

08:50 - 09:10: The Lipidologist Perspective B. Brewer, USA

09:10 - 09:30: The View of the Hypertension Expert A. Sharma, Canada

09:30 - 09:50: The Cardiologist Perspective P. Poirier, Canada

09:50 - 10:10: The Heart Surgeon Perspective P. Mathieu, Canada

10:10 - 10:30: Panel Discussion
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break, Posters, Exhibition
11:00-13:00

Session 5: 11:00 - 13:00
Management of Abdominal Obesity and Global Cardiometabolic Risk: Physical Activity/Exercise J.-P. Després, Canada, M. Taskinen, Finland

11:00 - 11:45: Physical Activity/Exercize in the Management of Abdominal Obesity R. Ross, Canada

11:45 - 12:10: The Look-AHEAD Trial: An Update D. Ryan, USA

12:10 - 12:40: Can We Prevent Type 2 Diabetes? N. Wareham, UK

12:40 - 13:00 Panel Discussion

13:00-14:00 Lunch, Posters, Exhibition
14:00-15:40 Session 6: 14:00 - 15:40
Nutritional Management of Abdominal Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: From Dieting to Eating Healthy R. Krauss, USA , J. Chan, Hong Kong

14:00 - 14:30: Reshaping Nutritional and Physical Activity Habits in Clinical Practice: The Synergie Study J.-P. Després, Canada

14:30 - 14:50: Nutritional Management of Patients with the Atherogenic Dyslipidemia of the Metabolic Syndrome R. Krauss, USA

14:50 - 15:10: Improving Diet Quality and Energy Density: From the Glycemic Index to the Portfolio Diet D. Jenkins, Canada

15:10 - 15:40: Healthy Drinking: An Important Component of Healthy Lifestyle B. Popkin, USA
15:40-16:10 Coffee Break, Posters, Exhibition
16:10-17:30 Session 6 Continued:
16:10 - 17:30

16:10 - 16:40: Sugar Supplemented Beverages in Type 2 Diabetes and CVD F. Hu, USA

16:40 - 17:00: Panel Discussion

17:00 - 17:30: Meeting Summary/Take-Home Messages J.-P. Després, Canada, P. Barter, Australia
17:30 Adjourn