Thursday, 18th October ANZOS-Breakthrough Discoveries Joint Annual Scientific Meeting 2018
Registration
iNova Pharmaceuticals Breakfast Symposia: Why is obesity so hard to treat and what are the evidence based strategies?
Sponsored by:
Speakers:
Professor Michael Cowley – Professor of Physiology, Monash University Professor
Synopsis:
This session will present the role of the brain in maintaining body weight, in particular highlighting the hormonal control mechanisms that make it difficult for patients to lose weight and keep it off. In addition, a second speaker will discuss the currently available pharmacological options for managing obesity. Emphasis will be paid as to how to employ pharmacological agents in managing patient’s weight in the longer term, whilst discussing the role of lifestyle changes and surgical options to utilize the best available evidence in giving patient’s with obesity the best chance of success.
ANZOS Clinical Plenary
ANZOS YIA
Morning Tea
ANZOS Cross Cutting Symposium #2: Challenges and synergies in the different research streams in obesity and metabolic disease
Basic science perspective presented by Jeff Flier;
Clinical Science Perspective presented by Jerry Greenfield;
Public Health perspective presented by Joel Gittelsohn
- Basic research in obesity: incredible insights but limited effects on clinical outcomes - Jeffrey Flier
- Challenges to Obesity Research in Humans: The Power of Human Phenomic Studies - Jerry Greenfield
- Public Health perspective presented by Joel Gittelsohn - Joel Gittelsohn
Followed by 30 minute Q&A Discussion
Lunch & Poster Viewing
ANZOS AGM
ANZOS Concurrent #9 Public Health: How do we need to impact food systems to address obesity?
- Using simulation modelling to build community capacity to change food systems - Andrew Brown
- What approaches can be used to change the system, how do you scale up using collective impact and community models. - Jon Anstey
- Applying systems thinking in childhood obesity prevention – lessons from food system change in the WHOSTOPS grant - Steve Allender
- Can the community of a rural and remote Australian local government area lead and sustain obesity prevention? - Jillian Whelan
- What does Obesity Prevention look like in a Local Government Setting? Connecting LiveLighter® with Public Health in Practice - Maria Szybiak
ANZOS Concurrent #10 Clinical: Challenges of severe obesity in adolescents
- The changing shape of our children and adolescents - Sarah Garnett
- The role of diets in managing severe obesity in adolescents - Louise Baur
- Eating disorders and disordered eating in obesity - Leah Brennan
- Two-year outcomes of Whānau Pakari: a novel home-based intervention for child and adolescent obesity. - Yvonne Anderson
- Improved vascular structure and function following intermittent energy restriction in adolescents with obesity - Hiba Jebeile
ANZOS Concurrent #11 Basic Science: Systems genetics to examine the interaction between genes and environments in obesity research
- Systems genetics as a tool to probe hepatic lipid and energy metabolism - Brian Drew
- Metabolomic analysis of insulin resistance across different mouse strains and diets - Jacqueline Stoeckli
- Diet and Environment: Some “Inconvenient Truths” about Obesity-related Insulin Resistance. - Greg Cooney
- The role of Ap2a2 in PPARα-mediated regulation of lipolysis in adipose tissue - Magdalene K Montgomery
- Salt intake promotes browning of white adipose tissue through the NPY-TH pathway - Shu Lin