UT Southwestern program in Obesity, Diabetes, and Metabolic Research Outreach program extends the scope to the medical community, other state institutions, and the general public. The forum is open for discussion of obesity and education programs. The weekly seminars are being held at noon on Wednesday in Room Y3.214 on the 3rd floor of the Green Research Building in the Center for Human Nutrition.

Past Obesity Outreach Weekly Conferences

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• October 12, 2011
  Essam F Elsayed, M.D., M.S.
  “The relationship between Obesity and Chronic Kidney Disease”
  CTRC Clinical Research Conferences
  

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2011 Lectures

• October 19, 2011
  Meeting has been rescheduled for November 30th.
  
• October 26, 2011
  Steven Haffner, M.D.
  “Atherosclerosis and Pre-diabetes”
  CTRC Clinical Research Conferences
  
• November 2, 2011
  
  
• November 9, 2011
  Donna Persaud, M.D.
  "Relationship Between Childhood Obesity and Maternal Weight Gain and Fetal Growth in Pregnancy"
  
• November 16, 2011
  Robert D. Toto, M.D.  
  TBA
  
• November 23, 2011 - No conference
  
  
• November 30, 2011
  William Haskell, Ph. D.
  "The Inverse Association Between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and CHD Mortality: What is the Role of Habitual Physical Activity in this Relationship?"
  
• December 7, 2011
  Zahid Ahmad, M.D.
  TBA
  
• December 14, 2011
  Orson Moe, M.D.
  CTRC Clinical Research Conferences
  TBA
  
  

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2012 Conferences

• January 11, 2012
  TBA
  
  
• January 18, 2012
  Elizabeth Parks, Ph.D.
  “Effects of weight loss on NAFLD”
  
  
• January 25, 2012
  Jonathan Cohen, Ph.D.
  CTRC Clinical Research Conferences
  TBA
  
  
• February 1, 2012
  TBA
  
  
• February 8, 2012
  TBA
  
  
• February 15, 2012
  TBA
  
  
• February 22, 2012
  TBA
  
  
• February 29, 2012
  TBA
  
  
• March 7, 2012
  TBA
  
  
• March 14, 2012
  TBA
  
  
• March 21, 2012
  TBA
  
  
• March 28, 2012
  TBA
  
  
• April 4, 2012
  TBA
  
  
• April 11, 2012
  TBA
  
  
• April 18, 2012
  TBA
  
  
• April 25, 2012
  TBA
  
  
• May 2, 2012
  TBA
  
  
• May 9, 2012
  TBA
  
  
• May 16, 2012
  TBA
  
  
• May 23, 2012
  TBA
  
  
• May 30, 2012
  TBA