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Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management Program

While CDR will make all attempts to adhere to this agenda, the agenda may be modified in order to accommodate faculty schedules as needed.

Day 1 – Thursday

June 26, 2008

8:00 – 8:30 am

Registration and Coffee and Tea Service

 

8:30 – 8:45 am

Welcome and Program Overview
Molly Gee, MEd, RD, - Program Facilitator

 

8:45 – 10:15 am

Obesity: Current Research and Future Directions
John Foreyt, PhD

 

10:15 – 10:30 am

Break - Coffee and Tea Service

 

10:30 – 11:30 am

Clinical Management of Overweight and Obesity - Part 1
Christina Biesemeier, MS, RD, FADA

 

11:30 am – 12:45 pm

Lunch on Own

 

12:45 – 1:45 pm

Clinical Management of Overweight and Obesity - Part 2
Christina Biesemeier, MS, RD, FADA

 

1:45 – 3:00 pm

Popular Diets and Weight Loss Programs
Molly Gee, MEd, RD

 

3:00 – 3:15 pm

Break - Coffee and Tea Service

 

3:15 - 4:45 pm

Role of Physical Activity in Weight Control
Ruth Ann Carpenter, MS, RD

 

Day 2 – Friday

June 27, 2008

7:30 - 8:00 am

Coffee and Tea Service

 

8:00 – 9:15 am

Behavior Management of Obesity
Gary Foster, PhD

 

9:15 – 9:25 am

Move to Breakout Rooms

 

9:25 – 10:45 am

Behavior Modification - Breakout Groups

 

10:45 – 10:55 am

Move to Main Conference Room

 

10:55 – 11:15 am

Behavior Modification - Summary Session

 

11:15 – 12:45 pm

Lunch on Own or
Optional "Lunch with the Faculty" (Per-registration required)

 

12:45 – 1:45 pm

Formulas as a Treatment Option
Cathy Nonas, MS, RD, CDE

 

1:45 – 3:15 pm

OTC Dietary Supplements
Diane Radler, PhD, RD

 

3:15 – 3:30 pm

Break

 

3:30 – 4:45 pm

Medical Complications of Weight Loss
Cathy Nonas, MS, RD, CDE

 

4:45 - 5:00 pm

Optional Presentation from ADA Partner:
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare

 

6:00 pm Optional Networking Dinner

 

Day 3 – Saturday

June 28, 2008

7:30 – 8:00 am

Coffee and Tea Service

 

8:00 – 9:30 am

Nutrition Management of the Bariatric Surgery Patient
Susan Cummings, MS, RD, LDN

 

9:30 – 10:45 am

Pharmacotherapy as a Treatment Option
Cathy Nonas, MS, RD, CDE

 

10:45 – 11:00 am

Break - Coffee and Tea Service

 

11:00 – 12:20 pm

Case Studies: Applying What You've Learned
Faculty Panel

 

12:20 - 12:30 pm

Concluding Remarks and Post-test Instructions

 

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