Schedule

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Ballroom Level – Salon A
7:15-8:30 am	Registration
8:30-8:45 am	Opening Remarks Ronni Chernoff, Ph.D., R.D. Dennis H. Sullivan, M.D.
8:45-9:30 am	The Underappreciated Role of Muscle in Health and Disease Robert R. Wolfe, PhD
9:30-10:15 am	Exercise and Aging: Molecular mechanisms of Sarcopenia and Muscle Hypertrophy Charlotte A. Peterson, PhD
10:15-10:45 am	BREAK
10:45-11:30 am	Exercise, Weight Loss and Diet: Effects on Insulin Action William J. Evans, PhD
11:30-12:15 pm	Interactions Among Androgens, Exercise and Nutrition Dennis H. Sullivan, MD
12:15-1:30 pm	LUNCH (provided) Salon B
1:30-2:15 pm	Orixigenic Agents in Nutritional Health Donald L. Bodenner, MD
2:15-2:30 pm	BREAK
2:30-3:15 pm	Exercise and Bone Health: Twists on the Concept of 'No Pain, No Gain' Wendy Kohrt, PhD
3:15-4:00 pm	Physical Activity, Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults Ian Janssen, PhD
4:00 pm	Adjourn

Ballroom Level – Salon A
7:30-8:30 am	Registration
8:30-9:15 am	Body Composition, Diet and Exercise in the Elderly Roger A. Fielding, PhD
9:15-10:00 am	Role of Diet and Exercise in the Management of Obesity in Elderly People Dennis T. Villareal, MD
10:00-10:30 am	BREAK
10:30-11:15 am	Metabolic Syndrome: Obesity Gone Bad Philip A. Kern, MD
11:15-12:00 pm	Initiating and Sustaining Community-based Exercise Programs James M. Raczynski, PhD, FAHA, FSMB
12:00-1:30 pm	LUNCH (on your own)
1:30-2:15 pm	Exercise in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment Kathy Richards, PhD, RN, FAAN
2:15-3:00 pm	MOVE! The VA's Answer to the Growing Epidemic of Obesity and Physical Inactivity Jacob B. Blumenthal, MD
3:00 pm	Adjourn