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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Kittyhawk Ballroom

7:45 - 8:30 am
Registration
8:30 - 8:45 am
Introductory Remarks
Ronni Chernoff, PhD, RD/Dennis Sullivan, MD
8:45 - 9:45 am
Protein Requirements to Optimize Bone Health in Older Adults
Jane E. Kerstetter, PhD, RD
9:45 - 10:30 am
Strength and Energy:  the Difference in How You Age
Robert R. Wolfe, PhD
10:30 - 10:45 am
BREAK
10:45 - 11:30 am
Nutrition and Inflammation: A Complex Interaction
Dennis H. Sullivan, MD
11:30 - 12:15 pm
Effects of Varying Dietary Protein Intake During Caloric Restriction in Older Adults
Barbara J. Nicklas, PhD
12:15 - 1:15 pm
LUNCH (Atrium)
1:15 - 2:00 pm
The Causes and Effects of Sarcopenia:  Dietary and  Physical Activity
William J. Evans, PhD
2:00 - 2:45 pm
Nutrient Requirements in Pressure Ulcers
David R. Thomas, MD, FACP, AGSF, GSAF
2:45 – 3:00 pm
BREAK
3:00 - 3:45 pm
Diabetes in Older Adults; New Insights in to an Old Disease
Medha Munshi, MD
3:45 - 4:30 pm
Exercise and Insulin Resistance in Obesity and  Disability
Alice S. Ryan, PhD
4:30 pm
Adjourn

 

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Kittyhawk Ballroom

8:30 - 8:45 am
Introductory Remarks
Ronni Chernoff, PhD, RD/Dennis Sullivan, MD
8:45 - 9:45 am
Mediterranean Diet and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Teresa Fung, ScD, RD
9:45 - 10:30 am
Diet and Heart Failure Incidence
Emily B. Levitan, ScD
10:30 - 11:00 am
BREAK
11:00 - 11:45 am
Is Faulty Metabolism Responsible for Obesity?
Eric Ravussin, PhD
11:45 - 12:30 pm
The Immune System as a Cause of Nutrient Deficiency
Juan B. Ochoa, MD, FACS 
12:30 - 1:30 pm
LUNCH (on your own)
1:30 - 2:15 pm
Trans Fatty Acids:  Effects on Cardiometabolic Health and Implications for Policy
Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH, FACC
2:15 - 3:00 pm
The Role of Fiber and Other Nutrients in Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults
Dana E. King, MD, MS
3:00 pm
Adjourn