Battling Obesity 2009 (CME) - March 12-14, 2009 - Miami Beach, Florida - Professional Diabetes Conferences

Battling Obesity 2009 (CME)

Date: March 12-14, 2009
Location: Miami Beach, Florida 33140, United States
Email: info@mocerimgmt.com
URL: http://www.mocerimgmt.com/miamibo/
Description: Battling Obesity 2009 strives to provide medical professionals with comprehensive knowledge of the leading trends and best practices in clinical weight management. This innovative medical forum will focus on the life-changing and life-saving aspects of treatment within the field. This course will highlight advances in preventive solutions and clinical treatments of obesity. Included in the curriculum will be a final session examining controversies in treatment, organized as a debate among experts in the field. Attendees will participate via an audience response system.

At the completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Compare state-of-the-art advances and future technologies for the treatment of obesity
Describe the biochemical and hormonal mechanisms associated with obesity and diabetes
Describe and contrast outcomes and adverse effects of specific bariatric interventions
Develop a practical approach to the work-up and follow-up of the bariatric surgery patient
Review the current and emerging options (medical, surgical and alternative) for managing patients
Discuss cutting-edge tools and techniques for the evaluation and management of complications and/ or failures following bariatric surgery
Debate the role of bariatric surgery as a first-line option in the treatment of obesity-related diseases (diabetes, CVD, etc.)
15.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ - maximum

Venue: Alexander Hotel

For more information, please contact:
Moceri Management
1100 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 75
Atlanta, Georgia 30342
Phone 404-459-6990
Fax 404-459-6917