UPCOMING EVENT: PEDIATRIC OBESITY - Reversing the Epidemic Algonquin College, Ottawa - May 5 & 6, 2005
"Pediatric obesity
is an epidemic careening out of control". This warning was issued in
a recent report by Ontario's Chief Medical Officer. In fact, for many
years pediatricians, dieticians, government officials, parents and
educators have lamented this epidemic.
What can be done? Where will the initiative come from to reverse this crisis? What role can YOU play in the future?
This
conference will offer a recipe for the creation of a positive epidemic.
By bringing together experts who have a direct impact on the issue, and
by identifying new ways to assess the societal factors that have caused
the crisis, this conference will provide a recipe for the creation of a
positive plan to address the attitudes and practices that have
contributed to one of our greatest health concerns.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Dr. Andrew Pipe - University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Dr. Maggie Mamen - Clinical Psychologist and author
Dr.Claire Leblanc - Canadian Pediatric Association
Dr. Robert Cushman - Chief Medical Officer - City of Ottawa
Lisa Burrows - Goodlife's Children Foundation
Sharon Jollimore - Canadian Parks & Recreation Association
Dr. Katherine Morrison - Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University
Elizabeth Gyorfi-Dyke - Canadian Population Health Initiative
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? The delegates attending this conference will include decision-makers from the following areas:
Pediatricians and pediatric nurses
Dieticians and nutritionists
School administrators, family life and physical educators
Leaders of parent organizations and all parents
Recreational fitness program supervisors and consultants
Health club managers and fitness instructors
Policy makers from government health departments
Early childhood educators and assistants
Pharmacists
WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND This conference will provide the opportunity for delegates to:
Share
in an environment of professional and medical expertise that has come
together to deal with one of the most pervasive problems that
face our children
Participate in an interactive "decision making" forum to address the problem
Network with individuals and organizations positioned to make a difference
Become familiar with a variety of programs that have been successful
Be a vital contributor to a process that seeks to reverse this crisis.
TRADE SHOW FEATURES
Delegates
will visit interactive exhibits and presentations at the conference
tradeshow, and have a chance to win exciting prizes via the Passport To
Good Health promotion. Government and corporate stakeholders in the
health and wellness industry in Canada will provide information about
what they have done, are doing, and plan to do in the future to help
combat Canada's pediatric obesity epidemic.
