Program

Front Lobby

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Registration and continental breakfast

Forum Main Hall AB

9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

Welcome

Paula Allen-Meares, PhD
Chancellor, UIC

Congressman Danny K. Davis
7th District of Illinois

Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, PhD
President, Institute of Medicine

William B. Friedeman
Board Member and Secretary, Washington Square Health Foundation

9:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Plenary session and discussion
Biomedical Advances in Diabesity Treatment & Prevention of Risk

Introductions and remarks

Joseph Flaherty, MD
Dean, College of Medicine, UIC

Moderator

Theodore Mazzone, MD
"Obesity, Diabetes & Atherosclerosis – Investigating the Connection"
Director, UIC Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Chief, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, UIC

Panelists

Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD
"Bariatric Surgery and the Gastrointestinal Regulation of Metabolic Function"
Director, MGH Weight Center, Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Alan R. Saltiel, PhD
"Exploring Inflammatory Links between Obesity and Diabetes"
Mary Sue Coleman Director, Life Sciences Institute
John Jacob Abel Collegiate Professor in the Life Sciences
Professor of Internal Medicine and Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Break

Forum Main Hall C

12:00 p.m.

Lunch

12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Luncheon Talk

Introduction

William N. Werner, MD
Vice President and Chairman of the Grant Committee, Washington Square Health Foundation

Speaker

Jose Oberholzer, MD
“The Chicago Diabetes Project"
Professor of Surgery, Bioengineering and Endocrinology
Director of Cell and Pancreas Transplantation
Chief, Division of Transplant Surgery, UIC

1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Break

Forum Main Hall AB

1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Plenary session and discussion
Health, Policy and Interventions

Introductions and remarks

Joseph Flaherty, MD
Dean, College of Medicine, UIC

Moderator

Marian L. Fitzgibbon, PhD
"Obesity Treatment and Prevention in Underserved Populations: What Worksand What Doesn't?"
Professor of Medicine and Health Policy Administration, UIC
Deputy Director, Institute for Health and Research Policy
Director, Section of Health Promotion Research, Department of Medicine, Director, Health Promotion Research Program, Institute for Health and Research Policy
Associate Director, UIC Cancer Center's Program for Cancer Control and Population Science
Director, Center for Management of Complex Chronic Care, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center

Panelists

Francine R. Kaufman, MD
“Racial, Ethnic and Socio-economic Disparities in Risks for Diabetes and Obesity in Children”
Chief Medical Officer and Vice President, Global Medical, Clinical & Health Affairs, Medtronic Diabetes
Distinguished Professor Emerita, Pediatrics and Communications, University of Southern California, The Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

Katherine Kaufer Christoffel, MD, MPH & Jose Luis Rodriguez
"Role of the Community in Obesity Prevention"
Professor of Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Director, Community-Engaged Research Center, Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS)
Institute, Northwestern University
Director, Center on Obesity Management and Prevention, Children's Memorial Research Center

Jose Luis Rodriguez
Program Director, Community Organizing for Obesity Prevention in Humboldt Park

3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Break and refreshments

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Keynote Address

Introduction

Bruce S. Gillis, MD

Speaker

Jerrold M. Olefsky, MD
"Role of Inflammation in Insulin Resistance/Diabetes"
Professor of Medicine
Associate Dean for Scientific Affairs
University of California, San Diego

Conclusion

Front Lobby

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Reception at UIC Forum (open to all)