Health educators, clinicians and others working in the field of diabetes are invited to question and learn from national experts during West Virginia Universitys award-winning diabetes symposium Oct.18-20 at the Embassy Suites in Charleston.
This years Bridging the Gap with Education: Diabetes Symposium and Workshop features 10 presenters who will help healthcare professionals learn the latest treatment advances, nutritional information and prevention techniques.
The diabetes expertsresearchers and practitionerswill explore the challenges and opportunities of providing education and support to individuals with diabetes and their families.
Two speakers are well-known to both health professionals and the general public. Dr. David L. Katz and Dr. Tim Church are famous for their work in diabetes prevention and care.
Katz is an associate professor of public health and director of the Prevention Research Center at the Yale University School of Medicine. He has become familiar to the public for his columns in O�€The Oprah Magazine and The New York Times.
Church is the medical director and vice president for Medical/Laboratory Research of The Cooper Institute in Dallas, Texas. Church is frequently used as an expert in obesity and exercise. He has been interviewed by NBC sToday Show, USA Today, TIME magazine, Reuters, The Washington Post and CNN .
A nationally recognized event, the Diabetes Symposium and Workshop is sponsored by the WVU Extension Service, WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center and the West Virginia Diabetes Prevention and Control Program.
The program can provide continuing education hours for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, dentists, dietitians, dietary managers, social workers, community heath education specialists and American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences members.
For registration details and other program information, visit the symposiums Web site,www.ext.wvu.edu/dsw2006, or contact Guen Brown, WVU Extension Service nutrition and health specialist, 304-293-2796 ext. 3424.
