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PROGRAMME - DAY 1 |
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07.30-09.00 |
REGISTRATION |
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09.00-09.30 |
Mihi Whakatau and Conference Opening Welcome from Hon Jo Goodhew, Associate Minister of Health |
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09.30- 1030 |
Opening Keynote: High Satiety: Avoiding obesity in a super-sized world |
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10.30-11.00 |
MORNING TEA AND EXHIBITION VIEWING |
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11.00-12.30 |
Workshop Sessions |
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Scientific Writing: How to get Published |
Management of Adult Obesity Kate Berridge, John Kennelly |
Translational Research: Case Studies 1. Project Energize Facilitator: Elaine Rush Perspectives: Steph McLennan, Helen Mavoa, Margaret Hinepo Williams, Gade Waqa |
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12.30-13.30 |
LUNCH (Sandwich Race) AND EXHIBITION VIEWING |
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13.30-1400 |
MINI ORAL PRESENTATIONS |
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14.00-15.30 |
Early Career: Ask the Experts: Networking and Advocacy Facilitators: Jane Martin and Robyn Toomath |
Challenges in the Management of Child Obesity |
Big Picture versus Little Picture: Are Parents to Blame? Facilitators: Garry Egger and Glenda Gourley |
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15.30-16.00 |
AFTERNOON TEA AND EXHIBITION VIEWING |
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16.00-17.00 |
Keynote 2: The Foetal Footprint |
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17.00-18.00 |
ANZOS AGM |
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18.00-19.00 |
Public Lecture: For our Children's Children: What is (Y)our Role? Chair: Jenny Shipley Jim Mann Barbara Rolls Creating our Grandchildrens' Future - Jacqueline Rowarth |
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19.00-20.00 |
Welcome Function |
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PROGRAMME - DAY 2 |
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07.00-08.00 |
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07.30-08.30 |
REGISTRATION |
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08.30-09.30 |
Keynote 3: Sugar: A Uniquely Obesogenic Nutrient? Speaker: Jim Mann |
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09.45-11.15 |
Symposium Sessions |
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Theme: Basic Science - Epigenetic and Perinatal Determinants of Obesity |
Theme: Childhood - ACAORN Chairs: Alexia Pena and Barry Taylor |
Theme: Public Health Chairs: Jane Martin and Robyn Toomath |
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Maternal and paternal contributions to obesity- genes, environment, epigenetics
Periconceptional origins of adult obesity Frank Bloomfield
Developmental programming of obesity – critical windows for intervention Mark Vickers |
Obesity in pregnancy - What can we do to modify outcomes for mother and baby?
Baby-led weaning: a new approach for obesity prevention? Rachael Taylor
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Does nutrition labelling improve consumer food choices? Cliona ni Mhurchu
Nutrition Communication
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11.15-11.30 |
MORNING TEA AND EXHIBITION VIEWING |
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11.30-13.00 |
Free Communications |
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Theme: Basic Science: Mechanisms underlying regulation of body weight Chairs: Mark Vickers and Margaret Morris |
Theme: Childhood |
Theme: Behavioural |
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Critical role of Neuropeptide FF receptor 2 in the regulation of energy balance and glucose homeostasis revealed in mice Lei Zhang
CB1 antagonism mediates adiponectin signalling in obese and obese diabetic derived human skeletal muscle myotubes. Lannie O'Keefe
Short term exercise ameliorates metabolic impact of maternal obesity in offspring
Investigating the Mechanisms Differentiating Resistance and Susceptibility to Weight Gain Following a High-Energy Dense Diet Barbara Fam
Coffee and Caffeine Attenuate Symptoms of Metabolic Syndrome in Diet-Induced Obese Rats Sunil Panchil
Obesity alone or with type 2 diabetes is associated with tissue specific alterations in DNA methylation and gene expression of PGC-1¦Á and IGF2 gene in adipose tissue and skeletal muscle Miaoxin Chen
Foods for appetite control: developing plant-based functional foods targeting satiety John Ingram
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Typical food portion sizes consumed by New Zealand children and differences by age, gender, and ethnicity
Developing systems maps for interventions in the prevention of obesity in adolescents
Implementation of a large-scale school-based obesity prevention intervention: Challenges and achievements
Physiotherapy and child obesity: Current trends in Australian practice
Misreporting by BMI category in the 2007 Australian National Children’s Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey
Recognising childhood obesity: Bringing about practice change in a paediatric facility
A case study identifying system level intervention points for obesity prevention in a long day care setting
Motivation for healthy lifestyles and weight status in a large sample of 4-8 year old children: The MInT study Rachael Taylor |
Sensitivity to reward and self control are associated with acute overconsumption
Testing the utility of three social-cognitive models for predicting physical activity in overweight adults with type 2 diabetes
Fixed energy expenditure exercise induces similar body weight and appetite responses in males and females
Relationship between intestinal sweet taste receptor expression, post-prandial glycaemia and glucose absorption in morbidly obese subjects
Severely obese people with type 2 diabetes experience impaired emotional well-being and socioeconomic disadvantage: Results from Diabetes MILES - Australia
Diet quality does not predict six year weight changes in mid-age women from Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health
Preterm birth is associated with increased adiposity in men and their children
Secular trends in body mass and physical activity of New Zealand adults |
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13.00-13.30 |
LUNCH AND EXHIBITION VIEWING |
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13.30 - 1400 |
MINI ORAL PRESENTATIONS |
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14.00-15.00 |
Keynote 4: NPY: Beyond the regulation of energy metabolism Speaker: Herbert Herzog |
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15.15-16.45 |
Symposium Sessions |
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Theme: Adult - Bariatric Surgery Chairs: Janet Franklin and Gary Wittert |
Theme: Behavioural: Can non-psychologists deliver psychologically based interventions |
Theme: Socio Economic Environmental Determinants of Health
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Body Composition, energy expenditure and exercise after bariatric surgery
Long term outcomes of bariatric surgery Gary Wittert
Update of Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents |
Jess Bartlett |
Effects of the global environment
Causes of cases vs causes of epidemics
Sociocultural influences on eating and physical activity: Not as simple as it seems |
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16.45-17.00 |
AFTERNOON TEA AND EXHIBITION VIEWING |
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17.00-18.05 |
Free Communications |
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Theme: Adult: Weight Loss |
Theme: Public Health: Food Environments |
Theme: Child: Childhood Obesity and Functionality |
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Surgical versus conventional therapy for weight loss treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: A randomized controlled trial
Weight loss in elderly subjects compares favourably with weight loss in younger subjects
Can diabetes prevention programs contribute to long-term weight loss? Preliminary results from a two-year follow up of participants in the Sydney Diabetes Prevention Program
Effectiveness of interventions using Motivational Interviewing for physical activity and dietary modification in Adults: A systematic review
Diet choice in type 2 diabetes Peter Clifton The SHED-IT Community Trial: A randomised controlled trial of internet and paper-based weight loss programs tailored for overweight and obese men |
Effects of nutrition menu labelling on adults' fast food meal selections
Consumer testing of front-of-pack food labelling schemes
A constructive critique of public health arguments for anti-obesity soda taxes and food taxes
Tax as a tool to prevent chronic disease: The impact of a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks
Snack food availability in major supermarkets: An international comparison
Non-core food impacts: Measuring children’s exposure to non-core food television advertising in Adelaide, South Australia and the impact of self-regulatory industry initiatives |
Relationships of waist-to-height ratio and body fat percent with time to run 550m in primary school children
The effect of weight loss on gait characteristics of obese children
Fitness and functionality in obese adolescents after 12 weeks of training: RESIST study
The effect of a 12 month multidisciplinary lifestyle education programme on BMI-z score and cardio-metabolic outcomes
Overweight children alter lower extremity muscle activity during walking
Differences in knee extensor strength in healthy-weight and obese children
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19.30-22.30 |
Meeting Dinner |
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PROGRAMME - DAY 3 |
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07.00-08.00 |
Waterfront Walk |
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07.30-08.30 |
REGISTRATION |
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08.30-09.10 |
Keynote 5: Farm, Food and Family Funds: The low down on expectation and reality Speaker: Jacqueline Rowarth |
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09.10-09.30 |
Young Investigator Awards |
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09.45-10.45 |
Free Communications |
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Theme: Adolescent |
Theme: Public Health |
Theme: Epidemiology |
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Optimum macronutrient content of the diet for adolescents with pre-diabetes: RESIST a Randomised Control Trial (ACTRN12608000416392)
Structured meal plan and eating behaviours in obese adolescents with insulin resistance: RESIST study
Two-year outcomes of an extended adolescent weight-loss maintenance intervention involving novel additional therapeutic contact : The Loozit® Randomised Controlled Trial
Preventing obesity among adolescent girls in low-income secondary schools: One-year outcomes of the NEAT Girls cluster randomized controlled trial David Lubans
Health related quality of life impairment in children with overweight is highly context dependent Sue Petersen |
Obesity and built environment: Does the association hold longitudinally?
Shopping behaviours of New Zealand households
Healthier school food fuels children for life
Using the SysANGELO approach to develop action plans for systems change
Added sugar intake of Australian children and adolescents |
Improving data collection for a national childhood obesity surveillance programme
The effect of obesity prevention and treatment strategies on the future population prevalence of diabetes among Australian adults Kathryn Backholer
Prospective association of animal protein intake during puberty with body composition in young adulthood
Socio-cultural differences In primary school children’s weight and weight related behaviours
Does the relationship between excess body weight and risk of type 2 diabetes differ according to educational status? |
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10.45-11.00 |
MORNING TEA AND EXHIBITION VIEWING |
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11.00-12.30 |
Symposium Sessions |
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Theme: Adult |
Theme: Older Child/Adolescent |
Theme: Basic Science - Energy Expenditure - the other side of the energy balance equation |
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(Different approaches for) obesity in the elderly
Non-surgical considerations in the management of the super obese patient Obesity and cancer risk: Epidemiology and potential interventions |
Measuring adiposity change in adolescents
The Obese Adolescent: Realistic expectations in paediatric care and the challenging transition to adult care
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Basics of Energy Balance - Supply and Demand Gregory Cooney
Exercise, skeletal muscle & metabolism: body mass & beyond Mark Hargreaves
Brown adipose tissue - a little goes a long way in energy expenditure Brian Oldfield
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12.30-14.00 |
LUNCH AND EXHIBITION VIEWING |
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13.00-13.30 |
MINI ORAL PRESENTATIONS |
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14.00-15.00 |
Free Communications |
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Theme: Pacific Public Health |
Theme: Childhood: Risk and Relationships |
Theme: Basic Science: Peripheral signals mediating energy balance and obesity |
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Participants’ perceptions of a knowledge broking approach to facilitate the development of evidence-based policies to reduce obesity in Fiji
Developing and sustaining evidence-based policy-making to reduce obesity in Fiji: The TROPIC Project
Body mass index and waist circumference as indicators of risk for non-communicable diseases in Pacific Islanders
Adolescents’ dietary patterns in Fiji and relationship with standardized BMI
Adolescents’ physical activity and screen-based behaviour patterns in Fiji |
Early markers of the metabolic syndrome in children born post-term
Parental feeding practices are related to children's diet and weight
Which measure of adiposity is the best predictor of blood pressure in children?
Associations between sedentary behaviour, physical activity and cardio-metabolic health in overweight and obese children
Despite weight status, children with obstructive sleep apnoea have an impaired exercise capacity |
Obesity induced suppression of gastric satiety signals are only partially reversed by dietary change
Mechanisms underlying the effectiveness of the adjustable gastric band: Insights from a rodent model
Circadian variations in gastric vagal afferent mechanosensitivity and satiety signalling
The role of gastric neuropeptide W is regulated by food intake
The effect of GPR119 activation on genetic regulators of nutrient metabolism in cardiac muscle myoblasts |
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15.00-15.30 |
AFTERNOON TEA AND EXHIBITION VIEWING |
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15.30-16.30 |
President's Debate |
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16.30 |
Conference Close |
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Marketing for the public lecture will be handled by AUT and it is hoped that a broad spectrum of interested parties will be represented. A Networking Function will immediately follow the lecture, where members of the public who are not already attending the full Meeting will be able to interact with distinguished guests and invited speakers.
Planned keynote speakers
Jenny Shipley will chair the lecture and professors Barbara Rolls, Wayne Cutfield, Jim Mann and Jacqueline Rowarth have all confirmed their attendance as speakers. We are thrilled to have them presenting their knowledge to the public. For more information about each speaker please visit the speakers page.
To reserve your place at the public lecture please email anzos2012.publiclecture@gmail.com with your name, contact details and the number of seats you require.
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On the 18th October, a public lecture entitled “For Our Children’s Children: What is (y)our role?” will be one of the highlights of the Meeting. General public with interests in obesity will be warmly welcomed to spend the evening absorbing the most up-to-date knowledge and discussions which are to be chaired by renowned experts.
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Welcome Function Date: Thursday 18 October Time: 1900 - 2000 Venue: Rendezvous Hotel The ANZOS Welcome function will follow the Public Lecture on the evening of Thursday 18 October. This is a superb opportunity for Meeting delegates and Public Lecture attendees to network and reacquaint. Drinks and canapes will be served.
Networking Breakfast Date: Friday 19 October On the morning of Friday 19 October, a 5-star networking breakfast will be held at the top of Auckland’s SkyTower in the ‘Observatory’ Restaurant. This will give you the opportunity to enjoy a unique dining experience and make new contacts while exchanging ideas. A buffet breakfast offered in a relaxing environment will encourage easy movement around cosy 4-seat tables with a spectacular view of the city and the Waitemata Harbour. Seats are limited so please remember to tick the speed-networking breakfast box when you register.
Waterfront Walk Date: Saturday 20 October Meet in the hotel lobby early on Saturday morning and enjoy a walk down to Auckland’s rapidly growing waterfront. Take in the sights and sounds of the bustling Viaduct, North Wharf, Silo Park and the Queens Wharf development. The area is a hive of activity which features bars, restaurants, water features, public art and beautiful views across the Auckland Harbour.
Meeting Dinner Date: Friday 19 October The Meeting Dinner will kick off with drinks and canapés in the pre-function room. This will provide an opportunity to view the posters on display and network with fellow delegates. To follow, a banquet dinner will feature a superb menu accompanied by fine New Zealand wines and later, we invite you to pull on your dancing shoes and be entertained by comedy duo “Buffy and Bimbo”. The Meeting Dinner will be the social highlight of ANZOS 2012 and is set to be a night that is not to be missed. |
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