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Friday 10/19/07
Moderator: Nathaniel Berg, MD
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18:00 - 19:00 | Cocktails and Light Dinner at Hyatt Regency Guam, Grand Ballroom |
| 19:00 - 19:20 |
Traditional Blessing, by Guma Palulii
Posting of the Colors, by UOG ROTC
National Anthem sung by Flora Baza
Guam Hymn sung by Flora Baza
Opening Announcement and Introduction of Dignitaries
Saied Safabakhsh, MD, FACP, FASN, Chairman, MMS Organization |
| 19:20 - 19:30 | Welcome Speech: Honorable Lt. Governor, Dr Michael Cruz,MD |
| 19:30 - 19:40 | Keynote Speaker: Honorable Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo |
| 19:40 - 20:10 | Guests of Honor: Honorable David Lin, Director General, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Appreciation Plaque Presentation
• David Lin, Director General, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
• James Chin, Director General, Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office, Guam
• Timothy Hsiang, Convener, WHO Task Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
• Jeff Wu, Officer, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
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| 20:10 - 20:30 | Cultural Dance Performance
Inetnon Famaguon, Vince Reyes, Choreographer |
| 20:30 - 21:30 |
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Larry Agodoa,MD, FACP
Director, Office of Minority Health Research Coordination, National Institute of Health
“The Epidemic of Childhood Obesity in the U.S.”
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Saturday 10/20/07, Morning Session
Moderator: Nathaniel Berg, MD
| 07:00 - 07:45 |
Conference Registration, Continental Breakfast |
| 07:45 - 08:00 |
Administrative Announcements, Nathaniel Berg, MD |
| 08:00 - 08:45 | “Obesity, Diabetes and Diabetes Complications in Youth”
Robert G. Nelson, MD, PhD - NIDDK, NIH, Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research |
| 08:45 - 09:30 | “CDC Activities on Childhood Diabetes and the Latest Findings from SEARCH”
Giusepinna Imperatore, MD, PhD, Centers for Disease Control, DPHHS |
| 09:30 - 09:45 |
Coffee Break |
| 09:45 - 10:30 | “Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Anthropometric Measurements of Adolescent Body Composition: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the NHANES III”
Jian Liu, MD, Department of Community Health Sciences, Brock University, Canada |
| 10:30 - 11:15 | “Identifying the Best Options to Address Obesity” Timothy Gill, University of Sydney |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | “Identification of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Gene in Pima Indians”
Leslie J. Baier, PhD, NIDDK, NIH, Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch Break: Cultural Dance Entertainment |
Program (Continued)
Saturday 10/20/07, Afternoon Session
Moderator: K.M. Chen, MD
| 13:00 - 13:45 |
“Risk factors and Consequences of Obesity in Taiwanese Children”
Professor Wen-Harn Pan, MD, National Taiwan University, Taiwan |
| 13:45 - 14:40 | “Surgical Management of Childhood & Adolescent Obesity”
Professor Wei-Jei Lee, MD, National Taiwan University, Taiwan |
| 14:40 - 14:50 | Coffee Break |
| 14:50 - 15:30 | “Strategies of Prevention and Treatment of Obesity among Children in Taiwan”
Professor Nain-Feng, Chu, MD, PhD, School of Public Health, TSGH, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 15:30 - 16:30 | Panel Discussion:(Dr. Nelson, Dr. Gill, Dr. Lee, Dr. Chu, Dr. Pan) |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Announcements: Nathanial Berg, MD |
Sunday 10/21/07, Morning Session
Moderator: Mohammad Madantschi, MD
| 07:00 - 07:45 |
Conference Registration, Continental Breakfast |
| 07:45 - 08:00 | Administrative Announcements, Nathaniel Berg, MD |
| 08:00 – 8:50 | Bad Start-and Things Tend to Get Worse: Diabetes, Obesity and Kidney Disease in the Indigenous Populations of Australasia”
David J. Pugsley, MBChB FRCP FRACP, Queen’s Elizabeth Hospital, Australia |
| 08:50 - 09:50 | “Prevalence of MS in Zhejiang Chinese Obese Children and Adolescents”Junfen Fu, PhD, MD, Pediatrician, Department of Endocrinology, Children’s Hospital of Zhejiang University |
| 09:50 - 10:05 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:05 - 11:00 |
“Childhood Obesity Epidemiology: Classification and the Global Trends”
Wang, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Panel Discussion
(Dr. Wang, Dr. Fu, Dr. Pugsley, Dr. Bruss, Dr. Nelson, Dr. Baier, Dr. Imperatore) |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch Break: Cultural Dance Entertainment |
Program (continued)
Sunday 10/21/07, Afternoon session
Regional Research Initiatives (Concurrent Sessions)
Moderator: Lisa Flores, MD
Room A
| 13:00 - 14:30 | “Childhood Obesity Prevention: An Intervention Targeting Primary Caregivers of Elementary School Children”,
a collaborative study by Western Michigan University and CNMI Public School System and Community Partners
Professor Mozhdeh B. Bruss, PhD, MPH, RD, W. Michigan University
Professor Joseph R. Morris, PhD, LP, LPC, W. Michigan University
Jackie Quitugua, MS, CNMI Public School System, Saipan
Rosa (Chailang) T. Palacios, MPH, Public Health Educator, Saipan
David Klein, MD, PhD, University of Cincinnati |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | “Childhood and Adolescent Obesity as a Risk Factor for Infectious Diseases”
Kamal Kishore, MBBS, MD, DPH, Director, Department of Medical Microbiology, Fiji School of Medicine |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Coffee Break |
| 15:15 - 16:15 |
“The Pacific Obesity Prevention In Communities (OPIC) Project”
Dr. Martin J. Pryor, Professor and Director of Research, Fiji School of Medicine
Principal Investigator; Pacific Obesity Prevention in Communities (OPIC) Project) |
| 16:15 - 16:45 | “Changing Disease Patterns in Guam”
Kwang-Ming Chen, MD, Micronesia Health and Aging Studies, UOG/UCSD Consortium
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Sunday, October 21, 2007, Afternoon
Regional Research Initiatives (Concurrent Sessions)
Moderator: Teresa Damian, DPM
Room B
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Intervention on Adolescent Overweight in American Samoa”
Samuel B. Holzman, Field Director-International Health, Brown University/Tafuna Family Health Center |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | “Caregiver Intervention in Childhood Obesity”
Mona Roberts, BA, CPFT, The Mona Roberts Fitness and Wellness Camp |
| 14:00 - 14:45 | “The Magnitude of Being Overweight Among School Children in Palau and its Relationship with Hypertension and Psych-Social Problems”
Camilo Aurelio B. Naraval, MD, MSc, Epidemiologist; Family Health Unit, Division of Primary & Preventive Services, Bureau of Public Health, Republic of Palau |
| 14:45 - 15:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | “Childhood Obesity in Kosrae, is it a problem as adult obesity?”
Vita A. Skilling, DCHMS, DpCH, Kosrae Department of Health Services, Kosrae, FSM |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | “Review on Obesity Complicating Filipino Women’s Health and Reproduction”
Gladys. B. Palagud, M.D., Urdaneta Sacred Heart Hospital,Philippines |
| 16:00 - 16:30 |
Let's All Get Moving
Occupational And Physical Therapy Association |
| 16:30 - 17:00 |
RETURN TO THE MAIN BALLROOM AREA
Closing Remarks
Dr.Saied Safa MD, FACP, FASN
Chairman, MMS Organization
Chairman, Scientific Committee |
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