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Date and Time:
Wednesday 22 September 2010
5.00 pm followed by light refreshments in the atrium at 6.30pm
Venue:
G19 Ground floor seminar room,
Building 75,
Monash University,
Clayton campus
RSVP's are required for catering purposes:
lisa.hutton@monash.edu
by Close of Business Friday 17 September
Presenters:
Dr Anna Peeters
VicHealth Senior Research Fellow, Head Obesity and Population Health Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Obesity trends in Australia- implications for government target setting.
The prevalence of obesity in Australian adults approximately doubled between 1980 and 2000. Using a recently constructed projection model we predict that by 2025 the prevalence of obesity in Australian adults will be around 34%, with implications for Australian government health targets, and for social inequalities in health.
Associate Professor John B Dixon
NHMRC Senior Research Fellow, Obesity Research, Human Neurotransmitters Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute & Head, Obesity Research Unit, Department of General Practice, Monash University
Mind the Gap: Challenges in the management of obesity and related chronic disease.
Obesity is a chronic disease in urgent need of a management makeover. With all the gaps and barriers, the prejudice and discrimination, it is little wonder that there is a perception of treatment impotence and futility. Health professionals retreat to the comfort of management silos. How do we address the future?
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