At the conclusion of this activity, COMP Seminar Series participants will be able to:

• Identify new evidence-based research strategies for treating overweight children
• Counsel patients and their guardians about intervention methods and their expected impacts
• Identify factors contributing to child overweight and the mechanics of the contributions of these factors to co-occurring conditions.

Unless otherwise stated, COMP Seminar Series events take place from 12:00-1:00pm at CMRC, 2430 N. Halsted, 1st Floor, Wolfson Conference Room.

Accreditation Statement:

Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Upcoming COMP Seminars - the next seminar will not take place until the Fall on September 3, 2008.  See information below:

The Children’s Memorial Research Center’s
Center on Obesity Management and Prevention (COMP)
Invites you to attend a

CHILDHOOD OBESITY RESEARCH SEMINAR
on
“Effects of maternal diet on sympathetic nervous system (SNS) function in offspring of the rat: potential contributor to obesity”

Wednesday, September 3, 2008
11:00 am to 12:00 pm (Refreshments provided)
Wolfson Conference Room
Children’s Memorial Research Center, 2430 N. Halsted

Featured speaker:

James B. Young, MD.
Professor of Medicine; Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

CME credits available to CMH physicians

Learning objectives:

1. How do changes in SNS activity contribute to development of obesity?
2. What alterations in maternal nutrient intake promote obesity in the offspring and what preventative measures do these effects suggest?
3. Is neonatal hyperinsulinemia a potential contributor?

Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

RSVP to Lavonne Hopson @
lahopson@childrensmemorial.org
312-573-7762

Previous COMP Seminars