http://whsc.emory.edu/news_and_publications.cfm Woodruff Health Sciences Center of Emory University Ron Sauder <rsauder@emory.edu> Sun, 16 Oct 2005 04:19:11 EST en-us http://www.emory.edu/copyright.cfm Sat, 01 Oct 2005 07:30:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/public_events2.cfm?event_id_seq=2096 A day of recognition for cancer survivors and their friends and families. Emory Winship experts will be on hand to discuss the latest advances in cancer technology and therapy as well as answer questions. Free breakfast and lunch provided. Free tour of the Presidential Library and Museum following the breakout session. <br /><br /> To Register: 404-778-7777 <br /><br /> Cost: Free <br /><br /> Tue, 04 Oct 2005 05:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/public_events2.cfm?event_id_seq=2097 Emory's Bariatric Center introduces OPTIFAST, a comprehensive weight management program that includes lifestyle change and nutrition education. It is a 21 week, medically supervised program designed for individuals who have at least 30 pounds to lose. <br /><br /> OPTIFAST is a high quality liquid meal replacement formula. While under the supervision of physicians, psychologists, registered dieticians, nurses and exercise specialists, individuals lose weight quickly, safely and conveniently. <br /><br /> To learn more about OPTIFAST, free seminars will be held every Tuesday from 5:00-6:00 pm. Registration begins at 4:30 pm. <br /><br /> To Register: 404-778-7777 Cost: Free <br /><br /> Tue, 04 Oct 2005 07:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/public_events2.cfm?event_id_seq=2102 Emory University's popular Mini Medical School 101 for the general public returns next month with a series of lectures entitled "Health and Disease in the 21st Century: What Science Has to Say About Living Long and Living Well." <br /><br /> New students as well as returning alumni -- twenty-somethings as well as seniors -- will find provocative new insights into the basis of good health and successful aging. <br /><br /> Some of Emory's leading professors in the School of Medicine will sort out good science from hype in areas that include the heart and the brain; obesity, diet, nutrition and fitness; stress, anxiety and depression; chronic diseases such as diabetes, and stage-of-life issues like hormone replacement therapy. <br /><br /> The course director again will be Randy Martin, MD, the Channel 2 health reporter, professor of medicine and director of echocardiology at Emory. Dr. Martin will also deliver the first lecture in the series, entitled "The Skinny on Nutrition and Health." <br /><br /> Classes will be held on five consecutive Tuesdays at 7pm-9pm, from October 4 to November 1, in the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Administration Building auditorium on the Emory campus. Tuition is $85 (with a 15 percent discount for past Mini Medical School alumni and Emory faculty and staff). The fee includes refreshments, a class binder with handouts, an Emory Mini Medical School T-shirt, and a "diploma" awarded upon completion. Free parking is available in the Michael Street parking deck, with shuttles to transport students to the auditorium. <br /><br /> To register, call the Center for Lifelong Learning at 404-727-6000 or visit the Web site at http://www.cll.emory.edu/minimed/. <br /><br /> Thu, 06 Oct 2005 09:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/public_events2.cfm?event_id_seq=2101 Dr. Jeff Petruska, PhD, SUNY Stony Brook Sponsored By: Physiology Department <br /><br /> Dr. Petruska will give a seminar entitled, "Treadmill step-training after spinal cord injury enhances function and alters circuitry: mechanisms and goals." He is a faculty candidate for the Physiology Department. Contact: Kathy Cobb <br /><br /> Phone: 404-727-7401 <br /><br /> Email Address: kathy.cobb@emory.edu <br /><br /> Cost: Free <br /><br /> Fri, 07 Oct 2005 08:30:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/public_events2.cfm?event_id_seq=2098 A 25 min presentation by Frank Brown, M.D., Medical Director of Wesley Woods Center. Highlighting the common cognitive changes that can take places in aging individuals with respect to normal aging, dementia, and depression. To Register: (404) 778-7777 <br /><br /> Cost: Free <br /><br /> Thu, 13 Oct 2005 12:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/public_events2.cfm?event_id_seq=2100 "Physiological Regulation of Cullen Neddylation" Sponsored By: Biochemistry Department <br /><br /> Series: Andrew Neish, M.D. Associate Professor of Pathology Division of Molecular & Experimental Pathology Department of Pathology Emory University <br /><br /> Contact: Keith Wilkinson <br /><br /> Phone: 404-727-5980 <br /><br /> Email Address: genekdw@emory.edu <br /><br /> Sat, 15 Oct 2005 09:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/public_events2.cfm?event_id_seq=2116 To celebrate 100 years of making Atlanta a healthier place to live, we're proud to invite you to our Anniversary Celebration, a one-day event that will take you on a journey towards wellness and healthier living. Come see Emory faculty and staff physicians speak on a wide array of subjects. <br /><br /> Featured Speakers: Adam Arkin, Star of CBS's Chicago Hope and NBC health expert, Dr. Judith Reichman <br /><br /> Register at 404-778-7777. <br /><br /> Cost: Free <br /><br /> Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/public_events2.cfm?event_id_seq=2076 <a href="http://www.informedhorizons.com/predictivehealth2005/register.aspx">CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW!</a> <br /><br /> Sponsored by the Emory/Georgia Tech Research Institute for Predictive Health <br /><br /> Someday we will be able to identify patients at risk for disease long before symptoms appear and stop disease before it starts. <br /><br /> Even had Juan Ponce de Leon found the fabled fountain of youth, it still would not have saved the explorer from an arrow when he visited "Pascua de Florida" in 1521. Today, the promise of prolonged, if not perpetual health is as potent a motivator as it was for Ponce de Leon. Existing and emerging science and technology give substance to the hope, even expectation, that we can understand health and how to keep it at a depth that was unimaginable even a decade ago. We will know how to live longer and better, but translating that understanding into practice poses challenges beyond science and technology. Extended life spans will require major changes in how human beings - scientists, health practitioners, people in general - behave. <br /><br /> This symposium will engage biomedical scientists and leading thinkers in conversations about what the new biomedicine can be and how we can make it work. <br /><br /> The Research Institute for Predictive Health -- a collaboration between Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology -- is creating a new model of health and healing for the 21st century. This new paradigm will define the unique intrinsic and environmental characteristics that predict disease risk for individuals and will emphasize definition and maintenance of health rather than treatment of disease. <br /><br /> Keynote Speakers: <br /><br /> Lee Hood, PhD<br> Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle <br /><br /> Ralph Snyderman, MD<br> Duke University Health System <br /><br /> Tom Wolfe<br> Author <br /><br /> Other Invited Speakers Include: <br /><br /> Martin Blaser, MD<br> New York University Medical Center <br /><br /> Denis Cortese, MD<br> The Mayo Clinic <br /><br /> Eric Green, MD, PhD<br> National Human Genome Research Institute <br /><br /> Linda Griffith, PhD<br> Massachusetts Institute of Technology <br /><br /> Stan Hazen, MD, PhD<br> The Cleveland Clinic <br /><br /> Muin Khoury, MD, PhD<br> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <br /><br /> James Marks, MD, PhD<br> Robert Wood Johnson Foundation <br /><br /> Emory and Georgia Tech Presenters Include: <br /><br /> Wayne Alexander, MD, PhD <br> Gang Bao, PhD<br> Sam Dudley, MD, PhD <br> Don Giddens, PhD<br> Michael M.E. Johns, MD<br> Jeffrey Koplan, MD, MPH<br> David H. Ledbetter, PhD<br> Robert Nerem, PhD<br> Francois Sainfort, MD<br> David Stephens, MD<br> Steve Warren, PhD <br /><br /> The Research Institute for Predictive Health gratefully acknowledges the support of the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center Fund for making this symposium possible. <br /><br /> Look for more information in early fall. If you have questions, please contact Lynn Cunningham at lynn.cunningham@emory.edu or 404-727-6543. <br /><br /> <a href="http://www.informedhorizons.com/predictivehealth2005/register.aspx">REGISTER NOW! </a> <br /><br />