Events/Seminar Series

All events listed are co-sponsored and/or supported by Penn State Institute for Diabetes and Obesity

Clinician Update: Current Care of the Bariatric Surgery Patient

• Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at The Hotel Hershey, Hershey, Pennsylvania
  This conference will provide an update on current surgical weight loss topics, including but not limited to:  candidates for bariatric surgery, surgical procedures, weight loss in special populations, exercise and obesity, body contouring, and non-surgical options for weight loss.  Common follow-up issues will be discussed, as well as nutritional and psychological concerns. 
  For more information, visit www.hmc.psu.edu/ce.

PSIDO 2008 Gala: SAVE THE DATE

• Saturday, October 4th, 2008
  
  For photo coverage of the 2007 Gala, click here

2nd Annual Thematic Wine and Cheese Poster Session

• Wednesday, November 12, 2008 – 6-8 PM
  Milton S. Hershey Fitness Center Conference Center

9th Annual Diabetes Symposium: SAVE THE DATE

• Saturday, December 6, 2008, at The Hotel Hershey, Hershey PA and Mount Nittany Medical Center, State College PA.
  This symposium will focus on the information important for primary care physicians and other members of the health-care team to help manage diabetes and its complications. Presentations will be geared toward a practical approach to the problem.

PSIDO Clinical Journal Club

• 3rd Thursday of each month (subject to change) 7:30 a.m., video linked between HMC & MNMC (click on link below for details). The goal is to enhance clinical practice and knowledge through review of journal articles by those present and through other similar activities.  The journal club is open to all who are interested and the meeting is very informal. 
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Physiological Response to Stress Diabetes Review and Progress PSIO522 (HY) PHSIO510 (UP)

• This course is designed for upper level graduate students and welcomes postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows and residents interested in developing a research career. This course will study diabetes as a physiological stress and examine the response of the body to this disease. The course will examine the most recent literature regarding the cause and treatment of type I and type II diabetes and their associated complications. By the end of the course, students should have the necessary framework to identify understudied areas of research in diabetes and develop a research plan to address this need.
  For more details and course schedule, contact David Antonetti at dantonetti@psu.edu 

Clinical Management of Obesity - College of Medicine

• This 4-week course provides Penn State College of Medicine students exposure to the multifaceted area of obesity management, including diabetes, bariatric surgery, medical management and pediatrics.
  PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of any third year course which includes direct patient care; permission of instructor required (email Dr. Boan or Dr. Ku); or successful completion of second year medical school at Penn State University College of Medicine
  Students interested in this course should contact Lorna Lausch, Division of General Internal Medicine for additional information and scheduling - (717) 531-8161

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