Co-Hosts
And the Duke Transdisciplinary Obesity Consortium
Co-Sponsors
A Campus Community Colloquium
Understanding and solving the complexities of obesity is one of the most pressing challenges facing the health of our generation. Tackling this problem head-on will require all of us – patients, community members, clinicians, and researchers across the translational spectrum. Rarely do we have the opportunity to intersect, yet experts across the spectrum of research at Duke are needed to address the causation, barriers in patient care, and treatment methods that influence obesity across the lifespan - from pre-conception through adulthood.
In response to this need, the Dean’s Interdisciplinary Colloquia is sponsoring a one-day interactive event to bring together patients, researchers, clinicians and other experts to advance the science of obesity prevention and treatment. Come join us downtown at the new DCRI 200 Morris Building for an interactive and participatory colloquium that will foster new collaborations, bolster opportunities for meaningful obesity-related research, and transform our approach to obesity research at Duke.
The day will include the opportunity to:
Agenda
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Overview: Matthew Roe, MD, MHS, and Sarah Armstrong, MD
9:00 -9:45 a.m. Morning Keynote: Learning to Learn Together: How we can comprehensively address weight management across the entire health system: Joseph Rogers, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Duke University Hospital System
9:45 – 10:45 a.m. Research Do’s and Don’ts: Patient Perspectives Panel: Sarah Armstrong, MD, and Jamie Roberts, MPH, MA - Facilitators
10:45-11:00 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Solution-Oriented Thinking: New tools we can use to close old knowledge gaps: Matthew Maciejewski, PhD - Moderator
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Networking Opportunity
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Diets, Drugs, or Surgery? A debate over the most effective treatment approach for obesity: Keri Seymour and William Yancy – Moderators
Featuring Faculty Debators:
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Where 1+1=3: Using team science to solve complex problems: Kristine Glauber, PhD, and Jennifer Ingram, PhD - Moderators
3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Reports from Team Science Breakout Sessions
3:30 – 3:45 p.m. Break
3:45 – 4:15 p.m. Afternoon Keynote: Catalyzing an Integrated Platform and Infrastructure for Obesity Research Across Duke: Lesley Curtis, PhD, Chair and Professor, Department of Population Health Science, Interim Executive Director, Duke Clinical Research Institute
4:15 – 4:30 p.m. Wrap Up and Next Steps: Matthew Roe, MD, MHS, and Sarah Armstrong, MD
Registration closes June 9, 2019.