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OBESITY201230th Annual Scientific MeetingSan Antonio, Texas | Sept. 2024

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Obesity 2012, The 30th Annual Scientifc Meeting o The Obesity Society2

Registration includes your ticket to the Opening Reception on Thursday.

Continuing education credit opportunities are available to physicians,

physician assistants, dietitians, pharmacists, and nurses. Seeking credit

or clinical psychologists.

Discounted conerence ees or those who attend preconerence courses.

This year, all posters will be on display during all poster-viewing times

and dedicated viewing hours have been added.

Enjoy an evening o networking, good music, desserts and dancing at

one o San Antonios historic sites. Tickets or the Fiesta in Ol San

Antonio are $40.

Up Front in 2012Traveling to San Antonio

The San Antonio International Airportis approximately 8 miles rom theConvention Center. Transportationoptions to/rom the airport include taxis,van share, and public buses.

Visa Inormation orInternational Attendees

Researchers, physicians and otherhealthcare proessionals rom around theworld are invited to attend Obesity 2012.

Foreign nationals rom some countriesmust obtain a temporary travel visa (B-1)in order to attend this meeting. This isnormally done through the US Embassyor Consulate in their host country.Meeting attendees should visit the USDepartment o State Business Visa Centerat http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_2664.html or detailed instructionson visa application procedures. To assistoreign visitors in obtaining visas, TheObesity Society has registered thisconerence with the Department o State.

A letter o invitation or international

delegates and additional inormationon obtaining a US visa are available onThe Obesity Society website at www.obesity.org/obesity2012. A copy o theletter o invitation, along with copies omeeting registration and hotel reservationconrmations, will help to speed up thevisa application and approval process.

Note: Visa applicants are advised to applyas soon as they decide to travel to theUnited States. Depending on the countryo origin, it may take 3 to 4 months toprocess visa applications.

Obesit 2012 will be held at the Henr B. Gonzalez Conention

Center in San Antonio, Teas. The acilit proides more than

60 meeting rooms and oer 440,000 sqare eet o ehibit

space. This will proide an ecellent setting or scientic and

edcational sessions and networing actiities or or Annal

Scientic Meeting.

San Antonios cltre combines infences rom Spanish

settlers, Natie Americans, neighboring Meico, and the Old

West; together these elements gie the cit its own niqe

character. The Conention Center and the 5 ocial meeting

hotels are adjacent to San Antonios amos Rier Wal, which

is home to dining options to t all tastes and bdgets, as well

as to nmeros shops. Additional poplar attractions inclde

the Alamo, the Tower o the Americas, SeaWorld, and Si Flags

Fiesta Teas.

Dont miss these deadlines!

Early-bird registration deadline

Late-breaking abstracts deadline

Last day to reserve housing

Advance Registration deadline

Last day to cancel hotelreservation with no penalty

Jne 20

Jly 13

Agst 29

September 5

September 13

Join us

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Table o Contents

Join us in San Antonio 2

Up Front in 2012 2

Travel Inormation 2

About the Meeting 3

Learning Objectives 4

About the Program 4

Who Should Attend 4

Exhibit Hall 4

Poster Sessions 4

About The Obesity Society 5

Membership 5

Social Networking 5

Accreditation andContinuing Education 6

Late-Breaking Abstracts 6

Special Events 7

Preliminary Program 8

Awards and Grants 13

TOS Career Success Program 13

Registration 14

Housing 14

Volunteer Opportunities 14

Section Events 15

Contacts 16

About the MeetingObesity 2012, the 30th Annual Scientic Meeting o The ObesitySociety, brings together the most prestigious proessionals in

the eld o obesity, rom world-renowned basic and clinical

researchers to educators, advocates and practitioners. Through

its scientic, educational, mentoring and networking events,

Obesity 2012 is dedicated to increasing knowledge, stimulating

research, urthering careers, and promoting prevention and better

treatment or those aected by obesity. Attendees will take part in

scientic and education sessions, oral and poster presentations,

and other programs covering the ull interdisciplinary regimen

o obesity research, education, advocacy and development,

including key lectures rom the top proessionals in each eld.

The program is organized around six thematic tracks:

Metabolism and Integrative Physiology

Neuroscience

Intervention and Clinical Studies

Population Health

Clinical and Proessional Practice

Policy

Program Sessions IncldeKey Lectures: Comprehensive, integrative presentations by

internationally recognized experts on critically important topics.

Symposia: Lecture presentations that address the latest

advances in our understanding o important topics in obesity

research, treatment and prevention.

Debates: Speakers will present opposing points o view on

topics related to obesity. Presentations will be ollowed by apanel discussion.

Oral and Poster Presentations: Nearly 900 submitted

abstracts describing new research ndings will be presented.

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Learning ObjectivesAt the conclusion o Obesity 2012, attendees will be able to:

Apply the latest research ndings on the molecular andhormonal pathways that regulate nutrient metabolism in

obese patients and infuence disease. Identiy the neuronal basis o satiety and energy

utilization that infuence body weight during weight gainand weight loss.

Implement our understanding o how obesity impactsthe treatment and risk or diseases such as cancer inthe clinical setting.

Be able to interpret the latest research andmethodologies into strategies that will shape ourstudy o obesity prevalence.

Understand the latest guidelines or obesity treatmentand the new methods to improve clinical practice andimprove patient care.

Abot the ProgramThe Obesity Society is the premier organizationdedicated to the problem o obesity and its healthconsequences. Its members include basic andclinical scientists, clinicians, practitioners, caregivers,researchers, policy makers and public health ocials

with an interest in the problem o obesity in adultsand children.

For the past 30 years, proessionals have gatheredor a scientic conerence to discuss and disseminatethe state-o-art inormation on obesity researchand clinical care. The meeting will present 4 dayso symposia and key lectures on topics related toobesity that include metabolism and the integrativephysiology o obesity, neuroscience, clinical trials andinterventions, population-based studies, public policyeorts, and obesity clinical care. In addition, researchwill be presented in oral abstract presentations andposter sessions throughout the conerence.

Who Shold Attend?The session topics and presentations selectedby the members o the Annual Scientic MeetingProgram Committee are intended to meet the needso researchers and healthcare proessionals whowant to be updated on advances in the prevention,treatment, causes, and health consequences oobesity. This includes basic and clinical researchscientists, physicians (general medicine, internalmedicine, amily medicine, endocrinology, surgery,pediatrics, psychiatry), dietitians, psychologists,physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners,rehabilitation/exercise therapists, physical/occupational therapists, clinicians, nutritionists,trainees, students, social workers, policy makers andadministrators with an interest in adult and childhoodobesity and other allied health proessionals.

Poster Sessions

This year, all posters will beon display during all ExhibitHall hours and posterpresentation sessions.

Friday, September 2111:45 AM 1:45 PMPoster Presentations and LunchVoucher Lunch

6:00 PM 7:30 PMEvening Poster PresentationsCash Bar

Satrday, September 22

11:30 AM 1:30 PMPoster Presentations and LunchLunch available at concessions

Exhibit HallMake time to visit the exhibit hall

a must-see or all proessionalsworking in the eld o obesity. Anatural extension o the educationand science in the sessions,the exhibit hall is dedicated toshowcasing the latest and most-innovative products, services, andtechnology in the area o obesityresearch, treatment, and prevention.

Exhibit Hall OpenThrsday, September 20

Opening Reception

7:30 PM 9:00 PM

Friday, September 21

9:30 AM 3:00 PM

6:00 PM 7:30 PM


9:30 AM 2:00 PM

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President

Patrick M. ONeil, PhD

Medical University oSouth CarolinaCharleston, SC

President-Elect

Harvey J. Grill, PhD

University o PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

Vice President

Steven R. Smith, MD

Translational Research Instituteor Metabolism and DiabetesWinter Park, FL

Immediate Past-President

Jennier C. Lovejoy, PhD

Alere Wellbeing, Inc.Seattle, WA

Secretary/Treasurer

Dale A. Schoeller, PhD

University oWisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI

Councilors

Richard L. Atkinson, MD

Virginia CommonwealthUniversityRichmond, VA

Nancy F. Btte, PhDBaylor College o MedicineHouston, TX

Alison E. Field, ScD

Childrens HospitalBoston, MA

Diane T. Finegood, PhD

Simon Fraser UniversityBurnaby, BC, Canada

David Heber, MD, PhD

University o CaliorniaLos Angeles, CA

Melissa N. Laska, PhD, RD

University o MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN

Naima Mostaid-Mossa, PhD

University o TennesseeKnoxville, TN

Rebecca M. Phl, PhD

Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

Margarita Teran-Garcia, MD, PhD

University o IllinoisUrbana-ChampaignUrbana, IL

Denise E. Wifey, PhD

Washington University o St. LouisSt. Louis, MO

Executive Director

Francesca M. Dea, CAE

The Obesity Society

Silver Spring, MD

Abot The Obesit SocietThe Obesity Society (www.obesity.org) is theleading proessional society dedicated to thestudy, prevention andtreatment o obesity.Since 1982, it has been

committed to encouragingresearch on the causes,treatment and prevention oobesity as well as keepingthe scientic communityand public inormed o newadvances in the eld.

Join The ObesitySociety Now!Obesity Society members save $250 on Annual Scientic

Meeting registration ees. For most attendees, it makes

sense to join! In addition to reduced registration rates,

youll receive a ree subscription to Obesity, the premier

scientic journal in the eld, exclusive eligibility or severa

research grants annually, access to extensive education

programs (oten at a deep discount), and a multitude

o leadership and networking opportunities. Become amember o The Obesity Society and become a part o a

distinguished group o thought leaders in the obesity eld

Complete the membership application online today wel

process your application in time to take advantage o

reduced registration ees or this years meeting.

Join online atwww.obesity.org/membership/join.htm

Carey Lmeng, MD, PhD, Chair

Alison E. Field, ScD, Co-Chair

Jamy Ard, MD

Ingrid Borecki, PhD

Andrew Btler, PhD

Lawrence J. Cheskin, MD, FACP

Rosalind Coleman, MD

Jennier Fisher, PhD

Kishore Gadde, MD

Bret H. Goodpaster, PhD

Mary-Ellen Harper, PhD

Rth Harris, PhD

Matthew R. Hayes, PhD

Edy Heydinger, APRN, MSN,CPNP

Scott Lear, PhD

Corby Martin, PhD

Timothy H. Moran, PhD

Carol Motycka, PharmD

Cathy Nonas, MS, RD, CDE

Elizabeth Parks, PhD

Thomas N. Robinson, MD, MPH

David Sarwer, PhD

Gary Schwartz, PhD

Meghan M. Slining, PhD, MPH

Andre Tcherno, PhD

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Social Networking

Be a part o our social networking community and stayinormed ALL YEAR LONG.

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Late BreaingAbstractsDe Jl 13

Late-breaing abstracts present

new and high-impact research or

which reslts were not aailable at

the standard abstract deadline. Late-

breaing abstracts addressing basic,

clinical or poplation research can be

sbmitted b Jl 13, 2012 and will be

reiewed b each trac.

Abstracts representing incremental

wor that merel missed the standard

deadline are nliel to be accepted

or presentation. The wor described

in abstracts ma not be preiosl

pblished or presented beore the date

o schedled presentation (with the

eception o the obesit-ocsed isse

o JAMA pblishing September 2012).

Late-breaing abstracts ma be

sbmitted to an o The Obesit

Societs 2012 Abstract Tracs. All

sbmissions will be reiewed b the

Program Committee and onl those

that are jdged to be high impact will

be chosen or presentation. Some

sbmissions ma be selected or

oral presentation and others will beschedled or poster sessions.

Late-breaking abstracts mst

be sbmitted online throgh

www.obesity.org/obesity2012 prio

to the deadline o Jly 13, 2012,

11:59 PM, Eastern Time.


Physicians

The Obesity Society is accredited by theAccreditation Council or Continuing Medi-cal Education (ACCME) to provide con-tinuing medical education or physicians.

The Obesity Society designates this liveeducational activity or a maximum o21.50AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.Physicians should only claim credit com-mensurate with the extent o their partici-pation in the activity.

International CMEInternational Physicians are ormally eli-gible orAMA PRA Category 1 Credit.

Physician Assistants

AAPA accepts Category 1 credit romAOACCME, Prescribed credit rom AAFP,andAMA PRA Category 1 Credit or thePRA rom organizations accreditedby ACCME.

Dietitians

Registered dietitians will earn 21.50continuing proessional education (CPE)units toward recertication as part o theirindividualized Proessional DevelopmentPortolio program. Each dietitian shouldrecord the actual time he/she spent inthese activities in their Step 4Learning

Activities Log.

Pharmacists

Pharmacists will earn 21.50 contact hoursrom this activity.

Nurses

Nurses will be able to earn 21.50 nursingcontact hours rom an approved providero continuing nursing education that hasbeen accredited as an approver by the

American Nurses Credentialing CentersCommission on Accreditation.

Clinical PsychologistsThe Obesity Society is seeking accreditationor these proessionals or the rst time.

Satisactory Completionor Credits

All attendees must complete the onlineprogram evaluation prior to claiming credits.

Each session claimed or credit must beattended in its entirety.

Accreditation andContinuing Education Credit

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Special Events

Wednesday, September 19and Thursday, September 20

Preconerence ProgramWed2:00 PM 6:00 PMandThrs8:00 AM5:00 PM

TOS Review Course or theABOM Exam

This day and a hal workshop coversundamental topics o the ABOM certica-tion exam and will be held convenientlythe day beore Obesity 2012, in the GrandHyatt San Antonio, TX. The course hasbeen designated or 10AMA PRA Category1 Credit(s) which can count toward theexams 60-hour CME requirement. Sug-gestions and strategies will be presentedto help you overcome challenges or theactual exam. The educational program/

materials will be based on the 10 contentdomains. Individuals preparing to take thetest will have the opportunity to have ageneral review o the relevant topics thatwill appear on the certication examination.

Thrs

8:00 AM5:00 PM

Pediatric Obesity and MetabolicSyndrome: Prevention andTreatment Course

This day-long activity is designed or clini-cians and allied health proessionals work-ing in a pediatric/ amily practice-primarycare setting. This program is designed toequip learners with strategies to identiy,treat and manage the at-risk-or, over-

weight, or obese child, including psycho-logical and environmental concerns. Thiscourse has been designated or a maxi-mum o 8AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s).

Thrs

1:00 PM 5:00 PM

Physical Activity MonitoringMethodologies Workshop

This program is a must or anyone currentlyusing or interested in using physical activitymonitoring methodologies. Hear the ex-perts review the most recent advancementsin the eld o physical activity monitoring,including the use o NHANES physicalactivity monitoring data. The course willprovide attendees with practical PAM ap-plications within the ramework o obesityresearch and will cover worldwide surveil-lance methodologies and analysis withregards to physical activity and sedentarybehaviors distributions.

Thrs

1:00 PM 5:00 PM

Adipocyte Metabolism Workshop

This workshop engages basic scientists in cross-disci-plinary discussion o immunometabolism: the criticalimpact o leukocytes that inltrate adipose tissue inthe insulin resistant state. Depot-specic dierences

in adipocyte metabolism are o major signicance, andcontribute to cardiometabolic risk in a sex-specic man-ner. Strategies to mobilize adipogenic transcriptional programs to shit adipocyte ate rom white to brown, witexpected metabolic improvements, will be discussed.

Thrs

1:00 PM 5:00 PM

Genome and Beyond: Taking Advantage oAdvances in Genome Science in the Studyo Obesity Workshop

The goal o this workshop is to provide an introduction tobesity researchers who are interested in taking advan-tage o these recent advances in genetic and genomictechnologies by providing them an introduction coveringkey areas o study design and data generation as well asanalyses and interpretation.

Preconerence Forums Free toObesity 2012 Attendees

Upcoming Pharma & Device Therapies

Advocacy Forum

Food Industry Forum

Obesit 2012 Opening Eents

Thrs

5:30 PM 6:30 PM

Opening Session

Patrick M. ONeil, PhD, Presidents Address, GeorgeBray Award, Atkinson-Stern Award, Journal Awards and

Grant Presentations

Thrs

6:30 PM 7:15 PM

Keynote Address

Thrs

7:30 PM 9:00 PM

Opening Reception

Join your colleagues or a reception to kick oObesity 2012.

Friday, September 21

6:30 AM 5k Fun Run

Put on your running shoes and take part in the ourth annuaTOS 5k Fun Run!

Registration Fee is $15.

Saturday, September 22

8:00 PM 10:30 PM

Fiesta in Ol San Antonio

An evening o networking, music, dancing and dessertsat one o San Antonios historic sites.

Tickets are $40.

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Preliminary Program Friday, September 21, 2012TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4 TRACK 5

8:00 AM 9:30 AM

PLENARy ORAL ABSTRACTS

9:30 AM 10:00 AM

MICkEy STuNkARD LIFETIME ACHIEvEMENT AWARD

10:00 AM 10:15 AM

BREAK

10:15 AM 11:45 AM SyMPOSIuMRemote Control ofthe Adipocyte

Title TBDHeike Munzberg

Title TBDSheng Bi

Title TBDTimothy Bartness

SyMPOSIuMCombined With Track 1

SyMPOSIuMBeyond Weight Loss:Metabolic ChangesFollowing Bariatric Surgery

Bariatric Section assisted in thedevelopment of this session

Jointly sponsored by theAmerican Society for Metabo lic& Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)

How does organ size and bodycomposition change ollowingbariatric surgery?Dympna Gallagher

Comprehensive

characterization o glycemicollowing bariatric surgeryJonathan Purnell

Does physical activityyield benets beyondbariatric surgery?Joseph Houmard

SyMPOSIuMEating Behavior Phenotype:Cross-cutting Genetics,Biology, Behavior, andEnvironment

Pediatric Section assisted in thedevelopment of this session

Relative reinorcing value oood, impulsivity, and oodchoices: Associations withenergy intake and weight gainLeonard Epstein

Food responsiveness,ood liking, and satietyresponsiveness: Associations

with energy intake and weightgain among childrenJane Wardle

Eating in the absence ohunger: Associations withenergy intake and weight gainamong childrenLauren Shomaker

SyMPOSIuMAge Adjusted Approachfor Prevention

Strategies or Managementhe Obese ToddlerElsie Taveras

Freshman 15 and BeyondNeffertiti Durant

Ater 65: Is It too Late?Param Dedhia

11:45 AM 1:45 PM

POSTER SESSIONS, ExHIBIT HALL

1:45 PM 2:45 PM

kEy LECTuRE

Neural Taste Processing

Alan Spector

kEy LECTuRE

Combined With Track 1

kEy LECTuRE

Do We Need a NewTranslational Paradigm?Bridging the Gap betweenResearch and Practice

Paul Estabrooks

kEy LECTuRE

Neighborhoods, Obesity andDiabetes: A RandomizedSocial Experiment

Robert Whitaker

DEBATE

Motivational Interviewinvs. Just Plain Good Sens

Motivational Interviewing:It WorksDelia Smith West

Motivational Interviewing:Wheres the Bee?Gary Foster

2:45 PM 3:00 PM

BREAK

3:00 PM 4:30 PM

SyMPOSIuM

Adipocyte andDifferentiation

Transcriptional controlo adipocyteStephen Farmer

Dierences in adipocyte

dierentiation among adiposetissue depotsYourka Tchoukalova

Transcriptional control obrown adipocyte developmentPatrick Seale

SyMPOSIuM

Reward and Motivation

Title TBDJeffrey Zigman

Title TBDNicholas Bello

Title TBD

Mitchell Roitman

SyMPOSIuM

IntergenerationalTransmission of Obesity

Maternal obesity and early-lie stress including thecomparison o children bornbeore and ater mothersbariatric surgery and resulting

weight lossJohn Kral

Intergenerational transmissiono appetite and eedingbehavior regulationJane Wardle

Epigenetic links betweenmaternal nutrition andinant weightKarin Michels

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SyMPOSIuM

Losing Weight and NotYour Patients: MaximizinAdherence andMinimizing Attrition

Pediatric Obesity Sectionassisted in the developmentof this session

Ways to MaximizeAdherence and L imitAttri tion in PediatricsJoseph Skelton

Best practices or promotinadherence and success inlong-term treatmentJohn Foreyt

Attri tion in Bariatric SurgerEdward Livingston

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TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4 TRACK 5

4:30 PM 4:45 PM

BREAK

4:45 PM 6:15 PM

ORAL ABSTRACTS ORAL ABSTRACTS ORAL ABSTRACTS ORAL ABSTRACTS kEy LECTuRE

Medication Dosing in Obeand Overweight Patients

General Principles in Drug

Dosing or Obese PatientsBrian Erstad

6:00 PM 7:30 PM

POSTER SESSIONS

Preliminary Program Saturday, September 22, 2012TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4 TRACK 5 TRACK 6

9:00 AM 9:45 AM

TOPS RESEARCH ACHIEvEMENT AWARD

9:45 AM 10:00 AM

BREAK

10:00 AM 11:30 AM

SyMPOSIuM

EnvironmentalObesogens

Environmental inducedchanges in theepigenome: An overviewDana Dolinoy

Arsenic InducedChronic DiseaseMirek Styblo

Programming o obesityby environmentalchemicals: Pathwaysand Mechanisms

Jerrold Heindel

SyMPOSIuM

GastrointestinalNutrient Sensing

Jointly sponsored by theSociety for the Study ofIngestive Behavior (SSIB)

Title TBDMegan Dailey

Title TBDWolfgang Langhans

Title TBDAnthony Sclafani

SyMPOSIuM

What OutcomesMatter: Prevention andTreatment of PediatricObesity to ReduceDiabetes Risk

Pediatric Obesity Sectionassisted in the developmentof this session

School-basedInterventions to PreventPediatric Obesity andReduce Diabetes RiskGary Foster

Pharmacotherapy to TreatPediatric Obesity andReduce Diabetes RiskJack Yanovski

Bariatric Surgery to TreatObesity and Diabetes inAdolescentsThomas Inge

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SyMPOSIuM

Front of the PackagLabeling: Helpful oConfusing

Are there good andbad oods? Should thgovernment recommselected oods?David Ludwig

The international cholabeling systemJaap Seidell

The IOM labeling sysvs. the GMA approac

Ellen Wartella

11:30 AM 1:30 PM

POSTER SESSIONS, ExHIBIT HALL

Preliminary Program Friday, September 21, 2012

Post or jobs onwww.obesit.orgThe Obesity Societys website is theperect venue or posting current jobopenings. Reach candidates in the eld oobesity, and surrounding related studies,who are looking to build their resume andurther their careers. TOS members receivea discount on posting positions.

Job seekers and employers can accessour Job Center via the TOS website.

Dont Forget Online EdcationAccess to Obesity Online, TOS online learning center, is included with yourregistration. Ater the meeting, all Obesity 2012 attendees will have accessto most annual meeting sessions at Obesity Online. Through this importantresource, you can earn additional continuing education credits ater themeeting, view sessions you cant attend on site, and view sessions romprevious years. Obesity Online is easily accessed rom the Societys websiteat: www.obesity.org/edcation/edcation.htm
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Preliminary Program Saturday, September 22, 2012TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4 TRACK 5 TRACK 6

1:30 PM 3:00 PM

SyMPOSIuM

Bariatric Surgery:Mechanistic Insights

Bariatric Section assistedin the development ofthis session

Jointly sponsored bythe American Societyfor Metabolic & BariatricSurgery (ASMBS)

Comparison o Methodsand Metabolic OutcomesRandy Seeley

Gastric Bypass andTaste/Food PreerencesThomas Lutz

Gastric Bypass andExtension o LiespanLee Kaplan

SyMPOSIuM

GABA and Glutimate:the other feeding.

Title TBDGlenn Stanley

Title TBDQingchun Tong

Title TBDRobert Ritter

SyMPOSIuM


SyMPOSIuM

Weight Loss andCancer: Helpfulor Harmful

Jointly sponsored by theAmerican Institute forCancer Research (AICR)

Impact o intentionalweight loss oncancer riskAnne McTiernan

Impact o intentionalweight loss ater cancerdiagnosis on survivalCheryl Rock

Intentional versusunintentional weight lossJune Stevens

SyMPOSIuM

Implementing ObesityTreatment in PrimaryCare: Is it Possible?

Clinical Management ofObesity Section assistedin the development ofthis session

Weight Loss in PrimaryCare in AdultsThomas Wadden

Weight Loss in PrimaryCare in PediatricsSarah Barlow

Whats Possible ThenKurt Stange

SyMPOSIuM

Price Policyand Health

What can we learnrom tobacco?Frank Chaloupka

Farm Policy: Originsand ImpactJulian Alston

What do we knowabout the direct impo ood prices?Corinna Hawkes

3:00 PM 3:15 PM

BREAK

3:15 PM 4:45 PM

ORAL ABSTRACTS ORAL ABSTRACTS ORAL ABSTRACTS ORAL ABSTRACTS DEBATE/

SyMPOSIuM

Pay Now or Later

Overview o CMSGuidelinesTed Kyle

Creative Ways to GetReimbursed (Dieticians)Anne Wolf

Creative Ways to GetReimbursed (Adults)Louis Aronne

Creative Ways to GetReimbursed (Children)Stephen Cook

4:45 PM 5:00 PM

BREAK

5:00 PM 6:00 PM

THE OBESITY SOCIETY BuSINESS MEETING

Sta Inormed with TOS TimesPick up a copy o TOS Times, the daily newspaper oObesity 2012, each day at Member Services. This isyour daily bulletin with a round-up o must-see sessionsand events. Youll nd it packed with inormation aboutthe days happenings, a recap o the previous day,whats going on, when and where.

Photo BoothBack by poplar demand.This is the second year we will have aphoto booth in the Exhibit Hall. Scheduled times will be availableor all attendees to have a digital headshot taken or ree.

Sta Inormed with TOS TimesPick up a copy o TOS Times, the daily newspaper oObesity 2012, each day at Member Services. This isyour daily bulletin with a round-up o must-see sessionsand events. Youll nd it packed with inormation aboutthe days happenings, a recap o the previous day,whats going on, when and where.

BoostoreThe bookstore will eature publications by authorsin the eld o obesity. Check out the daily scheduleat TOS Member Services.

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8:00 AM 10:30 AM

LILLy SCIENTIFIC ACHIEvEMENT AWARD

ETHAN SIMS yOuNG INvESTIGATOR AWARD

10:30 AM 10:45 AM

BREAK

10:45 AM 12:15 PM

SyMPOSIuM

Rhythms and Sleep

Title TBDEve Van Cauter

Title TBDClifford Saper

Title TBDFrank Scheer

SyMPOSIuM


SyMPOSIuM

Racial Disparities andWeight Loss

Are there racial di erences incompliance and adherence?Speaker TBD

Does diet and EE explain racialdierences in weight loss?James DeLany

Does substrate metabolisminfuence racial dierences inweight loss?Ronald Cortright

SyMPOSIuM

System Science andits Application toChildhood Obesity

Pediatric Sectionassisted in the developmentof this session

Apply ing systems scienceto childhood obesity:Promise and pitallsTerry Huang

Systems science andparticipatory research:Application o the groupmodel building techniqueto understand social

determinants ochildhood obesityPeter Hovmand

Innovative systems oranalysis o childhood obesityDavid Shoham

SyMPOSIuM

When Drugs Get inthe Weigh

Searching or theWeight Neutral Drugsor Mental HealthRobert Malcolm

Post-Bariatric SurgeryChristopher Still

FDA Approved weightloss drugsXavier Pi-Sunyer

12:15 PM 2:15 PM

SECTION MEETINGS

1:15 PM 2:15 PM

kEy LECTuRE

Title TBD

Barbara Kahn


2:15 PM 3:45 PM

SyMPOSIuM

Circadian Rhythm andMetabolism

Circadian Rhythms andAdipose TissueJeffrey Gimble

Hepatocyte Clock and LiverInjuryShannon Bailey

Circadian Rhythm and InsulinResistanceJoseph Bass

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Brainstem

Title TBDHarvey Grill

Title TBDSuzanne Appleyard

Title TBDClemence Blouet

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One Size Does Not Fit All

Prevalence o obesity amongpeople with intellectual anddevelopmental disabilitiesJames Rimmer

Eective approaches to weightmanagementKenneth Pitetti

Rules and resources thatclinicians can useAnn Scheimann

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Show Me the Money! TheEconomics of Obesity

Epidemiology Sectionassisted in the developmentof this session

Economic burden o obesityWilliam Dietz

Cost-eectiveness o obesityprevention strategiesSteven Gortmaker

Cost-eectiveness o obesitytreatment strategiesWilliam Herman

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3:45 PM 4:00 PM

BREAK

Preliminary Program Sunday, September 23, 2012

Get to know TOS Member SericesWere easier to nd this year. We will be located in the Exhibit Hallduring Exhibit Hall hours and at the Registration Desk when theExhibit Hall is closed. Were here to answer your questions, provideinormation and get to know you better. Dont orget to pick up a copyo the daily conerence newspaper, TOS Times, and purchase a TOSlapel pin or fash drive. Well be able to help you nd sessions andpoint you in the right direction.

Get Adice with ECI GrantReiew ProgramThe Early-Career Grant Review program allowsyoung investigators to get eedback romestablished investigators and leaders in the eld onthe Specic Aims section o a grant proposal.

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8:00 AM 9:30 AM

ORAL ABSTRACTS ORAL ABSTRACTS ORAL ABSTRACTS ORAL ABSTRACTS PANEL DISCuSSION

Treating theHardest Patients

Clinical Management of ObeSection assisted in the devement of this session

Title TBDPatrick ONeil

Title TBDKaren Herbst

Title TBDSue Cummings

9:30 AM 9:45 AM

BREAK

9:45 AM 11:15 AM

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Obesity and Cancer

Basic Science and Obesity andCancer Sections assisted in thedevelopment of this session

Adiponectin and CancerCristos Mantzoros

Adpocy tes Promote OvarianCancerStephen Hursting

IGF, Insulin, and CancerDerek Leroith

kEy LECTuRE/ORAL ABSTRACTS

Title TBD

Title TBDJoel Elmquist

2 Oral Abstracts

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Portion Size: How to MakeLess More

Can we learn to eat less?Portion size and anticipated

satiety: the role o learningJeffrey Brunstrom

The costs to choosing smallerportions: What can behavioraleconomics tell us?Jason Riis

What do consumers thinkabout eating smaller portions?Consumer attitudes and salesdata related to portion sizeSpeaker TBD

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DevelopingRecommendations onBest Practices in ObesityPrevention

Centers or DiseasePrevention (CDC)Allison Nihiser

Institute o Medicine (IOM)Christina Economos

National Heart, Lung, andBlood Institute (NHLBI)Michael Jensen

Preliminary Program Monday, September 24, 2012


4:00 PM 5:30 PM

ORAL ABSTRACTS ORAL ABSTRACTS ORAL ABSTRACTS ORAL ABSTRACTS DEBATE/SyMPOSIuM

Do You Hear Me Now? UsMobile and eHealth forWeight Control

Clinical Management of ObeSection assisted in the devement of this session

Overview o social mediatechnologies or weight losAlain Labrique

Using mobile & web basedtechnologies in PediatricWeight ControlSusan Woolford

Reaching the UnderservedObese Adult: The TRIMM stMichael Lin

GamingSteve Cole

Preliminary Program Sunday, September 23, 2012

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The George A. Bray Founders Award recognizes sig-nicant contributions that advance the scientic or clinical basisor understanding or treating obesity. It also recognizes exten-sive involvement with The Obesity Society. Recipients receive aplaque and a $1,000 cash prize. The award is presented duringthe opening session at which the recipient is invited to presentthe George A. Bray Founders Award Lecture.

The TOPS Research Achievement Award recognizessingular achievement or contribution to research in the eld oobesity. This award is made possible through an annual grantrom the Take O Pounds Sensibly Foundation (TOPS). Recipi-ents receive a plaque and a $5,000 cash prize plus a travel grantto the Annual Scientic Meeting. The award is presented duringa session at which the recipient is invited to present the TOPSResearch Achievement Award Lecture.

The Lilly Scientifc Achievement Awardrecognizesexcellence in an established research career and is made pos-sible through an annual grant rom the Eli Lilly PharmaceuticalCompany. Recipients receive a plaque and a $5,000 cash prizeplus a travel grant to the Annual Scientic Meeting. The awardis presented during a plenary session at which the recipient isinvited to present the Lilly Scientic Achievement Award Lecture.To be eligible or this award, the recipient must be within 15years o receiving his or her terminal degree.

The Mickey Stunkard Lietime Achievement Awardis designed to recognize people who, like Albert (Mickey)

Stunkard, have made a lietime o outstanding contribution to theeld o obesity in terms o scholarship, mentorship, and educa-tion. Recipients receive a plaque and a $1,000 cash prize. Theaward is presented during a plenary session at which the recipi-ent is invited to present the Mickey Stunkard Lietime Achieve-ment Award Lecture.

Atkinson-Stern Award or Distinguished PublicServicerecognizes an individual or organization whose workhas signicantly improved the lives o those aected by obesity,whether through research, public policy, patient care, or othermeans. This award was established by a git rom Thomas A.Wadden. Recipients receive a plaque and a $1,000 cash prize.This award is presented during the opening session.

The Ethan Sims Young Investigator Award recognizesexcellence in research by a young investigator based on his/hersubmitted abstract and oral presentation at the Annual ScienticMeeting. The recipient is selected rom among ve nalists whoare chosen on the basis o the quality o their abstract submit-ted to The Obesity Societys Annual Scientic Meeting. All venalists receive travel grants to the Annual Scientic Meeting.The award winner also receives a $1,000 cash prize. The award isbased upon the quality o the nominated authors presentation atThe Obesity Society Annual Meeting and is announced during theannual meeting.

Outstanding Journal Research Articles Publishedin Obesityrecognize exemplary research in basic, clinical,or population manuscripts published in Obesity. The awardsare sponsored by Nature Publishing Group and presentedduring the opening session. Each award recipient receivesa $500 cash prize.

The Editors Choice Best Reviewer Awardsrecognizeexcellence in Obesity manuscript review. Criteria are the numbero articles reviewed and the rapidity o review. The awards arepresented during the opening session.

The Early-Career Research Grants recognize new inves-tigators, dened as individuals who have received a PhD in thepast ve years or MD in the past eight years and who currently

hold ull time, entry-level positions (e.g., post-doctoral ellow,instructor, assistant proessor) at an established academic/research institution. Applicants may request up to $25,000. Aninitial one-page letter o intent should be submitted or review byan interdisciplinary committee. Deadline or submission o a lettero intent is April 16th.

Nutrisystem, Inc. Research GrantNutrisystem, Inc.,a leading provider o structured meal programs or weight lossand weight maintenance is pleased to announce an opportunityor an investigator interested in perorming a clinical study usingtheir Nutrisystem or Healthcare Proessionals program. Fundingo $40,000, plus any required quantity o program meals, will beissued or one proposal this year.

Pat Simons Travel Grants are awarded to young investi-gators based on the quality o their submitted abstracts. Firstauthors o submitted abstracts may apply to receive a $500 travegrant i they are currently registered or an undergraduate orgraduate degree, are currently training in a post-doctoral ellow-ship or i they completed their highest college or university de-gree no more than ve years beore the abstract was submitted.

2012AWARDSAND GRANTS

The Obesity Societys awards and grants programrecognizes specic research achievements andmajor contributions to the basic science, treatmentand prevention o obesity. Awards and grantshighlighting the careers o obesity researchers willbe recognized at Obesity 2012.

TOS Career Success Program

This mentoring program is geared toward Scientic,Leadership, and Career Deelopment. The ollowing areinclded in the mentoring program:

Breakast/Lnch With a Mentor: When o register or theconerence, sign p to dine with a senior proessional, basedon or topic o interest. We will hae smaller tables this eato acilitate discssion among all participants.

Early Career Investigator Seminar: This program will be heldon Snda, September 23rd rom 5:30 PM 7:00 PM

Mentoring Reception: A reception that proides anopportnit or senior and jnior proessionals to meetand get to now one another. The reception will be held onSnda, September 23rd rom 7:00 PM 8:00 PM

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Registration Inormation

Hotel InormationReservation Deadline: August 29, 2012

Reserve via online, ax, phone or mail throughWyndham Jade

Reserve online at www.obesity.org/obesity2012ordownload the Hotel Reservation Request Form ound onlineand ax or mail it. Hotel reservations are rst-come, rst served.

A credit card is required to guarantee all reservations. Allreservation requests must be submitted through The ObesitySocietys housing company, Wyndham Jade. Do not contactthe hotel directly. Please note that or ast and accurate hotelreservations, the best method is to reserve online. Mailing theorm to The Obesity Society will delay your reservation request.

Your hotel conrmation will be mailed separately rom yourregistration conrmation.

Hotel CancellationsAll requests or changes or cancellations must be made bycontacting Wyndham Jade directly. Cancellations must bereceived by September 13, 2012.

Conerence HotelsReserve through Wyndham Jade to receive the conerence rate

Grand Hyatt San Antonio

Marriott Rivercenter

Marriott Riverwalk

Hilton Palacio del Rio

La Qinta Convention Center

Registration

InormationEarly-Bird Registration deadline: June 20, 2012

Advance Registration deadline: September 5, 2012

Register early or Obesity 2012 to take advantage oregistration discounts.

Register online at www.obesity.org/obesity2012or download the Registration Form and ax or mail yourcompleted orm.

Payment

In order to be processed, the Registration Form MUST beaccompanied by payment. Acceptable orms o payment arelisted online.

Registration Cancellation Reund Policy

Cancellation and reund requests must be submitted in writingand postmarked on or beore August 29, 2012. Reund re-quests postmarked on or beore this date will receive a reundless 25%. Reund requests postmarked ater Agst 29, 2012will not be honored.

Questions about Registration orHotel Reservations?

Contact Wyndham Jade

Phone1.888.241.8405 (U.S. and Canada) or 972.349.7485 (International)

[email protected]

Fa972.349.7715

Volunteer Opportunity or Students, Residents & Postdocs

Volunteer your time at the Annual Scientic Meeting in exchange or a signicantly reduced registration ee. Students can optto volunteer six hours o their time during Obesity 2012 to serve as room monitors during meeting sessions. The volunteerevents are in 2-hour timeslots and can be spread throughout the meeting. Follow the procedure or volunteers during theregistration process.

Volunteers will be accepted on a rst-come, rst-served basis until the openings are all lled. Ater the Schedule o Events isnalized it will be sent to all volunteers. They will have the chance to sign up to work whichever events they choose, again ona rst-come, rst-served basis. I their choices are no longer available, they will be randomly assigned. Once assignments arecomplete, specic instructions will be emailed to all volunteers in advance o the annual meeting.

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Get Involved

Special-Interest Groups and Sections are a vibrant part o TheObesity Society. Each section is sel-governed, electing itsown leadership, which represents the interests o the sectionwithin The Society. Sections conduct a business meetingat the annual meeting and develop a work plan or Councilapproval. TOS members sign up or section membership whenthey join The Society, but may change aliation. The ollowinggroups are scheduled to meet at Obesity 2012.

Bariatric Surgery

Basic Science

Clinical Management

Diversity

Epidemiology

eHealth/mHealth

Health Services Research

Latin American Aairs

Obesity and Cancer

Pediatric Obesity

For more inormation on joining a section, contact SadieCampbell at [email protected]

Section EventsBariatric Srgery Section Happy Hor

Snday, September 23

7:00 PM 8:00 PM

Clinical Management Section Meet the

Proessor Breakast


7:00 AM 8:00 AM

Snday, September 23

7:00 AM 8:00 AM

Clinical Management Section Reception

Snday, September 23

7:00 PM 8:00 PM

Epidemiology Section Stdent

Poster Competition


6:00 PM 8:00 PM

Latin American Aairs Section Simltaneos

Translation o Pediatric Preconerence

Thrsday, September 20

8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Latin American Aairs Section Symposim

with Simltaneos TranslationSnday, September 23

12:15 PM 2:15 PM

Latin American Aairs Section Wine & Cheese

and Salsa Lesson

Snday, September 23

7:00 PM 8:00 PM
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ContactsAbstractsLauren [email protected]

Continuing Medical EducationMaya [email protected]

ExhibitsKathleen Lawrence | 727.289.7669 | [email protected]

or

Merle Zappan | 856.232.2322 ext. [email protected]

General Meeting InormationLauren Maza

[email protected]

Obesity Society [email protected]

Preconerence CoursesMaya [email protected]

PressJohn-Aaron Blanchette

[email protected]

or

Hedy [email protected]

Registration and HousingWyndham [email protected] (US and Canada only)972.349.7485 (International)

Sponsorships, andCorporate-Sponsored SymposiaBrent Schwartz | 856.513.9652 | 856.364.3601 [email protected]

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