If you are in the Red Centre at the end of October this conference would be well worth going to. I may well be there en-route to a few prior engagements.
Date: 30 – 31 October 2009
Location: Crowne Plaza, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Category: Indigenous
Overview
This symposium is being organised by the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institution in conjunction with Alice Springs Hospital and the Northern Territory Department of Health and Families. The objective of this two-day symposium is to provide health care practitioners in the region with the opportunity to learn more about the latest treatments and interventions for people with complex diabetes and to debate the challenges of preventing and effectively managing diabetes and cardiovascular disease in Central Australia.
Some of the topics include:
- a review of epidemiology and public health aspects of diabetes,
- consideration of cardiovascular complications of diabetes, and
- a review of current international trends in screening and diagnosis.
The symposium will contain a half day planning workshop to discuss future care and prevention strategies in diabetes and cardiovascular disease care in remote communities.
Keynote speakers at the symposium will include:
- Dr Stephen Brady – Head, Department of Medicine, Director of Physician Training, Alice Springs Hospital
- Dr Alex Brown – Director for Indigenous Research (CIVDR), Baker IDI
- Dr Christine Connors – Director, Preventable Chronic Disease Program, NT Department of Health & Families
- Professor Sandra Eades – Head, Indigenous Maternal and Child Health Research Programme, Baker IDI
- Professor Garry Jennings AM – Director, Baker IDI
- Associate Professor Jonathan Shaw – Associate Director, Health Services, Baker IDI
- Professor Paul Zimmet AO – Director Emeritus, and Director of International Research, Baker IDI
Registrations are complimentary and can be made via our website at www.bakeridi.edu.au or by contacting the symposium co-ordinator on 1300 728 900
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