Other Meetings & Courses

Obesity-related scientific meetings/conferences and courses or training events held by other organisations.

If you have an event you would like to add to the list contact us via info@domuk.org 

The West Midlands Association for the Study of Obesity Regional Meeting 

The ASO Regional Meeting will be held on Thursday 25 February 2010 in the Institute of Biomedical Research Seminar Room (N143), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham.
Further details and a map of the location here 

West Midlands Programme                     Location

To register for this meeting please contact Susan Watson at s.a.watson@warwick.ac.uk

ASO Conference: Bariatric Surgery: Challenging the Evidence on 30th March 2010, University of Liverpool

This conference has been approved by the British Dietetic Association (BDA) for accreditation for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). 
All delegates will receive a certificate of attendance. Please find here the conference programme and booking form which is also available on the ASO website, www.aso.org.uk

The science of low calorie sweeteners – separating fact from fiction

A British Nutrition Foundation conference on Thursday 15th April 2010 at The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG

A programme and registration form is attached . Speakers include Prof Adam Drewnowski (University of Washington Centre for Obesity Research), Prof Tom Sanders (King’s College London), Prof Andrew Renwick (School of Medicine, University of Southampton) and Prof Nick Finer (Department of Medicine, University College London).
Registration for this event is now open and you can register by completing the attached form and returning to Mrs Christine Price (c.price@nutrition.org.uk)
For further information, please go to: http://www.nutrition.org.uk/bnfevents/events/sweeteners
If you have any further queries, please email Claire Williamson (c.williamson@nutrition.org.uk)

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Joint DOMUK Paediatric Training Event in Childhood Obesity November 1st-3rd 2010 
Following on from the very successful 2009 DOM UK / Paediatric group 3 day childhood obesity course registration for the 2010 course is now open. The course will run from Monday 1st to Wednesday 3rd of November 2010 at Knuston Hall. Northamptonshire.
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Responses to frequently asked questions on the DOM UK listserve

To avoid duplication of questions and to facilitate sharing of information, this section will archive the responses to listserve questions.
 Subject = Scales
Q = Basically I am wondering what class of scales people use?
and can anyone recommend a set of upright scales at all?
Responses =
The attached paper gives advice of scales for medical use
national weights and […]



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