"A New Look at Obesity and Related Disorders" is the topic of the 2001-2002 CME course sponsored by Weill Cornell's General Faculty Council (GFC). The course will be presented in nine Wednesday Dean's Hour sessions from Nov. 7 to Jan. 23. Sessions will be held in Uris Auditorium at 5 p.m.
The GFC course is offered without cost to all members of the staff at Weill Cornell, the Hospital for Special Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and The Rockefeller University. No registration is required.
(Note: There will be no session on Dec. 26 and Jan. 2. The session on Jan. 9 will be held in Weill Auditorium.)
GFC Course Schedule, Topics and Presenters
November 7: "Medical Complications of Obesity" - Xavier Sunyer, M.D.
November 14: "The Molecular Genetics of Obesity" - Rudolph L. Leibel, M.D.
November 28: "Adipose Tissue and Energy Metabolism" - Jules Hirsch, M.D.
December 5: "Neuroendocrine Regulation of Energy Homeostasis" - Judith Korner, M.D., Ph.D.
December 12: "Childhood and Adolescent Obesity" - Ileana Vargas, M.D.
December 19: "Obesity, Lipids and Cardiovascular Diseases: What Are the Connections?" - Antonio M. Gotto, M.D.
January 9: "Psychobiology and Treatment of Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating" - Katherine A. Halmi, M.D.
January 16: "Peptides and Hyperphagia in Genetic Models" - Gerard P. Smith, M.D.
January 23: "The Modern Management of Obesity" - Louis J. Aronne, M.D.