March 2010 CON-SNP Chapter Events

Acadia University

Yoga Event
DATE: March 10th, 2010

University of Toronto

"Lunch and Learn" featuring Manuela Ferrari, MHSc, PhD Candidate presenting "Could we, & should we, integrate the prevention of obesity & disordered eating?"
DATE: Thursday, March 11th, 2010
TIME: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
LOCATION: Fitzgerald Building, Room 103, 150 College Street, Toronto, ON
Lunch will be provided
*Presentation Slides now available on UofT Chapter webpage*

Simon Fraser University

Journal Club
Paper: "Obesity is a sign - overeating is a symptom: an aetiological framework for the assessment and management of obesity" by Sharma and Padwal (published in Obesity Reviews, November 17, 2009)
DATE: March 17th, 2010
TIME: 3:00 pm
LOCATION: TASC2 room 8570

Acadia University

Documentary Viewing: "My Big Fat Diet" (2008) by CBC
DATE: March 24, 2010
TIME: 7:30 pm (film ~42 minutes in duration)
LOCATION: KCIC Auditorium

McMaster University

Guest Speaker Sana Basseri BSc PhD Candidate presenting "Examining the role of TDAG51 in development of the metabolic syndrome"
DATE: March 25th, 2010
TIME: 4:00 - 5:00 pm
LOCATION: MDCL/3022

York University

Guest Speaker Dr. Sean Wharton, MD, FRCPC, PharmD, presenting "Obesity Treatment in the Community: The Transfer of Bariatric Science to the Clinical World of Bariatric Medicine"
DATE: Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
TIME: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
LOCATION: Bethune Gallery, Norman Bethune College, York University (Keele) Campus