15 October, 2014    london , United Kingdom
Metabolic syndrome is fast becoming one of the world’s most serious healthcare issues. This two day CPD certified conference will cover the current prevalence and pathophysiology of metabolic syndrome and the associated risk factors of obesity, diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Delegates will gain practical knowledge in ways of managing and treating metabolic syndrome by nutrition and lifestyle, drugs or obesity surgery. It will be particularly useful for endocrinologists, specialists in obesity and metabolic syndrome, GPs with an interest in obesity, bariatric surgeons, diabetologists, nutritionists and specialist nurses and health visitors.

Confirmed speakers are:

Professor David Haslam, Abdominal obesity and link to cardiometabolic risk
Dr Daniel Cuthbertson, Metabolic healthy and unhealthy obesity
Professor Tom Sanders, Assessing and managing cardiovascular risk
Professor Anthony Sierzbicki, Lipid-lowering drugs: present evidence and future prospects
Professor Francesco Rubino, Long-term effects of bariatric surgery
Dr Peter Hammond, Improving ways of monitoring glucose control
Professor Christopher Byrne, NAFLD: a complication of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome
Dr Nicola Goodson, Metabolic syndrome in rheumatoid arthritis
Professor Nigel Brunskill, Chronic kidney disease
Dr Nikki Davis, Managing metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents

Venue

Location: Hallam Conference Centre
The Hallam is one of London's newest and finest conference venues. There are an abundance of rooms available for small 1 to 1 meetings or for larger events up to 250 people, these can be accommodated..
Contact 44 Hallam Street London, United Kingdon W1W 6JJ, United Kingdom london , United Kingdom
020 7706 7700

Organizer

MA Healthcare Events
St Jude's Church Dulwich Road LondonSE24 0PB United Kingdom

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