Institute of Medicine - UIC Midwest Conference on
Diabetes and Obesity

September 21, 2010
8:30am - 6:00pm
UIC Forum
725 W. Roosevelt
Chicago, IL 60608

The Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council has been asked by the University of Illinois at Chicago to share information about an upcoming program with our members.  The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (IOM), University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), and the UIC College of Medicine are co-sponsoring a conference for academics, scientists, physicians, and public health professionals regarding the causes, treatment and potential preventative measures and public policy implications for the rising rates of diabetes and obesity in the United States.  Sessions will address biomedical advances in diabesity treatment and prevention of risk and health, policy and interventions.

 The program will be held at the UIC Forum on Tuesday, September 21, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. concluding with a reception from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.

 For more details about the conference, visit http://www.research.uic.edu/seminar/IOM/ or email iomchicago@uic.edu.

Generously Sponsored By:
Dr. Bruce and Marilyn Gillis

Washington Square Health Foundation

Hosted By:

The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
UIC
UIC College of Medicine