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August 6, 2003

It's Not Too Late to Register for the

Metabolic Syndrome Conference

a joint Conference of the Region VII Cardiovascular Disease Conference & the University of Kansas Conference on the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity

September 11-13, 2003 - Overland Park, Kansas
Sheraton Hotel and Convention Center

Join your colleagues in Kansas City next month for the latest cutting-edge information on the metabolic syndrome, the constellation of coronary heart disease risks associated with abdominal obesity. The conference will feature a number of renowned national speakers. Other topics include putting the obesity clinical guidelines into practice, implementing community-based strategies to help curb the obesity epidemic, and preventing patient delays in seeking treatment for a heart attack. The conference is being held in conjunction with the exciting Kansas City launch of the Red Dress Collection , heart of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's The Heart Truth campaign for women about heart disease. Transportation to see the Red Dress Collection is being arranged by the conference sponsors.

For more information on the Metabolic Syndrome Conference program, and to register, submit an abstract, or exhibit, go to:

http://www.ebl.ku.edu/conference.html


Archived page, reproduced from a 2003 copy. It is reference material, not current guidance.