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Day 1, September 15th
SESSION I
DIABETES: EPIDEMIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND SOCIOECONOMIC BURDEN
(7:45–10:00 am)
Session Chair
Paul Zimmet (Australia)
Program Committee
George Alberti (UK)
Takashi Kadowaki (Japan)
Bernard Zinman (Canada)
Objectives
• To discuss the epidemiology, pathophysiology and socioeconomic burden of diabetes
• To analyze the implications of diabetes as a public health issue
Keynote Lectures
• A Global Picture of the Diabesity Epidemic- Paul Zimmet (Australia)
• Defining Obesity, Glucose Intolerance and Metabolic Syndrome: Risk Factors or Diseases- George Alberti (UK)
• The Burden and Costs of Diabetes and Obesity- Shlomo Ben-Haim (Israel)
Panel Discussion
The Global Challenge and the Double Burden of Disease: Regional Challenges
Moderators
Paul Zimmet (Australia)
Takashi Kadowaki (Japan)
Panelists
George Alberti (UK)
Gojka Roglic (WHO)
David Simmons (UK - Pacific)
Bernard Zinman (Canada)
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