Wednesday, 19th October Australian & New Zealand Obesity Society 2016 Annual Scientific Meeting

• Invited talk: Sugar in our beverage supply: Patterns, Consequences, Policy Options - Barry Popkin

Please refer to anzos.com/annual-meeting/ for T&Cs and eligibility criteria.

• O-1918 does not alter food intake, body weight or adiposity but reduces appetite hormones and increases certain pro-inflammatory cytokines in a diet induced obesity model - Andrew J McAinch
• NADPH oxidase modulates leptin effects on gastric vagal afferent mechanosensitivity. - Hui Li
• Voluntary exercise improves metabolic and hepatic phenotypes in dietary but not metabolic obesity in male mice.  - Fahrettin Haczeyni
• Rapid altering light cycles promotes increased hepatic glucose uptake and de novo lipogenesis - Stewart D Christie
• Mismatch in weight loss goals between patients with obesity and healthcare practitioners - Priya Sumithran
• Pilot Study: The impact of substantial pre-conception weight loss in obese women on glucose control at 26-28 weeks of pregnancy - Sarah Price
• Improvement in SF-36-derived health utility score with liraglutide 3.0 mg versus placebo over 3 years in prediabetes - Cilla Haywood
• Reduction in the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) with liraglutide 3.0 mg in individuals with prediabetes and obesity or overweight from the SCALE Obesity and Prediabetes randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial - Trisha O'Moore-Sullivan
• Does chronic treatment with a thiazolidinedione increase brown fat thermogenesis in humans? - Rebecca KC Loh
• Investigation into availability of kilojoule information in Victorian chain food outlets - Alison McAleese
• Sedentary behaviours and adiposity in 10-13 year olds: how long, how much and what? - Margarita D Tsiros
• Treatment seeking people with obesity still in need of nutrition education - Ahreum Han
• System Dynamics Modelling to Increase Water Consumption in a Community - Andrew Brown
• Parent-focused childhood overweight and obesity eHealth interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Megan Hammersley
• Dietary intake of New Zealand European women with different body composition profiles – the women’s EXPLORE study - Rozanne Kruger

• Invited talk: Impact of sugar – brain, gut and beyond - Margaret Morris
• Invited talk: Sweet taste in the gut – implications for diabesity - Chris Rayner
• Invited talk: Sugar Free Societies: How do we get there and will it be worth it in the end? - Kieron Rooney

Followed by "Q+A panel” (30 minutes)

• Invited talk: The role of NAFLD and Hepatokines in Metabolism - Norbert Stefan

Attendance at Posters from 18:00 - 19:00

• Whole of Systems Trial Of Prevention Strategies for childhood obesity: WHO STOPS childhood obesity - Steve Allender
• Decaffeinated green coffee extract improves cardiovascular function in diet-induced obese rats - Nikhil S Bhandarkar
• Sustainable Connections for Overweight and Obesity in Paediatrics (SCOOP): a clinical redesign project - Annie M Brennan
• Project Energize: continued improvement in time to run 550 metres - Carolyn Cairncross
• Taking a closer look at the relationship between cortisol and weight in healthy obese humans - Hayley M O'Neill
• Why do parents enrol in a childhood obesity management program? - Kamila Davidson
• Community junior sport sponsorship: Children's responses to unhealthy food vs. pro-health sponsorship options - Helen Dixon
• Roux-en-Y Gastric bypass in the management of Prader-Willi Syndrome: An Australian Perspective - Kellie L Fusco
• Obesity and colorectal cancer outcomes - Masimba G Nyandowe
• Hunger and emotional eating after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: A path analysis predicting weight loss at 2 years post-surgery - Annemarie Hindle
• Relationships between parental feeding practices, infant weight concern, infant dietary behaviour and body weight: Findings from the Feeding A Baby (FAB) Study - Michelle Harrison
• A prospective plan to investigate the roles of parental- and child-based self-determined motivation in family-oriented hospital-based therapies for childhood obesity - Liz A L Saunders
• IL-22 Therapy Reverses High Fat Diet Induced Colonic Epithelial Cell Stress and Inflammation. - Sahar Keshvari
• Nutritional adequacy of diets for adolescents with overweight and obesity: considerations for dietetic practice - Natalie Lister
• The prevalence of weight cycling and associations with weight change and health outcomes (over 12 years) - Claire Madigan
• A novel probiotic for glucose management: A randomised double-blind placebo controlled pilot study  - Talia Palacios
• There's Nothing Left To Eat! - Helena Popovic
• Escalating prevalence of comorbid obesity and binge eating: 20-year cross sectional data from South Australia, 1995 to 2015 - Felipe Quinto da Luz
• Anti-obesity health warnings promote healthier dietary decision making. - Daniel H Rosenblatt
• Can weight gain be prevented in women with breast cancer? A systematic review of intervention studies - Zoe O Thomson
• Simulating the effects of replacing sugar-sweetened beverages with beverage alternatives on obesity outcomes among Australian adults: a modelling study - Jazzmin Miaobing Zheng
• Water consumption among Australian population: results from 2011-12 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey - Jazzmin Miaobing Zheng

This symposium is limited to general practitioners, clinicians and health service providers who have an interest in understanding and treating individuals who are overweight and obese through the lifecycle. Please note there are limited places in this symposium and pre-registration is required via the 'add-on' section of your online registration profile. 

• Launch of Obesity Algorithm - Stephen Colagiuri
• Invited talk: Maternal Obesity: New Insights - Leonie Callaway
•    - Meal Served
• Invited talk: Impact, Impact, Impact - GP Pathways to successfully empower your patients and families to better health and well-being - Gary Leong
• Invited talk: Obesity management – lifestyle and therapeutics - Trisha O'Moore-Sullivan
• Use of VLED's in the management of obesity - Joseph Proietto

9:00pm: Dessert platters served

9:10pm: Panel Discussion (30 min)

9:40pm: Close

Venue: The Plough Inn, Stanley St, South Brisbane
Note: This event is open to Early Career Researchers only.