2007 Final Program - Society of Behavioral Medicine

28 th SBM Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions March 21-24, 2007 FINAL PROGRAM
PhD, from the Ohio State University Office of Health Science Research. Friday’s programming will conclude with a Keynote
Address given by Ronald M. Davis, MD, MA, President-Elect of the American Medical Association and titled Building
Bridges Between Behavioral and Clinical Medicine.
On Saturday, the closing day of the meeting, programming will begin with morning Symposia and a featured Workshop
organized by the Evidence-based Behavioral Medicine Committee on writing a systematic review. The sessions will be
followed by the Closing Address from 11:45 am to 12:45 pm. The Closing Address will feature a presentation by celebrated
New York Times columnist and Princeton University Economics Professor, Paul Krugman, PhD, on the topic of
international economics and health disparities.
Finally, as you may know, SBM is grateful to have received a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to develop
a thematic programing link related to childhood obesity issues. The track of educational sessions will be highlighted
by a Keynote Address by Kelly D. Brownell, PhD, on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 pm on the broad economic, social,
environmental and policy influences on obesity. This lecture will act as a lead into the It Takes a Village Town Hall Forum
which will engage SBM members and representatives from key organizations and funding groups to address the roles of
research, professional work, and advocacy that will be necessary to reverse childhood obesity. Please join us for this exciting
session!
Other exciting aspects of this year’s program, as well as some new aspects include:
• NEW Action Poster Sessions (oral abstract presentations) on Friday afternoon (Paper Sessions 30 and 31)
• Dinners with an Expert on Thursday and Friday evenings off-site
• NCI Workshop on Applying Social Psychological Theory to Health Communication and Intervention
• New SBM Resource Center in the Poster Hall
• AMDC T-Shirt Fundraiser at Registration
Thanks again for attending this year’s SBM Annual Meeting and contributing to the exciting dynamic of our organization
and the field of behavioral medicine. We look forward to seeing you during the meeting!
Warmest regards,
Paul A. Estabrooks, Ph.D.
Program Committee Chair
Frank J. Penedo, Ph.D.
Program Committee Co-Chair
Save-the-Date.....
Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM)
29 th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions
Celebrating the Past, Inspiring the Future
March 26-29, 2008
Manchester Grand Hyatt
San Diego, CA
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