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9.30 a.m. - 10.20 a.m. - Current thinking in osteoporosis : A shift in paradigm, Dr Neil Gittoes, Consultant Endocrinologist, Selly Oak Hospital
10.20 a.m. to 11.10 a.m.- The major threats to health today - Dr Chris Spencer Jones, Director of Public Health, South Birmingham PCT
11.10 a.m. COFFEE
11.40 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. - Teaching old dogs new tricks? Exercise promotion in later life, Steve Iliffe, Professor of Primary Care for Older People, University College, London
12.30 p.m. to 1.20 p.m. Understanding the metabolic syndrome, Terry Wilkin, Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth
1.20 p.m. LUNCH
2.20 p.m. to 3.10 p.m. Sorting out thyroid dysfunction, Dr Harpal Randeva, Senior Lecturer in Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Warwick
3.10 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. Implications of the affluenza epidemic for managing your caseload, Oliver James, Clinical Psychologist and Author
4.00 p.m. CLOSE OF DAY

If you wish to attend but do not have the official application form please send your details (i.e. name, address, telephone number, any special dietary requirements) together with your cheque for £40 made payable to UHB NHS Trust to Jackie Cypher, Postgraduate Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Metchley Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TQ. A confirmation letter will be sent after receipt of the application and cheque.

Any queries please contact Jackie on 0121 627 2860