The Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.
Clinical Research Center (CRC) Seminar Series
On Methods in Clinical Research
Provided by
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and the Clinical Research Center
“Creating Optimal Defaults at Home: Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice to Prevent Obesity”
Amy Gorin, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Center for Health, Intervention, and Prevention
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Time: 12:00 Noon – 1:00 P.M.
Location: Low Learning Center – UCHC, Farmington, CT
WEB CAST: http://mediasite.uchc.edu/mediasite41/Play/f560b2f6fafe4b88a8f817eef90e4be11d
(Note: No CME’s given for Web Cast viewing)
Light lunch and beverage provided from 11:30 AM-12:00 noon
Target Audience: Faculty, staff, residents, and students interested in clinical research
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: a) Appreciate the social ecological model of obesity; b) Discuss home environment factors associated with weight regulation; c) Identify strategies that can be used in the home environment to promote weight management.
Accreditation: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Connecticut School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Conflict of Interest Policy: All faculty members participating in CME activities provided by the University of Connecticut School of Medicine are required to disclose to the program audience any actual or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations. Program planners have an obligation to resolve any actual conflicts of interest and share with the audience any safeguards put in place to prevent commercial bias from influencing the content.
The activity director, planning committee members, nor the speaker, Dr. Gorin, has a financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organizations that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation.
Dr. Gorin will not be discussing the off-label use of any product.
This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it. Food and refreshments provided by the CRC.
For more information, contact: Lisa Godin at Godin@uchc.edu