The primary goal of the EPI/NPAM Spring 2013 Scientific Sessions is to promote the development and application of translational and population science related to the prevention of heart disease and stroke and promotion of cardiovascular health.

The Councils on Epidemiology & Prevention (EPI) and Nutrition, Physical Activity & Metabolism (NPAM) jointly plan the EPI/NPAM Spring 2013 Scientific Sessions.  The sessions focus on obesity, nutrition, physical activity, genetics, metabolism, biomarkers, risk factors, subclinical disease, clinical disease, healthy populations, and global health and prevention clinical trials.   The program also highlights strategies to translate advances in basic and clinical science into efforts to promote cardiometabolic health in both the clinical and population setting.

The program includes presentations of new high-quality, high-impact research; and, it is organized around oral, moderated poster, and poster abstract presentations, with special translational science lectures and debates on current issues relevant to cardiometabolic health and preventive cardiology. 

The primary goal of the EPI/NPAM Spring 2013 Scientific Sessions is to promote the development and application of translational and population science related to the prevention of heart disease and stroke and promotion of cardiovascular health.

The Councils on Epidemiology & Prevention (EPI) and Nutrition, Physical Activity & Metabolism (NPAM) jointly plan the EPI/NPAM Spring 2013 Scientific Sessions.  The sessions focus on obesity, nutrition, physical activity, genetics, metabolism, biomarkers, risk factors, subclinical disease, clinical disease, healthy populations, and global health and prevention clinical trials.   The program also highlights strategies to translate advances in basic and clinical science into efforts to promote cardiometabolic health in both the clinical and population setting.

The program includes presentations of new high-quality, high-impact research; and, it is organized around oral, moderated poster, and poster abstract presentations, with special translational science lectures and debates on current issues relevant to cardiometabolic health and preventive cardiology. 

The conference is designed to benefit researchers as well as public health practitioners and clinicians. The meeting should appeal to physicians, epidemiologists, dietitians, nutritional scientists, exercise physiologists, behavioral scientists, biostatisticians, pharmacists, physician assistants, nurses, school health professionals and other health scientists.

By the end of this conference, participants should be able to:

1. Discuss findings from current laboratory, animal, and clinical studies and publications that describe the multifactorial causes of obesity, and suggest opportunities to reduce global obesity rates.
    
2. Discuss the role of economics in obesity development and prevention and its implications for population-based research and interventions.
    
3. Describe opportunities to address modifiable behavioral, and biological risk factors for CVD to meet the components of “ideal cardiovascular health.”
    
4. Describe the epidemiology of CVD risk factors in children and adolescents and identify opportunities to identify and address risk factors early.
    
5. Describe recent discoveries in the fields of genomics and public health genetics and how they relate to CVD prevention and treatment.
    

Featured Lectures will include:

• The Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism David Kritchevsky Memorial Lecture; Presented by Scott Grundy, MD, PhD
   
• Jeremiah and Rose Stamler Research Award for New Investigators
   
• The Council on Epidemiology and Prevention Frederick H. Epstein Memorial Lecture: Childhood Risk Factors for Adult Cardio-Metabolic Outcomes: Insights from International Cohort Studies.  Presented by Olli T. Raitakari 
   
• A Mendelian Randomization Study for Plasma High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Risk for Myocardial Infarction.  Presented by Benjamin F. Voight, PhD
   
• Animal Models of Obesity: What the Practicing Epidemiologist Needs to Know.  Presented by Aldons J. Lusis, PhD
   
• Next Generation Genetic Epidemiology.  Presented by Daniel Levy, MD
   
• Physical Activity: Considerations for this Important Lifestyle Behavior.  Presented by John M. Jakicic, PhD
   
• American Society for Preventive Cardiology Annual Debate:  Food Industry- Friend or Foe

Once again there will be a variety of special activities, many of which are designed to provide networking and educational opportunities for young investigators

• NPAM Annual Business Meeting & Networking Luncheon. A great opportunity to get caught up on activities related to NPAM Council's significant mission, and to meet some key leaders in the NPAM Council.  During the second half of the luncheon the NPAM Early Career Committee is pleased to host a special presentation:  "Pearls and Pitfalls of the Job Search: Tips for Deciding Which Type of Position is Right For You" presented by Peter W.F. Wilson, MD FAHA, Emory University, Atlanta, GA and Cheryl Anderson PhD MPH MS FAHA, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA.  Tickets may be obtained when registering.
   
• NHLBI CVD Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Trainee Session. Trainees in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)-supported programs will present their work in this session, and all conference registrants are invited to attend. There is no separate registration fee.
   
• Annual Fun Walk/Run.  Open to all attendees regardless of fitness level
   T- Shirts sponsored by Nu-Tek Food Science
  
  
• Early Career Breakfast Reception and Special Presentation: Evolution of Primary Prevention. Can we move to Primordial Prevention? The Bogalusa Heart Study and Health Ahead/Heart Smart
  Presented by: Gerald Berenson, MD
   
• Connection Corner. Connection Corner is an excellent networking opportunity for conference attendees (especially first-time attendees and junior investigators) to meet each other, senior investigators, and others involved in the Epidemiology and Prevention Council and Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism Council leadership.
   
• Professional Development Roundtables. These sessions will be interactive and dynamic opportunities to discuss, share and learn!  Boxed lunches will be provided but attendance is limited. See Details.
  Professional Development Roundtables generously supported by Jenny Craig Operations, Inc
   
• New!  Preparing for Interactions With Media: How to Get the Attention and How to Handle it:  Featuring: David Goff, MD, PhD and Larry Appel, MD, MPH, FAHA.  Friday, March 22, 12 noon.  Boxed lunches will be provided but attendance is limited.
   
• EPI Council  Minority Reception: Informal networking for all Minority attendees. Light hors d'oeuvres and cash bar after poster Session on Wednesday evening, March 20, 2013 from 7-8PM.
   
• The AHA Research Program and Opportunities for Early Career Investigators: Presented by: Mark Creager, MD, FAHA
  
  
• Hot Off the Press. This session will provide a forum for in-depth discussion of important publications that were released less than six months before the conference.    
   
• Joint Council Annual Reception and Dinner.  The cost is $50 per person for registrants and their guests. A cash bar will be offered along with food, drinks, and great entertainment featuring the Preservation Hall Trio!! Tickets may be purchased when registering for the conference if still available.
   
• ASPC Annual Business Meeting. Friday, March 22, 2013 from 7:30-9:30 PM
  For more details on the meeting or to register, please go to: http://aspconline.org/meetings/2013/annual_meeting_2013/