The Cayman Heart Fund (CHF) in conjunction with Baptist Health International and St. Matthew’s University, School of Medicine will be hosting an Obesity Symposium on November 9th, 2012.

They feel that this topic is very important to the Cayman Islands as the obesity rate has considerably increased in the past several years.

They would like to cordially invite you to attend the Obesity Epidemic Symposium to be held on Friday, November 9th, 2012 at St. Matthew’s University, Leeward Building 3 (Hippocrates Hall) in Regatta Office Park

The symposium will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a cocktail reception, followed by three presentations from international & local specialists in this field.

The audience will consist of government officials, healthcare practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, teachers, medical students & St. Matthews University faculty.

This is a Continuing Medical Education (CME) event where attendees will be awarded certificates for 3 CME hours.

Please note that you must pre-register online by November 7th, 2012 at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8W5KMHV

Baptist Health specialists Anthony M. Gonzalez, M.D., and Ana M. Viamonte Ros, M.D., as well as Grand Cayman’s only endocrinologist, Diane Hislop-Chesnut, M.D., will be presenting information and facts, recommendations on associated complications and insights into obesity and future trends.

Please also see today’s story in iNews Cayman “The fight against obesity”