Nutrition In Healthcare Symposium: Be in the audience for the Australian Keynote Presentation in Melbourne on Wednesday January 18 by international special guest Dr Kim Williams (M.D., MACC, FAHA, MASNC, FESC), American College of Cardiology 2015-2016 President, Professor of Medicine and Cardiology at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA. 

Topic: 'Nutrition and Heart Disease: Let's take the DIE out of DIET' 

✪ TO BOOK NOW, SCROLL DOWN AND 'ADD TO CART' THE NUMBER OF TICKETS YOU WISH TO SECURE ✪  (You will find your order if you click on 'Cart', which will be located in the top right hand corner of your screen if you are on a computer, or the bottom left hand corner of your screen if you are on a smartphone.)

Additional presentations as part of this Nutrition Symposium:

- Research and evidence-based links between diet and disease by Australian consultant medical specialists;

Obstetrician, Dr Alphonse Roex (Adelaide),

&

Pediatrician, Dr Heleen Roex (Adelaide). 

- Plus, hear directly from heart attack survivor Adam Guthrie and heart transplant patient George Younan who have successfully turned their health around with the implementation of upgrades to their nutrition regimes.

- Central City Location (‘Citadines on Bourke’, 131-135 Bourke St, Melbourne, Victoria)

- 1 night only (Dr Kim Williams' Exclusive Australian Nutrition Lecture)

- 5.30pm arrival, for 6-9.30pm

- Wednesday 18 January 2017

- Heart Healthy Catering Included with Each Ticket

✪ EARLY BIRD SPECIAL PRICING: $149

TO BOOK NOW, SCROLL DOWN AND 'ADD TO CART' THE NUMBER OF TICKETS YOU WISH TO SECURE.

✪ Student Pricing: Anyone showing a current student ID at the event check-in receives $50 cash back (event cost: $99).

✪ Concession Pricing: Healthcare Card holders will receive $40 cash back upon entry (a 37% discount).

✪ Medical Professionals' Pricing: Anyone who is registered with an Australian Government recognised medical association (eg. Australian Medical Association, Dietitians Association of Australia, The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand) and informs the event check-in desk, will receive $20 cash back upon entry.

MEDICAL PRESENTERS:

Kim Allan Williams, MD, MACC, FAHA, MASNC, FESC

Board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. Served as Professor of Medicine and Radiology and Director of Nuclear Cardiology at The University of Chicago School of Medicine. Elected Alpha Omega Alpha. Dorothy Susan Timmis Endowed Professor of Medicine and Radiology and Chairman of the Division of Cardiology at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, MI. Started the Urban Cardiology Initiative – a program of education of physicians on disparities in healthcare, primary school education on cardiovascular health and community health screening in inner city Detroit. James B. Herrick Endowed Professor of Medicine and Cardiology at Rush University Medical Center.

Dr Williams has published numerous peer reviewed articles, monographs, book chapters, editorials, and review articles in the field of nuclear cardiology and minority health issues. Dr Williams has served on numerous committees and boards at the national level, including the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC), the American Heart Association (AHA), the American Medical Association (AMA), the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the Certifying Board of Nuclear Cardiology, the Certifying Board of Cardiac Computed Tomography, the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC). He served as President of ASNC from 2004 to 2005. He served as Chairman of the Board of ABC from 2008 to 2010. He also served on the Cardiovascular Disease Examination Board of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM-CV) until 2012. He currently serves as the ACC Immediate Past President 2016. 

--

Alphonse Roex, MD PhD, FRANZCOG
Senior Consultant Obstetrics & Gynaecology NALHN ; Senior Lecturer the University of Adelaide, Australia
--
Heleen Roex-Haitjema, MD, Paediatrician np
Certificate Plant-Based Nutrition, Cornell University, USA ; Food For Life Instructor, PCRM, Washington DC, USA

--

Booking Policy: Cancellations made less than 10 days before the event will not be eligible for a refund, however may be transferred to another attendee. No refunds will be made for non-attendance at event. Cancellations/booking name changes will only be accepted in writing to [email protected]