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WVU Public Health Dean to share energy balance expertise via webinar

Event Date: 05/05/2015

Gregory A. Hand, Ph.D., M.P.H., founding dean of the WVU School of Public Health, will share his expertise on energy balance during a free webinar at 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 5. Dr. Hand serves as co-vice president of North America for the Global Energy Balance Network (GEBN).

Lifestyle Medicine Strategies for Weight Management and Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention will be presented through a partnership between the European Society of Lifestyle Medicine (ESLM) and Elsevier. Other speakers include Carol Garber, professor of Movement Sciences at Columbia University and President of the American College of Sports Medicine, and Yannis Mannios, associate professor in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Harokopio University in Athens.

A question and answer session will be included during the live webinar. Questions may be submitted to the experts using the hashtag #LifestyleMedicine. All registrants will have access to the webinar on-demand after the live event. Visit ESLM to register.