The 8th International Diabetes Federation Western Pacific Region Congress

October 17 (Sun)~ October 20 (Wed),2010

Official Language : English

Hosted by : Organizing Committee of the 8th IDF WPR Congress

Sponsored by:  Korean Diabetes Association

Official website: www.idfwpr2010.org

Secretariat :  SUNY Communication,Inc
                 270-39, Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 135-010, Korea
                 Tel:+82-2-3425-2010 Fax:+82-2-546-6422 
                 E-mail: inquiry@idfwpr2010.org

Scientific Topics

Basic Science                                                 

• Insulin action and insulin resistance
• Islet biology and insulin secretion
• Adipocyte biology and adiocytokines
• Inflammation and diabetes
• Mitochondria and ER stress
• Diabetic complication
• Lipotoxixity and diabetes
• Genetics of Diabetes
• Cell therapy of diabetes

Diabetes in WP Region                                  

• Epidemiology in WP region
• Health econimics and diabetes
• Appropriate public action plan for each countries in WP region
• Phenotypic and pathogenic characteristics of the patients in WP region
• National treatment guideline and reality of treatment in WP region

Clinical Diabetes and Nutrition                      

• Challenge in diagnosis and management of diabetic neuropathy
• Glycemic index and load in diet control/ Rice and diabetes in Asia
• New target for dyslipidemia in diabetes
• Gestational DM
• Diabetes in youth
• Imaging tools of cardiovascular disease in DM patients

Obesity and Metabolic Disease                      

• An Asian perspective on obesity epidemiology
• Novel aspect of body weight regulation
• Prevention and treatment of obesity
• Nutrition and metabolic disease

Controversies and New Treatment of Diabetes

• The effects of intensive glycemic control
• Clinical trials for the prevention of diabetes
• New technologies for diabetes
• Controversies in diabetes management

Education and Living with Diabetes              

• Diabetes education forum in Western-Pacific region