COPE Conference discounts extended until 3/19!

COPE conference discount has been extended to March 19th! 

Register this weekend for the pre-conference with Molly Kellogg - Conversations for Change:  Motivational Interviewing for Weight loss and for the conference Weight Management:  What YOU Say Matters!

Featured speakers include:  Kim Huggins, Lisa Davis, Denice Ferko-Adams, Amy Virus, Ann Johnson, Stella Volpe, Marilyn Gaston and Gayle Porter.

Don't miss this valuable opportunity to see these experts share their strategies to communicate the weight management message!  Students receive a 20% discount if they bring their ID to the conference. 

Register with coupon code - student.

http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/nursing/centers/obesity/conferences.html

Early Bird Registration Ends March 2nd!

The College of Nursing and the COPE center are hosting an interprofessional conference on Weight Management - What YOU Say Matters!
It will be held March 30th and 31st at the Marriott in Conshohocken.

Early Bird Registration discounts end March 2, 2012.  For more information -www.villanova.edu/COPE

COPE is now an ACSM Approved Provider of Education!

Programs provided by the MacDonld Center for Obesity Prevention and Education will offer ACSM educational credits.

"The American College of Sports Medicine's Professional Education Committee certifies that Villanova University College of Nursing Continuing Education / Center for Obesity Prevention and Education (COPE) meets the official criteria for official ACSM Approved Provider status from (2012 - 2015).  Providership # 698849"

COPE Conference approved by PADAF for RD education hours!

The inaugural COPE Conference entitled Weight Management - Conversation to Committment:  What YOU Say Matters and its preconference Conversations for Change:  Motivational Interviewing in Primary Care hosted by Molly Kellog are officially approved for Registered Dietician educational hours by the Pennsylvania Dietetic Association Foundation (PADAF)!

Space is limited - Click here to Register!

  

COPE Director Interviewed In Main Line Today

        Denice Ferko-Adams, the MacDonald Center for Obesity Prevention and Educaction responds to Main Line Today's reporter, Emily Riley in her article entitled Health Risks and Solutions for Obese Senior Citizens.  Denise references the lack of structured exercise for many seniors. “It’s one of the factors that contributes to weight gain among this group of people, who may also be dealing with physical disabilities, further compounding the issue,” she says.

To view the article click here.

Registration Now Open for the 1st Annual COPE Conference on Weight Management!

Registration is now open for the 1st annual COPE conference on Weight Management!

       The theme of the conference is communication.  How do healthcare providers - dietiticians, nurses, physicians, fitness professionals broach the delicate subject of a client's weight?      

       Studies have shown that when health providers communicate to overweight and obese patients, it positively influences the patients’ perceptions of the impact that excess weight may have on their health.  This conference features evidence-based research and practical ideas to communicate with patients of varying age and ethnicity about their weight status. The preconference workshop provides training on motivational interviewing skills for primary care settings.  Learn how to help your patients improve their weight and health.

To view the conference brochure - click here.                          

Register Here!

Check out the article on the COPE center by Nurse.com

Villanova’s College of Nursing inaugurates new obesity center via Nurse.com

http://news.nurse.com/article/20111205/PA02/112050015