Conference Program

THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2008

 

9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Conference Center (6th floor)
Student Union Building

Brooklyn College
Campus Road and E. 27th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11210


 

9:00 AM

Registration and Refreshments


9:15 AM

Welcome

Janet Kolmer Grommet , Ph.D., R.D.

Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences, Chairperson


9:25 - 10:40 PM

Toxins in Our Food - What Can We Do About It?  

Benjamin Kligler , M.D.


10:40 - 11:55 AM

Nutritional Issues in Autism Spectrum Disorders

 

Geri Brewster , R.D., M.P.H., C.D.N.


11:55 AM - 12:15 PM

Break and Exhibits


12:15 -  1:30 PM

Omeganemia- the 21st Century Epidemic

Michael B. Gross, M.D.


1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Lunch and Exhibits


2:45PM -  4:00 PM

Using Cutting-Edge Nutrition in an Anti-Aging Practice

Esther Blum, M.S., R.D., C.D.N., C.N.S.


4:00 - 5:15 PM

Nutritional Issues in Children: Obesity, Allergies, and Asthma

Fred Pescatore, M.D., M.P.H.


5:15 - 5:30 PM

Summation and Evaluation