Welcome to the Global Conference on

Health and Lifestyle:

An Exploration of Lifestyle in Primary and Spiritual Care
Geneva, Switzerland • July 6 to 11, 2009

This conference offers twenty tracts and seminars, over 250 presentations by 140 international specialists, will give you evidence-based information, working models, and target strategies to meet the pressing needs of your community for improved health and spiritual care.

You will receive the latest scientific evidence demonstrating how lifestyle choices impact primary medical and spiritual care to reduce medical costs, improve healthcare, and improve the quality of life. This information will equip you to assist local, national, and international organizations in fulfilling their long-term objectives and goals. And you will leave with the best practices relevant to families, churches, schools, and the workplace.

Lectures and breakout tracts will be culturally appropriate, socially acceptable and scientifically based.

The World Health Organization’s Office of Partnerships will host the first day at WHO Headquarters in Geneva and the second through the sixth day will be held at the Uni-mail Building, University of Geneva. The afternoon of the sixth day buses will take registrants to the Saleve Adventist University for the afternoon meetings, closing dinner and tour of the Campus. Reservation must be made ahead. When you pre-register or register on Site you may reserve bus and meal tickets. Guests, children and spouse will need to pay for the meal. (Register on Website)

Who should attend?
Physicians, clergy, traditional healers, dentists, nurses, parish nurses, allied and public health professionals, nutritionists, dietitians, addiction specialists, non-governmental staff and officials, national governmental agencies, world health agencies, WHO, world health regional offices-PAHO, spiritual care providers, and administrators of health and spiritual care institutions. Everybody interested in their own health..

Continuing education credits will be available for dentists, dieticians, nurses, and physicians through Loma Linda University.

Accreditation Statement
Loma Linda University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. LLUSM designates this educational activity for a maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement
This program has been planned and implemented in accordance with ACCME essentials and standards. The Loma Linda University School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education relies on its CME faculty to provide program content that is evidenced-based and free of commercial bias. Therefore, in accordance with ACCME standards, any faculty and/or provider industry relationships will be disclosed and resolved.

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This page has been updated on 30.07.2009.