Deepak Chopra is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, a member of the
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, an adjunct professor at the Kellogg School of Management, and a senior scientist with the Gallup Organization.
GONZALEZ-CAMPOY is an endocrinologist in Eagan, Minn., a charter member of the Association of Clinical Researchers and Educators, and a member of the
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists board of directors.
"Instead of focusing on a specific 'Diet' with a capital D, I suggest looking for a common thread in dietary guidelines from organizations such as the
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, American Diabetes Association, and American Dietetic Association," says Dr.
Joint statement from the American Diabetes Association and
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists on the NICE SUGAR study on intensive versus conventional glucose control in critically ill patients.
Jeffrey Mechanick, who cochaired a bariatric surgery guidelines committee for the
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, said that the CMA was responding to a trend in the medical literature and meeting presentations suggesting that bariatric surgery might might be helpful for even those diabetes patients who are not overweight.
Patients diagnosed with pre-diabetes should have the same cardiovascular treatment goals as those with diabetes, according to experts at the recent conference of the American College of Endocrinology and the
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Pre-diabetes means having impaired fasting glucose (100-125 mg/dL), or impaired glucose tolerance (a two-hour post-glucose load of 140-199 mg/dL) or both.
The
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) honored Dr Kamel Ajlouni, the Jordanian professor of medicine and president of the National Center for Diabetes Endocrinology and Genetics (NCDEG), with the International Clinician Award for his contributions to clinical endocrinology.
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Medical Guidelines for Clinical Practice for the Evaluation and Treatment of Hyperthyroidism and Hypothyroidism.
* The
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) website for AACE guidelines at www.aace.com
The
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists last month had a "rapid-response task force" reviewing its 2003 position paper on what it calls the "insulin resistance syndrome."
AACE:
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, American College of Endocrinology: Position statement on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of obesity (revision).
* Endocrinology
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists aace.com The Endocrine Society www.endo-society.org Society for Endocrinology www.endocrinology.org