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PUBLIC LECTURE: How to supersize exercise: Lessons from mad men, freakonomics and the Marlboro Man

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Professor Karim Khan is a renaissance man of sports medicine; Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Sports Medicine, prolific author, plenary speaker, and editor of the seminal text: "Clinical Sports Medicine", now in its 4th edition. An inveterate traveller on the world stage, Professor Khan will address the endemic problem of chronic diseases related to smoking, obesity, diabetes, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disorders and the critical role of exercise as a vehicle for change.1

This Raine lecture will be relevant to all in health and exercise; from primary prevention to clinicians involved in chronic disease management. An engaging speaker with wit and wisdom for all who have ears to hear. 1 Khan K M et al 2011, BMJ Jul 15:343
Speaker(s) Professor Karim Khan, MD, PhD, FACSM, The University of British Columbia, Centre for Hip Health and Mobility
Location The Social Sciences Lecture Theatre [car parking on and off Hackett Drive, Entrance No.1]
Contact Professor Kevin Singer <[email protected]> : 6488 7078
URL http://www.raine.uwa.edu.au/
Start Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:15
End Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:15
Submitted by Lyn Ellis <[email protected]>
Last Updated Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:02
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