The 10th Symposium of the International Diabetes Epidemiology Group

描述（由申请人提供）： 这是一份会议资助申请，要求对国际糖尿病流行病学小组（IDEG）主办的“糖尿病流行病学和遗传学”专题讨论会提供部分支持。这将是第10届三年一度的IDEG研讨会，传统上作为国际糖尿病联合会（IDF）世界糖尿病大会的卫星会议举行。2006年，第19届以色列国防军大会在南非开普敦举行，之前将于11月30日至12月3日在开普敦郊区举行IDEG研讨会。美国有2080万人，占人口的7%，患有糖尿病。2002年，美国糖尿病的年度费用超过1300亿美元。由于人口增长、老龄化、城市化以及肥胖和缺乏身体活动的日益普遍，全球糖尿病患者人数正在增加。预计将从2000年的1.71亿人增加到2030年的3.66亿人。撒哈拉以南非洲是世界上相对增长最快的区域之一，预计将从2003年的1 360万增至2025年的2 700万。IDEG研讨会的目标受众是在公共卫生，糖尿病预防，流行病学和遗传学领域工作的200多名参与者，这是一个独特的机会，将来自非洲和世界其他地区，特别是美国的研究人员，提供者和卫生管理人员聚集在一起。正如以前的情况一样，IDEG研讨会的互动环境将促进与会者之间的合作研究工作，并将确定未来的关键目标，为我们了解糖尿病的病因学和遗传学在不同种族的人口和最有前途的方法，以预防糖尿病在工业化国家和发展中国家。研讨会的组织者特别重视从非洲和其他贫困地区招募糖尿病研究和预防领域的研究生学员。研讨会将以全天的糖尿病流行病学培训课程开始，包括50名学员和教师。要求提供支助，以支付受训人员参加培训班和国际教育专家组专题讨论会的部分费用。组织委员会正在与世界卫生组织联系，以帮助确定这些专业人员。将作出特别努力，支持女学员并为残疾人提供便利。由国际糖尿病流行病学小组和国际糖尿病联合会大会卫星赞助的拟议研讨会是一个独特的机会，将来自非洲和世界其他地区（包括美国）的糖尿病研究人员，提供者和卫生管理人员聚集在一起。全球糖尿病患者人数将在2030年增加到3.66亿。研讨会将促进合作研究努力，确定我们了解糖尿病病因和遗传学的关键目标，以及工业化国家和发展中国家预防糖尿病的最有前途的方法。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a conference grant application requesting partial support for symposium " Epidemiology and Genetics of Diabetes" sponsored by the International Diabetes Epidemiology Group (IDEG). This will be the 10th tri-annual IDEG symposium held traditionally as a satellite to the World Diabetes Congress of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). In 2006, the 19th IDF Congress takes place in Cape Town, South Africa, and will be preceded by the IDEG symposium held on Nov.30- Dec. 3 in the suburbs of Cape Town. There are 20.8 million people in the United States, or 7% of the population, who have diabetes. The annual cost of diabetes in the U.S. exceeded $130, billion in 2002. The number of people with diabetes is increasing worldwide due to population growth, aging, urbanization, and increasing prevalence of obesity and physical inactivity. It is projected to rise from 171 million in 2000 to 366 million in 2030. Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the world's regions where the greatest relative increases are expected to occur, from 13.6 million in 2003 to 27 million in 2025. The IDEG symposium, targeting audience of over 200 participants working in the fields of public health, diabetes prevention, epidemiology and genetics is an unique opportunity to bring together researchers, providers and health administrators from Africa and other regions of the world, especially the United States. As has previously been the case, the interactive environment of IDEG symposia will stimulate collaborative research efforts among the conferees and will identify the future critical goals for our understanding of the etiology and genetics of diabetes in ethnically diverse populations and the most promising approaches to diabetes prevention in industrialized and developing countries. The symposium organizers are placing special emphasize on recruiting into the field of diabetes research and prevention postgraduate trainees from Africa and other underprivileged regions. The symposium will open with a full day Diabetes Epidemiology Training Course, including 50 trainees and teaching faculty. Support is requested to partially cover cost of trainee participation in the course and in the IDEG symposium. The Organizing Committee is contacting the World Health Organization to help identify such professionals. Special effort will be made to support female trainees and accommodate persons with disabilities. The proposed symposium sponsored by the International Diabetes Epidemiology Group and a satellite to the International Diabetes Federation Congress is a unique opportunity to bring together diabetes researchers, providers and health administrators from Africa and other regions of the world, including the US. The number of people with diabetes is increasing worldwide to 366 million in 2030. The symposium will stimulate collaborative research efforts, identify the critical goals for our understanding of the etiology and genetics of diabetes and the most promising approaches to diabetes prevention in industrialized and developing countries.