New venue at the Gaylord Rockies conveniently located next to Denver International Airport (DIA)

Travel to the mountains afterwards for skiing, snowboarding and networking

Event organized by Dr Jeff Gerber (Denver’s Diet Doctor) and Dr Rod Tayler (Low Carb Down Under)

When: Thursday, March 7th at 6:00pm (MST) to Sunday, March 10th at 6:00 PM (MST)

Where: Marriott Gaylord Rockies, 6700 North Gaylord Rockies Boulevard, Aurora, Colorado 80019 USA

Feb 13, 2019 Update: We asked for more seats and a larger space. The hotel obliged. Tickets are back on sale!

Full Event Registration: (includes live stream)

One Day Only Registration: Pick your day Fri, Sat, Sun (includes live stream)

Online Live Stream: (live and recorded) Purchase by May 1st and watch through May 10, 2019

General Public Invited: Also the scientific community, policymakers and healthcare professionals

Healthcare Professionals: Continuing Medical Education (CME) up to 19.5 hours included with registration

Full Event Schedule: https://lcd19.sched.com/

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Click on head shots or click here to learn more about our presenters

We invite you to Low Carb Denver 2019. This is now our fourth year and growth continues! We have added many new speakers along with some of the regulars, bringing you fresh and interesting topics, a fascinating panel discussion, poster presentations, Q&A sessions and our famous Five Minutes of Fame session.

The conference is open to all including the general public, health, nutrition and fitness enthusiasts, the scientific community, policymakers and healthcare professionals. Our content continues to address the latest science, research, evidence and clinical approaches. Another great opportunity to learn, meet distinguished guests, network, socialize and enjoy!

For healthcare professionals from the AAFP: “This Live activity, Low Carb Denver 2019, with a beginning date of 03/08/2019, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 19.50 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.”

AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. If you are a non-physician healthcare professional we understand that many organizations accept AAFP prescribed credit/AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. Please check with your organization regarding educational credit.

CME Learning Objectives

Confirmed speakers and topics:

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• Gary Taubes – “How to Think About How to Eat: Lessons from the front line of LCHF clinical practice”
• David Ludwig, MD, PhD – “The Carbohydrate-Insulin Model of Obesity: From Metabolism to Management of Type 1 Diabetes”
  
• Dariush Mozaffarian, DrPh, MPH, MD, BS – “A history of nutrition science: Implications for current research, dietary guidelines and food policy”
• Gary Taubes • Dariush Mozaffarian • Ivor Cummins (moderator) – Panel discussion: “Appropriate Dietary Guidelines for Improving Population Health – What does the Balance of Evidence Suggest?”
• David Unwin, MD – “Choosing Our Low Carb Battles”
• Jen Unwin, BSc, MSc, DPsy, FBPsS – “Behavior change ‘in a nutshell’ “
• Ben Bikman, PhD – “The Metabolic Advantage”
• Jason Fung, MD • Nadia Pateguana, ND – “Polycystic Ovary Syndrome”
• Nina Teicholz – “The US Dietary Guidelines – Why They Matter and How They Might Change”
• Brett Scher, MD – “2018 Cholesterol Updates: What Do They Mean For Low Carb?”
• Nadir Ali, MD – “β-oxidation as the primary driver of LDL on an LCHF diet”
• John Schoonbee, MD – “Saving Lives and Healthcare Dollars”
• Mike Eades, MD – “The Incretin Effect and Insulin Resistance”
• Zoë Harcombe, PhD – “What about fiber?”
• Jake Kushner, MD – “Low carb nutrition for type 1 diabetes, a practical guide”
  
• Robb Wolf – “Will a Low Carb Diet Shorten Your Life?”
• Paul Mason, MD – “Interpreting blood tests on a low carb or ketogenic diet”
• Sarah Hallberg, DO, MS – “What is the Evidence for using a Low Carb Approach to treat Diabetes”
  
• Dawn Lemanne, MD – “Harnessing Evolution During Cancer Therapy”
• Mariela Glandt, MD – “Reawakening the Pancreas”
• Andreas Eenfeldt, MD – “Maintaining weight loss and remission of diabetes: How sustainable is it?”
• Caryn Zinn, PhD – “Building Healthy Athletes: From beginner to winner!”
• Lily Nichols, RD – “Is Low Carb Safe During Pregnancy?”
• Georgia Ede, MD – “EAT-Lancet’s Plant-Based Planet: Food in the (Mis)anthropocene”
• Maria Emmerich – “Oxidative Priority – How our bodies process fuels”
• Eric Westman, MD, MHS – “Keto Medicine: The Practice of Carbohydrate Restriction”
• Priyanka Wali, MD – “Staying On Top of the Data: Insulin Resistance and Sexual Health”
• Dave Feldman – “New Data on Energy, Exercise, and Cholesterol”
• Ivor Cummins, BE(Chem) CEng MIEI (moderator, speaker) – “Avoiding and Resolving Modern Chronic Disease”
• Chris Tomer – (special local guest moderator) On-air meteorologist KDVR/KWGN-TV Denver and Ketogenic athlete
• Jeffry Gerber, MD (organizer, chairperson, speaker) – “When Weight Loss Stalls”
  
• Rod Tayler, MD (organizer, chairperson)

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Click here to learn more about all our presenters

Poster Presentations:

Click on the links to view the posters in PDF format

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• Amy Rush, APD, CDE • Rebecca Johnson, MPH – “Meeting the nutrient reference values with a reduced-carbohydrate approach to diabetes management“
• Chris Webster – “Remission of type 2 diabetes with a self-selected low carbohydrate diet“
• Sean McElvey – “Canadian Therapeutic Nutrition group IPTN and GATN”
• Peter J Ballerstedt, PhD • Ken Berry, MD – “Guilt-Free Health”
• Luis Villasenor • Tyler Cartwright – “Building Muscle on a Ketogenic Diet“
• Jessica Turton – “Low-Carbohydrate Diets for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review“
• Tommy Caldwell – “Heavy Brain: How Your Mind Affects Your Waistline“
• Gregor Riese – “FIFO industrial workers and prevention programs“
• Tim Noonan, MD – “Case Report of Ketogenic Diet for Spinocerebellar Ataxia“
• Sybille Kraft Bellamy – “The French ketogenic diet foundation“
• Vicky Kuriel – “A subjective comparison before and after a supported 6 week low carb protocol“
• Tracey Kimberley – “My Daughter’s Type 1 Diabetes Journey“
• Zsófia Clemens – “Paleolithic ketogenic diet as a stand-alone therapy in cancer: case studies“
• Michel Lundell – “Ketones for Health“
• Diana Rodgers – “Sacred Cow: Why Red Meat Belongs in a Healthy, Sustainable and Ethical Diet”
• Wynn Hunter, MD, MHSc – “Insulin Resistance in the Pathogenesis and Progression of Heart Failure: Novel Role for Ketogenic Dietary Intervention?”
• Sarah Huen, MD, PhD – “Correlation between glycemic control and hyper-response of cholesterol in a type 1 diabetic on a low carbohydrate diet: a case report“

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The meeting kicks off on Thursday evening March 7, 2019 from 6-9pm with registration and welcome reception at the resort. Presentations on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Here is a map to navigate the convention center in pdf format

Install the GPS Navigate Gaylord Hotels App

We are holding our event at the brand new Marriott Gaylord Rockies resort and convention center that opened December, 2018. Gaylord hotels have a great reputation. The property is located minutes from Denver International Airport. Convenient location and only 5,300 feet above sea level, so the altitude should not be a big issue! The conference will be held in the Colorado Ballroom A conveniently located on level 3 of the convention center. We have additional break-out space, a large pre-function area and outdoor areas with great mountain views. Plenty of room for vendors, poster presentations and mingling. Coffee, tea and water will be provided plus vendor food samples. Starbucks, grab-and-go and many other food options are available throughout the resort. Locals and out-of-town guests will definitely enjoy the experience.

There is a King Soopers market and shopping center only 10 minutes away located at 18605 Green Valley Ranch Blvd, Denver, CO 80249.

Accommodation options at Marriott Gaylord Rockies

Single/Double occupancy including king or double queen. Group discounted rates are no-longer available. Check the hotel website for the latest rates and availability. Triple/Quad occupancy, $20.00 additional charge per person/night. Resort fee $23.00/day, city of Aurora fee $2.16/day, plus tax, includes free internet in the hotel room. Daily parking rates are $29.00 for self-parking and $39.00 for valet parking plus tax.

Rooms are spacious so consider sharing. A great option, to save money while enjoying the brand new surroundings.

Additional Lodging options 

There are less expensive hotel options on Tower Road close to the Gaylord Rockies.

Inexpensive Parking next to RTD’s A Line station including Overnight

Additional parking is located next to RTD’s A Line station at 61st and Peña, fees are $2/every 12 hours including overnight. Here are more details about this parking. The Marriott Gaylord has a free shuttle that runs between the 61st and Peña parking lot and hotel. Shuttle times are from 6A-11P departing every 30 minutes, 12 minute ride. (Thanks George Newman for researching this)

Travel Between the Airport and Marriott Gaylord Rockies Hotel

15 minute ride via Uber or Lyft, cost ~$15. Another option is the RTD’s A Line, 10 minute ride, cost $10.50 between the airport and the 61st and Peña station. From the A Line station at 61st and Peña there is a free Marriott shuttle that runs to the hotel and back from 6A-11P departing every 30 minutes, 12 minute ride. Total travel time ~22 minutes.

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The Gaylord Rockies features over 1,500 guest rooms including 114 well-appointed suites and over 485,000 square feet of extraordinary meeting and convention space. As a gateway to the Rockies, Gaylord Rockies offers memorable experiences to its guests with the grand lodge, eight first-class restaurants, a luxurious spa and salon, state-of-the-art fitness center, diverse retail shops, Indoor Pool, Outdoor Lazy River, Lap Pool and picture perfect sunset views. Rustic alpine charm and exciting “open-air” activity make this Rocky Mountain Front Range retreat an adventure in itself. Access to the A Line, Denver’s new airport rail with service to the airport and downtown Denver.

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Join us in the mountains after the conference

For those of you interested in traveling to the mountains for snow sports, the after-party and continuing discussions, we are heading up to Vail on Monday, March 11 and staying in Vail Village till Saturday. The drive is approx 2 ½ hours. Car rentals and mountain shuttles are available at the airport. A group shuttle might be in order. Let us know if you want to join us.

Multiple Day Lift Ticket Discounts (Purchase early as prices increase and sale ends early season)

EPIC LOCAL PASS: PERFECT FOR PEOPLE WHO PLAN TO SKI OR RIDE BEYOND FOUR DAYS

EPIC 4-DAY PASS: PERFECT FOR PEOPLE WHO PLAN TO SKI OR RIDE FOR ONLY FOUR DAYS

Coordinate your plans and chat with others on our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LowCarbConferences/

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Look forward to seeing you!

Dr Jeff Gerber and Dr Rod Tayler