Obesity Canada Blog
Updates, events, research perspectives, opinion and more.
Semaglutide Approved in Canada: It’s Time to Change the Game
by Ian Patton, PhD, Director of Advocacy and Public Engagement, Obesity Canada After a long anticipated wait, the day [...]
International Scientific Cooperation to Improve Obesity Care
By Ximena Ramos Salas, Director of Research & Policy & Miguel Alejandro Saquimux Contreras, Research Assistant, Obesity Canada In [...]
Fat jokes and memes during the COVID pandemic
Blog post written by Ximena Ramos Salas, PhD. During the COVID-19 lockdown, we have observed an increase in weight [...]
PhD offer: Conversation Cards for Moms: A mixed methods study to create and evaluate a new clinical tool for use in maternity care settings
Project summary: It is estimated that 50% of Canadian women who give birth every year will gain more weight [...]
Report Card on Access to Obesity Care
Download here: Report Card on Access to Care Infographic on Access to Care PowerPoint Slide Deck Appendices to the [...]
No longer accepting applicants. Pediatric Obesity Management in Canada: Current Attitudes and Practices of Physicians towards Pharmacotherapy and Bariatric Surgery in Youth
Today's blog post is brought to you by Trisha Chloé Baluyot. Trisha is a kinesiologist at CEASO clinic at [...]
2020 Annual Report
With support from our generous donors and supporters, Obesity Canada is changing the obesity narrative in Canada and globally. [...]
As someone living with obesity, you have the right to…
Today’s blog is brought to you by Dr. Ian Patton, Director of Advocacy and Public Engagement at Obesity Canada. [...]
International Coalition Spotlight: 5As Team Program (5AsT)
Today's blog post is brought to you by Dr. Denise Campbell-Scherer and Melanie Heatherington. Dr. Campbell-Scherer, a Professor of [...]
Thank you Student and New Professionals!
Today’s blog post comes from Claudia Holody. Claudia is a graduate student in the Department of Pediatrics at the [...]
Obesity Canada Job Posting: Social Media Coordinator
Job Description: Social Media Coordinator Job Type: Part-time, contract Salary: $18.00-$22/hr (based on experience) Hours: The position is part-time, [...]
Register Now for Our Public Conference: Connected 2021
Are you tired of the never ending bombardment of shady diet culture misinformation? Are you interested in learning the [...]
OC-SNP Chapters are Looking for New Members!
Today’s post comes from Audrey St-Laurent in collaboration with six OC-SNP chapters. Audrey is a PhD Candidate in the [...]
Healthcare Professionals: We Want to Hear From You on CME!
This needs assessment survey has closed. Thank you for your participation. Obesity Canada prides itself on providing engaging, practical [...]
Response to the CADTH draft recommendations on coverage of Saxenda
On June 10th, 2021 the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technology in Health (CADTH), an independant, not-for-profit organization responsible [...]
Childhood Obesity Stigma: A Call to Action
Today's blog is by Ximena Ramos Salas, PhD, Director of Research and Policy at Obesity Canada. Obesity is a stigmatized disease [...]