ABOM News: Announcing Updated Requirements for 2021 Exam
COVID-19 Prompts Changes for Upcoming Exam In response to COVID-19 concerns, the American Board of Obesity Medicine is adjusting its requirements for the 2021 test cycle to ensure that physicians [...]
April 2, 2020 @ 4:30 MST / 6:30 EST Dr. Arya Sharma and Dr. Sue Pedersen
Watch! Please note that this webinar is available to the first 100 participants. If you are unable to join the webinar, the recorded webinar will be available [...]
COVID-19 Infographic
COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disesase - 2019) is a disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. If you are living with overweight, obesity or diabetes, you are not at increased risk for [...]
Fighting Obesity Bias and Stigma During COVID-19
Today's blog comes from Dr. Sue Pedersen. Dr. Pedersen is a medical doctor, specialist in Endocrinology & Metabolism, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine in [...]
Looking for input from HCP’s: Management of Patients with Obesity in Community Practice – A Resident Research Project
The Edmonton Obesity Staging System for Pediatrics (EOSS-P) is a clinical risk stratification tool that is used in the overall management of pediatric patients with obesity. It falls under [...]
March Feature Researcher Profile: Aurélie Baillot, Ph.D.
Since my first year of university training, I knew that I want to be a researcher because of my thirst for learning, my endless curiosity and my strong desire to [...]
CANCELLED: Canadian Obesity Student Meeting (COSM)
Obesity Canada (OC) supports widespread efforts to maintain social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have indefinitely cancelled all travel and in-person meetings for our staff and volunteers, and [...]
COVID-19 and the Canadian Obesity Student Meeting (COSM) 2020 planning continues…
Obesity Canada and the York University local organizing committee is continuing preparations for the COSM 2020 Toronto, ON conference 17th-19th of June, 2020 and have no immediate plans to [...]
Obesity Canada recommendations regarding Coronavirus
We are aware of the concerns raised by the Coronavirus outbreak (also known as COVID-19), and our thoughts are with everyone who has been directly affected. The health and [...]
Call for Abstracts for the Canadian Obesity Student Meeting – Submission Deadline March 23, 2020
A call for abstract submissions is open for the Canadian Obesity Student Meeting. Obesity Canada in partnership with York University and the University of Alberta will convene the 7th [...]
Motivation: Key to Weight Management in Adolescents
Today’s post comes from Nadia Browne. Nadia is a Registered Dietitian and a PhD candidate in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta. She is also the [...]
