Join the Obesity Canada Team!
We are currently seeking dedicated, hardworking and enthusiastic individuals to join our team. This is an excellent opportunity to work alongside Canada's leading obesity registered charity, made up of [...]
Obesity & Endometrial Cancer
Did you know that endometrial cancer has been on the rise in Canada over the past 20 years? People who are older and living with obesity are more likely [...]
Community Engaged Learning in Obesity for Medical Students
When we published our second Report Card on Access to Obesity Treatment back in 2019, one of the findings highlighted a significant issue in obesity management that has been echoed [...]
OC Update, Spring 2022
by Ian Patton As we turn the page on winter and move into spring, Obesity Canada is hard at work continuing our mission of improving the lives of Canadians living [...]
Obesity Canada Professional Education Platform Launch
Obesity Canada is pleased to announce the launch of our new professional education platform. Obesity Canada is a leader in providing practice-changing continuing education on obesity care for healthcare [...]
Tribute to Patti Whitefoot-Bobier
It is with great sadness that we inform you that our esteemed colleague Patti Whitefoot-Bobier passed away on March 13, 2022. As a talented graphic designer and artist, Patti [...]
World Obesity Day March 4, 2022
March 4 is World Obesity Day. For the past few years, all of the major global obesity organizations including World Obesity Federation, European Association for the Study of Obesity, [...]
Join a Study: Assessing the relationship between gestational weight gain and internalized weight bias in pregnant women.
Today's blog post is brought to you by Jacklyn Stewart, medical student, and Helena Piccinini-Vallis, MD PhD CCFP FCFP, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. Those living with obesity commonly face [...]
An update on the pediatric clinical practice guidelines
Updating the Canadian CPGs for Managaing Pediatric Obesity: A Protocol Work continues on updating the Canadian Clinical Practice Guideline for Managing Pediatric Obesity. Over the past several months, [...]
Have You Used Obesity Medications? We Need Your Help!
Today’s blog post is brought to you by Ian Patton, Director of Advocacy and Public Engagement for Obesity Canada The publication of new Clinical Practice Guidelines for obesity in [...]
Connected Conversations: The Shape Of Things To Come
I have been involved with Obesity Canada for a long time. I have had the privilege to work with and learn from the smartest doctors and researchers on the [...]
The ASCEND Global Obesity Training Centre Programme
Welcome to the ASCEND Global Obesity Training Centre Programme Apply to join the training session on 25–29 April 2022 with the team from the Edmonton Bariatric Subspecialty Clinic The ASCEND [...]
Conversations about children’s weight: Guidance for parents and healthcare providers
This post is brought to you by Dr. Amy McPherson, Senior Scientist at the Bloorview Research Institute and Christine Provvidenza, Knowledge Translation Lead at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital.Having conversations [...]
Obesity Management: Aren’t You Tired of Thinking It All Falls to You?
This blog post is brought to you by Sara English, medical student and Dr. Michael Vallis, Psychologist, Dalhousie University, Halifax Obesity is a complex chronic medical condition, which requires [...]
2022 SQLNM/CMDO Scientific Meeting – Unconventional Complications of Metabolic Syndrome
This mainly French event will take place from February 9 to 11, 2022 in a virtual format via the ZOOM web platform. This year's theme: Unconventional Complications of Metabolic Syndrome 33 oral presentations in [...]
Get Connected in 2022
Get Connected in 2022 with Obesity Canada by joining us for our monthly webinar series Connected Conversations! Kick the new year off right by joining hosts Lisa Schaffer and [...]
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 has come where Health Canada has approved a new treatment [...]
International Scientific Cooperation to Improve Obesity Care
By Ximena Ramos Salas, Director of Research & Policy & Miguel Alejandro Saquimux Contreras, Research Assistant, Obesity Canada In January 2021, Obesity Canada launched a pilot project to create [...]
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 biased memes and fat jokes as well as a lot [...]
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 than recommended during pregnancy. Starting discussions about certain topics, especially [...]
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 Report Card on Access to Care Download the archived 2017 [...]
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 the Montreal Children’s Hospital and a MSc Candidate at Concordia [...]
2020 Annual Report
With support from our generous donors and supporters, Obesity Canada is changing the obesity narrative in Canada and globally. We are deeply grateful to the individuals and organizations listed [...]
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. As a patient advocate, there are a number of things [...]
