Aim2Be m-health app profiled at 2019 Obesity Summit
Obesity Canada’s 2019 Summit provided the perfect opportunity to profile the Aim2Be youth and parent companion m-health applications and share early evaluation results. The Childhood Obesity Foundation hosted an [...]
COS 2019: Through the eyes of Obesity Canada’s Students and New Professionals
Obesity Canada prioritizes professional development opportunities for their students and new professionals. At this year’s 6th Canadian Obesity Summit in Ottawa, the opportunities were endless. Let’s highlight some of [...]
TOPS New Investigator Research Award: 6th Biennial Canadian Obesity Summit
Congratulations, Dr. Laurie Twells on receiving the TOPS New Investigator Research Award! TOPS has been a supporter of Obesity Canada for more than a decade, and sponsoring the TOPS [...]
5AS Team Training Workshop: Learn how to help your patients living with obesity. Edmonton, June 15, 2019
Our challenge Over 14 million Canadians live with obesity, a major driver for chronic diseases. Managing obesity is hampered by misinformation about its complexity and chronicity, which results in unrealistic [...]
Mental Health Disorders and Excess Weight – A Proverbial Chicken and Egg Problem
Today’s post comes from Rebecca Christensen. Rebecca is a PhD Student in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Epidemiology program at the University of Toronto. She is also [...]
Does A New Canadian Study on Cancer Inadvertently Make a Strong Case For Treating Obesity?
Does A New Canadian Study on Cancer Inadvertently Make a Strong Case For Treating Obesity? A post from Dr. Arya Sharma Last week, a series of papers by a [...]
Study Recruitment: Genetic Testing of Children and Adults with Obesity
You or your child (age 2 or older) may be eligible for a genetic testing study to find out if the extra weight is due to genetics In this study [...]
Obesity Canada Summer Student Position; Social Media Coordinator
Position Summary Under the direction of Obesity Canada’s Communication Director, this position is responsible for creating engaging content for the network’s social media presence, including keeping social media channels [...]
Obesity Canada Summer Student Position; Coordinator; University of Alberta
Obesity Canada is Canada’s leading obesity charity, made up of healthcare professionals, researchers, policy makers and people with an interest in obesity. The mission of Obesity Canada is to [...]
APPLY NOW! Graduate Student Position with the University of Alberta
Project Title: The gut microbiome in children with PWS: a fiber intervention Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is the most common syndromic form of childhood obesity. Aim: determine if a fiber [...]
Pharmacotherapy for Adolescents with Obesity
Today’s post comes from Maryam Kebbe. Maryam is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta. She is also the current Chair of the University of Alberta’s OC-SNP [...]
Download the Canadian Obesity Summit App!
The official program for the Summit is available as a free app for Android from Google Play and for iOS from iTunes. Engage with other delegates through the COS Mobile APP. Create a profile, make [...]