Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Attend The 2020 Canadian Obesity Student Meeting
Today’s post comes from Taniya S. Nagpal. Taniya is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at The University of Ottawa. She is also the current outgoing OC-SNP Chair of the OC-SNP National [...]
Grad School and Beyond with Dr. Claudia Gagnon
Dr. Claudia Gagnon is an endocrinologist at the University Hospital Center (CHU) of Quebec and an associate professor in the Department of Medicine at Laval University. She is also [...]
Applications for MSc, PhD, and postdoctoral opportunities in the fields of health, chronic disease management, and behavioural interventions; Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre
The Montréal Behavioural Medicine Centre (MBMC), directed by Dr. Simon Bacon (Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Concordia University) and Dr. Kim Lavoie (Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal), is [...]
Helen: Weight of Living
Representation matters! Obesity Canada launched the Weight of Living series to dismantle the stereotypes and myths surrounding obesity. Through stories and photos, we hope to address the bias that surrounds [...]
Fat Family Part 3: Fat Parents
Kelly Moen is an active patient advocate and vice-chair of the Obesity Canada Public Engagement Committee. Kelly and his wife Cathy gave a talk about living with obesity and the impact on [...]
Nike Released Plus Size Mannequins and the Internet Couldn’t Handle It
Today’s post comes from Victoria Tokarz. Victoria is a PhD candidate in the Department of Physiology at the University of Toronto. She is also the current Financial Director of [...]
A Glance at Obesity Canada’s Winning Infographic Designs!
This year Obesity Canada is hosting its 4th Infographic Design Competition! In this annual contest, our Student and New Professional members communicate obesity-related information through compelling visual and illustrative [...]
7th Canadian Obesity Student Meeting 2020 – CMDO Competition
CMDO COMPETITION GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION This competition is designed only for CMDO students and new professionals to apply to. Created in April 2012 by the Fond de Recherche [...]
Managing Halloween Treats is Tricky for Parents!
Today’s post comes from Dr. Kristen Reilly. Kristen’s doctoral thesis focuses on parent as agents of change in the treatment of childhood obesity and promotion of children’s health behaviours. [...]
Infographic Design Competition Guidelines – Deadline extended to November 30, 2019
Topic Infographics should highlight a topic that is in line with Obesity Canada’s vision and mission. What is an infographic? An infographic is a visual way to display data [...]
From Grad School and Beyond with Jan Hill
From the series Grad School and Beyond, we present an interview with Jan Hill, Advanced Group Fitness Specialist. Jan Hill is an Advanced Group Fitness Specialist, Personal Trainer, and [...]