Written by Dr. Sue Pedersen, MD, FRCPC DABOM and published in Canadian Diabetes & Endocrinology Today: Science for the Real World Approximately 90% of people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have overweight or obesity. Thus, weight management is a highly relevant [...]
Today's blog post has been written by Jennifer Brown, MSc., RD, CBE A proof-of-concept project that implements the Canadian Adult Obesity CPGs into practice. "Individuals living with obesity are subjected to weight bias, stigma and discrimination, particularly evident from the healthcare [...]
This position has been filled. Administrative Assistant Job Type: Full time, 6 months with a possible extension depending on funding Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday through Friday Location: Online / Remote Obesity Canada is Canada’s leading obesity registered charity, made [...]
Summary Objective: A systematic review of value and preference studies conducted in children and their caregivers related to the estimated benefits and harms of interventions for managing paediatric obesity. Methods: We searched Ovid Medline (1946–2022), Ovid Embase (1974–2022), EBSCO CINAHL (inception to [...]
Join us at this world-class event that incorporates separate concurrent annual conferences (congresses/meetings) from the 7 host organizations under 1 roof:- Canadian Cardiovascular Congress- Diabetes Canada / Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism Conference- Thrombosis Canada Conference- Canadian Venous Thromboembolism Research Network [...]
Read the full CBC article, HERE. New Canadian guidelines on the way In Canada, where about one in 10 children has obesity, treatment guidelines are also in the process of being updated. A team of more than 50 experts across the [...]
Ten years ago, healthcare providers and researchers with diverse backgrounds and specialties came together to develop a better understanding of how we can collectively prevent and treat some of society’s most challenging chronic diseases, including vascular disease. It’s time to come [...]
We are excited to announce that we will be hosting an abbreviated, updated version of the “Obesity Bootcamps”, Obesity Research Training in conjunction with the Canadian Obesity Summit, taking place May 14-17, 2023 in Whistler British Columbia. The Obesity Research Training [...]
Last year, Obesity Canada initiated a push to have the Ontario Government align their bariatric surgery criteria with the recommendations in the Clinical Practice Guidelines. Specifically, we asked them to revise the criteria to open up bariatric surgery for individuals with [...]
Obesity Canada is the country’s leading obesity registered charity association for health professionals, researchers, students/trainees, policy makers and most importantly Canadians living with obesity. We are seeking new members to the Board of Directors who can help support Obesity Canada's Mission, [...]
