Today's blog post has been written by Ian Patton. I have been an active patient advocate since 2015. In that time I have witnessed and participated in an evolution of patient engagement in the obesity space and beyond. Obesity Canada recognized [...]
The Obesity Canada Board of Directors and Staff, would like to extend a warm welcome to Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam as our new Scientific Director. Dr. Sockalingam is Vice Chair, Education and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. We are [...]
We are so excited to formally announce Obesity Canada’s newest Board members: Cheryl Denomy Damian Stathonikos Dr. Valerie Taylor Each of our new Board members brings years of experience and expertise to their new roles. We’re thrilled to welcome these community [...]
Today's blog is written by Pam Hung, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Alberta. In May, I attended Obesity Canada’s Obesity Research Training program, which was integrated with the 8th Annual Canadian Obesity Summit in Whistler, BC. [...]
This past month at the Canadian Obesity Summit in Whistler, British Columbia, Obesity Canada was pleased to provide an exclusive and unique training opportunity for new researchers and professionals in the field of obesity. The Obesity Research Training is a specialized [...]
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 [...]
Obesity Canada is pleased to announce the launch of the Canadian Obesity Fellowship Program where we will be working toward supporting financial support to Canadian researchers to advance new and current obesity research. Alongside the launch of the program, we are [...]
Chile launches evidence-based approach to obesity care rooted in Canada’s watershed 2020 clinical practice guidelines EDMONTON, November 11, 2022 – Canada’s leadership in obesity care and related research is on display in Latin America today, as several healthcare associations in Chile [...]
Ireland becomes the first country of many to use Canada’s exhaustive 2020 clinical practice guidelines as the foundation for a new national approach to treating obesity EDMONTON, October 25, 2022 – Canadian expertise in obesity prevention and treatment has made the [...]
Blog post written by Ximena Ramos Salas, PhD In August 2021, Chile and Ireland started a pilot project to adapt the Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines. The objective of this pilot project was to assess the feasibility of tailoring [...]
