Obesity Canada has local chapters across the country. Get involved! With over 30,000 members nationwide, Obesity Canada is the largest organization of obesity professionals in the world. As the network spans such a large and diverse geography, there is a need [...]
Obesity Canada’s Calgary Chapter hosts an annual Research Showcase to highlight innovative local research about obesity. This year’s Showcase will have a special focus on recent obesity-related policy changes. After a multiyear collaborative process, the Government of Canada has unveiled the [...]
This is the first time OC-Calgary will be entering a race like this after being inspired by the GTA chapter who have been ivolved in their local marathon series since 2019, raising just over $9,000! Calgary is looking forward to engaging [...]
On March 19th 2019, the OC GTA Chapter jointly held a networking and educational event with LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic to explore the behavioural strategies most likely to be associated with sustained weight control. Aptly titled Effective Behavioural Interventions, the event featured three [...]
Please join us for a conversation as we unpack the details of interventions that support sustained behaviour change. Come and learn the best behavioural strategies most likely to be associated with sustained behaviour change and leave with practical tools proven to support [...]
*Please note, this application is only for those who are currently sitting in on the Executive Board of an Obesity Canada Local Chapter. Obesity Canada is pleased to offer up to twenty complimentary registrations to members of Obesity Canada Local Chapters. Note that [...]
Avez-vous de la difficulté à discuter du poids avec vos patients? Aborder la question du poids est souvent très délicat. Plusieurs professionnels de la santé rapportent avoir des difficultés à aborder la question du poids avec leurs patients. Ils rapportent notamment un faible niveau d’aisance et de [...]
Join the Obesity Canada Halifax chapter on September 26, 2018 @ 7:00pm to listen to Dr. Michael Vallis dig into Understanding Obesity as a Chronic Condition. We encourage questions during this webinar, which can be asked via the Obesity Canada Halifax Facebook [...]
Make sure you don’t miss any opportunities to network, learn, build partnerships, and improve strategies to address, prevent, and treat obesity in Calgary. Click here to sign up for the OC-YYC email list. Click here to join the Facebook group. With that, [...]
Another successful event in the books for CON-YYC. As requested by the membership, we held a Binge Eating Disorder educational evening on Oct 25th. We would like to thank Dr. Helen Cho (MD), Vincci Tsui (RD) and Cinder Smith (R. Psych) [...]
