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 [...]
What Does Effective Obesity Management Look Like? Learn about the evidence-based pillars of obesity management and What a long-term comprehensive approach to obesity management might look like. Obesity Is Not A Behaviour: Patient experiences in comprehensive obesity management Bariatric Surgery: Long-term [...]
Today's blog post is brought to you by Dawn Hatanaka, Executive Director of Obesity Canada. There has been quite a bit of media attention around the recently released Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With [...]
Obesity Canada's online professional community OC Connect Pro, hosted by TimedRight has closed. Obesity Digest is not being managed by Obesity Canada. Thank you for your support of this online community by engaging via posting, liking and sharing the content. We have [...]
The Advancing Obesity Management Program has expired. This 10 module program has been taken offline and will not return online in it's same format. You will not have access to the course once it has been taken offline. If you were not able [...]
A big congratulations to all of those who successfully completed the Certified Bariatric Educator examination on November 26, 2022 and now hold the CBE designation! The Certified Bariatric Educator designation signifies advanced knowledge and principles of obesity management in alignment with [...]
We are currently seeking a dedicated, hardworking and enthusiastic individual to join our team. This is an excellent opportunity to work alongside Canada's leading obesity registered charity, made up of healthcare professionals, researchers, policy makers and people living with obesity. [...]
Congratulations to our Chilean colleagues who have published an adapted version of the Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines; Obesity in adults: Clinical practice guideline adapted for Chile. After over a year of hard work, the summary publication is now available. [...]
By Dr. Ian Patton, Director of Advocacy and Public Engagement for Obesity Canada In January of 2021 Obesity Canada was approached by our colleagues at Obesity Action Coalition who asked if I would be open to help with a project related [...]
