Connected Conference 2025

It's Bigger Than Obesity: Connecting the Dots in Obesity Care

Obesity intersects with many chronic conditions like diabetes, sleep disorders, heart disease, and liver disease—yet they’re often treated in isolation.

If we want better care, we need to have better conversations. Connected Conference 2025 is here to get those conversations started.

Join Obesity Canada for a week-long virtual event from March 3-7, 2025, where we’ll explore how obesity intersects with other chronic conditions and what we can do—together—to improve care.

Watch, learn, and engage—on your time

We’re making it easier than ever to join the conversation with a new conference format. This year’s event features:

• Four on-demand sessions, released daily from Monday to Thursday
• A live expert roundtable on Friday, March 7, to tie it all together
• Insights from experts, advocates, and lived experience voices—spanning obesity, diabetes, heart health, liver disease, sleep disorders, and more.
• Actionable solutions to bridge gaps in obesity care

Connected Conference 2025 Session Lineup

Monday, March 3

Dealing with Diabesity: Managing Obesity and Diabetes for Better Outcomes

• Hosted by Lauren Gaetz with Patient Advocate Linxi Mytkolli, Dr. Rishi Handa, & Pharmacist Kalid Bhatti
• Presented in partnership with Diabetes Canada and Diabetes Action Canada

Tuesday, March 4

The Overlooked Connection Between Obesity & Sleep

• Hosted by Lauren Gaetz with Dr. Michael Mak
• Presented in partnership with Canadian Sleep Society

Wednesday, March 5

Obesity & Heart Health: A Holistic Approach

• Hosted by Lauren Gaetz with Dr. Jodi Heshka
• Presented in partnership with Canadian Cardiovascular Society

Thursday, March 6

What You Need to Know About Obesity & Liver Disease

• Hosted by Lauren Gaetz with Patient Advocate Michael Betel and Dr. Supriya Joshi
• Presented in partnership with Fatty Liver Alliance

Friday, March 7

LIVE Roundtable Discussion (90 mins) Noon Eastern Time

• Hosted by Lauren Gaetz with Dr. Megha Poddar and Obesity Canada's Lisa Schaffer (Executive Director), Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam (Scientific Director), and Ian Patton (Director of Advocacy & Public Engagement)