Healthcare Professionals
Obesity Canada is the country’s leading obesity registered charity association for healthcare professionals, researchers, trainees and students.
Obesity Canada provides guidelines for healthcare professionals, offer educational programs, promote public awareness, and advocate for evidence-based policies.
By combining research, education, and advocacy, Obesity Canada strives to improve the understanding and management of obesity while supporting individuals affected by this disease.
Recent News:
Webinar Series – Adult Obesity Guidelines: What’s New?
Miss the live presentation? Listen to the recording here! Adult Obesity Guidelines Webinar Series Obesity Canada, the [...]
A National Obesity Strategy: Are we there yet?
by Ximena Ramos Salas, PhD, Director of Research and Policy, and Ian Patton, PhD, Director of Public Engagement and Advocacy [...]
We Are Allowed to Be Angry
Over the last few months, we have been building our online community (OC Connect), and this has reaffirmed a [...]
It’s Not A Debate Anymore
Today’s post comes from Ian Patton, PhD. Ian is the Director of Advocacy and Public Engagement at Obesity Canada. [...]
New Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines: Why and how we did them and what’s new?
Today's post comes from Ximena Ramos Salas, PhD, who is the Director of Research & Policy with Obesity Canada. [...]
New Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines Published: Treatment goals are improved health and quality of life, not a number on a scale
EDMONTON, August 4, 2020 – Canadians living with obesity and the healthcare professionals who support them have a new [...]
Join Our Online Communities
Healthcare professionals and people living with obesity can connect with peers to learn and share via Obesity Canada's new [...]
UPDATE: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Managing Pediatric Obesity
Over the past few months, work has continued on updating the clinical practice guidelines for managing pediatric obesity in [...]
Volunteerism: 3 reasons to join the Obesity Canada Students and New Professionals
Today’s post comes from Nadia Browne. Nadia is a Registered Dietitian and a PhD candidate in the Department of [...]