2018-2019 Wrap Up: Obesity Canada Students’ and New Professionals
Here we are again at the end of another year reflecting on the accomplishments of Obesity Canada’s Students’ and New Professionals (OC-SNPs) National Executive. This year was the first year that we in introduced our [...]
EXTENDED DEADLINE! Student and New Professionals: Executive Annual Elections CLOSED
You have heard it here before: being on the OC-SNP National Executive is an incredibly rewarding experience. We polled our past and present OC-SNP National Executives and the results speak for themselves: 100% of the [...]
COS 2019: Through the eyes of Obesity Canada’s Students and New Professionals
Obesity Canada prioritizes professional development opportunities for their students and new professionals. At this year’s 6th Canadian Obesity Summit in Ottawa, the opportunities were endless. Let’s highlight some of the exciting opportunities that were [...]
Mental Health Disorders and Excess Weight – A Proverbial Chicken and Egg Problem
Today’s post comes from Rebecca Christensen. Rebecca is a PhD Student in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Epidemiology program at the University of Toronto. She is also one of the current Chapter [...]
Pharmacotherapy for Adolescents with Obesity
Today’s post comes from Maryam Kebbe. Maryam is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta. She is also the current Chair of the University of Alberta’s OC-SNP chapter and Communications Director of [...]
World Health Day
Today’s post comes from Laura Vergeer. Laura is a PhD student in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto. She is also the current Special Events Coordinator for the OC-SNP National [...]
The Leadership Workshop
Something that is not to be missed coming up at the Obesity Summit is the Leadership Workshop facilitated by the Obesity Canada Student and New Professionals (OC-SNPs) National Executive. This event is a great [...]
Connectez-vous au 6e Sommet canadien sur l’obésité !
Conference Connections est une nouvelle initiative qui vise à connecter les étudiants, les chercheurs et les professionnels lors du 6e Sommet canadien sur l'obésité, organisé à Ottawa en avril 2019. Ce programme est une merveilleuse [...]
Bonne journée des diététistes!
Cet article a été écrit par Nadia Browne. Nadia est candidate au doctorat au département de pédiatrie de l'Université de l'Alberta. Elle est actuellement aussi vice-présidente du chapitre OC-ENP de l’Université de l’Alberta et [...]