Obesity Canada pilot project will adapt ground-breaking CPGs for use in Chile and Ireland in 2021, with more countries on board in 2022 Canada’s sweeping new clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for treating obesity in adults may soon become the foundation for [...]
Work continues on updating clinical practice guideline for managing pediatric obesity in Canada. To inform the guideline, we're carrying out five literature reviews on topics related to the effectiveness of obesity management using interventions that focus on (1) behavioural, (2) pharmacotherapeutic, and (3) [...]
by Ximena Ramos Salas, PhD, Director of Research and Policy, and Ian Patton, PhD, Director of Public Engagement and Advocacy It has been almost 15 years since Obesity Canada (formerly the Canadian Obesity Network) was established by the Canadian government under the [...]
Today’s post comes from Ian Patton, PhD. Ian is the Director of Advocacy and Public Engagement at Obesity Canada. Over the past few weeks there has been a ton of media attention and discussion about the release of the new Clinical [...]
Today's post comes from Ximena Ramos Salas, PhD, who is the Director of Research & Policy with Obesity Canada. Many people have asked why we decided to update the Canadian clinical practice guidelines for the management of obesity in adults. To [...]
EDMONTON, August 4, 2020 – Canadians living with obesity and the healthcare professionals who support them have a new roadmap for quality collaborative care. More than two years in the making, the Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) provide a [...]
Healthcare professionals and people living with obesity can connect with peers to learn and share via Obesity Canada's new online community hubs. OC Connect is a Mighty Networks community for anyone affected by obesity to meet and discuss their experience, ask questions [...]
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