Photo: Obesity Canada booth at 2022 Obesity Week Are you attending Obesity Week in Dallas for Obesity Week October 14-17, 2023 Obesity Canada will be on be hand for Obesity Week, a major scientific conference hosted by The Obesity Society. With [...]
Join us at this world-class event that incorporates separate concurrent annual conferences (congresses/meetings) from the 7 host organizations under 1 roof:- Canadian Cardiovascular Congress- Diabetes Canada / Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism Conference- Thrombosis Canada Conference- Canadian Venous Thromboembolism Research Network [...]
Ten years ago, healthcare providers and researchers with diverse backgrounds and specialties came together to develop a better understanding of how we can collectively prevent and treat some of society’s most challenging chronic diseases, including vascular disease. It’s time to come [...]
March 4 is World Obesity Day. For the past few years, all of the major global obesity organizations including World Obesity Federation, European Association for the Study of Obesity, The Obesity Society, Global Obesity Patient Alliance, Obesity Action Coalition, Obesity Canada [...]
I have been involved with Obesity Canada for a long time. I have had the privilege to work with and learn from the smartest doctors and researchers on the topic of obesity. I even acknowledge this privilege is a big reason [...]
This mainly French event will take place from February 9 to 11, 2022 in a virtual format via the ZOOM web platform. This year's theme: Unconventional Complications of Metabolic Syndrome 33 oral presentations in the field of CMDO (Presentation of students (14) and invited speakers (19)); [...]
Get Connected in 2022 with Obesity Canada by joining us for our monthly webinar series Connected Conversations! Kick the new year off right by joining hosts Lisa Schaffer and Ian Patton as they dig into the important conversations that need to [...]
Are you tired of the never ending bombardment of shady diet culture misinformation? Are you interested in learning the truth about obesity, how it is a complex, chronic disease and what we really know about effective, evidence-based treatment and management? Are [...]
Obesity Canada’s mission is to improve the lives of Canadians living with obesity through research, education, and advocacy. This is why we have entered the Great Canadian Giving Challenge, hosted by CanadaHelps. With every dollar you donate, our organization is entered [...]
Please join me in officially welcoming Dr. Mary Forhan, Chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy and Associate Professor, Faculty of Rehabilitation at the University of Alberta as our new Scientific Director. Mary has volunteered with OC since before day one, [...]
