As a clinician-scientist and an educator deeply involved in obesity management and education, I’m excited about the upcoming National Clinical Obesity Update (NCOU), taking place March 13-15, 2025, in beautiful Montréal, Québec. This is not your typical conference where you sit [...]
Hello everyone, It's been a month since I joined Obesity Canada as the Executive Director, and what an incredible learning experience it has been. I have been involved with Obesity Canada for over seven years and my appreciation for our small but [...]
Blog post by Nicole Pearce, Director of Education I recently had the privilege of meeting with MP Ziad Aboultaif to advocate for a significant policy shift — recognizing obesity as a chronic disease at the federal level in Canada. This meeting marks [...]
Edmonton, Alberta, July 9th, 2024 – Obesity Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Lisa Schaffer as the new Executive Director, following an extensive search process. Lisa brings over 30 years of leadership experience across diverse industries, with a proven track [...]
Celebrating Excellence: Dr. Kerri Delaney and Kurt Tulsieram Receive the Canadian Obesity Fellowship Obesity Canada is thrilled to announce the recipients of this year’s Canadian Obesity Fellowship, Dr. Kerri Delaney and Kurt Tulsieram. These outstanding researchers have demonstrated a profound commitment [...]
Join Us for the Run for Her Life 2024 in Support of Gynecologic Cancer Awareness We are thrilled to announce that Obesity Canada has partnered with The Society of Gynecologic Oncology of Canada (GOC) for an exhilarating event during the GOC’s [...]
Obesity Canada is Canada's leading obesity registered charity for health professionals, researchers, students, trainees, policy makers and Canadians living with obesity. We are seeking new members to sit on the Board of Directors who can will support Obesity Canada's Mission, Vision [...]
Obesity Canada is proud to endorse the INFORMAS Canada FOOD EPI-2023 report. Obesity Canada is pleased to support the following policy and infrastructure support recommendations for priority action by the federal government. Recommendations for top 5 priority policy actions: 1. Prohibit [...]
This blog was written by Master’s student and recipient of one of the New Investigator Research Training Travel Awards to attend the Obesity & Hypertension In Canada: Science To Solutions Conference, Jordyn Cox. As a first-year master's student working in the [...]
This blog was written by PhD Candidate and recipient of one of the New Investigator Research Training Travel Awards to attend the Obesity & Hypertension In Canada: Science To Solutions Conference, Dana Lowry. Attending Obesity Canada as a trainee was the [...]
