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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 opportunity to speak one-on-one with up and [...]
Immediate supervisors: Dr Kim Lavoie and Dr Simon Bacon Location: CIUSSS-NIM (Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal and Clinique Rockland) Salary: In accordance with experience Starting date: As soon as possible Summary of position: Under the direct supervision of Drs Lavoie and [...]
CANADIAN OBESITY SUMMIT PROGRAM The Canadian Obesity Summit is a unique interdisciplinary conference designed to share current understanding of the causes, complications, treatments and prevention approaches for obesity. It is as much a networking event as it is a cutting-edge [...]
Today’s post comes from Nadia Browne. Nadia is a Registered Dietitian and a Doctoral student in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta. She is also the current Vice Chair of the University of Alberta’s OC-SNP Chapter and OC-SNP [...]
Congratulations to the following Obesity Canada Summit Student Travel Award Winners! This year's competition was extremely competitive, and we were able to increase the number of awards, however only the following applicants have been selected by the committee: Alicia Taylor (Memorial [...]
On March 2, 2019 Obesity Canada's Edmonton Local Chapter had the opportunity to participate as an exhibitor at the Alberta Pharmacists' Association conference. The Alberta Pharmacists' Association (RxA) hosted a professional development conference in Edmonton which included keynote speakers, breakout sessions, [...]
Conference Connections is a new initiative which aims to connect students, researchers and professionals during the 6th Canadian Obesity Summit hosted in Ottawa this April 2019. This program is a wonderful opportunity to expand your professional network and make a meaningful [...]
Are you attending the Obesity Canada Summit in April? Do you like breakfast? Interested in engaging in a career development networking opportunity? If you answered yes to those questions then look no further because we have an event for you! This [...]
Dr. Lyndsay Fitzgeorge is the Coordinator of the Fitness and Health Promotion program at Fanshawe College. She completed her PhD in Kinesiology from Western University in 2009. During her Postdoctoral Fellowship, she was a part of a cancer prevention research team [...]
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics The Division of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta, is offering a postdoctoral position in childhood obesity and gut microbiome. The post-doc fellow will be responsible for [...]
