Today’s post comes from Melissa Fernandez. Melissa is a dietitian and a Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta. She is also the current Outgoing Vice Chair of the OC-SNP National Executive. This week is [...]
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 the OC-SNP National Executive. With one in [...]
Planning is picking up steam for the 6th Canadian Obesity Summit. Below, check out some of the dozens of plenary speakers and talks we will be featuring in Ottawa this April! As usual, it is a stellar lineup of leading Canadian [...]
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There is still time to submit an abstract to the 6th Canadian Obesity Summit, a truly unique, multidisciplinary conference. It only happens every other year, so submit your research by January 31, 2019! Also, registration is now open at the Westin Ottawa. [...]
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 Representative on the OC-SNP National Executive. With the new year [...]
This year our infographic competition was filled with high quality entries! We are asking for the help of the public to choose our winner. Please go to our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SNPOC/ and vote for your favourite infographic. The 5 finalists will [...]
Obesity Canada’s mission to improve the lives of Canadians living with this disease has made us a patient-centered organization, and so we rely heavily on our volunteers to ensure that our efforts have the greatest impact and are relevant to the [...]
Today’s post comes from Joyla Furlano. Joyla is a PhD Student in the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Neuroscience program at the University of Western Ontario. She is also the current Recruitment Coordinator of the OC-SNP National Executive. Alzheimer’s disease is the most [...]
Mary Forhan with TOPS from the 2017 TOPS award presentation. EXTENDED APPLICATION DEADLINE - February 28, 2019 This award recognizes an individual for a singular achievement or their career contributions to research in the field of obesity. This award is made [...]
