Transforming Hearts and Reducing Weight Bias The University of Ottawa Heart Institute Trains Obesity Champions.

2024-01-05T14:41:31-05:00January 5th, 2024|

Today's blog is written by Jennifer Brown, Registered Dietitian at The Ottawa Hospital Bariatric Centre of Excellence. Since 2021, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) has been transforming clinical practice, staff education, and patient-care to be aligned with the key [...]

New Publication: Review of an international pilot project to adapt the Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guideline

2023-10-02T11:25:05-04:00October 2nd, 2023|

We are delighted to share the results of our review on the international pilot project to adapt the Canadian Adult Clinical Practice Guideline. Below is the abstract. Background The evidence-based Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) released in August 2020 [...]

Publication: Incorporation of patient and family values and preferences for health-related outcomes in paediatric obesity management: A systematic review

2023-02-23T10:28:36-05:00February 23rd, 2023|

Summary Objective: A systematic review of value and preference studies conducted in children and their caregivers related to the estimated benefits and harms of interventions for managing paediatric obesity. Methods: We searched Ovid Medline (1946–2022), Ovid Embase (1974–2022), EBSCO CINAHL (inception to [...]

Chilean Healthcare NGOs Release Adaptation of Exhaustive Canadian Obesity Guidelines: Press Release

2022-11-09T20:04:24-05:00November 14th, 2022|

Chile launches evidence-based approach to obesity care rooted in Canada’s watershed 2020 clinical practice guidelines                 EDMONTON, November 11, 2022 – Canada’s leadership in obesity care and related research is on display in Latin America today, as several healthcare associations in Chile [...]

Irish Health Organizations Launch Adaptation of Landmark Canadian Obesity Guidelines: Press Release

2022-10-24T05:28:04-04:00October 25th, 2022|

Ireland becomes the first country of many to use Canada’s exhaustive 2020 clinical practice guidelines as the foundation for a new national approach to treating obesity EDMONTON, October 25, 2022 – Canadian expertise in obesity prevention and treatment has made the [...]

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