Obesity Canada's Community Action Team has been working diligently and has recently published a cross-sectional study in Obesity Pillars. Below is the abstract for the paper. Background Approximately 15% of Canadian adults live with two or more chronic diseases, many of [...]
Obesity Canada's Education Action Team has been working diligently and has recently published a Scoping Review in Obesity Pillars. Below is the abstract for the paper. Background Obesity is a prevalent chronic disease in Canada. Individuals living with obesity frequently interact [...]
Today's blog post has been written by Michele Satanove. This past May I had the privilege of attending the 8th Canadian Obesity Summit as one of ten patient partners. From our arrival until our departure we were made welcome and shown [...]
Today's blog is written by Pam Hung, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Alberta. In May, I attended Obesity Canada’s Obesity Research Training program, which was integrated with the 8th Annual Canadian Obesity Summit in Whistler, BC. [...]
This past month at the Canadian Obesity Summit in Whistler, British Columbia, Obesity Canada was pleased to provide an exclusive and unique training opportunity for new researchers and professionals in the field of obesity. The Obesity Research Training is a specialized [...]
Obesity Canada is pleased to announce the launch of the Canadian Obesity Fellowship Program where we will be working toward supporting financial support to Canadian researchers to advance new and current obesity research. Alongside the launch of the program, we are [...]
Download here: Report Card on Access to Care Infographic on Access to Care PowerPoint Slide Deck Appendices to the Report Card on Access to Care Download the archived 2017 Report Card on Access to Obesity Treatment for Adults in Canada Obesity [...]
Today’s post is brought to you by the OC-SNP Executive. All eyes were on me as I walked up to the podium. I was about to present my obesity research at an esteemed conference, but I felt their stares boring into [...]
Today’s member profile comes from Ms. Candace Vilhan B.A Psych., E.C.E, C.B.E Behaviourist, Certified Bariatric Educator, and Weight Management Clinic & Bariatric Centre of Excellence at The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario. Ms. Vilhan sits on the Clinical Adults Committee . [...]
Download report Read Obesity Canada’s findings on the ACTION study by clicking the images (top thumbnail for full report and bottom thumbnail for infographic). Healthcare professionals, employers and people living with obesity disagree on how the disease develops, how to [...]
