Today’s post comes from Taniya S. Nagpal. Taniya is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at The University of Ottawa. She is also the current outgoing OC-SNP Chair of the OC-SNP National Executive. Every other year, Obesity Canada hosts the Canadian Obesity Student Meeting [...]
Dr. Claudia Gagnon is an endocrinologist at the University Hospital Center (CHU) of Quebec and an associate professor in the Department of Medicine at Laval University. She is also a fellow of the Quebec Health Research Fund (FRQS) and a clinician-researcher [...]
This year Obesity Canada is hosting its 4th Infographic Design Competition! In this annual contest, our Student and New Professional members communicate obesity-related information through compelling visual and illustrative designs. Over the past four years, we have had some impressive submissions [...]
CMDO COMPETITION GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION This competition is designed only for CMDO students and new professionals to apply to. Created in April 2012 by the Fond de Recherche du Quebec – Santé (FRQS), the Research Network on CardioMetabolic health, Diabetes and [...]
Today’s post comes from Dr. Kristen Reilly. Kristen’s doctoral thesis focuses on parent as agents of change in the treatment of childhood obesity and promotion of children’s health behaviours. She is currently a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Geography [...]
Topic Infographics should highlight a topic that is in line with Obesity Canada’s vision and mission. What is an infographic? An infographic is a visual way to display data or information that makes it easy to understand at a glance. It [...]
From the series Grad School and Beyond, we present an interview with Jan Hill, Advanced Group Fitness Specialist. Jan Hill is an Advanced Group Fitness Specialist, Personal Trainer, and Lecturer at Western University in Ontario, Canada. Her background includes expertise in occupation [...]
Topic Infographics should highlight a topic that is in line with Obesity Canada’s vision and mission. What is an infographic? An infographic is a visual way to display data or information that makes it easy to understand at a glance. [...]
Today’s blog post comes from Malcolm Snow. Malcolm is an undergraduate student at Memorial University of Newfoundland where he is studying Psychology. He is also one of the Chapter Representatives on the OC-SNP National Executive. The upcoming federal election is in [...]
Today’s post comes from Rebecca Christensen. Rebecca is a PhD Student in Epidemiology in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Toronto. She is also the current Vice Chair of the OC-SNP National Executive. For those of you [...]
