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The Canadian Obesity Summit (COS) is the most important biennial scientific event on obesity in Canada. Its objectives are:
Why should YOU attend?
Workshops are included in conference registration. CLICK HERE to download more information for workshops being held on Tuesday April 25th (multiple workshops running throughout the day 8:30-4:30), Wednesday April 26th (one afternoon workshop 2-4pm), Thursday April 27th(one afternoon workshop 2-4pm) and Friday April 28th (two afternoon workshops- 12-1pm, 2-4pm) .
Wednesday April 26 |
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| Reshaping Canada’s Food Policies for Health | My Patient has Lost Weight Now What? | ||
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Healthy Eating Strategy: Responding to The Senate Report in Obesity Sugar-sweetened beverage taxation in Canada: prospects and challenges |
Lifestyle intervention Meal replacements Surgery & medication |
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| Government Frameworks for Obesity Prevention & Management | Pediatric Obesity Care | ||
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Government Response: Senate Obesity Report or Obesity Prevention Policy in Canada Legal implications of classifying obesity as a chronic disease |
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Positive Mental Health as a starting point for the treatment of child obesity Alberta pediatric obesity strategy The Team to Address Bariatric Care in Canadian Children (Team ABC3): Progress to Date |
| Weight Bias: Moving beyond awareness to creating change! | Bariatric Surgery I | ||
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Weight Bias: What can we do about it? Addressing Weight Bias in Health Care: Inter-professional health education Addressing Weight Bias in Public Health: Changing the narrative to avoid unintended consequences |
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Overview of Bariatric Surgical Procedures The Evolution of Mental Health Care in Bariatric Surgery Medical Tourism – It’s a High Stakes Gamble |
Thursday April 27 |
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| Living with Obesity | Pregnancy & Maternal Health | ||
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Health services research in bariatric care: Living While Losing Benefits of Obesity and (Un)intended Consequences of Weight Loss: A Devil’s Advocate Position Living with Obesity: Before and After Bariatric Surgery |
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ENRICH: Supporting healthy weights in pregnancy and postpartum Obesity management in women with Infertility |
| Family Based Pediatric Care | Managing Obesity as a Chronic Disease | ||
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The social determinants of pediatric obesity: Time to let go of diet and exercise Looking beyond nutrition and obesity |
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Obesity as a Chronic Disease Improving obesity prevention and management in primary care: the 5As Team Program Treating the Big Picture: Diabetes and Obesity |
| Nutrition Beyond Foods | Microbiome/CIHR | ||
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Can we trust data on dietary intake? Can policy ameliorate socioeconomic inequities in obesity and obesity-related behaviours? Foods that improve metabolic parameters |
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Gut microbiota as a potential mediator of the metabolic effects of bariatric surgery The role of the gut microbiome in obesity: Opportunities for nutritional interventions |
Friday April 28 |
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| Population Health – Surveillance | Energy Metabolism & Body Composition | ||
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Recent trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Canadian children Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth |
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Physiological Determinants of Energy Metabolism Effect of foods on appetite and energy intake Defining and Measuring Sarcopenic Obesity |
| Physical Activity Benefits Beyond Weight Loss | Bariatric Surgery II | ||
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Impact of Hockey Fans in Training Program on Health in Overweight Men Is one minute of exercise enough? Exercise effects on inflammation and adiocyte biology |
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Reflux Disease and its impact on Bariatric Surgical Choice Bariatric Surgical Outcomes on the National Stage-MBSAQIP and NSQIP |
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