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Obesity Canada is an expert in leading and supporting important research, providing education programs based on the best available science, and advocating on behalf of people who live with obesity.

09/05/2026

🎤 We asked obesity experts:

“What’s one thing you’ve learned from your patients living with obesity that’s stayed with you?”

Their answers point to something that deserves more attention in obesity care:

Patients are experts in their own lives.

They know what they have tried.
They know what has helped.
They know what has hurt.
They know what it feels like to keep showing up while facing bias, stigma, and assumptions about their body.

And even when someone says they lack motivation or willpower, the reality may be very different.

They may be showing motivation every day by continuing to seek care, manage competing demands, and keep going after experiences that made healthcare feel unsafe or discouraging.

That resilience deserves to be seen.

So does the trust it takes to build a care relationship after someone has been judged or dismissed before.

Obesity care should make room for the person’s expertise, their lived experience, and the life they are managing beyond the appointment.

Thank you to the experts who added their voices to this video:

Nina Crowley, PhD, RDN, Dr. Megha Poddar, Dr. Angela Fitch, Dr. Rishi Handa, and Lindsey Klein, LPN & Certified Bariatric Educator.

Bring your experience to work that can make a lasting contribution to obesity care.We’re looking for clinicians, researc...
09/04/2026

Bring your experience to work that can make a lasting contribution to obesity care.

We’re looking for clinicians, researchers and other qualified experts from across Canada to join the author group for the Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guideline.

🔗 Explore the opportunity and apply by September 29: https://utm.guru/urS5s

Who in your network should know about this opportunity?

Tag them in the comments or share this post.

A waiting room chair can send a message.So can a gown.A blood pressure cuff.A scale.An ultrasound room.For pregnant pati...
09/03/2026

A waiting room chair can send a message.

So can a gown.
A blood pressure cuff.
A scale.
An ultrasound room.

For pregnant patients living with obesity, those details can make care feel welcoming, or they can make someone feel singled out before the appointment even begins.

Dr. Cynthia Maxwell shares how her team built a program-wide approach to safer pregnancy care, from comfortable seating and properly sized equipment to respectful ultrasound experiences and language that does not blame the patient.

It is a practical conversation about what healthcare spaces communicate, and how care teams can make those spaces safer.

🎧 Listen to the full episode here:

🟢 Spotify: https://utm.guru/uss8x
🟣 Apple Podcasts: https://utm.guru/uss8B
🔴 YouTube: https://utm.guru/uss8G

Six years after the Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guideline was published, work is underway on its next major...
09/02/2026

Six years after the Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guideline was published, work is underway on its next major update.

We’re pleased to announce that Dr. Roshan Abraham will serve as Lead Author of the 2027 Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guideline.

He will be supported by an Executive Committee bringing together clinical, research and lived-experience perspectives:

Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam
Dr. Sean Wharton
Christian Roberge
Christy Hickmore
Dr. Judy Shiau
Dr. Tasneem Sajwani

The 2027 Guideline will build on the foundation established in 2020 while responding to how the evidence, treatment landscape and realities of obesity care have evolved. We’re also strengthening the governance and development processes behind the Guideline to protect its scientific independence, rigour and transparency.

📰 Read Scientific Director Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam’s reflections on the impact of the 2020 Guideline and what we’re building for 2027: https://utm.guru/usvdV

📝 Interested in contributing? Applications to join the 2027 Guideline author team are open until September 29: https://utm.guru/usvdW

🇨🇦 A step forward for obesity treatment access in Canada, with limits.Canada’s Drug Agency has issued a positive recomme...
09/01/2026

🇨🇦 A step forward for obesity treatment access in Canada, with limits.

Canada’s Drug Agency has issued a positive recommendation to reimburse tirzepatide (Zepbound™) with conditions for adults with a BMI of 27 or higher and prediabetes.

The recommendation is still limited. But the review also puts several important points about obesity care on the record.

Clinical experts consulted by CDA said obesity warrants earlier intervention, and that waiting until prediabetes develops may delay appropriate care and reduce opportunities to prevent future complications.

The renewal criteria also recognize that successful long-term treatment does not mean continuous weight loss. After the first year, maintaining the weight already lost can support continued reimbursement.

Obesity Canada contributed patient input and participated in a joint clinician submission as part of the review process. We’re grateful to everyone who shared lived experience and clinical expertise to help inform it. ❤️

A positive CDA recommendation does not automatically mean public coverage. Provincial, territorial and participating federal drug plans will still decide whether and how obesity medications are reimbursed.

People living with obesity should be able to access evidence-informed treatment based on clinical need, not on private insurance or the ability to pay out of pocket.

👉 Learn what the recommendation means: https://utm.guru/usg23
📩 Email your representative about public coverage: https://utm.guru/usg3c

👉 If obesity care is a core part of your practice, this is for you.You've built experience.You're committed to respectfu...
09/01/2026

👉 If obesity care is a core part of your practice, this is for you.

You've built experience.

You're committed to respectful, evidence-informed obesity care.

You want that commitment to be understood — by patients, peers, and organizations.

The Certified Bariatric Educator (CBE®) exam offers a formal way to demonstrate knowledge aligned with the Canadian Adult and Pediatric Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines.

Across Canada, nearly 400 healthcare professionals have chosen the CBE® exam to showcase their expertise in obesity care.

Here's what you need to know 👇

✍️ The next CBE® exam is on November 28, 2026
📅 Apply by: November 2, 2025

👉 Learn more + apply today → https://utm.guru/urz1k

This week, Obesity Canada and Primary Care Alberta announced a new collaboration focused on improving obesity care in Al...
08/30/2026

This week, Obesity Canada and Primary Care Alberta announced a new collaboration focused on improving obesity care in Alberta.

The Memorandum of Understanding builds on Alberta’s 2025 recognition of obesity as a chronic disease, with a focus on what can happen next in primary care.

That includes exploring stronger care pathways, education for primary and community care teams, clinical guidance, and ways to reduce weight bias and stigma.

For people living with obesity, system change is not abstract. It can shape whether care feels respectful, informed, and easier to access.

Read more about this collaboration: https://utm.guru/usqKa

Success in obesity treatment is often measured by one target: percent weight loss.But that number does not always show t...
08/29/2026

Success in obesity treatment is often measured by one target: percent weight loss.

But that number does not always show the full picture of someone’s health.

It may not capture less pain, better sleep, improved mobility, changes in health conditions, better quality of life, or the goals that matter most to the person receiving care.

A recent study co-authored by members of the Obesity Canada team asks why percent weight loss became such a common target in obesity treatment, and what we may miss when success is measured too narrowly.

Weight can be one measure of progress.
It should not be the only one.

🔗 Read the full story: https://utm.guru/usqPE

08/27/2026

There’s a moment many people living with obesity can name: walking into a healthcare space and wondering whether it will fit them, welcome them, or judge them.

For pregnant patients, that uncertainty can feel even more personal. Pregnancy care involves risk conversations, weighing, exams, ultrasound, equipment, birth planning and a deep hope that both parent and baby will be safe.

Dr. Cynthia Maxwell puts it plainly: when people feel psychologically safe in healthcare, they are more likely to share what is on their mind.

That safety does not happen by accident. It is built through language, equipment, clinic flow, asking permission, and the way healthcare teams respond when something is difficult.

🎧 Hear the full conversation on this week's episode of Scale Up Your Practice podcast:

🟢 Spotify: https://utm.guru/uss8x
🟣 Apple Podcasts: https://utm.guru/uss8B
🔴 YouTube: https://utm.guru/uss8G

⏳ Final days to register for the September Calibre cohortConfidence in providing obesity care comes from knowledge, tool...
08/26/2026

⏳ Final days to register for the September Calibre cohort

Confidence in providing obesity care comes from knowledge, tools, and practice. Calibre brings all three.

Calibre is an online, accredited course that helps healthcare professionals build confidence with communication skills, practical strategies, and evidence-based tools you can immediately use in practice.

Grounded in Canada’s clinical practice guidelines, you’ll learn:

- Determinants & pathophysiology of obesity
- Effective communication strategies for obesity care
- How to identify and address bias in clinical and organizational settings
- Evidence-based psychological, pharmacological, and surgical treatments through the latest guidelines & research
- How to use collaborative goal-setting and adaptive, patient-centered care strategies

You’ll learn from a mix of self-paced content, interactive, case-based learnings, and live sessions led by some of Canada’s top obesity experts.

Register today: https://utm.guru/uqKq5

🗓️ The next cohort starts September 3 and runs through October 7.

Accreditation details in the comment below ⤵️

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