INSIGHTS INTO OBESITY INTERVENTIONS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN: EXPLORING APPROACHES AND ADDRESSING WEIGHT STIGMA'S IMPACT ON HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE - APERÇU DES INTERVENTIONS SUR L'OBÉSITÉ TOUT AU LONG DE LA VIE : EXPLORATION DES APPROCHES ET GESTION DE L'IMPACT DE LA STIGMATISATION SUR LA SANTLÉ ET LES SOINS DE SANTÉ

Friday, October 27, 2023

14:00 – 15:00 EST

Location: Palais, 515ABC

Chair(s)

Sanjeev Sockalingam

Scientific Director & Professor of Psychiatry
Obesity Canada & University of Toronto
CAMH & University of Toronto

Planning Committee Member(s)

Melanie Henderson, MD, FRCP, PhD - MDRC

Pediatric Endocrinologist
CHU Sainte-Justine
Université de Montréal
NP

Nicole Pearce
Ximena Ramos Salas (she/her/hers)

Research Consultant
Replica Communications
Replica Communications
Sanjeev Sockalingam

Scientific Director & Professor of Psychiatry
Obesity Canada & University of Toronto
CAMH & University of Toronto
Mary Forhan

Associate Professor and Chair
University of Toronto
University of Toronto

Disclosure(s):

Melanie Henderson, MD, FRCP, PhD - MDRC: No financial relationships to disclose

Ximena Ramos Salas: Baricol: Speaker/Honoraria (Terminated, July 25, 2023); European Association for the Study of Obesity: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing); Novo Nordisk: Consultant/Advisory Board (Terminated, July 25, 2023), Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Terminated, July 25, 2023), Speaker/Honoraria (Terminated, July 25, 2023); Obesity Canada: Consultant/Advisory Board (Terminated, July 25, 2023); World Health Organization: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing)

Learning Objectives / Objectifs d'apprentissage:

At the end of this session participants will be able to / Au terme de cette conférence, vous serez:

describe the approach to managing obesity based on biology and love;
list the underpinning various approaches to pediatric obesity management; and
recognize the impact of weight stigma on health outcomes and healthcare services for individuals living with obesity.

Session Description: More details to follow.