Obesity Canada

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 ⤵️

🎤 We asked obesity experts: Why should weight bias and stigma be taken more seriously? Weight bias is often brushed off as a comment, an opinion, or something people should simply ignore. But for people living with obesity, stigma can shape how they are seen, spoken to, treated, and supported. Obesity is a chronic disease, yet it is still widely misunderstood. When people living with obesity face blame, shame, or assumptions about their health, habits, or body size, it can affect their well-being and create barriers to respectful, evidence-based care. Recognizing weight bias is one part of changing how obesity is understood in healthcare, workplaces, media, public spaces, and everyday conversations. 🔗 Learn more about how to recognize and reduce weight bias and stigma: https://bit.ly/3Tjrp4d Thank you to Angela S. Alberga, Taniya Nagpal, Patty Nece, and Dr. Yoohyun Kim, MD for sharing their perspectives for this video.

Becoming a Certified Bariatric Educator means having your knowledge and experience in obesity care formally recognized. If your professional role includes providing obesity care or education, the CBE® designation may be a meaningful next step. Applications for the next CBE® exam open July 31, so now is the time to check your eligibility, gather your documents, mark the key dates, and start preparing. Eligibility requirements include completion of Obesity Canada’s Introduction to Adult Obesity course, a valid licence in good standing with a Canadian regulatory body, and 700+ hours of obesity care experience. 🔗 Learn more and get ready to apply: https://utm.guru/uryzI

Obesity treatments are changing the questions healthcare professionals need to ask about nutrition. Alongside calorie intake, are patients getting enough protein, fibre, fluids and overall nourishment to support their health? Michelle Cardel, PhD, MS, RD, FTOS explores how a greater focus on nutritional adequacy can shape more practical, individualized nutrition support. 🎧 Listen to the full episode "How GLP-1s are Changing Nutrition Conversations": 🟢 Spotify: https://utm.guru/urB4T 🟣 Apple Podcasts: https://utm.guru/urB58 🔴 YouTube: https://utm.guru/urB6e

Obesity care across the lifespan starts with understanding obesity as a chronic, multifactorial disease. It also requires us to examine the assumptions and biases that can shape conversations about weight, care, and treatment. In adulthood, obesity may occur on its own or alongside other chronic diseases and complications. Stress, sleep, trauma, mental health, medications, biology, and many other factors can all influence how obesity presents and how it should be managed. That is why effective obesity care must be individualized, sustainable, and grounded in respect. Obesity Canada’s online education courses are designed to help healthcare professionals deepen their understanding of obesity science, reduce weight bias, and support evidence-based care. 🔎 Explore our courses and start learning today for free: https://bit.ly/43pg8BP

The real work of a global congress does not only happen at the podium. It happens in the hallway conversation after a session. In the introduction that becomes a future collaboration. In the shared nod when someone names a challenge you recognize from home. In the reminder that our understanding of obesity is still evolving, and people around the world are working to turn that progress into better care. Last week in Mexico City, our team was grateful to spend time at the International Congress on Obesity, hosted by the World Obesity Federation. We met with colleagues from across the global obesity community, including researchers, healthcare professionals, advocates, partner organizations, and people working to centre lived experience in obesity research, care, and advocacy. We left with new ideas, stronger connections, and a clearer sense of what shared work can make possible. Thank you to everyone who made the week so meaningful. #ICO2026

Obesity science is advancing quickly — and Calibre helps you stay ahead of the curve. That’s why healthcare professionals like Dr. Ashley Power (Memorial University, Certified General Internist) chose Calibre. This accredited, online program turns the latest evidence into practical strategies and communication skills you can use right away in patient care. With a mix of self-paced learning and interactive, case-based sessions led by Canada’s leading obesity experts, Calibre keeps you current, confident, and ready to put science into practice. 👉 Register today: https://utm.guru/uqKq5 The next cohort starts September 3rd and runs through October 7, 2026. Accreditation details in the comment below ⤵️

Nutrition advice in obesity care is changing, and that shift has real implications for clinical practice. Dr. Michelle Cardel, PhD, MS, RD, FTOS explains why the focus is moving beyond calorie targets toward nutritional adequacy, individualized support and a better understanding of food noise, biology and lived experience. For healthcare professionals, this conversation offers a practical reminder: good nutrition support starts with curiosity, not assumptions. It means asking better questions, understanding what is realistic for the person in front of you, and helping patients meet their nutritional needs in ways that support health and quality of life. 🎧 Listen to the full episode of Scale Up Your Practice: 🟢 Spotify: https://utm.guru/urB4T 🟣 Apple Podcasts: https://utm.guru/urB58 🔴 YouTube: https://utm.guru/urB6e

Obesity and mental health are deeply connected. For some people, mental illness, stress, trauma, sleep, medications, or emotional well-being can affect weight. For others, living with obesity can affect mental health, especially when stigma, shame, and barriers to care are part of the experience. For healthcare professionals looking to deepen their understanding, Obesity Canada offers a free, online course on the role of mental health and psychological interventions in obesity management. 📘 Start learning for free today: https://bit.ly/4fbGI7T

Obesity Canada’s 2026–2029 Strategic Plan was written for the millions of Canadians who still face judgment instead of understanding, delays instead of care, and systems that treat obesity differently than other chronic diseases. Halfway through 2026, that work is moving beyond words written on a page. It's showing up in policy conversations, clinical education, public awareness, community spaces, and partnerships across the country. Each step is part of a bigger shift: a Canada where people living with obesity are seen, supported, and understood. Watch the video, then read the full plan: https://bit.ly/4ygG2Wd