Program

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The Canadian Obesity Summit (COS) is the most important biennial scientific event on obesity in Canada. Its objectives are:

To provide a forum for the dissemination of information about research advances in the field of obesity
To identify, debate and promote innovative preventive and treatment strategies to reduce the prevalence of obesity and its associated burden of disease

Why should YOU attend?

Increase your knowledge via the scientific program
Collect "take home" tools and information from workshop sessions
Gain exposure by submitting an abstract of your work
Increase your connections through networking opportunities
Develop and join research collaborations
Take advantage of a competitive price structure

Workshops

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) .

Mini-Reviews

Wednesday April 26
Reshaping Canada’s Food Policies for Health		My Patient has Lost Weight Now What?
	Our 21 ^st century diet of convenience: Why we need Marketing to Kids (M2Ks) and sugary drink policies Manuel Arango (Toronto, ON) Healthy Eating Strategy: Responding to The Senate Report in Obesity Hasan Hutchinson (Ottawa, ON) Sugar-sweetened beverage taxation in Canada: prospects and challenges Yann LeBodo (Québec, QC)		Lifestyle intervention Marie-France Langlois (Sherbrooke, QC) Meal replacements Marie-Phillippe Morin (Ottawa, ON) Surgery & medication Sean Wharton (Toronto, ON)
Government Frameworks for Obesity Prevention & Management		Pediatric Obesity Care
	Developments in European Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Policies João Breda (Copenhagen, DK) Government Response: Senate Obesity Report or Obesity Prevention Policy in Canada David K Lee (Ottawa, ON) Legal implications of classifying obesity as a chronic disease Jacob Shelley (London, ON)		Positive Mental Health as a starting point for the treatment of child obesity Laurie Clark (Ottawa, ON) Alberta pediatric obesity strategy Rena LaFrance (Edmonton, AB) The Team to Address Bariatric Care in Canadian Children (Team ABC3): Progress to Date Geoff Ball (Edmonton, AB)
Weight Bias: Moving beyond awareness to creating change!		Bariatric Surgery I
	Weight Bias: What can we do about it? Angela Alberga (Montreal, QC) Addressing Weight Bias in Health Care: Inter-professional health education Sara Kirk (Halifax, NS) Addressing Weight Bias in Public Health: Changing the narrative to avoid unintended consequences Ximena Ramos Salas (Edmonton, AB)		Overview of Bariatric Surgical Procedures Richdeep Gill (Calgary, AB) The Evolution of Mental Health Care in Bariatric Surgery Sanjeev Sockalingam (Edmonton, AB) Medical Tourism – It’s a High Stakes Gamble Daniel Birch (Edmonton, AB)

Thursday April 27
Living with Obesity		Pregnancy & Maternal Health
	Health services research in bariatric care: Living While Losing Mary Forhan (Edmonton, AB) Benefits of Obesity and (Un)intended Consequences of Weight Loss: A Devil’s Advocate Position Jennifer Kuk (Toronto, ON) Living with Obesity: Before and After Bariatric Surgery Laurie Twells (St. John’s, NL)		Prenatal stress and obesity: results from the Stress in Pregnancy International Research Alliance (SPIRAL) Kelsey Needham Dancause (Montreal, QC) ENRICH: Supporting healthy weights in pregnancy and postpartum Rhonda Bell (Edmonton, AB) Obesity management in women with Infertility Jean-Patrice Baillargeon (Sherbrooke, QC)
Family Based Pediatric Care		Managing Obesity as a Chronic Disease
	Parenting stress: associations with childhood obesity, physical activity, and TV viewing Kathryn Walton (Guelph, ON) The social determinants of pediatric obesity: Time to let go of diet and exercise Jonathon McGavock (Winnipeg, MB) Looking beyond nutrition and obesity Leia Minaker (Waterloo, ON)		Obesity as a Chronic Disease Arya M. Sharma (Edmonton, AB) Improving obesity prevention and management in primary care: the 5As Team Program Denise Campbell-Scherer (Edmonton, AB) Treating the Big Picture: Diabetes and Obesity Sue Pedersen (Calgary, AB)
Nutrition Beyond Foods		Microbiome/CIHR
	Can we trust data on dietary intake? Sharon Kirkpatrick (Waterloo, ON) Can policy ameliorate socioeconomic inequities in obesity and obesity-related behaviours? Dana Olstad (Calgary, AB) Foods that improve metabolic parameters Gordon Zello (Saskatoon, SK)		Dysbiosis and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: is there a relationship? Johanne Allard (Toronto, ON) Gut microbiota as a potential mediator of the metabolic effects of bariatric surgery Andre Tchernof (Quebec, QC) The role of the gut microbiome in obesity: Opportunities for nutritional interventions Jens Walter (Edmonton, AB)

Friday April 28
Population Health – Surveillance		Energy Metabolism & Body Composition
	Assessing nutritional intake in Canadian children and adolescents Mary R. L’Abbe (Toronto, ON) Recent trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Canadian children Ceclia Rodd (Winnipeg, MB) Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth Mark Tremblay (Ottawa, ON)		Physiological Determinants of Energy Metabolism Eric Doucet (Ottawa, ON) Effect of foods on appetite and energy intake Bohdan Luhovyy (Halifax, NS) Defining and Measuring Sarcopenic Obesity Carla Prado (Edmonton, AB)
Physical Activity Benefits Beyond Weight Loss		Bariatric Surgery II
	Impact of Hockey Fans in Training Program on Health in Overweight Men Robert Petrella (London, ON) Is one minute of exercise enough? Jonathan Little (Kelowna, BC) Exercise effects on inflammation and adiocyte biology David Wright (Guelph, ON)		Sleeve Gastrectomy as the #1 performed bariatric operation-A Culture Shift or a Fad Dennis Hong (Hamilton, ON) Reflux Disease and its impact on Bariatric Surgical Choice Shahzeer Karmali (Edmonton, AB) Bariatric Surgical Outcomes on the National Stage-MBSAQIP and NSQIP Timothy Jackson (Toronto, ON)