26-28 June 2012 - Obesity and Mental Health - Toronto, Canada

Obesity and mental illness are major health issues that affect millions of people and the link between them is often misunderstood. Join the Canadian Obesity Network-Réseau canadien en obésité, the International Association for the Study of Obesity and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health for this innovative three-day workshop. Designed to provide practical guidance for all health professionals as well as to identify research priorities, this Hot Topic Conference is a one-of-a kind opportunity to understand what can be done when mental illness and obesity overlap.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• To provide participants with a sound understanding of the scientific and methodological issues in obesity and mental illness research and practice.
• To build participants knowledge and understanding in the areas of
  -  Clinical assessment and management of patients with obesity and mental illness
  -  Current evidence and best practices in psychological and behavioural interventions
  -  Current evidence on emerging pharmacological treatments for obesity and mental illness
  -  Current understanding the neuropsychobiology of ingestive behaviour and mental health disorders
  -  Interdisciplinary obesity research and practice
  -  Bias and stigma associated with obesity and mental illness
• To generate research priorities in the emerging field of obesity and mental illness

TARGET AUDIENCE

Mental health practitioners, primary care providers and other allied healthcare professionals, as well as researchers.

Please contact the Conference Secretariat at [email protected] if you would like more information about this event.