Grant: Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant: Knowledge Translation

The obesity field or bariatrics is an emerging area requiring the training of an entire generation of researchers and practitioners in both prevention and management. Health researchers also realize that solutions to the obesity epidemic require comprehensive strategies using multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral approaches. This means that established researchers need to expand their collaborations with researchers from other disciplines and themes, while students and trainees need to be trained to conduct multidisciplinary research. The second Canadian Obesity Student Meeting will be held on June 9-12, 2010 in Ottawa, Ontario. This event is co-organised in partnership with the Canadian Obesity Network, Merck Frosst/ CIHR Research Chair in Obesity, Université Laval & the University of Ottawa. The meeting will not only translate important advances in obesity research but will also provide important opportunities for new professionals and trainees from across Canada to present findings and network with their peers. Importantly, this meeting will also provide an opportunity for government, industry, and not-for-profit organizations to meet and appreciate the obesity leaders of tomorrow and learn about more the latest research evidence in obesity prevention and management.