Obesity

Obesity, formerly known as Obesity Research, is the official journal of The Obesity Society. Available in print and online, Obesity is dedicated to increasing knowledge, fostering research, and promoting better treatment for people with obesity and their loved ones. Obesity publishes important peer-reviewed research and cutting-edge reviews, commentaries, public health and medical developments. Articles in the May issue include: Maternal Obesity: A Problem for Both Mother and Child, Picturing hunger: fMRIs and visual cues help map brain activity, and Gastric stimulation activates brain CCK..
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The Obesity Society's  2008 Annual Scientific Meeting

Registration is now open for The Obesity Society's 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from October 3 - 7, 2008 at the Phoenix Convention Center, located in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona. Topics and speakers for the education sessions at the meeting, covering five distinct tracks, can be previewed in the Preliminary Program.

Go to the 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting Webpage for the most current information about this year's meeting.

Several new slide deck programs launched as CME programs are available on The Obesity Society's Obesity Online education site:

• Bariatric Surgery for the Treatment of Obesity
  

• Weight Bias and its Social, Economic, and Health Impact
  

• Weight Bias in Healthcare Settings

These educational CME activities have been approved for AMA PRA credit.  All CME activities on this site are available free of charge.

TOS has made available two professional continuing education programs on surgical options for the treatment of extremely obese patients.  Both programs were developed from the EMBRACE (Exploring Multiple Bariatric Surgery Research Advancements for the Treatment of Extremely Obese Patients) Scientific Roundtable, held December 2006, in Atlanta, GA.

• View Program

• Download Printed Program
  

These educational CME activities have been approved for AMA PRA credit.  They are available free of charge.

Recorded sessions from The Obesity Society's 2007 meeting are available at our online Live Learning Center.

To retrieve your CME/CPE/CEU certificate, go to the 2007 Annual Meeting Evaluation Website. You'll need your meeting badge number in order to gain access to the system.  If you've forgotten your badge number or have problems completing your evaluation, call The Obesity Society at 301-563-6526.

You can also view the session descriptions and learning objectives from the Online Itinerary Planner. And, a copy of the Final Program is still available for download, if needed.

Weight Bias Task Force Fact Sheet

The Weight Bias Task Force fact sheet, Obesity, Bias, and Stigmatization,  examines the serious and pervasive social consequences of being overweight and obese and addresses five key questions:

• What is weight stigma?
• Where does weight stigma occur?
• What are the consequences of weight stigma?
• How are children affected by weight stigma?
• How can weight stigma be reduced?