OBEClust Webinar: Strengthening Understanding of Obesity as a Chronic Disease

Registrations are now open at this link.

Calling researchers, clinicians, public health professionals, nutritionists, behavioural scientists, policymakers, data specialists, digital health researchers, patient advocates and nutrition associations!

We are excited to invite you to the second free webinar of The European Cluster of Obesity Research Projects (OBEClust), titled “Strengthening Understanding of Obesity as a Chronic Disease”.

In this session you will enhance understanding of obesity as a chronic, relapsing, multifactorial disease requiring evidence-based, respectful communication across research, policy and practice. The webinar will explore how improved knowledge and framing can reduce stigma, strengthen research relevance, and support system-level responses.

Agenda

11:00 – 11:05 Greetings & Opening Remarks. Prof. Dr. Serap Erdine, Turkish Society of Hypertension and Atherosclerosis (eprObes)

11:05 – 11:15 Lived Experience: What Respectful Engagement Looks Like. Mr. Ken Clare,ropean Coalition for People living with Ob European Coalition for People living with Obesity (opean Coalition for People living with ObesiOBCT)

11:15 – 11:30 Obesity – a chronic health issue needing chronic attention. Prof Jan Eriksson, MD PhD, Uppsala University (PAS GRAS)

11:30 – 11:50 Beyond Weight: Global Insights into Psychosocial and Cultural Drivers of Obesity and Related Eating Disorders. Prof. Fernando Fernandez Aranda. Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (eprObes)

11:50 – 12:00 Enhance (Nutritional) Health Literacy to Minimize Obesity Risks in Shift Workers. Dr. Bianca Fuchs-Neuhold, BSc MSc. University of Applied Sciences FH JOANNEUM (SHIFT2HEALTH)

12:00 – 12:20 Policy Spotlight: Italy’s New Obesity Law – Implications for Research and Systems. Prof. Rocco Barazzoni (HEALTHYW8) &  BIO-STREAMS health economics estimator tool for obesity prevention programmes. Matteo Colombo, i2Grow (BIO-STREAMS)

12:20 – 12:30 Discussion and Closing Remarks