Sep 23, 2021
The committee for the ASOI are thrilled to be jointly recognised today for our collaboration with the Irish Coalition for People Living with Obesity (ICPO) back in March 2021. Our joint campaign day ‘Addressing Obesity Together’, which was funded by a...
Sep 9, 2021
The ASOI, in an effort led by secretary Dr Cathy Breen, have successfully bid to adapt the clinical practice guidelines for the management of obesity in adults published by Obesity Canada. The pilot programme will see Ireland adapt the guidelines as a European pilot...
Mar 11, 2021
Last week on 4th March, the Irish Coalition for People living with Obesity (ICPO), in collaboration with ASOI, were involved in a number of events to mark World Obesity Day and European Obesity Day, the aim of which is to raise awareness of the complexity of obesity...
Mar 2, 2021
Thursday March the 4th 2021 marks World Obesity Day. This is a day dedicated to increasing awareness of the root causes of obesity and improving understanding of the actions required to address them. It is a day for encouraging advocacy in order to address the common...
Nov 19, 2020
The European Childhood Obesity Group (ECOG) in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) hosted a free online webinar on November 12th 2020, titled ‘Adherence to treatment of obesity and associated comorbidities in youth’. The event opened with an...
