Latest News from The Association for the Study of Obesity on the Island of Ireland
The ASOI is the Irish representative body at the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO). ASOI aims to develop an understanding of obesity through the pursuit of excellence in research and education, the facilitation of contact between individuals and organisations, and the promotion of action to prevent and treat obesity across the island of Ireland.
Recent European Childhood Obesity Group (ECOG) Webinar: Adherence to treatment of obesity and associated comorbidities in youth
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...
Stigma and Bias in Child and Adolescent Obesity: A healthcare providers perspective
Our next article on this World Children's Day follows our previous piece on a parent's perspective of childhood obesity from our recent campaign day 'Living with Obesity' in collaboration with the Irish Coalition for People Living with Obesity (ICPO) and the European...
‘Our Son’s Story’ – a parent’s perspective
For our recent campaign day 'Living with Obesity' in collaboration with the Irish Coalition for People Living with Obesity (ICPO) and the European Coalition for People Living with Obesity (ECPO), this emotive piece was submitted by D. Murphy for a newsletter aimed at...
Recent Webinar Highlights: The hidden influencer – tackling marketing of unhealthy food to children in today’s digital world.
By Niamh Arthurs - Registered Dietitian The All-island Obesity Action Forum in association with Safefood and the Associations for the Study of Obesity in Ireland (ASOI) and UK Northern Ireland regional group (ASO NI) hosted an online webinar on the 10th of November...
Obesity Forum: The hidden influencer – tackling marketing of unhealthy food to children in today’s digital world
Date: Tuesday, 10 November 2020 Time: 09:30am to 11:00am Venue: Webinar This All-island Obesity Action Forum webinar is hosted in association with safefood, the Association for the Study of Obesity in Northern Ireland Network, and the Association for the Study of...
Job post: Programme Manager National Obesity Clinical Programmes Maternity Cover
Post Summary The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) is seeking to appoint a Programme Manager to manage the HSE National Obesity Clinical Programme whose objective is to define a model of care and related pathways across the healthcare system. The Programme...
‘Living with Obesity’ Campaign Day, 21st October 2020
The European Coalition for People Living with Obesity (ECPO) are launching a campaign on October 21st themed "Living with Obesity" and the focus is on raising awareness about stigma and People First language. We at the Irish Coalition for People Living with Obesity...
Irish Coalition for People living with Obesity (ICPO) issues complaint to RTÉ over stigmatising sketch, with support from professionals, individuals and organisations
Read the full letter here.
Support for People Living with Overweight & Obesity: weekly online meetings
ECO-ICO 2020 moves online
Your safety is our primary concern Given the continuing impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and resulting restrictions, ASOI, EASO and WOF have decided to transition the live ECO-ICO scheduled to take place in Dublin from 1-4 September 2020 to an interactive and...
COVID 19: Statement from the Association for the Study of Obesity in Ireland (ASOI), The National Obesity Management Clinical Programme and the Irish Coalition for People Living with Obesity (ICPO).
Click here to read the statement from the Association for the Study of Obesity in Ireland (ASOI), The National Obesity Management Clinical Programme and the Irish Coalition for People Living with Obesity (ICPO), 7th May 2020.
EASO Webinar Friday 8th May: overweight and obesity as risk factors for COVID-19
The European Association for the Study of Obesity will host a webinar on Friday 8th May at 1pm Irish time on overweight and obesity as risk factors for COVID-19. Registration and further information is available for this webinar here. Click here to view the agenda.
Obesity and COVID-19: National Obesity Management Clinical Programme
ASOI committee member and National Programme Manager for Obesity Karen Gaynor has shared with us the clinical guidance that has been developed from the National Obesity Management Clinical Programme for COVID-19 which has now been approved by the Clinical Advisory...
Important notice regarding ECO-ICO 2020
IMPORTANT NOTE The ASOI, EASO and WOF Executive Committees have been closely monitoring developments surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic to assess the impact on our European and International Congress on Obesity, ECO-ICO 2020, scheduled for 17-20 May 2020, at the...
Student Volunteers Needed for ECO-ICO
Student volunteers needed (application deadline Friday 3rd April) The joint European and International Congress on Obesity (ECO/ICO) will take place in the Convention Centre, Dublin from 17-20th May 2020, and the ASOI committee are delighted to co-host this event...
Press Release for World Obesity Day 4th March 2020 & ECO-ICO Dublin 2020
Press Release for World Obesity Day 4th March 2020 & ECO-ICO Dublin 2020 Wednesday 4th March is World Obesity Day 2020 and Ireland hosts the European and International Congress on Obesity (ECO-ICO), at the Convention Centre Dublin 17–20th May 2020 During 2020,...
ASOI Committee members to appear on RTÉ’s “10 Things to Know About”
RTÉ’s fifth instalment of the television series “10 Things to Know About”, aimed at highlighting the best of Irish research, returns to screens this week on Monday 11th November for five episodes. Presented by Kathriona Devereux, Jonathan McCrea and Aoibhinn Ní...
Marita Hennessy: Weight and obesity are complex issues and weight-stigma harms, not helps
This article was published in part by the Irish Independent on 23 September 2019: Weight and obesity are complex issues and weight-stigma harms, not helps - Read the Irish Independent article here. Marita Hennessy Every day we see stories about weight in the media....
Patient News: Family Walk
ASOI patient advocate Susie Birney is excited to share details of an upcoming family walk arranged by patients, details of which can be found on the poster below. Lough Boora is 1 hour and 20 minutes away from the M50 Red Cow junction. It is an ideal spot for people...
Conference Report: ASOI 7th Annual Conference & AGM 2019: Building Bonds, Bettering Practice: Patient advocacy and approaches to reduce obesity stigma
We were delighted to host our 7th Annual Conference on 17-18th May in the Convention Centre Dublin. Over 200 people from a range of disciplines, including clinicians, academics, social scientists and patient representatives, participated in the two-day event, joined...