PLENARY SESSION #7: DEBATE: The Role of Preoperative BMI Criteria for Non-Bariatric Surgery

Question and Answer Period

Dr. Ian Patton, PhD
Director of Advocacy and Public Engagement
Obesity Canada

 

Ian is a passionate patient advocate and works as the Director of Advocacy and Public Engagement of Obesity Canada.  In this role, Ian combines his academic background and training with his personal lived experience with obesity to help reach individuals living with obesity across Canada and to realize Obesity Canada's mission of improving the lives of Canadians living with obesity. Ian obtained a PhD from Western University in Kinesiology and completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Toronto.  His research focused on Body Mass Index, obesity and childhood physical activity.  Ian has also lived with obesity for the majority of his life and is a post surgical bariatric patient who now advocates both nationally and globally for improved access to care for individuals living with obesity as well as eliminating weight bias and discrimination.   

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