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Tim Edgar retweeted
Meet Dr Andrej Belančić, member of the ECN Board and a specialist in clinical pharmacology 🇭🇷
Andrej invites early-career researchers to become involved in addressing obesity.
vimeo.com/1203453899?share=c…
Tim Edgar retweeted
Meet Dr Andrej Belančić, member of the ECN Board and a specialist in clinical pharmacology 🇭🇷
Andrej invites early-career researchers to become involved in addressing obesity.
vimeo.com/1203453899?share=c…
Tim Edgar retweeted
Join MEPs @JerkovicRomana and @AurelijusVeryga from the informal Parliamentary interest group MEPs for Action on Obesity at the Economics of Obesity and Metabolic Health Summit on June 10th in Brussels.
easo.org/economics-of-obesit…
@EASOpresident
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@TryggviHelgason, paediatrician in Iceland, will co-chair a session on childhood obesity at #ECO2026 in Istanbul.
The session will showcase new research, including GLP-1s and other developments, providing practical insights to advance clinical management.
➡️ May 14th, 11:30am
Tim Edgar retweeted
Join Professor Barbara McGowan at #ECO2026 for an update on obesity pharmacotherapy. The session will share evidence-based guidance on using pharmacotherapies and new developments from this year, with practical insights for clinicians.
🗓️May 13th at 4:30 pm.
@Barbara14273674
Tim Edgar retweeted
@TryggviHelgason, paediatrician in Iceland, will co-chair a session on childhood obesity at #ECO2026 in Istanbul.
The session will showcase new research, including GLP-1s and other developments, providing practical insights to advance clinical management.
➡️ May 14th, 11:30am
Tim Edgar retweeted
Introducing Dr Sabine Pawellek, member of the ECN Board and PhD researcher.
Learn more about how her interdisciplinary background shapes her holistic approach to obesity treatment.
Watch here:
vimeo.com/1155699777/bc455bc…
Tim Edgar retweeted
🏆#WorldObesityDayEurope Winners Announced
The EASO Award for Best Collaborative Project was won by OBEClust – The European Cluster of Obesity Research Projects.
Learn more about the winners and the awards: woday.eu/wod-europe-awards/w…
@EASOPresident @ECPObesity
Tim Edgar retweeted
Ahead of World Obesity Day on 4 March 2026, together with the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO), we are pleased to announce the winners of the World Obesity Day Europe Awards 2025.
Presented annually, the awards recognise impactful activities and initiatives delivered across Europe to mark World Obesity Day and advance understanding of obesity as a chronic disease.
2025 winners:
• Adipositas Verband Deutschland e.V., Germany
• SFO, Iceland
• La Mattina Dopo odv, Italy
• OBEClust, Europe
• The Israeli Forum for the Prevention of Weight Bias, Ariel University and Assuta Medical Center, Israel
• PAS GRAS, Portugal
More details of all the winners can be found on the World Obesity Day Europe website - bit.ly/4azEn4a
Well done and congratulations to all award winners. #AddressingObesityTogether #WodEurope #WorldObesityDay #ObesityDay2025
Tim Edgar retweeted
EASO is pleased to join with @ECPObesity in congratulating all of the winners of the 2025 World Obesity Day Awards.
Learn more about the awards and the winners here: woday.eu/wod-europe-awards/w…
🌟Apply for the 2026 Awards on the World Obesity Day Europe website
Tim Edgar retweeted
Foster a supportive, judgment-free environment for patients when discussing #obesity
Join us on @ObesityDayEU ➡️ 4th March 2026
#WODEurope @PCDEurope @EASOPresident @ConscienHealth @ObesityAction @ECPObesity
Tim Edgar retweeted
Meet Dr Rebecca Evans, member of the ECN Board and Postdoctoral Researcher from the UK.
Her research focuses on the food environment, examining nutrition labelling and the effects of food marketing on children's eating behaviour.
Watch the video:
vimeo.com/1155690841/09a6067…
Tim Edgar retweeted
The EASO Nutrition Working Group, led by @MonicaBullo 🇪🇸and @WakolbingerMa 🇦🇹, is a network of European nutrition experts, working in nutrition research and nutrition practices in the field of obesity and obesity related complications.
Learn more: vimeo.com/1142064106?fl=pl&f…
Tim Edgar retweeted
Our programme organising committee (POC) groups are busy here in Istanbul Türkiye 🇹🇷 reviewing abstracts, identifying symposia and planning your #ECO2026, 12-15 May.
Late breaking abstracts submission are still open!
eco2026.org
@AndreeaCiudin1 @EASOpresident @PCDEurope @JasonCGHalford
Tim Edgar retweeted
And we’re off!
The @EASOobesity programme organising committee (POC) is meeting in Istanbul to review abstracts, symposiums suggestions and to plan your #ECO2026, taking place 12-15 May in Istanbul 🇹🇷
eco2026.org @EASOpresident @PCDEurope @ECPObesity
Tim Edgar retweeted
The #ECO2026 late-breaking abstract submission system is open! Share your breaking science and clinical innovation with the world. The deadline for receipt of your abstracts is 27th February 2026.
eco2026.org/?p=home
@EASOobesityECN
#obesity
@EASOpresident
Tim Edgar retweeted
📢The EASO Algorithm for the pharmacological treatment of obesity and its complications has been published in @NatureMedicine
Developed using rigorous analysis, it provides clinically relevant guidance for personalised medication management. nature.com/articles/s41591-0…
@busetto_luca
Tim Edgar retweeted
EASO looks forward to #WODEurope on 4th March 2026!
@EASOobesity and @ECPObesity support World Obesity Day 2026.
Are you ready?
Follow and support #WorldObesityDayEurope
#obesity
#WODEurope
Tim Edgar retweeted
Obesity in later life is common, complex and often misunderstood. Up to one-third of adults aged 65 years and over are affected, yet ageing brings biological changes that make obesity in older adults distinct from obesity earlier in life.
Read more: easo.org/european-associatio…
