The Association for the Study of Obesity on the island of Ireland is the official association representing Ireland in the @EASOobesity and @WorldObesity
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10 Oct 2024
@ASOIreland committee looks forward to welcoming all attendees, speakers & abstract presenters tomorrow.
See you for registration & refreshments from 8:30am in The Aisling Hotel in Dublin.
The event starts at 9am sharp.
Please share about the event on socials using #ASOI2024Conf
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May 12
Join Catherine O'Sullivan, who will speak on the Obesity Stigma: Strategies to Prevent and Reduce Obesity Stigma in Healthcare and Society topic session, starting at 12:30 in Hall 2.
#AddressingObesityTogether #ECO2026 #Obesity
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May 12
Vicki Mooney: ”People do not avoid healthcare because they don’t care about their health, they actually avoid healthcare to protect themself from the shame, the judgement and dismissal that takes place there.”
#AddressingObesittyTogether #ECO2026 #Obesity
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May 12
Join Vicki Mooney, who will co-chair the Obesity Stigma: Strategies to Prevent and Reduce Obesity Stigma in Healthcare and Society topic session, starting at 12:30 in Hall 2.
#AddressingObesityTogether #ECO2026 #Obesity
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Apr 22
🌟 EASO 5-Minute CPD
Obesity Management Phases: Initiation, Response, and Maintenance
Join Michael Crotty, a GP and obesity medicine specialist based in Dublin, as he explores the three key phases of obesity care—initiation, response, and maintenance.
easo.org/cpd/obesity-managem…
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Join Dr Leona Ryan from Ireland with the EASO Early Career Network (ECN) at the Best Thesis Awards on 13 May 2026 at #ECO2026, Istanbul, Türkiye.
✔️Developing the evidence-base for a digital intervention to address weight stigma in general practice
easo.org/easo-ecn-best-thesi…
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Apr 6
Join @e_huvinen, MD, PhD, to learn how obesity affects women across the reproductive life course, highlighting evidence-based, compassionate approaches to fertility, pregnancy, postpartum care, and breastfeeding.
easo.org/cpd/women-obesity-a…
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Mar 29
Congratulations to the 2026 Best Thesis Award finalists: Dr Elena Tsompanaki | Dr Leona Ryan | Dr Beatriz Cicuéndez
Learn more about their Reasearch at the ECN Best Thesis Award Session at #ECO2026 in Istanbul, Türkiye ➡️ Wed 13 May 2026 | 1630
easo.org/easo-ecn-best-thesi…
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Join Dr Emilia Huvinen, MD, PhD, to learn how obesity affects women across the reproductive life course, highlighting evidence-based, compassionate approaches to fertility, pregnancy, postpartum care, and breastfeeding.
easo.org/cpd/women-obesity-a…
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Mar 18
🌟 EASO 5-Minute CPD
Obesity Management Phases: Initiation, Response, and Maintenance
Join @DrMCrotty, a GP and obesity medicine specialist based in Dublin, as he explores the three key phases of obesity care—initiation, response, and maintenance.
easo.org/cpd/obesity-managem…
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Mar 11
Obesity Assessment: Practical tips for Clinical Evaluation of Obesity
Learn more from Dr Jeanne O’Connell, MD, PhD, St Columcille's and St Vincent's University Hospital's Centre for Obesity Management, Ireland
easo.org/cpd/practical-tips-…
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Mar 16
Join @DrMCrotty, a GP and obesity medicine specialist based in Dublin, as he explores the three key phases of obesity care in a new EASO 5-Minute CPD
✔️ Initiation
✔️ Response
✔️ Maintenance
easo.org/cpd/obesity-managem…
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Mar 3
🌟 EASO 5-Minute CPD
Obesity Management Phases: Initiation, Response, and Maintenance
Join Michael Crotty, a GP and obesity medicine specialist based in Dublin, as he explores the three key phases of obesity care—initiation, response, and maintenance.
easo.org/cpd/obesity-managem…
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Mar 3
World Obesity Day #WODEurope (4th March) - @ASOIreland committee members contributed to stigma education with @ICPObesity - reaffirming our mission to promote a scientific understanding of #obesity, reduce stigma & translate evidence into improved prevention, treatment & policy
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Mar 2
▶️ Addressing Obesity: A Chronic Disease Requiring Whole of Society Action
Download the infographic: easo.org/distinguishing-heal…
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Mar 3
Great positive comments from attendees from this event. People Living with Obesity gaining knowledge on the facts and impact of stigma on their lives. #AddressingObesityTogether #ASOI and #ICPO delivering a great event for World Obesity Day.
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This year for #WorldObesityDay I’m joining researchers & colleagues in @ASOIreland @ICPObesity at this weight stigma awareness event. Registration is free at this link:
surveymonkey.com/r/StigmaAwa…
#AddressingObesityTogether
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Mar 3
For World Obesity Day 2026 #WODEurope @ICPObesity & @ASOIreland hosted a joint stigma awareness educational evening #AddressingObesityTogether vimeo.com/user168099572/wod2…
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15 Sep 2025
🚨Urgent🚨 Public Consultation on a new National Obesity Strategy in Ireland was published by @roinnslainte. Don't miss your opportunity to input to how Obesity should be prevented & treated in Ireland - Survey < 10 mins, Deadline Thursday, 18th September ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner…
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12 Aug 2025
The EASO Obesity Management Working Group (OMWG) forms a network of experts in the clinical management of #Obesity and research.
Co-Chairs of the OMWG are @barbarat1966 and @AndreeaCiudin1.
Learn more about the aims of this working group here 👇
easo.org/about-easo/working-…
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12 Aug 2025
Obesity affects fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum health. EASO’s new position statement highlights the need for tailored care, moving beyond BMI and using advanced tools like BIVA and WHtR.
Read more: 🔗 easo.org/supporting-women-wi…
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