About this episode
Episode 2: How Patient Voices Are Changing Obesity Care
What happens when people living with obesity help shape healthcare instead of simply navigating it?
Recorded live at the Canadian Obesity Summit in Montréal, this episode of Weight & Measure with Mike and Zach explores the growing role of patient advocacy in comprehensive obesity care, obesity medicine, GLP-1 treatment, metabolic & bariatric surgery, healthcare policy, and obesity research.
Mike and Zach are joined by leaders from Obesity Canada and respected patient advocates:
• Lisa Schaffer
• Patty Nece
• Ian Patton
Together, they discuss:
• Why lived experience is essential to improving obesity care
• How patient advocates are influencing healthcare policy and obesity research
• The future of GLP-1 access and comprehensive obesity care
• Reducing weight bias and obesity stigma in healthcare
• Shared decision making between patients and healthcare professionals
• Building healthcare systems that include patients as partners
• Lessons from Obesity Canada's patient-centered approach
• Why better obesity outcomes require collaboration among patients, clinicians, researchers, and policymakers
Whether you're living with obesity, taking a GLP-1 medication, considering or living after metabolic & bariatric surgery, working in obesity medicine, or advocating for better access to care, this conversation highlights why patient voices are transforming the future of obesity treatment.
Weight & Measure with Mike and Zach is an obesity podcast featuring conversations with patients, clinicians, researchers, and advocates about GLP-1 medications, obesity management medications (OMMs), metabolic & bariatric surgery, nutrition, patient advocacy, obesity research, and comprehensive obesity care.
Keywords: obesity podcast, obesity care, comprehensive obesity care, obesity medicine, GLP-1, GLP-1 medications, obesity management medications, OMMs, metabolic & bariatric surgery, bariatric surgery, obesity advocacy, patient advocacy, patient engagement, lived experience, obesity research, obesity policy, healthcare policy, Obesity Canada, weight bias, obesity stigma, healthcare innovation, shared decision making, chronic disease, metabolic health, healthcare professionals