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3rd Canadian Obesity Summit presented by the Canadian Obesity Network / May 1 - 4, 2013 / Vancouver, BC. Presented by the Canadian Obesity Network - Réseau Canadien en Obésité (CON-RCO), our nation's only association of interdisciplinary obesity professionals dedicated to improving how health systems, governments and the private sector can tackle the causes, complications, treatments and prevention approaches for obesity and its multiple co-morbidities.

Connect with 1,200 delegates including: physicians, clinical teams, researchers, industry leaders, and policy makers from federal, provincial, and territorial governments at Canada’s only multidisciplinary scientific conference focusing solely on the prevention and management of obesity and its comorbities.

This unique learning and networking event attracts national and global interest among health care professionals, researchers, policy makers, media and industry leaders alike.

Delegates, exhibitors and presenters will have the opportunity to connect with top thinkers across a wide array of health and social sciences disciplines, including genetics, psychology, economics, surgery, health policy, socio-cultural determinants of health, nutrition and more.

More information: Canadian Obesity Summit | May 1-4, 2013: www.con-obesitysummit.ca