This webinar will discuss practice approaches to support practitioners to explore children with higher weight’s perception of their weight and their hopes, preferences and choices for a healthy, balanced and happy life. Panellists will discuss strategies that will help practitioners to better understand the context of the child and their family’s life, rather than the […]
Health Consumers' Council WA and The WELL Collaborative are hosting a Community Conversation and morning tea to chat about Magda's Big Health Check. This Community Conversation is a chance to meet like-minded people who care about health in Western Australia. We'd love to continue the discussion from the show, find out what surprised you, and […]
Health Consumers’ Council WA and The WELL Collaborative are hosting a Community Conversation to chat about Magda’s Big Health Check. This Community Conversation is a chance to meet like-minded people who care about health in Western Australia. We’d love to continue the discussion from the show, find out what surprised you, and learn how the […]
The Weight Issues Network is a national consumer-led group of people committed to breaking weight stigma. Find out more about them here. Clare has worked in change management and communications roles in the health and social care systems in the UK and Australia for over 20 years including leadership roles at the UK Department of […]
Consumers Health Forum of Australia are running a Zoom consultation on the Mental Health Commission’s National Stigma & Discrimination Reduction Strategy. If you would like to attend the consultation you can register here. If you have any questions or would like further information, you can email Tammy Wolffs (t.wolffs@chf.org.au)
The Weight Issues Network is a national consumer-led group of people committed to breaking weight stigma. Find out more about them here. The guest speaker at this month's Community Meetup is Tiffany Petre. Tiffany is currently the Director of the Obesity Collective which is the peak body for obesity in Australia. It is a national umbrella coalition with a vision […]
Jane Martin has agreed to speak at the next Weight Issues Network Community Meetup. Jane Martin is the Executive Manager of the Obesity Policy Coalition and the Immediate Past President of the Australia New Zealand Obesity Society. She leads the Obesity Policy Coalition, a partnership between Cancer Council Victoria and Global Centre for Preventive Health and […]
Are you a South West Regional GP or health professional? Then come along to the launch of the new WA Primary Health Alliance (WAPHA) website, SHAPE (Supporting Holistic And Person-centred weight Education) which contains tools, resources and education for general practice and primary healthcare professionals to support people with weight-related health issues to improve their health […]
Weight Issues Network (WIN) are hosting an online event for World Obesity Day for those with lived experience of weight issues, which will be a safe, inclusive and empowering space for people to discuss their issues openly and honestly. The event will feature speakers who will share their personal experiences, as well as opportunities for […]
To mark World Obesity Day, The Obesity Collective will host their fourth annual Rapid Talks series. The theme this year is Changing Perspectives: Let’s talk about obesity Misconceptions about obesity lead to harmful shame and blame and minimise efforts to address obesity as a complex systems issue that needs coordinated action across all levels of […]
TBT-S is designed to augment other Eating Disorder (ED) therapies, filling the gaps with descriptions of neurobiological brain alterations, treating to the client’s traits, and including Supports for clients of all ages. TBT-S Level 1 is a one-day introduction to this novel treatment. This event is organised with the support of the WA Eating Disorders Outreach […]
TBT-S is designed to augment other Eating Disorder (ED) therapies, filling the gaps with descriptions of neurobiological brain alterations, treating to the client’s traits, and including Supports for clients of all ages. TBT-S Level 2 is a four-day training course focusing on clinician practice and application of TBT-S tools. This event is organised with the […]