4th Annual International Weight Stigma Conference, Vancouver 2016
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| Brochure | CONFERENCE BROCHURE AND ABSTRACTS |
| KEYNOTES | |
| Slides | Prof Jolanda Jetten University of Queensland, Australia When discrimination is considered legitimate and the path to illegitimacy |
| Kevin Lindsey, JD Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Human Rights Beyond ‘Obesity’: Navigating Disability and Discrimination Laws |
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| Marilyn Wann Activist Extraordinaire Defending health and human rights from weight stigma |
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| ORAL PRESENTATIONS | |
| Slides | Healthcare Encounters and Priorities of Persons Labeled ‘Obese’ Andrea Bombak, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary |
| Slides | The pursuit of weight loss: Health behaviour or risk factor? Sandra Gotovac & Kathryn Lafreniere, Applied Social Psychology, University of Windsor |
| Slides | Weighted Conversations: A therapeutic response to weight stigma in an out patient setting Erin Harrison & Tina Rader, Integrated Health Network, Island Health, Canada |
| N/A | Stigma in Obstetrical Care at Both Ends of The Weight Spectrum: Does it affect outcome Leora Pinhas & Melanie Stuckey, Adolescent Eating Disorders Unit, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences and University of Toronto |
| Slides | Addressing Weight Stigma in a Clinical Setting: A Qualitative Study Erin Cameron & Erin McGowan, School of Human Kinetics & Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Pam Ward, Center for Nursing Studies, Eastern Health, Canada |
| Slides | Software solutions to navigate the complexity of policies and interventions targeting weight stigma Philippe J. Giabbanelli, Department of Computer Science, Northern Illinois University, USA |
| Slides | Stigma in weigh bias assessment tools: Review and recommendations for a critical approach to quantification Patricia Cain, School of Psychology and Exercise Science, Murdoch University, Australia |
| Slides | Preaching to the converted: Can we really teach empathy? Angela Meadows and Suzanne Higgs, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, UK, Sean Phelan, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, USA |
| Slides | Keep Calm and Love Your Curves: Examining Women’s Experiences With Weight Stigma Management Strategies Regarding Body Size Joy Cox, Department of Communication, Rutgers University, USA |
| Slides | Everyday indignities: Using the microaggressions framework to understand weight stigma Lauren Munro, Department of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University |
| POSTERS | |
| Poster | Perceptions of victim weight in cases of sexual violence Alexandra M Zidenberg, Dept of Psychology, Laurentian University, Ontaria; Sara Lidstone, Dept of Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa; Leigh Harkins, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Ontario |
| Poster | Incorporating weight stigma messaging into a physician-targeted webinar presentation on a plate-based healthy eating resource Réka Gustafson, Gerry Kasten, Megan Oakey, Rani Wangsawidjaya, Vancouver Coastal Health, British Columbia |
| Poster | Sharing their stories: A qualitative study exploring the experiences of bariatric patients with weight stigma Erin Cameron, School of Human Kinetics and Recreation; Holly Foley and Laurie Twells, Faculty of Medicine; Julia Temple Newhook, Janeway Paediatric Research Unit; Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| N/A | Introducing a HAES(R) approach to a family practice: An example of weight stigma in healthcare Julie Seale, South Eat Toronto Family Health Team, Ontario |
| Poster | Thin privilege: Recognition and reactions Madison R Gerber, Lia C Bauman, Hellen H D Pham, Katy L. Krieger, Patti Watkins; Women, Weight and Body Image Lab, School of Psychological Science, Oregon State University, USA |
| Poster | Unravelling obesity and fat discourse: A thematic analysis of online social and news media commentary Patricia Cain, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia |
| N/A | Masculine embodiment and obesity stigma in physical education: A literature review Chris Borduas, School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| OTHER SESSIONS | |
| BV brochure | SYMPOSIUM: BalancedView: Addressing Weight Bias & Stigma in Healthcare
Balanced View team: Caitlin O’Reilly, School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia; Judith Sixsmith, School of Public Policy, Simon Fraser University; Charlene King, Kim Korf-Uzan, and Kiera Bailey, Provincial Health Services Authority |
| N/A | Education/Health Stream WORKSHOP: Reducing weight stigma among healthcare students Cynthia Smith, Camosun College |
| Slides | Activism Stream WORKSHOP: Walking with SWAG (Sizeism Weightism Advocacy Group): Examining the challenges and successes facing a student-led sizeism advocacy group Erin Harrop, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA |
| Slides | Research Stream WORKSHOP: Weight stigma visibility through publishing Esther Rothblum, Department of Women’s Studies, San Diego State University, CA, USA |
| Slides | Health Stream SYMPOSIUM: The (Fat) Elephant in the room: Taking on weight stigma in the eating disorder field
Andrea LaMarre, Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph; Carmen Cool, private practice, CO, USA carmencool.com; Hilary Kinavey and Dana Sturtevant, Be Nourished, OR, USA benourished.org |
| N/A | Embodiment Stream CLASS: Big Love Yoga: An iconoclastic view of yoga Alex van Frank, San Diego, yogaglo.com |
| Slides | Education Stream WORKSHOP: Empathy as a Remedy for Stigma: A Social Perspective Pattie Thomas, College of Southern Nevada, NV, USA |
| Slides | Health Stream WORKSHOP: Moving from weight to well-being: Challenges, strategies, and solutions Paula M Brochu, Nova Southeastern University, Danu Anthony Stinson, University of Victoria, Christine Logel, University of Waterloo |
| N/A | Activism Stream WORKSHOP:Why fat oppression? How anti-fat bias serves the kyriarchy Kalamity Hildebrandt, Fat Panic! Vancouver and Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group |
| N/A | Embodiment Stream WORKSHOP: Reclaiming the unruly feminine: An archetypal approach to internalised weight stigma Rachel Dhanya Smith, Private practice, CO, USA imaginativecounseling.com |
| Slides | Weapons of mass distraction in teaching Fat Studies: “But aren’t they unhealthy? And why can’t they just lose weight?” Prof Esther Rothblum, Department of Women’s Studies, San Diego State University, CA, USA |
| Cameron slides
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Education Stream SYMPOSIUM: Fat pedagogy: Challenging weight stigma through critical education
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| N/A | Activism Stream WORKSHOP: Make your own Yay! Scale (small fee) Marilyn Wann |
| N/A | Health Stream WORKSHOP: Seek first to understand Ruth Leach, EMSAH, University of Queensland, QLD, Australia |
| N/A | Embodiment Stream WORKSHOP
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Prize winners
Best oral presentation: Lauren Munro, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
Best poster presentation: Patricia Cain, Murdoch University; Gerry Kasten, Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Sponsors
We’d like to thank Palgrave Macmillan UK for donating a copy of “Fat Bodies, Health and the Media” by Jayne Raisborough to be awarded as the Best Oral Presentation prize.
Thank you to all of the sponsors of the 2016 Weight Stigma Conference. The event wouldn’t have been possible without them, so please give them your support.
We’d also like to extend our thanks to all of the individual sponsors who contributed to the conference bursary fund, which enabled several individuals to attend the conference who wouldn’t have been able to otherwise.