Weight Bias in Healthcare

Yumlish: Diabetes and Multicultural Nutrition

Is weight or the only thing to think about when making health decisions? How can we manage our weight but still be healthy? In this episode, Ian talks to us about weight bias and patient-centered care. He also tells us how we can move from a weight-focused approach to a health-focused one.

Ian Patton, PhD is a patient engagement specialist working with Obesity Canada, a national health charity focused on research, education, and advocacy. Ian is a patient advocate and combines his academic training along with his personal lived experience to help influence change for individuals living with obesity.

"Unfortunately, our healthcare systems tend to be more reactive than proactive, so they tend to treat things as they happen instead of thinking about how we could make things better sooner."

In this episode, you will learn about:

Dr. Patton’s journey into weight bias

Why weight bias exists in healthcare

The Cycle of Shame and Blame

How obesity can influence pre-diabetes

The importance of health behaviors approach instead of a weight focused approach

How patients with chronic illnesses take a role in this approach

The healthcare providers place in weight management

The development of patient centered obesity clinical practice guidelines

How you can advocate for yourself

How we can begin the shift from a weight focus to a health promotion focus

Keynotes:

[01:31] What led Ian to be an expert in weight bias?

[03:18] Weight bias existence in health care

[06:52] The Cycle of Shame and Blame

[09:38] Obesity in Diabetes

[10:36] The difference of health and weight focused behaviors

[13:12] Chronic illnesses patients’ role in this approach

[14:10] Healthcare providers place in weight management

[15:49] Patient centered obesity clinical practice guidelines

[17:43] the shift from a weight focus to a health promotion one

Contact Dr. Patton!

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Connect with Obesity Canada!

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