We have submitted a response to the The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport inquiry into diabetes. The focus of our response is on Terms of Reference points 4 and 5 which explore obesity and the effectiveness of action through...
The Conversation posted an article last week, titled “Should GPs bring up a patient’s weight in consultations about other matters? We asked 5 experts.” Our stigma expert group drafted a response to this. It is an important topic but one that...
We applaud the Australian government for developing the Measuring What Matters wellbeing framework. This is a progressive step towards measuring progress through wellbeing indicators in addition to traditional macroeconomic indicators such a GDP. It represents a real...
We are inviting our new members to join us on social media for a new campaign, #TOCmember Social media is a powerful tool we can use for social change. We’ve initiated the #TOCmember campaign because many members have asked us how they can spread the word about...
Stigma and discrimination create significant barriers to high-quality healthcare and can negatively impact the mental and physical health of individuals. The National Stigma and Discrimination Reduction Strategy aims to address this issue in Australia by implementing...
We are thrilled that Australia’s clinical practice guidelines for the management of obesity are being updated! Australia’s previous clinical guidelines were first published in 2010 and were rescinded in 2018, leaving clinicians without guidelines or a framework of...
