Canadian Obesity Student Meeting June 18 - 21, 2014
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th Canadian Obesity Student Meeting June 18 - 21, 2014 #COSM2014 4 University of Waterloo - Waterloo, ON, Canada 1 Organizing Committee: Canadian Obesity Network: CON -SNP UW Dr. Arya Sharma Taryn Orava (Co-Chair) Dawn Hatanaka Cassandra Lowe (Co-Chair) Brad Hussey Iris Levine (Kinesiology Representative) Jessica Lieffers (COSM Logistics Coordinator) CON-SNP National Executive Rachel Laxer (PICDP Liaison) Angela Alberga (Chair) Cassondra McCrory (Guest Speaker & Session Coordinator) Keith Brewster (Vice Chair) Isabelle Messa (Communications Director) Cassandra Lowe (Events & Recruitment Coordinator) Jill Morrison (Program Development) Jasmin Bhawra (Secretary) Gobi Sriranganathan (Fundraising Coordinator) Deborah Schwartz (Financial Director) Renata Valaitis (Social Events Coordinator) Paul Gorczynski (Communications Director) Lana Vanderlee (PICDP Liaison) Stacy Dikareva (Chapter representative (East)) Corrie Vincent (Social Events & Volunteer Coordinator) Sarah Chapelsky (Chapter representative (West)) Jessica Lieffers (CON Scientific Committee Liaison) Advisory Panel: Samantha Hajna (Outgoing Chair) Dr. Rhona Hanning (University of Waterloo) Taryn Orava (Outgoing Vice Chair) Dr. Barbara Riley (Propel Centre for Population Health Impact) Darla Steinmann (Propel Centre for Population Health Impact) Dr. Arya Sharma (CON-RCO) - 2 - Table of Contents Schedule-at-a-Glance 4 Messages From the Organizers 6 From the Advisory Panel 7 From CON-SNP National 8 General Information 9 Maps University of Waterloo Main Campus 10 Buildings at St. Paul’s University College 11 Running Routes (2.5 km & 10 km) 11 Uptown Waterloo/Restaurant Guide 13 Daily Schedules Wednesday June 18, 2014 16 Thursday June 19, 2014. 17 Friday June 20, 2014 20 Saturday June 21, 2014 22 Poster Presentations 25 Who’s Who at COSM 2014 28 Oral Presentation Abstracts 38 Poster Presentation Abstracts 54 Awards 64 The team at Watson’s Eatery is committed to healthy eating and sustainability. Featuring 3 red seal chefs, they offer a wide variety of healthy menu items, cooked from scratch and purchased locally whenever possible. As a social entrepreneur, Watson’s Eatery only serves fair trade coffee and is dedicated to waste-reduction through the use of compostable and biodegradable disposables and by limiting individual packaging. Watson’s Eatery discourages the use of plastic water bottles and asks that these please not be left in the cafeteria. One pass through the line at breakfast and lunch are included with conference registration or purchase of a day pass. Dinner can be purchased with cash or debit. Hours of Operation Breakfast - Hot: 7:30 – 9:00 am (Continental until 10:30 am) Lunch – Culinary table: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm (Fresh Grille until 2:00 pm) Dinner – Culinary table: 4:30 – 6:30 pm (Fresh Grille until 7:00 pm) *Breakfast and Lunch only on Saturday, June 21* - 3 - Schedule-at-a-Glance Wednesday, June 18, 2014 – Welcome and COSM Orientation 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Registration (Alumni Hall) 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Opening Ceremonies (Lecture Hall) 5:30 - 6:00 pm Networking Event (St. Paul’s Patio) 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Welcome Barbecue (St. Paul’s Patio) 7:00 pm Mix ‘n Mingle (UW Graduate House) Thursday, June 19, 2014 – Focus on Prevention and Treatment 6:30 am - 7:30 am Optional Physical Activity (Various locations – see daily schedule) 7:30 am – 8:30 am Breakfast (Watson’s Eatery) 8:00 am - 9:00 am CON-SNP Leadership Breakfast (Alumni Hall) – By invitation only 9:00 am - 10:30 am Childhood Obesity in Canada - Panel Discussion (Lecture Hall) 10:30 am - 10:45 am Morning Break – Refreshments Provided (Alumni Hall) 10:45 am - 11:45 am Trainee Oral Presentations – Session #1 • Childhood Obesity Strategies (Lecture Hall) • Maternal and Family Health (Aboriginal Centre) • Other Causes of Obesity (Chapel) 11:45 am- 1:00 pm Trainee Poster Presentations (Alumni Hall) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch (Watson’s Eatery) 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Trainee Oral Presentations – Session #2 • Novel Interventions (Chapel) • Brain-Gut Relationships (Aboriginal Centre) 2:15 pm - 2:30 pm Afternoon Break (Alumni Hall) 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Is Obesity A Disease? - Interactive Debate (Lecture Hall) 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm Propel Center for Population Health Impact Sponsored Collaboration Challenge (Alumni Hall) 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Delegate Free Time (See activity guide for suggestions) 7:00 pm Beach Volleyball Social (Start off at Bobby O’Brien’s – 125 King Street W, Kitchener) Friday, June 20, 2014 – Focus on Populations 6:30 am - 7:30 am Optional Physical Activity (Various locations – see daily schedule) 7:30 am – 8:30 am Breakfast (Watson’s Eatery) 8:30 am - 10:00 am Knowledge Mobilization - Panel Discussion (Lecture Hall) 10:00 am - 10:15 am Morning Break – Refreshments Provided (Alumni Hall) 10:15 am - 11:30 am Trainee Oral Presentations – Session #3 • Prevalence and Predictions (Chapel) • Food Environments (Aboriginal Center) • Health Policy (Lecture Hall) 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Trainee Poster Presentations (Alumni Hall) - 4 - Friday, June 20, 2014 – (Continued) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch (Watson’s Eatery) 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Population-Level Interventions: What We Can (and Can’t) Learn From Tobacco (Lecture Hall) 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Professional Development with Career Services (Lecture Hall) 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Obesity Expo (Alumni Hall) 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm What’s Next? Career Panel (Lecture Hall) 6:00 pm Uptown Waterloo Dinner/Social (See restaurant guide on page 13 for dinner suggestions; Dancing at Starlight Social Club – 47 King Street N, Waterloo) Saturday, June 21, 2014 – Focus on Causes and Consequences 6:30 am - 7:30 am Optional Physical Activity (Various locations – see daily schedule) 7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast (Watson’s Eatery) 8:30 am - 10:00 am Weight Bias and Stigma - Panel Discussion (Lecture Hall) 10:00 am - 10:15 am Morning Break – Refreshments Provided (Alumni Hall) 10:15 am - 11:30 am Trainee Oral Presentations – Session #4 • Diabetes (Aboriginal Centre) • Weight Bias and Stigma (Lecture Hall) • Genetic Factors (Chapel) 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Trainee Poster Presentations (Alumni Hall) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch (Watson’s Eatery) 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Trainee Oral Presentations – Session #5 • The Measurement of Obesity (Lecture Hall) • Health and Well-Being (Chapel) • Bariatric Surgery (Aboriginal Center) 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm Afternoon Break – Refreshments provided (Alumni Hall) 2:15 pm - 3:45 pm Healthy Obesity, Is It a Myth? – Presented by Dr. Sean Wharton (Lecture Hall) 3:45 pm - 5:30 pm Delegate Free Time (See “Things to Do” on page 9 for suggestions) 5:30 pm COSM 2014 Awards Dinner (Golf’s Steak House & Seafood – 598 Lancaster Street W, Kitchener) *A shuttle will leave from the front entrance of St. Paul’s at 5:30 pm and will return to campus (with a stop in Uptown Waterloo) after the dinner. Dinner will be served at 7:00 pm. - 5 - From the Organizers On behalf of the 2014 COSM organizing committee, we are delighted to welcome you to the fourth Canadian Obesity Student Meeting at the University of Waterloo! This year’s COSM is filled with a plethora of formal and informal activities, intended to facilitate collaborations and connections amongst the interdisciplinary delegates from across the country. Each day, students and new professionals will have the opportunity to showcase their research in all areas of obesity prevention, treatment and management across all age groups and diverse populations. Over twenty guest speakers will share their knowledge, understanding, and perspective of the complexity of obesity through panel discussions, guest lectures and interactive debates. Delegates will enhance their knowledge of new and emerging research such as the classification of obesity as a disease, the stigma and mental health considerations associated with obesity, and the need for a dynamic shift away from individual-level interventions to population health strategies. The University of Waterloo prides itself on being at the forefront of innovation, and the CON-SNP UW Chapter made no exception when it came to planning COSM 2014. This year, COSM organizers have partnered with the Propel Centre for Population Health Impact to deliver a unique Collaboration Challenge. This unique case-style competition rallies multidisciplinary teams to drawn upon their own research strengths and work collaboratively to effectively communicate an innovative solution. As a means to provide delegates with information on what to expect after graduation, COSM organizers will for the first time host an Obesity Expo. Representatives from industry, government and academia will provide details on what their organizations have to offer to new professionals and the Centre for Career Action will host a professional development seminar dedicated to new grads. With such a jam-packed scientific conference, be sure to use this program as your guide to what’s happening each day. Lastly, COSM 2014 would not have been made possible without the assistance of so many dedicated individuals. Thank you to the CON-SNP UW Chapter members and faculty supervisor, Dr. Rhona Hanning, who volunteered countless hours to the development and promotion of COSM. Thank you to the CON-SNP National Executive, our CON support system, COSM Advisory Board Members and to all of our sponsors and supporters. All the best at COSM 2014, Taryn Orava, Co-Chair, COSM 2014 Cassandra Lowe, Co-Chair, COSM 2014 PhD Candidate, University of Waterloo PhD Student, University of Waterloo - 6 - From the Advisory Panel On behalf of the organizing committee, the Canadian Obesity Network (CON-RCO), the University of Waterloo and the University of Alberta, we are delighted to welcome you to the 4th Canadian Obesity Student Meeting (COSM). As the next generation of obesity researchers and health practitioners, you represent Canada’s best chance for a healthier future. The quality of abstracts submitted for this year’s conference displays a breadth and depth that exceeded our expectations – a testament not only to the excellence of Canadian research, but also to your important role as trainees and new professionals in pushing innovation within the myriad disciplines that touch upon obesity and related issues.