EASO PRESIDENT: THE FIRST HUNDRED DAYS
Volkan Yumuk reflects on highlights of his first 100 days as President of EASO
Highlights include participating in the
⭐ Venice Declaration 2024
⭐ 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva
⭐ 61st ERA Congress in Stockholm
⭐ 17th International Primary Care Diabetes Europe Conference in Barcelona
⭐ The Voice for Endocrinology in Europe
⭐ 2024 ICOMES in Korea
⭐ EASO Masterclass in Budapes
And sharing the new EASO Publication ‘A New Framework for the Diagnosis, Staging and Management of Obesity in Adults
SPOTLIGHT ON THE EASO EARLY CAREER NETWORK
The 2023 and 2024 EASO–Novo Nordisk Foundation New Investigator Award winners share their experiences on managing and using their research grants.
Watch this recorded informative session aimed to equip early career researchers with the knowledge and skills necessary to secure and effectively manage their own research grants.
Meet New ECN Board Member Dr Eugenia Romano
Dr Romano is a researcher at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, to the EASO Early Career Network (ECN) Board
Her research explores the relationship between mental health, multimorbidity, and health inequalities, with a special interest on stigma and obesity.
EASO ECN Spotlight: Meet Jack Birch
Jack is a research associate in the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Behavioural and Social Sciences at Newcastle University in the UK.
His research is focussed on the the impact of health inequalities on obesity.
Join EASO ECN!
The ECN is a community for all students and early career professionals across disciplines interested in obesity. Join us to collaborate, learn together and share experiences
Meet Rebecca Evans
Meet Rebecca EvansWinner of the EASO ECN Best Thesis Award presented at #ECO2024
Learn more about her award winning research and how to apply for the #ECO2025 ECN Best Thesis Award
Application deadline for the EASO Best Thesis Award is 12th January 2025
SPOTLIGHT ON COMs
Meet Dr Marije Galavazi, COM Lead from Sweden
Dr Galavazi leads a team of five clinical professionals, including two psychologists, a physiotherapist, a dietitian, and a specialist research nurse at the Obesity Unit Örebro, Överviktsenheten, at the University Hospital Örebro in Sweden.
The entire team is dedicated to improving the quality of life for patients with obesity.
Meet Prof Dr Anne Rochtus, COMs co-lead, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium
Dr Anne Rochtus works alongside Dr An Jacobs and Prof Dr Kristina Casteels all paediatric endocrinologists, dedicated to advancing paediatric obesity care.
Their patient care philosophy is centred on promoting sustainable lifestyle changes for long-term health.
Meet Professor David Jacobi, lead of the Adult COM Centre Spécialisé de l’Obésité Ouest Atlantique, France
This COM team believes that effective obesity management requires a comprehensive and multidisciplinary strategy tailored to the unique needs of each patient.
DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES
The EASO Obesity Taxonomy: Providing a Common Language for Obesity
The EASO obesity taxonomy focuses on six themes: Definition of obesity; Causes, onset and progression factors; Obesity prevention; Screening and early diagnosis; Treatment and management; and Obesity consequences.
Click here for downloadable resources and flashcards
2025 AWARD APPLICATIONS
EASO and the Novo Nordisk Foundation nominations and applications are now open for the 2025 senior Obesity Prize for Excellence and New Investigator Awards in Basic Science, Clinical Research, Childhood Obesity and Public Health (4 separate awards).
▶️ Click here to learn more about the Obesity Prize for Excellence and the nomination process
▶️ Click here to apply to the New Investigator Awards. Read more about the awards
Deadline: 16th December 2024
ADDITIONAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECN MEMBERS
The EASO Early Career Network announces funding to boost professional development!
ECN members are invited to apply for one of 25 travel grants of €1000 each to support attendance at relevant professional meetings, national events, conferences, and more.
Start planning now… EASO is offering a limited number of travel grants to accepted abstract presenters for #ECO2025
Each grant includes complimentary registration and €500 towards travel and accommodation.
Learn more and apply by 12th January 2025
UPCOMING EVENTS
EASO Early Career Network (ECN) eLearning Hub webinar and journal club
Using a Common Language for Obesity
Tuesday, 22nd October 2024, 4-5pm UK / 5-6pm Paris
Are you attending ObesityWeek® 2024?
Innovative Science to Transformational Care
3-6 November, San Antonio, Texas
REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
EASO COMs Summit 2024
27-28th November, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Participation in the COMs Summit is open to multidisciplinary team members working within accredited adult, paediatric, and affiliated EASO COMs across Europe and globally.
ECOG2024 CONGRESS
8-10 Oct 2024 in Ghent, Belgium
38th ECNP Congress
11-14 October 2024, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
EndoBridge 2024
17-20 Oct 2024 in Antalya, Turkiye
Clinical Case Submission Deadline:
23 Aug 2024
European Public Health Conference
12-15 Nov 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal
The theme of the 2024 EPH conference is Sailing the waves of European public health: Exploring a sea of innovation.
EASO WORKING GROUPS
Get involved with the EASO Psychology, Behaviour and Mental Health Working Group
Colleagues from the EASO COMs network—psychologists, mental health specialists, & behaviour change experts—are invited to register interest in joining the EASO Psychology, Behaviour, & Mental Health Working Group.
OBESITY FACTS JOURNAL
Read the latest edition of OBESITY FACTS Journal
Obesity Facts 2024, Vol. 17, No 4
32ND EUROPEAN CONGRESS ON OBESITY
Save the Date
The 32nd European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025) will take place 11-14 May 2025 in Malaga, Spain – save the dates!
We look forward to hosting you in Malaga!
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
EU PROJECTS
EASO plays a pivotal role as a dissemination partner and in shaping the strategic direction and policy development within various EU- funded research projects, including Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe initiatives.
