🎙️ This episode is sponsored. Obesity Canada received an unrestricted educational grant from Eli Lilly Canada to produce this episode. 🎙️

Pediatric obesity care is complex, deeply personal, and involves more than just the child—it involves the whole family.

In this episode of Scale Up Your Practice, we sit down with Dr. Stasia Hadjiyannakis, pediatric endocrinologist, clinician, researcher, and advocate, to explore what compassionate, evidence-based support for children, youth, and their families can look like. From reframing outdated assumptions to tackling bias, Dr. Hadjiyannakis shares her journey, insights, and vision for better pediatric care.

In this episode:

• What inspired Dr. Hadjiyannakis to focus on pediatric obesity care

• The science of body weight regulation in children and youth

• Why stigma and bias are so damaging in pediatric care—and what to do differently

• The importance of listening, curiosity, and whole-family support

• How systemic gaps in education and care access continue to impact kids and families

• A hopeful look at what better care could mean for the next generation

  
  

Additional resources:

• Canadian Pediatric Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines: https://utm.guru/ui7Ph 

• Edmonton Obesity Staging System for Pediatrics: https://utm.guru/ui7Pi  

• Free course: Intro to Pediatric Obesity: https://utm.guru/ui7Pj  

• Explore all of Obesity Canada’s education offerings: https://utm.guru/ui7Pk 

Don’t miss the Canadian Obesity Summit 2026

Obesity Canada’s flagship scientific congress returns March 25–29, 2026, in Montréal, Québec. It’s where Canada’s obesity community comes together — researchers, and healthcare professionals— to exchange ideas, share the latest science, and put evidence into practice.

Get the event details: https://utm.guru/ui7Pl   

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