Welcome to the very first episode of Scale Up Your Practice, the podcast created for healthcare professionals who want to deliver better, evidence-based obesity care.

In this kickoff episode, your hosts Dr. Roshan Abraham and Michelle McMillan share their personal journeys into obesity care, introduce Obesity Canada’s mission, and explain why this podcast is needed now more than ever.

You’ll also hear our first "Bias Break" segment—an honest reflection on weight bias and stigma in healthcare, and why tackling these barriers is critical to improving patient care.

🎯 In this episode:

• Why obesity is a chronic disease, not a choice

• How weight bias impacts care—and what we can do about it

• Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines: https://utm.guru/uicXM

• Free Weight Bias and Stigma Course from Obesity Canada: https://utm.guru/uicXN

• Tell your provincial government it’s time to recognize obesity as a chronic disease: https://utm.guru/uicXO

Send us your questions or topic requests: scaleuppod@obesitycanada.ca

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Thanks for listening—and stay tuned as we continue to scale up your practice.

Scale Up Your Practice is created by Obesity Canada. Learn more at obesitycanada.ca