Please join us …
When: Tuesday, September 15, 2015, 12–1 p.m.
Where: ICES, G-Wing, Conference Centre (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre)
Who: Junaid Bhatti, PhD, MSc, MBBS; scientist, Trauma, Emergency & Critical Care Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute; assistant professor (research), Department of Surgery, University of Toronto; fellow, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences.
Topic: Does obesity increase injury risks? Review of evidence and some new analysis.
Learning objectives:
- Understanding the confluence of obesity and injury epidemics.
- The potential underlying mechanisms involved in the effects of obesity on injuries.
- Evidence favoring or rejecting that obesity may increase injury risks.
- Analysis of ICES data of bariatric patients.
Junaid Bhatti