Weighty Words: Language in Paediatric Weight Management

Learning Objectives

  • Describe terminology often regarded as stigmatizing by patients
  • Review the connections between commonly used clinical terms and weight stigma
  • Highlight alternative terminology to reduce the potential impact of weight stigma on practice

Speaker

Dr. Sarah Nutter, PhD

Assistant Professor of Counselling Psychology

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