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Ian Patton

ResearcherUniversity of Alberta

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Ian Patton

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Supervision signals

Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
21 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2016.

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Research

Education Evidence-Based Obesity Patient-Orirented

Latest papers

Challenging Weight Stigmatizing Perspectives in Public Health During Pregnancy by Sharing Positive Stories and Images by Those Who Have Lived Experience.
Journal of health communication · 2026
Summarizing the Experiences of Individuals Who Have Obesity or Larger Bodies Seeking Fertility Care: A Scoping Review.
Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026
Humanistic Burden and Gaps in Care and Treatment Policies of Obesity in Canada: A Systematic Review.
Advances in therapy · 2026

All 23 publications

Latest funding

Partnering with stakeholders to set research priorities in pediatric obesity management
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$10,000
Developing a Patient-Oriented and Evidence Based Obesity Management Certification Program
CIHR · 2016 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 2 grants and awards

23 publications.

Challenging Weight Stigmatizing Perspectives in Public Health During Pregnancy by Sharing Positive Stories and Images by Those Who Have Lived Experience.

MacDonald K, Patton I, Nutter S, Pearce N, Davenport MH, Sajwani T, Nagpal TS

Journal of health communication2026

DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2026.2726430 PMID: 42667257

Summarizing the Experiences of Individuals Who Have Obesity or Larger Bodies Seeking Fertility Care: A Scoping Review.

Hebert BJ, Randhawa H, Blanchette V, Adamo KB, Alberga A, Baillargeon JP, Côté M, Craig J, Daniel A, Dennett L, Heslehurst N, Nutter S, Patton I, Piccinini-Vallis H, Salas XR, Wadden K, Nagpal TS

Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity2026

DOI: 10.1111/obr.70213 PMID: 42630067

Humanistic Burden and Gaps in Care and Treatment Policies of Obesity in Canada: A Systematic Review.

Longuet C, Artime E, Glass J, Riley S, Kewley R, Kuk JL, Patton I, Lau DCW

Advances in therapy2026

DOI: 10.1007/s12325-026-03736-8 PMID: 42593643

Results of the 2024 International Weight Bias Summit: Establishing future research directions in the field.

Côté M, Forouhar V, Sacco S, González-González M, Baillot A, Himmelstein M, Hussey B, Incollingo Rodriguez AC, Nagpal TS, Nutter S, Patton I, Puhl RM, Ramos Salas X, Russell-Mayhew S, Alberga AS

International journal of obesity (2005)2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41366-025-01975-3 PMID: 41350605

Rethinking obesity management targets: Findings from an international MoSCoW prioritization workshop

Sockalingam S, Racey M, Sherifali D, Alberga AS, Ard J, Horn DB, Busetto L, Kaplan LM, Le Roux CW, Macklin D

Obesity Pillars2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.obpill.2026.100311

Sedentary behaviors in the context of metabolic and bariatric surgery: a scoping review

Hussien J, Lagacé J-C, Chaput J-P, Bond DS, Herring LY, Sherifali D, Patton I, Baillot A

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2026.06.017

A Core set of patient-reported outcome measures to measure quality of life in obesity treatment research.

Dijkhorst PJ, de Vries CEE, Terwee CB, Janssen IMC, Liem RSL, van Wagensveld BA, Ottosson J, Halpern B, Flint SW, van Rossum EFC, Saadi A, West-Smith L, O'Kane M, Halford JCG, Coulman KD, Al-Sabah S, Dixon JB, Brown WA, Salas XR, Hoogbergen MM, Abbott S, Budin AJ, Holland JF, Poulsen L, Welbourn R, Ruanova BR, Morton JM, Pattou F, Akpinar EO, Sogg S, Himpens JM, Osborne V, Wijling N, Divine L, Isack N, Birney S, Keenan JMB, Nadglowski J, Bowman J, Clare K, Meloni R, de Blaeij S, Kyle TK, Bahlke M, Healing A, Patton I, Monpellier VM

Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity2025

DOI: 10.1111/obr.13849 PMID: 39419653

Weight bias, stigma and discrimination: a call for greater conceptual clarity.

Côté M, Forouhar V, Sacco S, Baillot A, Himmelstein M, Hussey B, Incollingo Rodriguez AC, Nagpal TS, Nutter S, Patton I, Pearl RL, Puhl RM, Ramos Salas X, Russell-Mayhew S, Alberga AS

Frontiers in psychology2025

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1710851 PMID: 41280193

The legality of weight discrimination in Canada: an environmental scan of case law and the limits of Canadian legislation.

Nutter S, Waugh R, McEachran E, Toor A, Shelley J, Alberga AS, Forhan M, Kirk SF, Nagpal TS, Patton I, Ramos Salas X, Russell-Mayhew S

International journal for equity in health2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12939-025-02606-z PMID: 41029703

Management and impact of obesity in Canada: A real-world survey of people with obesity and their physicians.

Glass J, Carter S, Artime E, Higgins V, Harrison L, Leith A, Lau DC, Patton I, Kuk JL

Obesity pillars2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.obpill.2025.100171 PMID: 40134800

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Ian Patton

Research

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Latest funding

Challenging Weight Stigmatizing Perspectives in Public Health During Pregnancy by Sharing Positive Stories and Images by Those Who Have Lived Experience.

Summarizing the Experiences of Individuals Who Have Obesity or Larger Bodies Seeking Fertility Care: A Scoping Review.

Humanistic Burden and Gaps in Care and Treatment Policies of Obesity in Canada: A Systematic Review.

Results of the 2024 International Weight Bias Summit: Establishing future research directions in the field.

Rethinking obesity management targets: Findings from an international MoSCoW prioritization workshop

Sedentary behaviors in the context of metabolic and bariatric surgery: a scoping review

A Core set of patient-reported outcome measures to measure quality of life in obesity treatment research.

Weight bias, stigma and discrimination: a call for greater conceptual clarity.

The legality of weight discrimination in Canada: an environmental scan of case law and the limits of Canadian legislation.

Management and impact of obesity in Canada: A real-world survey of people with obesity and their physicians.

Partnering with stakeholders to set research priorities in pediatric obesity management

Developing a Patient-Oriented and Evidence Based Obesity Management Certification Program

Frequent collaborators

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Sanjeev Sockalingam

Ian Patton

Mary Forhan

Sean Wharton

Diana Sherifali

Ian Patton

Diana Sherifali

Megha Poddar

Angela Alberga

Laurie Twells

Denise Campbell-Scherer

Rhonda Bell

Kara Nerenberg

Michael Green

Rhonda Bell

Sonja Wicklum

Rita Henderson

Josephine Ho

Laurent Biertho

Paul Poirier

Marie-France Langlois

Kara Nerenberg

Mary Forhan

Sonja Wicklum

Sara Kirk

Valerie Taylor

Kristi Adamo

Marie-France Langlois

Paul Poirier

Scott Lear

Sara Kirk

Ellen Toth

Michael Green

Jill Hamilton

Jennifer Kuk

Kristen Jacklin

Angela Alberga

Scott Lear

Denis Prud'homme