Congratulations to Charlene Rae for being awarded a First Place Poster Prize by The International Federation for the Surgery and Other Therapies for Obesity (IFSO) for her work on Capturing the patient experience in GLP-1 weight loss: validation of the BODY-Q Obesity Module.
Team members presented the BODY-Q & FACE-Q at The International Federation for the Surgery and Other Therapies for Obesity (IFSO) World Congress Conference in Toronto, Ontario, 2026. Oral/Poster Presentations By Emma Dall Further validation of the BODY-Q Body and Eating-Related Symptoms scale in a GLP-1 weight loss sample. By Anne Klassen Measuring facial appearance in […]
The HAND-Q is a condition-specific patient-reported outcome measure designed to assess appearance, function, symptoms, and quality of life in people with hand conditions. Our new study provides global normative values for its four core scales, helping clinicians and researchers better interpret HAND-Q scores and evaluate patient outcomes in both clinical practice and research. Click here […]
BODY-Q-7D is a new seven-question tool that better captures how obesity and weight loss affect people’s lives, including self-esteem, mental health, stigma, body image, and excess skin—areas often missed by existing measures. The next step is to assign health utility values so it can be used to evaluate the benefits of obesity treatments in healthcare […]
A publication on the development and validation of a new short-form FACE-Q Aesthetics scale for individuals using GLP-1 and GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonists is now available. The publication describes the development of a 15-item patient-reported outcome measure and its psychometric evaluation in an international sample of 632 individuals who wanted to have, were having, or had […]
Team members present content on the GENDER-Q at the 79th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons (CSPS) in Kelowna, British Columbia, 2026. Poster Presentations By Alisha Sharma Experiences of Transgender Patients Following Transfeminine Gender-Affirming Bottom Surgery – An International Qualitative Study By Dave Gwun Integrating a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure into Epic
Congratulations to Lucas Gallo on on successfully completing his PhD in Health Research Methodology! This incredible achievement reflects years of dedication, perseverance, and scholarly excellence. Completing a PhD is a significant milestone, and we celebrate this accomplishment and the meaningful contributions they have made to the field of health research.
Congratulations to Lucas Gallo on receiving the 2026 Graduate Student Publication Award as part of the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) Graduate Plenary 2026 List of Nominated Award Winners! The FHS Graduate Plenary celebrates the achievements of Graduate Students and Post-Doctoral Fellows across the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Congratulations to Q-Portfolio master’s student Noah Couto on transferring into the PhD program in Health Research Methodology, where his research will focus on minimally important differences in transgender and gender-diverse healthcare for youth!
