Weight Management
These consultations focus on weight-related and metabolic health concerns using a medical, evidence-based approach with adequate time for detailed assessment and follow-up.
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About the Program
What to expect
Weight-related concerns are complex and influenced by many overlapping factors. Effective care typically requires more than one visit to ensure a thorough, structured, and individualized approach.
Care may include:
Review of medical, metabolic, hormonal, and lifestyle factors
Discussion of evidence-informed nutrition and movement recommendations
Evaluation for weight-management pharmacotherapy when appropriate
Pharmacotherapy may be considered when BMI ≥ 30, or ≥ 27 with weight-related comorbidities
Ongoing monitoring, follow-up, and treatment adjustments
Referral Requirements
Adult patients (18+) with weight-related concerns may be referred for consultation. Referrals are accepted from a patient’s family physician or other licensed medical care provider involved in their ongoing care.
Patients may request a referral from their physician for assessment and support related to weight, metabolic health, or obesity-associated conditions.
An initial consultation requires a physician referral. Once a patient has been assessed and accepted into care, follow-up visits may be booked directly.
While all adults may be assessed for weight-related concerns, regardless of medication eligibility, it is important to note that pharmacotherapy is not publicly funded for obesity treatment and depends on individual private insurance plans. Most insurers require documentation of:
a BMI ≥ 30, or
a BMI ≥ 27 with associated medical comorbidities, such as prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, PCOS, hypertension, dyslipidemia, obstructive sleep apnea, or osteoarthritis
Eligibility for pharmacotherapy and other treatment options will be reviewed as part of a comprehensive clinical assessment.
Please also note that phone visits require patients to be physically located in Ontario at the time of the appointment.