Childhood Obesity Working Group

The COWG forms a network of European and international experts, working in childhood and adolescent obesity.

The EASO COWG (formerly COTF) will comprise the following members:

  • Co-Chair
  • Co-Chair
  • Ex Officio – EASO Executive Director
  • Members co-opted and acknowledged for specific projects

The COWG forms a network of European and international experts, working in childhood and adolescent obesity.  The COWG offers offer expert opinion and input to EASO activities, and reports to the Board of Trustees via its Co-Chairs who shall be invited to report to Executive Committee meetings.

The Co-Chairs of the COWG will be appointed by the EASO Board of Trustees and shall serve a term of 3 years.  Each Co-Chair may be appointed for a maximum of 2 full terms.

COWG Co-Chairs will propose projects using the standard EASO Project Proposal process.

WORKING GROUP CHAIRS

  • Antje Körner (Germany) – Co-Chair
  • Paulina Nowicka (Sweden) – Co-Chair

Terms of Reference

  • To create a network of specialists in childhood and adolescent obesity across the EASO member countries
  • To identify hot topics and areas of interest in childhood and adolescent obesity, and prepare expert statements and recommendations
  • To contribute to the development of ECO programmes via membership of the Programme Organising Committee (POC)
  • To develop topic specific Teaching Sessions and/or Symposia at each ECO
  • To contribute the to the development of Masterclass, ECN and Teaching school programmes
  • To contribute the to the development of COMs Summit programmes
  • To host COWG symposia at National Association meetings when invited
  • To contribute to EASO symposia and sessions at relevant partner society congresses where appropriate
  • To review paediatric COMs applications.