Association for Weight & Size Inclusive Medicine (AWSIM)
As many of you are all too aware, up until now, there has been no formal medical “home” for medical practitioners of weight/size inclusive care. We’ve all needed to use a patchwork approach to discuss clinical cases, or refer patients to providers of safe, body-affirming care. We haven’t had a place to find official weight-inclusive guidelines or resources for our patients, and our own learning. Realizing that the only way forward was to bring together this community and create this organization ourselves, Dr. Lisa Erlanger arranged a meeting with other weight-inclusive physicians, and AWSIM was born.
Mission
We are an international medical organization working to advance weight-inclusive care. We challenge the pathologization of body size, which continues to drive healthcare disparities and disproportionately harm larger bodied patients. By providing mentorship, education, and advocacy, our organization serves as the professional home for physicians practicing and learning about weight-inclusive care. We envision a world where patients of all sizes have access to empathetic and evidence-based health care.
Vision
We envision a world where patients of all sizes have access to empathetic and evidence-based health care.
Why Join Now?
- Your membership gets you early access to members only resources including case consultation and on demand webinars, as well as the opportunity to shape our organization.
- You’ll attend our launch CME in Dec 2024 at no additional cost. And, you’ll have the option to become a founding member for as long as you stay active, with applicable fees.
- All membership fees and donations will be used to build our fabulous infrastructure, and launch our first year of programming. We are an all volunteer board!