Credits

The OPEN Obesity & Mental Health animation in this project was created by Ruth Chang as her Masters Research Project in the Master of Science Program in Biomedical Communications at the University of Toronto. This project was awarded the Wendy M. Kates Scholarship for excellence in biomedical communication.

The OPEN Obesity & Mental Health module was created by:

• Ruth Chang, BSc, MScBMC
  Biomedical Communications 3D animation specialist
• Dr. Leila Lax, BA, BScAAM, MEd, PhD
  Assistant Professor, Biomedical Communications, Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto and University of Toronto Mississauga; Lead Scientist, Visual Knowledge Building & Translation (vKBT) Lab
• Dr. Valerie Taylor, MD, PhD, FRCPC
  Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Women's College Hospital
• Dr. Derek Ng, BSc, MScBMC, PhD
  Assistant Professor, Biomedical Communications, Department of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga; Associate Member, Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
• Dr. Renu Gupta, MD, ABPN (diplomate)
  Psychiatrist, Women's College Hospital; Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
• Dr. Dana Ross, MD, MSc, FRCPC
  Psychiatrist, Trauma Therapy Program, Women's College Hospital; Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
• Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingham, MD, MHPE, FRCPC
  Deputy Psychiatrist-in-Chief, University Health Network (Toronto General & Princess Margaret Sites); Director, Continuing Professional & Practice Development and Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
• Dr. Robin Mason, PhD
  Scientist, Women's College Research institute; Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health & Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
• Tabby and Jeff Rose, Axon Interactive Inc.

In-kind contributions of server hosting for this module by Biomedical Communications, Institute of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.

Funding

Funding for this design research project was graciously provided by Women's College Hospital, the University of Toronto, and the Royal Bank of Canada.