NEWS
 

As the PROMINENCE project delivers on its key project outputs, we want to thank everyone who joined us on this journey. From development of our Obesity Competency Framework and OER to our global webinar with 132 participants across 32 countries, it's been an incredible project.

Explore what we've built in our final newsletter - read the full issue here.​​​

On 24 March 2026, the PROMINENCE Obesity Open Education Resource (OER) launch webinar marked an important milestone for the project, officially introducing its OER to physiotherapy educators and learners worldwide. The event formed a key part of the project's dissemination efforts, aimed at ensuring the resource reaches the widest possible audience across the physiotherapy education community.

Secure Your Spot: Launch of the PROMINENCE Obesity OER - a launch webinar will be held on 24 March 2025 from 13:00 to 13:45 CET.

Secure Your Spot: Launch of the PROMINENCE Obesity OER


24 March 2025 | 13:00 CET | Online Webinar


The wait is over! Registration is officially open for the live launch of the PROMINENCE Obesity Open Education Resource (OER) for physiotherapy.

We are delighted to announce the official launch of the PROMINENCE Open Education Resource (OER) for physiotherapy - we invite you to be part of it!

The PROMINENCE consortium is pleased to announce the publication of "Competencies of Health Professionals in Obesity Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation" in the TAMK Journal on 12 December 2025.

The PROMINENCE consortium is pleased to announce the publication of our new research paper, “Obesity competencies for healthcare professionals: a scoping review”, in BMC Medical Education, a peer-reviewed open access journal.

At the ENPHE Forum 2025, held 19‑20 September in Differdange (LUNEX University of Applied Sciences), Luxembourg, PROMINENCE Coordinator, Caitriona Cunningham of UCD, gathered physiotherapy educators from the European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher Education network for a workshop on Obesity Education in Physiotherapy.

The second edition of the PROMINENCE Newsletter is now available.

The PROMINENCE consortium partners proudly participated in the 32nd European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025), held in Málaga, Spain, which brought together over 4,000 participants from across Europe and beyond. As one of the leading scientific events dedicated to obesity research and treatment, ECO 2025 provided a dynamic platform for knowledge exchange, collaboration, and networking.

Partners of the EU-funded PROMINENCE project gathered in Helsinki, Finland, for a productive transnational meeting hosted by Arcada University of Applied Sciences with Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) close collaboration in its planning.

PROMINENCE representatives from University College Dublin and the Europe Region of World Physiotherapy attended the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (ISCP) 2025 Conference on 5 April 2025 in Dublin, Ireland, where they presented an overview of the PROMINENCE project (poster presentation).