Title:
Out of the Shadows: Understanding the Complex Interplay of Medical and Psychological Factors in Diagnosing and Treating Eating Disorders
Hybrid: In Person and Online
Presentation Description:
Eating disorders are complex psychiatric conditions associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Recognizing eating disorders and knowing what level of care is indicated can go a long way in helping patients receive the help they need. The purpose of this presentation is to provide education about the wide variability of eating and feeding disorders, focusing on how to identify an eating disorder, the medical complications that can arise, the psychology behind the development and persistence of the disorder, and best practices for treatment. Attendees should feel empowered to better understand complications of eating disorders in patients and feel more confident in recommending appropriate treatment options.
Objectives:
Following this presentation, participants will be able to…
Describe medical complications, psychological symptoms, and best treatment practices for anorexia nervosa restricting subtype, anorexia nervosa binge eating/ purging subtype, atypical anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and ARFID
Recognize why eating disorders might develop following bariatric surgery or misuse of GLP-1 agonists and know warning signs and treatment recommendations for these atypical cases
Identify the different levels of care in eating disorder treatment and how medical and psychological indications drive decisions regarding the appropriate level of care
Presenters:
Allison Nitsch, MD, FACP, CEDS-C 
Allison Nitsch, MD, FACP, CEDS-C completed Internal Medicine Residency and Chief Residency at University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine. She works as Lead hospitalist at ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders at Denver Health, a medical stabilization unit for people 15 and older with severe eating disorders. She currently serves as co-chair for the Academy of Eating Disorders Medical Care Standards Committee and is a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist- Consultant (CEDS-C). She is passionate about educating others on the medical complications of severe eating disorders, an often neglected topic in undergraduate and graduate medical training.
Kamila M. Cass, Ph.D., CEDS-S 
Dr. Kamila Cass, PhD, CEDS-S, completed her master’s and Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Missouri-Columbia and her predoctoral psychology residency at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Cass has worked with eating disorders for many years, in several settings, including private practice, hospital programs, community clinics, and college counseling centers. Dr. Cass has also worked on a bariatric surgical team, designing the pre-surgical psychological evaluation process, and providing support to patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Dr. Cass has worked as a psychologist at the ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders and Severe Malnutrition for the past six years and is the lead developer of the ARFID Track, overseeing a multidisciplinary team of providers dedicated to providing individualized, evidence-based treatment to patients with ARFID. Dr. Cass is an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and is active in research and publishing and has been a featured speaker at national and international conferences for eating disorders.
CE Information: 
We will be awarding 3 CEs/CMEs for this event. License number is needed for CEs/CMEs.
Registration closes on Friday, 04/25
. 
Get your tickets before they are gone!
Refund Policy:
 
Tickets are nonrefundable, not available at the door, and nontransferable.
We will be awarding 3 CEs/CMEs! Continuing Education provided by Eating Recovery Center LLC
Available Continuing Education Credit:
In support of improving patient care, Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (
ACCME
), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (
ACPE
), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (
ANCC
), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight Mood and Anxiety Center, LLC designates this live course for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category # Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (
ASWB
) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 3 clinical continuing education credit.
Commission on Dietetic Registration (
CDR
): Completion of this RD/DTR profession-specific or IPCE awards CPEUs (One IPCE credit + One CPEU). If the activity is dietetics-related but not targeted to RDs or DTRs, CPEUs may be claimed which commensurate with participation in contact hours (One 60-minute hour = 1 CPEU). RDs and DTRs are to select activity type 102 in their Activity Log. Sphere and Competency selection is at the learner’s discretion. Attendees who complete this course are eligible for 3 CPEU.
Eating Recovery Center, LLC is approved by 
NBCC
 as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6815 Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Eating Recovery Center is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Eating Recovery Center, LLC is approved by the 
American Psychological Association
 to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Eating Recovery Center maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Eating Recovery Center, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0232.
Eating Recovery Center, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0280.
Eating Recovery Center, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0756.
All Eating Recovery Center, LLC sponsored educational activities are presented in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you are in need of accommodations, please contact Wendy Foulds Mathes at 
wendy.mathes@e
rcpathlight.com
.
We would like to thank our Platinum sponsors for this event.
Thank you to our Gold sponsors.
Information Source: iaedp South Florida Chapter | eventbrite

Palm Beach County

United States

Boca Raton

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