Part 2: Ongoing Management of Eating Disorders in Adult Patients

Part 2: Ongoing Management of Eating Disorders in Adult Patients

The purpose of this webinar is to educate primary care providers about evidence-based practices to manage patients with eating disorders.

This is part two of a two-part webinar series. The first webinar is Detecting Eating Disorders in Adult Patients.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is CDC is the nation’s leading science-based, data-driven, service organization that protects the public’s health.

The Preventive Medicine Grand Rounds is a monthly webinar series co-sponsored by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). NCEED was invited to partner and lecture increase awareness of eating disorder prevalence, screening and management in primary care providers. lectures provide an overview of strategies to integrate public health and primary health care at the national level. Presenters focus on applying systems-based approaches to prepare public health leaders to address major population health issues.

Presenter

Christine Peat, PhD, FAED, LP

Christine Peat, PhD, FAED, LP

Director, National Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Martha F. Perry, MD

Martha F. Perry, MD

Associate Professor and Medical Director at UNC Children’s Primary Care Clinic, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the medical assessment and management of the three primary eating disorder diagnoses and barriers to eating disorder detection,
  • Examine level of care guidelines for patients with eating disorders, and
  • Discuss best practices for collaborating within an eating disorders specialty team (e.g., therapist, dietitian, psychiatrist).

Webinar Details

Audience

Primary care providers treating primarily adult populations

Learning Level

Introductory

Cost

Free

Duration

1.5 Hours