Improving Treatment and Prevention of Eating Disorders: Advances in Research, Avenues to Hope

Friday, March 15, 2019

12:30pm-3:00pm

1500 Broadway, Suite 1101

New York, NY  10036

Please RSVP by March 12th to development@myneda.org 

 

12:30pm-3:00pm – NEDA Open House/Refreshments 

12:50-3:00pm – Research Symposium 

  • 12:50pmWelcome and Introductions 

Dr. Tom Hildebrandt, Board Member, Global Foundation for Eating Disorders

Claire Mysko, Chief Executive Officer, National Eating Disorders Association

  •  1:00pm: Ellen E. Fitzsimmons-Craft, PhD, Katherine Balantekin, PhD, RD 

Screening for Eating Disorders: The Importance of Scaling Early Intervention and Connections to Help Options

  • 1:20pm: Kelly Klump, MSU, PhD

The Role of Hormones in Eating Disorders 

  • 1:40pm: Walter Kaye, MD

Benefits and Challenges of Neurobiological Research in Eating Disorders

  • 2:00 pm: Daniel Housman, Tracy Richmond, MD, MPH

How Could a Patient-Powered Registry Impact Our Understanding of  Eating Disorders? 

  • 2:20pm: Daniel LeGrange, PhD

Family Based-Treatment Without Borders: Utilizing Telemedicine to Deliver Family-Based Therapy (FBT)

  • 2:40pm: Conclusion

Dr. Tom Hildebrandt, Board Member, Global Foundation for Eating Disorders

Claire Mysko, Chief Executive Officer, National Eating Disorders Association