Services (skip):
Date & Time
8th October 2008
09.00 - 17.00
Venue:
Central London
Cost:
£75
Booking:
To book your place at this workshop please contact Sophie Frost on 01483 757572 or email Sfrost@lifeworkscommunity.com.
Professional Training
Eating Disorder Conference
8th October 2008
Life Works, a major treatment facility for those who suffer from Anorexia, Bulimia, and Compulsive Overeating have gathered together some of the worlds leading experts who will share their research and discuss the advancements in the nutritional and therapeutic treatments available.
Specialist Speakers inc:
- Professor Janet Treasure PhD FRCP FRCPsych - Eating Disorder Specialist
- Deanne Jade - Psychologist & Founder of the National Centre for Eating Disorders
- Dr Alessia Ciani MD MRCPsych - Special Interest in Eating Disorders
- Dr Anton Valmana - Medical Director, Life Works
- Alison Hunt MSW - Clinical Manager, Life Works Duke Street
- Diana Sharp - Psychologist specialising in adolescent eating disorders
- Mary Strugar - Senior Nutritionist, The Health Doctors
Further Speaker Information
Professor Janet Treasure PhD FRCP FRCPsych - Eating Disorder Specialist
Biography
Professor Treasure is a psychiatrist who has specialised in the treatment of eating disorders for over twenty years. The Eating Disorder Unit at the South London Maudsley Hospital NHS Trust is a leading centre in clinical management and training of eating disorders. The unit provides eating disorder services for a population of 2 million in south East London and accepts specialists referrals from throughout out the United Kingdom. She was chairman of the Physical treatment section of the UK NICE guideline committee. She is the Chief Medical Officer for the Eating Disorder Association (the main UK eating disorder charity) and is the trustee of the Sheffield eating disorders association. She is on the Academy of eating disorders accreditation committee. She has also been active in both research over this time and has over 150 peer reviewed papers. In 2004 was honoured to be awarded the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) Leadership Award in Research (This award honors an individual who has over substantial period of time ( i.e., 10 years or more) developed through research new knowledge about eating disorders that is internationally respected and that has had a measurable impact on the field, either by significantly furthering our understanding of the etiology of eating disorders, by changing treatment or by fostering new lines of research). The unit is active in research and development in all aspects of eating disorders treatment, biology, clinical problems etc. Professor Treasure has been a co-coordinator of a multicentre European study that is examining the genetic and environmental factors in the management of eating disorders. Professor Treasure was also Vice Chairman of a European project examining the effectiveness of treatment of eating disorders in over 20 countries. Professor Treasure has edited four texts on eating disorders "Neurobiology in the Treatment of Eating Disorders" Ed Hoek K, Treasure J, Katzman M (1997) & "Handbook on Eating Disorders", Szmukler G, Dare C & Treasure (1995) (edition 1 &2) Wiley and, Owen, Treasure & Collier (2001) "Animal Models of Eating behaviour and body composition ",Kluwer Academic Publishers The Netherlands. She has authored 2 self help books, one on bulimia nervosa "Getting better bite by bite" and one for parents and teachers as well as sufferers themselves on anorexia nervosa "Anorexia nervosa; a survival guide for families, friends and sufferers".
Deanne Jade - Psychologist & Founder of the National Centre for Eating Disorders
Biography
Deanne Jade is the founder and clinical principal of the NCFED; Deanne is also the trainer and mentor of the practitioners in the NCFED.
Deanne has specialised in eating disorders and obesity treatment for almost her entire professional life. She has provided support and guidance with respect to prevention and treatment to individuals, schools and colleges, addiction services, companies, the NHS and Government.
Dr Alessia Ciani MD MRCPsych - Special Interest in Eating Disorders
Dr Anton Valmana - Medical Director, Life Works
Alison Hunt MSW - Clinical Manager, Life Works Duke Street
Diana Sharp - Psychologist specialising in adolescent eating disorders
Mary Strugar - Senior Nutritionist, The Health Doctors
Venue - Regents College, London
Cost - £75
To book your place please contact Sophie Frost on 01483 757572 or email sfrost@lifeworkscommunity.com
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