Management of eating disorders for people with higher weight: Clinical practice guideline

About this event

The aim of this education session is to provide GPs and other health professionals with an overview of the Management of eating disorders for people with higher weight: clinical practice guideline, launched on August 19, for the management of eating disorders for people with higher weight. The guideline aims to assist GPs and other health professionals to understand the needs of people in their care who have an eating disorder who are of higher weight, and support the health professionals in providing appropriate management of the eating disorder. Moreover, it is hoped that health professionals will be more aware of, and responsive to, the adverse effects of weight stigma on the lives, health and treatment seeking of people with eating disorders who are of higher weight. The Guideline Development Group included academic and clinical expertise and lived experience.

This Guideline is intended for all health professionals and does not present discipline-specific information. NEDC encourages all health professionals across varied disciplines and settings of practice to read and utilise the guideline. All health and other professionals are welcome and encouraged to attend this event.

This session will include:

• An overview of the clinical practice guideline
• Reflections from a GP on their clinical experience working with people with an eating disorder at a higher weight
• The lived experience perspective of engaging with health professionals and eating disorders treatment, as a person of higher weight who experienced an eating disorder, and as a carer of a person who experienced an eating disorder at a higher weight.

Speakers include:
Belinda Caldwell, CEO of EDV
Angelique Ralph, Research Lead, NEDC
Susan Barnett, GP
Lived experience speakers

Learning Outcomes
1. Describe the potential nutritional, medical and psychiatric complications associated with people experiencing eating disorders who are of higher weight
2. Identify ways in which higher weight presents challenges for the person seeking treatment for their eating disorder
3. Describe internalised and externalised weight stigma
4. Describe the role of the GP in the management of people with higher weight who are experiencing an eating disorder
5. Describe some of the challenges in identifying and supporting someone of higher weight with an eating disorder
6. Identify ways to promote weight-inclusive practice and avoid weight stigmatising practices for people with an eating disorder who are of higher weight
7. Identify management priorities when supporting those with higher weight with an eating disorder

Date: Tuesday August 23rd, 2022
Time: 6pm
Duration: 1.5 hours
Format: Zoom webinar
Cost: Free
This event will not be recorded

This education is a CPD Activity under the RACGP CPD Program. Please provide your RACGP member number at registration.