Presentations

The presentation covers:

• Definition of eating disorders
  • Anorexia nervosa
  • Bulimia
  • Atypical anorexia nervosa
• Early warning signs
  • Weight change
  • Behaviour
  • Nutritional markers
• Clinical approach/management
• Involvement of other health professionals
• Finding appropriate clinicians to refer on to
• The theory behind family-based therapy
• Case study

Watching this presentation and completing the assessment can contribute towards assessable Continuing Professional Development hours

About the presenter

Melissa Whitelaw has been the dietitian with the Department of Adolescent Medicine at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital since 2004.  She also works in private practice at the Melbourne Children’s Clinic. Melissa has presented on anorexia nervosa at several Australian conferences, and at the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Conference in Los Angeles and the International Congress of Pediatrics. Melissa lectures on adolescent medicine and eating disorders in undergraduate and postgraduate courses. She is undertaking a PhD at the University of Melbourne and is researching the clinical course of anorexia nervosa and patients who meet all diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa apart from weight. Melissa has had several papers about adolescent eating disorders published in international journals.

Registration includes

• Access to a recording of the presentation
• Presentation notes
• Multiple choice questions and answers
• Suggested further reading

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