Friday, October 7, 2022, 8-4:30 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, 5 Park Street, Freeport, Maine or join us virtually
Welcome!
This program is intended for physicians in all specialities, psychologists, advanced practice nurses, social workers, physician assistants, dieticians and other professionals engaged in treating patients with eating disorders. We hope that you will join us for this event but there is a virtual option for anyone who cannot attend in person.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Maine Medical Center (MMC) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. MMC can accredit continuing education activities with the following credit types: Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE), Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), and American Psychological Association (APA) and Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). 6.0 credits have been approved.
6.0 MOC Part II ABIM credits are also available.Program Objectives
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Schedule of Events
8:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast and Welcome Remarks |
8:30 a.m. |
Broadening the Lens on Eating Disorders: Recognition, Early Intervention and Treatment – Kathleen Hart, Ph.D., |
9:30 a.m. |
When “Good” Eating Goes “Bad”— Overlooked Restrictive Eating Disorders – Helen Burton-Murray, MD |
10:30 a.m. |
Break with Exhibitors |
11:00 a.m. |
The Endocrinology of Hunger and Satiation and its Role in Weight Management - Caroline Apovian, MD |
12:00 noon |
Lunch |
1:00 p.m. |
Nutrition Therapy Approaches for Clients with Binge Eating Disorders - Tonya Spaulding, RDN, LD |
2:00 p.m. |
Treating Eating Disorders in a Weight-Biased World – Patrice Lockhart, MD |
3:00 p.m. |
Break with Exhibitors |
3:30 p.m. |
Gut Microbes, Motility, and Mood Disorders – Raaj Mehta, MD |
4:30 p.m. |
Closing Remarks |
Kathleen Hart, Ph.D. received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Boston College. She completed her graduate clinical training at The Judge Baker Clinic at The Children’s Hospital of Boston and at The Cambridge Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and her predoctoral training at The Children’s Hospital of Colorado. Before starting her private practice, Dr. Hart worked at Bethesda Hospital of Englewood, Colorado on the Eating and Substance Use Disorder units. Dr. Hart has also devoted a portion of her career researching the relationship between parental attachments, gender roles and Eating Disorders. Her research findings are published in the Journal of Psychological Assessment, Journal of Counseling and Clinical Psychology and the Journal of Sex Roles.
A practicing licensed psychologist for over 20 years in Falmouth, Maine, Dr. Hart specializes in treating Eating Disorders. She works with all gender children, adolescents and adults with Eating Disorders including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorders, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorders and Athletes with Eating Disorders. She also works with individuals struggling with body esteem and body dysmorphia.
Dr. Hart uses a variety of treatment modalities depending on the needs of her clients. These include: Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness training, Family Based Treatment and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Dr. Hart has given numerous presentations and keynote speeches at various Eating Disorders conferences.
Helen Burton Murray, MD is the Director of GI Behavioral Health in the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Neurointestinal Health. Dr. Burton Murray specializes in psychogastroenterology, specifically in the intersection of gastrointestinal conditions and eating disorders. Her clinical and translational research program identification of shared mechanisms in these conditions and development of interventions to improve nutritional and gastrointestinal outcomes. She has a particular expertise in the assessment and treatment of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder in the context of functional gastrointestinal disorders.
Caroline M. Apovian, MD, FACP, FTOS, DABOM is Co-Director of the Center for Weight Management and Wellness (CWMW) in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a member of the faculty at Harvard Medical School. For over thirty years, Dr. Apovian has held a position at the forefront of the obesity and nutrition fields. One of the world’s premier weight management experts, she has distinguished herself as a leading researcher, healthcare provider, teacher, and New York Times bestselling author.
Tonya has been providing health and wellness nutritional care in a variety of settings for over 15 years. Tonya specializes in evidence-based, medical nutrition therapy and nutrition counseling across a wide variety of settings including clinical, long-term/skilled rehabilitation care, community outreach, outpatient therapy and behavioral health care. She has worked with clients with eating disorders in residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs, and currently focuses on providing virtual and in-person outpatient therapy.
She founded Casco Bay Nutrition in 2017 through which she provides weight inclusive nutrition therapy for individuals with lived experiences including eating disorders, chronic dieting and compulsive exercise patterns.