I’m sad to be missing the International Conference on Eating Disorders this year. It’s usually a great meeting, very well organised by the Academy of Eating Disorders team. This year’s meeting is in Austin, Texas, with an opening keynote by Scott Lilienfeld entitled ‘The Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Lessons for Eating Disorder Researchers and Practitioners’.
I will be going along to the Eating Disorders Research Society meeting this year. It’s a bit closer to home in Porto, Portugal and promises to be the usual intense programme of high quality research presentations, alongside an excellent social programme. Hope to see some of you there!
Dear readers
As you may have noticed, things have been quiet around here of late! Due to pressure of work and other commitments I’ve been struggling to find the time to update the site. Hopefully this will change in the near future but bear with me till things calm down.
Lucy
Just a reminder that our one-day conference on eating disorders at University College London on Wed 13th July 2011. Places are filling up fast so don’t forget to register now to guarantee your place.
The conference is jointly organised by NELFT Eating Disorders Service, NELFT R&D Dept and UCL Research Dept of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology. The theme is ‘Meeting the Challenge of Eating Disorders in the Community’. Please email me for a full programme and booking form.
The day will open with presentations from our keynote speakers, Professor Ulrike Schmidt and Professor Simon Gowers who will be speaking on the latest developments in treatment and research with adults and children/adolescents respectively. Scientific papers, contributions from service users and a complex case discussion will follow. In the afternoon, you will have the opportunity to attend a skills focused workshop. Topics will include Working with Body Image, Managing Medical Risk, Dietetics for Non-Dieticians and using Cognitive Analytic and Art Therapy. The day will end with a debate on ‘What is Recovery from Eating Disorders’, involving service users, clinicians and researchers.
We are lucky to have secured the Jeremy Bentham Room, a large, light and airy conference room within the ancient buildings of UCL. Seating will be around a number of large tables and refreshments will be served in the lecture theatre during breaks, allowing ample opportunities for networking.
Registration will be £100 to include tea and coffee but not lunch. A reduced rate of £50 will be available to NELFT and UCL staff/students on production of proof of employment/UCL student status. I hope to see many of you there.
We are excited to announce that we are again running a one-day conference on eating disorders at University College London on 13/7/2011.
This is jointly organised by NELFT Eating Disorders Service, NELFT R&D Dept and UCL Research Dept of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology. The theme is Meeting the Challenge of Eating Disorders in the Community.
Our confirmed keynote speakers are Professor Ulrike Schmidt and Professor Simon Gowers who will be speaking on the latest developments in treatment and research with adults and children/adolescents respectively. We will also have a full programme of presentations including contributions from service users, debates and skills workshops. Please email me for a flyer and booking form.
We have tried to keep costs to a minimum - registration will be £100 to include tea and coffee but not lunch. A reduced rate of £50 will be available to NELFT and UCL staff/students on production of proof of employment/UCL student status.
Lucy
Please help improve eating disorders treatment and raise money for B-EAT, the eating disorders charity I’m currently involved in a study which is looking at treatment experiences of people who have had eating disorders. The findings will improve our understanding of what treatments people are currently getting and how helpful they find them. The ultimate aim is to improve access to effective NHS treatments for everyone with eating disorders. We will donate £2 for every questionnaire completed to B-eat, the eating disorders charity, until we meet our target of 130 completed questionnaires.
We really need your help to participate and to find others who might be able to help. We are looking for people who have received psychological therapy in the UK for bulimia nervosa or a binge-eating problem. If this applies to you, please click on the link below. If not, please email this link to anyone else who might be able to help.
Taking part involves filling out an on-line questionnaire about your eating problems and treatment experiences, which can be accessed via this link: http://www.b-eat.co.uk/Supportingbeat/ResearchRequests/BulimiaBingeEating.
It should take 15-30 mins to complete, and we will be incredibly grateful for your help.
Here’s the small print: The study is being conducted at UCL as part of Rachel van Schaick’s doctoral thesis. The study has been approved by the Ethics Committee of University College London. To find out more about B-eat, the Eating Disorders Charity, or to make a donation, please visit their website.
Many thanks
Lucy
Jennifer Barnes is a student at Teesside University, currently studying for her Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology. She is conducting some research into symptoms of eating disorders and is looking for participants for her internet based research project. The study is running until 1st December 2010.
This study is looking for any relationship between symptoms of eating disorders, beliefs people hold about themselves, and the ways in which people protect themselves against stress. Therefore, the study will involve asking questions about people’s thoughts and feelings about eating and about the relationships in their lives, as well as questions about people’s attitudes. It is hoped that this study will further understanding of the characteristics of individuals with symptoms of an eating disorder, and this information would be useful in order to inform therapeutic practice. In addition, this study will hopefully contribute to the body of research involving men with symptoms of eating disorders. However, please note that people of any gender can take part in this study.
You are eligible for the study if you are between the ages of 18-65 and you are fluent in English. Please note that you do not have to have a diagnosis of an eating disorder to take part in this study.
If you decide that you are willing to take part in this research and you fit the eligibility criteria, please click on this link. This will take you to the surveymonkey.com website. On this website you will find more details about the study. If, after reading the study information, you are still willing to take part in this research then you will be directed to complete the questionnaires. This will take approximately 30 minutes. On completion of the questionnaires you will have the option of entering a prize draw to win £50.
Lots of exciting conferences coming up over the next few months:
Next week is the Eating Disorders Research Society meeting in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I’ll be presenting our work on the impact of fasting on perseveration and flexibility in a symposium on set shifting.
Back in London, on 2nd and 3rd Dec, the CAMHS Eating Disorders Service at the Maudsley are presenting a conference on working with children and adolescents with EDs. It looks like a great programme. For more info contact Shirley Beguinot, T: 020 3228 3835 F: 020 3228 5011 E: shirley.beguinot@slam.nhs.uk
Next March, the 10th London International Eating Disorders Conference will be held at the Institute of Education in London. I’ll be there, co-presenting a workshop on working with chronic and complex clients.
After a long break from writing, I hope to be posting more regularly to the site in the coming months.
Please check back for the usual mix of conference reports, research summaries and other bits relevant to eating disorders.
Thanks for your patience!
Lucy
The British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) will hold their annual conference next year in Manchester from 20-23 July 2010. Outline info is available from the conference website. The eating disorders and impulse control stream of the conference has always been very strong - this year we had a keynote and pre-conference workshop by Kelly Vitousek and we have another exciting keynote speaker pencilled in for next year. As convener of the eating disorder and impulse control stream I’m keen to hear from those of you who’d like to present work at the conference. This could be a short paper presenting research, or a workshop or case conference focused around more clinical issues. Do contact me by email if you are thinking of submitting something and I’d be happy to advise. You can also submit online via the conference website until 11th Jan 2010.
