A Virtual Conference Presented by Healthcare Conferences UK

Speakers include:

Dr Erica Cini
Consultant Psychiatrist
East London NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Gillian Harris
Clinical Psychologist
The Birmingham Food Refusal Service

Clare Thornton-Wood
Lead Principal Dietitian
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

This conference will serve as a vital platform for bringing together experts, researchers, clinicians and advocates to foster a deeper understanding of Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).

We will learn from child and adolescent services, eating disorder services and experts in the field to develop a consensus on best practice. Vital lived experience will be shared from an adult with ARFID, as well as a person with lived experiences of autism combined with an eating disorder. Case studies will be explored, where we will support delegates to discuss and understand approaches to treatments and pathways to effective care and recovery.

Additionally, this conference will facilitate networking opportunities and foster collaborations that will pave the way for supporting ARFID in the clinical realm and the broader community. By attending, you will be participating in a crucial conversation on how we unravel the complexities of ARFID and the ways we can treat it moving forward.

Benefits of attending this conference will enable you to:

• Network with colleagues who are working to improve services, practice and treatment for people who are experiencing Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
• Understand the national context and evidence base
• Reflect on the lived experience of Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, as well as Autism with an Eating Disorder
• Understand the current challenges around ARFID as a newer diagnosis, and the current challenges in treatment and service delivery
• Develop your skills and improve competence in delivering ARFID services for children and adults
• Learn from an innovative pilot improving relationships with food
• Understand the impact on child development and why young children develop feeding difficulties
• Identify the holistic effect ARFID has on children and families
• Learn from current best practices in the treatment of ARFID from dietitians and researchers
• Understand the incidence of ARFID and why it is changing
• Explore the genetic and environmental influences on the onset of ARFID
• Develop best practices in safe refeeding of malnourished patients with restrictive eating disorders
• Ensure you are up to date with current consensus on treating ARFID in patients with autism, and explore the complications that having both diagnoses can have
• Improve the way you develop recovery-focused care plans and assess risk on transition of care
• Develop your skills in identifying a true ARFID patient over another eating disorder diagnosis
• Self-assess and reflect on your own practice
• Supports CPD professional development and acts as revalidation evidence. This course provides 5 Hrs training for CPD, subject to peer group approval for revalidation purposes

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