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Lecture/Workshop
Pediatric and Physician Assistant Guidelines for Treating the Eating
Disordered Child
Pediatricians and physician assistants play a pivotal role as patient and
parent educators and as part of the multi-disciplinary treatment team for
childhood clinical eating disorders. Medical care for eating disorders
requires a unique skill set, a unique relationship with both patient and
parents, a resourceful and creative use of self in teaching, monitoring and
protecting the physical well-being of the afflicted child, and a cooperative
commitment and availability to the professional team. Though not formally
trained in medical schools to handle this complex, lethal and multi-faceted
disease, pediatricians and physician assistants are typically the first line
of defense for parents seeking medical care, guidance, and the educative
support they need to shepherd their child through diagnosis, treatment and
healing, and can be a most pivotal member of any eating disorder treatment
team.
This lecture/office consultation offers strategies for evaluating the child,
educating the family, launching the treatment process and sustaining the
focus of recovery process.
For more information or to request a workshop,
contact Abbie
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